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Wonder Why

(6,378 posts) Tue Oct 28, 2025, 08:24 AM Oct 28

The Guardian says that Francis Ford Coppola is broke.

The article title is:

Strapped for cash: why Francis Ford Coppola is flogging his watches

Source of Article

Later in the article:

In other words, Francis Ford Coppola is broke.

I wish I was broke like that.

But the good news is that this is an excellent time to be an obscenely wealthy watch collector. To shore up his funds a little, Coppola is holding what amounts to a hugely upmarket yard sale, in which he will sell one of his million-dollar watches.

I wonder how many mansions he owns.

AI on Duck-Duck-Go says:

Francis Ford Coppola has an estimated net worth of $400 million, primarily earned through his successful film career and ventures in winemaking. He is known for directing iconic films like "The Godfather" trilogy and has also invested in various businesses, including his winery, Inglenook.

I feel so bad for him. Perhaps he should be given some of that unspent SNAP money.

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The Guardian says that Francis Ford Coppola is broke. (Original Post) Wonder Why Oct 28 OP

Francis lost tens of million$ after self-financing a flop about the "proposed construction of a glowing golden city." sop Oct 28 #1

He went broke making Appocolypse Now too. progressoid Oct 28 #2

Don't trust AI summaries Fiendish Thingy Oct 28 #3

I gonna go ahead and say No he's not. Iggo Oct 29 #4

sop

(16,905 posts)

1. Francis lost tens of million$ after self-financing a flop about the "proposed construction of a glowing golden city."

Reply to Wonder Why (Original post)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 08:34 AM

Oct 28

Apparently, no one wants to see a movie about Trump.

progressoid

(52,348 posts)

2. He went broke making Appocolypse Now too.

Reply to Wonder Why (Original post)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 08:38 AM

Oct 28

IIRC, he got into the wine business as a back up income for his film making hobby.

Fiendish Thingy

(21,562 posts)

3. Don't trust AI summaries

Reply to Wonder Why (Original post)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 10:04 AM

Oct 28

Coppola likely is close to bankruptcy.

He sold his wineries and mortgaged his home(s) to raise money for his last film, Megalopolis, when no studio would touch it.

It flopped big time, winning several Razzies last year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopolis_(film)

Those AI summaries don’t include his debts, which include at least $200 million borrowed against his remaining stake in the wine business.

Iggo

(49,426 posts)

4. I gonna go ahead and say No he's not.

Reply to Wonder Why (Original post)

Wed Oct 29, 2025, 08:42 PM

Oct 29

Just a hunch.

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