Stanley Kubrick's first feature film was 1953's "Fear and Desire," a story about four soldiers facing enemies all around — and possibly from within. According to Far Out Magazine, actor Paul Mazursky claimed the director despised his work so much that he actively tried to burn the negative, calling it "a bumbling amateur film exercise." Who are we to question the master?
On the other hand, Kubrick had a well-earned reputation as a perfectionist. "The Shining" is listed in the Guinness World Records for supposedly having shot 148 takes of a single scene. He even took the original ending (that he had theaters remove after opening weekend) with him to the grave, as it has never re-surfaced. Yup, there was once a hospital scene after the push-in on the creepy photo from 1921 that ends the movie now.
Was "Fear and Desire" really that bad? While Kubrick successfully kept it out of circulation for a while, eventually, it became available years after his death. Restorations were made off bootleg copies, and now it's on YouTube, Blu-Ray and currently streams on Amazon Prime Video. Oh, how thrilled the director would be. So if you're ever curious and want to defy the wishes of a legend, have at it.
It's hard to look at Kubrick's body of work and not see genius somewhere (or everywhere). But whatever you think of the man and his movies, know this — he wanted to set his first one on fire.
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