In the film industry, a film is considered shelved if it is not released for public viewing after filming has started, or even completed. The film industry consists of the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking i

A film can be shelved for a number of reasons:

• A film may receive poor reaction from test audiences and other critics, prompting film producers to choose to never release the film, instead of spending additional money to print and promote it. A test screening is a preview screening of a movie or television show before its general release in order to gauge audience reaction A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies.
• A film may also go over budget and not find funders, causing the film's producer to abandon the film instead of completing it. Cost overrun is defined as excess of actual Cost over Budget.
• In other cases, a film may be considered too controversial for a release, and is unable to find a distributor. A controversy or dispute is a commencement of a conflict between statements of accepted fact and a new or unaccepted proposal that disagrees with argues against
• One of the actors died while the film was in production.
• A film may be become embroiled in legal battles, such as illegal funding means.
• A film may have been produced only to fulfil a legal obligation, such as to fulfil a contract or keep an intellectual property alive.

The term "shelved" may refer to other entertainment media, such as music albums (e. g. Fiona Apple's Extraordinary Machine) and novels. Fiona Apple (born Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart on September 13, 1977) is a Grammy-winning American Singer-songwriter. Extraordinary Machine is the third Album by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, released by Epic Records in the United States on October

Famous shelved films

• The Adventures of Pluto Nash, a comedy film starring Eddie Murphy, was completed in 2000. The Adventures of Pluto Nash is a 2002 Comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Eddie Murphy as the owner of a lunar nightclub Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3 1961 is an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Warner Bros. shelved the film for nearly two years before finally releasing it in August of 2002. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Pluto Nash soon gained infamy as one of the most expensive box office bombs in Hollywood history. The phrase box office bomb refers to a Film for which the production and Marketing costs greatly exceeded the Revenue retained by the movie
• Arrive Alive was supposed to be a comedy film starring Willem Dafoe as a hotel manager mixed up in various scams and Joan Cusack as his girlfriend, but was cancelled after a week's filming when the producer Art Linson decided it wasn't as funny as he thought it would be. Arrive Alive is the title of an unfinished Comedy film starring Willem Dafoe and Joan Cusack, directed by Jeremiah S Comedy film is a genre of Film in which the main emphasis is on humor. William J "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is a three-time Academy Award -nominated American Film and stage Joan Mary Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress and Comedian. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Art Linson (b 1942 in Chicago Illinois) is an American Film producer, director and Screenwriter.
• Brenda Starr was slated for release in 1986 but shelved until 1989 due to litigation; the film was based on a comic strip and starred Brooke Shields in the title role. Brooke Christa Camille Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and Supermodel.
• Creation demonstrated the stop-motion effects of Willis O'Brien, who later went on to complete the effects for King Kong. Creation is an unfinished 1931 Feature film, and a project of Stop motion animator Willis O'Brien. Stop motion (or frame-by-frame) animation is an Animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own Willis H "O'Bie" O'Brien ( March 2, 1886 - November 8, 1962) was a pioneering King Kong is a landmark Black-and-white Adventure film about a gigantic Gorilla named " Kong " and how he is captured from This pilot film was never completed, though some surviving prints still exist.
• Collateral Damage, an action film featuring hijacking of aircraft and bombing of large buildings, was scheduled for release in October 2001. Collateral Damage is a 2002 action film which tells the story of a Los Angeles firefighter Gordy Brewer (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger Hijacking (also known as skyjacking and aircraft piracy) is the take over of an Aircraft, by a person or group usually armed October 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - However it was shelved following the September 11 terrorist attacks and was finally released later in 2002. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
• Dark Blood was cancelled halfway through filming due to the death of its star River Phoenix. Dark Blood is an unfinished film (circa 1993) about a character named Boy (played by River Phoenix) River Jude Phoenix ( August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American Film Actor.
• The Day the Clown Cried, an early 1970s film about Nazi concentration camps directed by Jerry Lewis. The Day the Clown Cried is an unfinished and unreleased 1972 film directed by and starring Jerry Lewis. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) is an American Comedian, award-winning actor producer writer and director best-known for his slapstick Some bits of behind-the-scenes-footage have been found, as well as production stills.
• The Devil and Daniel Webster (2003) was eventually screened at film festivals, then scheduled for release in 2007 under the changed title Shortcut to Happiness. } Shortcut to Happiness is a 2007 Film adaptation of the Stephen Vincent Benet classic short story The Devil and Daniel Webster A film festival is the presentation or showcasing of Films in one or more Movie theaters or screening venues
• Fantastic Four, a 1994 film produced by Roger Corman that was never intended to be commercially released. The Fantastic Four is an unreleased low-budget Feature film completed in 1994 The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U Roger William Corman (born April 5 1926) sometimes nicknamed "King of the Bs" for his output of B-movies (though he himself rejects this as inaccurate Bootlegs of the film, however, leaked onto the internet and are available on VHS and on YouTube. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees
• House of 1000 Corpses was completed in 1999 or 2000, but was unable to find distribution until 2003 due to its violent subject matter. For the song of the same name see House of 1000 Corpses (song House of 1000 Corpses is a 2003 exploitation Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
• I Love Lucy, a feature film version of the popular sitcom which combined three episodes with new scenes added. I Love Lucy was a 1953 Feature film Spin-off of the immensely popular Sitcom I Love Lucy. I Love Lucy is an American Situation comedy, starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley MGM demanded the film be shelved because they felt it would diminish interest in The Long, Long Trailer. The Long Long Trailer is a Novel by Clinton Twiss from the 1950s After one test screening, the film was shelved and forgotten. A test screening is a preview screening of a movie or television show before its general release in order to gauge audience reaction
• Knockaround Guys was completed in 1999, but was not released until 2001, to capitalize on actor Vin Diesel's popularity. Knockaround Guys is a 2001 Gangster movie starring Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, John Malkovich and Dennis Hopper Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Vin Diesel (born Mark Sinclair Vincent; July 18 1967 is an American actor writer, director, and producer.
• The Man Who Killed Don Quixote was a film which commenced filming in 2000 but was shelved after 2 weeks. The Man Who Killed Don Quixote is an upcoming feature film project by director Terry Gilliam starring Johnny Depp. It was going to be directed by Terry Gilliam but was cancelled when star Jean Rochefort was injured. Terrence Vance Gilliam (born 22 November 1940) is an American -born British Writer, Filmmaker, Animator and member Jean Rochefort (born 29 April, 1930) is a French actor who has appeared in more than 100 movies The "behind the scenes" featurette for the DVD became the basis for the documentary Lost in La Mancha. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Lost in La Mancha (2002 is a documentary movie narrated by Jeff Bridges about Terry Gilliam 's failed first attempt to make
• O, completed in 1999, but was not released until 2001 because of the Columbine High School massacre. O is a 2001 Drama film, a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare 's Othello. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday April 20 1999 at Columbine High School in Columbine in unincorporated Jefferson County,
• Playing God was finished in 1995 but not released until 1997 due to negative reactions from test audiences. Playing God is a 1997 film starring David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton, and Angelina Jolie. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
• RoboCop 3 was filmed in 1991, but shelved and not released until 1993, due to Orion's bankruptcy. RoboCop 3 is a Science fiction film released in 1993, set in the near future in a Dystopian metropolitan Detroit Michigan, and Bootleg copies showed up several years before the official release.
• Robotech the Movie: The Untold Story, a film that splices together footage from the OAV Megazone 23 and the Southern Cross segment of the Robotech TV series, was intended as a side story in the Robotech Universe. Robotech is a Science fiction franchise that was launched by an 85-episode adaptation of three different Anime Television series. is a three-part Original video animation created by Noboru Ishiguro and Shinji Aramaki. Producer Carl Macek initially intended to create a straight adaptation of Megazone 23, which would have been slightly re-written to take place in the Robotech Universe. Carl Macek (born 1951 in Pittsburgh) is an American writer and controversial Anime pioneer and producer of the 1980s and 1990s He was reportedly pressured by Cannon Films into including more action scenes, thus the decision to splice Southern Cross battle footage into the final product. This movie showed only for two weeks in Mesquite, Texas and was shelved. The film did get a general release in South America, however.
• Something's Got to Give, a film left unfinished by the death of Marilyn Monroe. Something's Got to Give is one of the most notorious unfinished films in Hollywood history Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma

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