When the studio screened Swept Away (2002) for Lina Wertmüller, the director of the original film, it is alleged that she left the theatre at the end crying out: "What did they do to my movie? Why [did] they do this?"
This is, to date, Madonna's last starring role in a feature film. The failure of the film is believed to have killed her acting career.
Adriano Giannini plays the role that his father, Giancarlo Giannini, played in the original movie (Swept Away (1974).
When asked why Madonna, his then-wife, was cast, Guy Ritchie reportedly replied, "Because she was cheap and available."
The US opening of the movie was so poor, and the movie was so badly received that it went straight to video in the UK, director Guy Ritchie's home country.
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