 The films failure at the box office had nothing to do with the  reviews, which were often quite positive. The real problem lay with  Universals decision to release the film simultaneously to SelectTV  and to theaters. Theater owners were so angry that they boycotted  the film; in the end, a grand total of 92 theaters agreed to show  it, and it enjoyed a long run at only one of them (in Washington,  DC, where it became a cult success and played several weeks).