Story's Mick Jackson, and - hey presto! - yet another enormous worldwide hit rolled out of the factory gates. True to form, Costner insisted on the unlikely figure of Whitney Houston in the central diva role, opted for the unflattering Presumed Innocent crewcut, brought in a relatively low-profile director in L.A.

Originally penned by Lawrence Kasdan for Steve McQueen back in the late 60s, this absurd piece of entertaining fluff passed through a number of hands over the last 25 years - at one stage nearly turning into yet another Madonna disaster - before ending up in the firm grip of one Kevin Costner and his merry men at TIG Productions.