At the very least, 'Heaven's Gate' takes you back to the days when Kris Kristofferson was a sex symbol. You see, I became aware of Kris Kristofferson in the aforementioned 'Blade: Trinity' where he looked like anything but a sex symbol. He was old and crusty in that movie. That's about the only good thing that came out of 'Heaven's Gate' though. The movie cost forty four million dollars to produce, but only raked in $3.2 million dollars.
The movie is based off of historical events. What events, you ask? The conflict between cattle barons and poor immigrants. What? You aren't immediately hooked? I am always first in line to see movies about cattle barons. The estimated loss of this movie is one hundred and twenty million dollars. They must have lost a lot on promotion.