The bootleg has drawn mixed reaction. While one critic called it ''fast and funny,'' the electronic newsletter The Late Show News dismissed the movie as ''dumb on arrival.''

The moviemakers argue that the version aired was very much a work in progress. ''I was certainly angry,'' said Reitman at a recent press conference. ''I remember fighting with [Cooper] in December and saying that I didn't think [the airing] was a good idea.'' A sheepish Cooper apologizes: ''I guess when we did a movie about the lunacy of the industry, we displayed our own.''

Originally posted Feb 09, 1996 Published in issue #313 Feb 09, 1996 Order article reprints
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