Easy Come, Easy Go (unfinished film)

Easy Come, Easy Go was a proposed film starring Jan and Dean which was abandoned in 1965 due to a train crash.

Easy Come, Easy Go
Directed byBarry Shear
Produced byBobby Roberts
StarringJan and Dean
Terry-Thomas
Production
company
Dunhill Productions
Distributed byParamount Pictures
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Alan Rafkin was originally announced to direct.[1] Eventually TV director Barry Shear was selected to make his feature debut.[2] The plot involved a movie star (to be played by Terry-Thomas) who moved in with Jan and Dean and their friends to research a role.

Filming started August 2, 1965.[3] On August 5, the unit was filming background shots involving a train which crashed into a flat car; Barry Shear and Jan Berry were injured, along with several other crew.[4][5] The injuries to Jan and Shear were so severe that the movie was abandoned.[6]

The cancellation led to Paramount reusing the film title the following year for an unrelated film starring Elvis Presley.


References
  1. Martin, Betty. (May 31, 1965). "Shulman's 'Upbeat' Bought". Los Angeles Times. p. C13.
  2. Martin, Betty. (June 29, 1965). "Columbia Signs Abby Mann". Los Angeles Times. p. c7.
  3. Martin, Betty. (July 23, 1965). "MOVIE CALL SHEET: Terry Thomas as a Star". Los Angeles Times. p. C12.
  4. "15 ARE INJURED IN MOVIE CRASH: Train Rams Flatcar in Filming of Scene". Chicago Tribune. August 6, 1965. p. 1.
  5. "12 HURT AS TRAIN HITS FILM FLATCAR: Singer Jan Berry, Director Barry Shear Seriously Injured in Chatsworth Collision". Los Angeles Times. August 6, 1965. p. 3.
  6. Martin, Betty. (August 11, 1965). "MOVIE CALL SHEET: Train Wreck Derails Film". Los Angeles Times. p. d12.
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