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Very loosely based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 novel about mid-17th century Puritanical Massachusetts, this reinterpreted, 'Hollywoodized' romantic drama about forbidden love was severely criticized upon its release, for the way in which the sexualized script freely deviated from its source. Studio/Distributor: Buena Vista/Hollywood Pictures Greatest Box-Office Bombs, Disasters and Flops of All-Time