I became a real Shell Motor Oil expert, and I did this 25-minute film. It turned out really well and, as a result, they offered me more work and lots of commercials to direct. Renny Harlin commercialdirectexpert Change image and share on social
This was in '79. I got pretty restless there, sitting around with a lot of people sitting around smoking cigarettes and talking about films, but nobody really doing anything. Renny Harlin cigarettefilmlot Change image and share on social
I think the reason why we were able to actually get it made was that we were so extremely naive - we had no experience at all here. We didn't even know that you were supposed to have an agent. We didn't even have a lawyer. We didn't know one soul. Renny Harlin agentexperienceextremely share on social
I loved movies and went to see every movie I could in Finland. Renny Harlin finlandlovemovie Change image and share on social
I was making films when I was about 12 years old - Super-8 films. Renny Harlin filmmakesuper Change image and share on social
At that point, the movie was called Wild Force. Everything fell apart, eventually - our financing completely fell apart - and we were never able to make that film. Renny Harlin callcompletelyeventually Change image and share on social
Ford Fairlane was one of those movies that was so much fun to make that it was bound not to be a big hit. Renny Harlin bigbindfairlane Change image and share on social
My very, very first professional job was when I was 19 years old - I got a job doing an educational industrial film on Shell Motor Oil's oil products. I really put my heart into it - I wrote a script for it, I did a lot of research. Renny Harlin educationalfilmheart share on social
Eventually I did that, but it took a lot of twists and turns, and there were a year or two there where I was living with no money at all - no home, no car, no nothing. I was living in somebody's garage in Los Angeles at that point - for a year. Renny Harlin angelescareventually share on social
I've continued to always keep in mind having a healthy does of that in Hollywood, now that I am part of the system and obviously have to follow the way the system works - you still have to have that crazy determination. Renny Harlin continuecrazydetermination share on social