10 Movies Actually Improved By Studio Interference

Despite being one of the most beloved road-trip films of all-time, the production behind 1969's counter-culture classic, Easy Rider, was troubled to say the least. There are almost countless behind-the-scenes stories regarding the bizarre on-set antics of the film's director, co-writer and star Dennis Hopper.

Whether it was his incessant drinking, confrontational personality or ever-present drug-induced paranoia, the entire filming process was reportedly an arduous task from start to finish.

However, the filming issues pale in comparison to Hopper's year-long shambles of an editing process. After watching Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, Hopper began to experiment with using flash-forwards as a narrative device and ended up with a cut almost 4 hours-long.

Unsurprisingly, the studio behind the film were unimpressed with Hoppers efforts and, after sending him on a trip to New Mexico, brought in Henry Jaglom to re-cut the entire film to a more modest 95 minutes.

Upon his return, Hopper was initially hostile towards Jaglom's cut alleging that his vision had been "turned into a TV show". He would later acquiesce and go on to receive the First Film Award at the 1969 Cannes Film festival leaving Jaglom with only an 'editing consultant' credit for his efforts.