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George Harrison on How the British Press Treated Madonna and Sean Penn on ‘Shanghai Surprise’

George Harrison said the British press treated Madonna and her then-husband, Sean Penn, horribly while they filmed 1986’s Shanghai Surprise. The former Beatle produced the film with his production ...
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George Harrison Said Getting a Good Performance out of a ‘Pissed off’ Sean Penn for ‘Shanghai Surprise’ Was Hard

George Harrison co-founded HandMade Films in 1978 with his business manager, Denis O’Brien, to help his Monty Python friends make Life of Brian. However, neither George nor O’Brien imagined that ...