"It mostly bewildered critics and audiences, earned back just a fraction of its $120 million budget, and still isn't easily accessible via streaming or a Blu-ray release. Megalopolis is a film that the Godfather director had been thinking about for decades before the cameras started rolling, and that post-release chaos is nothing compared to what actually went into making the feature a reality."
"So even if you didn't really get what Megalopolis was all about, or haven't seen it at all, the new documentary Megadoc is still an incredible look at a Hollywood legend in over his head. Megadoc is helmed by Leaving Las Vegas director Michael Figgis, who had plenty of access to just about everything - with the exception of the inside of Coppola's trailer - during the several months it took to film Megalopolis."
Megalopolis baffled critics and audiences, recouped only a small portion of its $120 million budget, and remains difficult to find on streaming or Blu-ray. The film had been a decades-long obsession for Francis Ford Coppola before production began. Post-release turmoil barely captures the scale of the production challenges and creative ambition that defined the project. Megadoc chronicles the making of Megalopolis and portrays Coppola as a Hollywood legend confronting overwhelming odds. Director Michael Figgis gained extensive access during filming, capturing behind-the-scenes moments while being excluded from Coppola's trailer, and documenting several months of production.
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