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TIL Oliver Stone was working on a movie called 'Company Man' about the Iran-Contra scandal, starring Paul Newman and timed to be released right before the 1988 presidential election. When producers wouldn't guarantee the release date, Stone halted the project to make 'Talk Radio' instead.

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