 Originally set for a US theatrical release in 2004. Then two massive  waves of layoffs were sustained at Miramax and Dimension, and the  infamous Disney and Miramax split reached its height. This film  thus remained in the Miramax vaults unreleased during this time of  uncertainty. When the Disney and Miramax divorce was finally  completed, numerous films under the Miramax and Dimension label were  finally released theatrically.