Easy Come, Easy Go was a proposed film starring Jan and Dean which was abandoned in 1965 due to a train crash.
Alan Rafkin was originally announced to direct.[1] Eventually TV director Barry Shear was selected to make his feature debut.[2] The plot involved a movie star (to be played by Terry-Thomas) who moved in with Jan and Dean and their friends to research a role.
Filming started August 2, 1965.[3] On August 5, the unit was filming background shots involving a train which crashed into a flat car; Barry Shear and Jan Berry were injured, along with several other crew.[4][5] The injuries to Jan and Shear were so severe that the movie was abandoned.[6]
The cancellation led to Paramount reusing the film title the following year for an unrelated film starring Elvis Presley.
^Martin, Betty. (May 31, 1965). "Shulman's 'Upbeat' Bought". Los Angeles Times. p. C13.
^Martin, Betty. (June 29, 1965). "Columbia Signs Abby Mann". Los Angeles Times. p. c7.
^Martin, Betty. (July 23, 1965). "MOVIE CALL SHEET: Terry Thomas as a Star". Los Angeles Times. p. C12.
^"15 ARE INJURED IN MOVIE CRASH: Train Rams Flatcar in Filming of Scene". Chicago Tribune. August 6, 1965. p. 1.
^"12 HURT AS TRAIN HITS FILM FLATCAR: Singer Jan Berry, Director Barry Shear Seriously Injured in Chatsworth Collision". Los Angeles Times. August 6, 1965. p. 3.
^Martin, Betty. (August 11, 1965). "MOVIE CALL SHEET: Train Wreck Derails Film". Los Angeles Times. p. d12.
