http://www.metafilter.com/tags/theconqueror Posts tagged with 'theconqueror' at MetaFilter. Thu, 18 Dec 2003 19:02:17 -0800 Thu, 18 Dec 2003 19:02:17 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/30308/Comedy%2DTragedy%2DDistance To say that <a href="http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_016.html">The Conqueror</a>, the <a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0049092/">Howard Hughes-backed film about Ghengis Kahn</a> with John Wayne as the lead, is an awful film is somewhat of an understatement. Bad acting in the hot Nevada desert surrounded by radiation from the Yucca Flats lead to around 90 people getting cancer and 30 dying from it. They even shipped radioactive sand back to Hollywood for extra scenes. <a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0308514/">Lost in La Mancha</a> doesn't seem so bad in retrospect. tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.30308 Thu, 18 Dec 2003 19:02:17 -0800 cancer johnwayne theconqueror destro