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SOHH.com has a short interview with Bob Teitel, who is a producer on "Notorious."

"For George [Tillman] and I, we made our first film in Chicago," he explained. "And we drove to L.A. with $600 between us and one CD, and that was Notorious B.I.G., Ready To Die."