10 Most Delayed Films Ever

Terry Gilliam dreamt of adapting Miguel Cervantes' masterpiece, Don Quixote, since 1989, but didn't actually start production until 2000. On the second day, a flood washed away equipment and altered the terrain so dramatically, all the footage that Gilliam had shot was unusable.

Fighter jets constantly flew by, making audio redundant. Even though the lead star, Jean Rochefort, spent seven months learning English for the role, he dropped out after suffering a herniated disc.

Gilliam was forced to abandon the project but restarted it in 2017 when he cast John Hurt as the titular knight. Tragically, Hurt died that same year. After Jonathan Pryce was cast as Don Quixote, Gilliam did something very unexpected... he actually made the movie! Because the production was hell, Gilliam turned the adaptation into a semi-biography so it revolved around a director who was unable to make a motion picture about Don Quixote.

Despite Gilliam's best efforts, critics weren't blown away by the movie and it only earned a measly $2 million at the box office. Never has a production been bombarded with more interruptions, which is why The Man Who Killed Don Quixote is often known as the most cursed film in cinema.