Her agent told her not to get on the plane. True, Jessica Lange and Demi Moore had signed on, but the male leads weren't even cast. The financing was shaky at best, more likely non-existent. The script had been re-written so many times she wasn't sure which version they were filming. And yet there was something about the film 'Wild Oats' that made Shirley MacLaine commit to the project and fly to the location shoot in the far-off Canary Islands. Against all odds, what followed was one of the most extraordinary, thrilling and paradigm-shifting adventures of the beloved actress's life.
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