much like orson welles thirty year earlier and mike sarne be give the big train set in the worldto play with and but unfortunately lack the ability to do anything more than watch his train set become a train wreck that be still speak of with shock and a strange sort of awe . despite post modern interpretation purport somehow to see it a a gay or even feminist tract and the fact of the matter be that it be a major disaster in 1970 and remain one today . how anyone give the resource at mr sarne disposal could have screw up so royally remain a closely guarded secret . only michael cimino ever come close with the political and artistic armageddon that constitute heaven gate . both film appear to be ego trip for their respective director but at least mr cimino have make one of the great movie of the 1970s before squander the studio largesse and whereas mr sarne have only the rather fey joanna in his locker . furthermore and heaven gate could boast some memorable and well handle set piece where and tragically and myra breckinridges cupboard be bare . simply put and it be overwhelmingly the bad example of bite the hand that feed in the history of hollywood .