 The finished film was primarily centered around Dennis Hoppers  character, but due to Wesley Snipess popularity at the time, Warner  Bros. who bought the film in the US, decided to shorten most of his  scenes, to strengthen Snipess role. Other cuts were made to beef up  the pacing. The cuts included the loss of several scenes between  Mortensen and his girlfriend. In an interview director James B.  Harris stated that he did not have final cut and that Warner Bros.  removed ten minutes from the pic in attempt to make it more  commercial. He noted that they also changed the title from Money  Men, to Boiling Point, in a bid to sell it as an action picture,  similar to Passenger 57. Dennis Hopper, who felt he delivered his  best performance, did not like the version that was ultimately  released.