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TIL that after the Wachowskis pitched the idea of The Matrix to Warner Bros and asked for an $80mil budget, WB said no and gave them $10mil. The Wachowskis spent the $10mil on the opening scene of the film, which they showed WB who were so impressed that they ended up giving them the entire $80mil

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