Elat. The fashions were designed by Valentino, who said 1925 was one of his favourite years: "It was a fantastic moment, full of fantasy and ideas. A time when women changed for tea, and then for dinner and then for a ball." Shields later said, "It was fun being in Israel for four months and driving a car." She was injured during filming when she was thrown from a car she was driving, landing on her back and bruising her ribs. She stated that this incident was the closest she'd ever come to death. Filming ended in February 1983, after which Shields enrolled in Princeton University. "It was enjoyable to be in the Negev desert and in Eilat and sort of in the Dead Sea, but the experience of it and living there for that long was definitely more memorable than the movie itself was," said Shields. Reception The film was meant to come out in December 1983. The release was delayed until February 1984. "We couldn't get the theatres we wanted at Christmas so the decision was to wait," said an MGM/UA spokesman. Other reports said the decision to push back a release were made after poor previews. It was released only in the West Coast states. "We decided to open it in half the country to see what we had," said MGM. It made $550,848 on 344 theaters on the West Coast - a per screen average of only $1,601. The Chicago Tribune called the film "a dog" It ended up making $1.2 million. Accolades At the 1984 Razzies, Brooke Shields was nominated for Worst Actress and won Worst Supporting Actor as "Brooke Shields (with a moustache)", making her the first and only actress to win this award. One of the cars made for the film, a replica 1932 Hispano-Suiza H6C, was put up for auction in 2015. References External links Review of film at Variety 1983 films 1980s adventure drama films 1983 romantic drama films American adventure drama films American romantic drama films American auto racing films British adventure drama films British romantic drama films 1980s English-language films Films scored by Ennio Morricone Films directed by Andrew McLaglen Films set in 1927 Films set in Africa Films set in deserts Films shot in England Films shot in Israel Golden Raspberry Award winning films American interfaith romance films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Golan-Globus films 1980s historical drama films American historical