It IS the effort of a bunch of reckless young guys. It was made for very little money - although I learned from the commentary track we did that it actually cost more money than I always thought. On top of that it was a film we shot really quickly, in only 20 days or so. I think that depends on the project and the people who are involved in it. The business has changed dramatically, especially in the last 5 years.
Studios are much more corporate now.
They are run by executives and business people, and no longer by the filmmakers that used to run those studios in the past. I was lucky to start as a director in the 70s, which was a much more exciting time. Both, creatively, and from the risk aspect. The people back then were individuals. They had personal tastes and preferences and they were willing to take a risk here and there.