But, she was not getting the right production house to finance the film.

Marvin was asked to finance the film, but he refused.

They financed the film with student loans and credit cards.

Ellison financed the film that was reported to have a budget of $2 million.

However, no studios were willing to finance the film, and Morris wrote a book instead.

The two women jointly financed the film from their savings.

The film, financed for $30 million, was a major commercial success and became her biggest box-office hit in a leading role.

This has led some to explore new ways to finance and distribute independent films.

The studio had trouble financing the film, and dropped out as main distributor.

He was cast at the insistence of Texas theater owners who helped finance the film.