10 Iconic Movies That Were Initially Critical Flops
6. Touch Of Evil
By 1958 Orson Welles' unique style of filmmaking was already well-documented and his plans for adaptation Touch Of Evil were no exception. Before the film's release, Universal had started to get nervous and stepped in and edited it as they saw fit.
The end result was something that it seems critics and audiences alike found bizarre and far from entertaining. It was just way too bizarre, though they probably wouldn't have reacted so poorly had Welles' original off-beat vision remained in place to begin with.
The movie was later re-released in 1976 and again in 1998 with significant changes that led to a new general appraisal. These new cuts were more in line with how it was to be done originally and Touch of Evil became a favorite of movie buffs.