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Originally, the studio & John McTiernan were thinking about casting Richard Gere for the role of John McCLane in "Die Hard" (1988). Richard Gere rejected it as he had no interest in the project despite the studio willing to offer $ 5 M more than his proposed salary. Bruce... Willis was then cast in the role. There was very little preparation time & the script of the movie was only 35 pages long when the filming began. They had to make up things as the filming went on. McTiernan encouraged the actors to come up with their own dialogue and make changes to their characters as they thought fit. McTiernan loved the "Creative environment" & he said, "A lot of the better lines just happened on the set." ("The Directors: Take Two", Robert J. Emery, 2002 & "The iconic role Richard Gere refused to play: “He had no interest in the project”, Scott Campbell, 2025) P.S: On this day, 38 years ago, "Die Hard" (1988) premiered in Westwood, California, USA.show more

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Akira Kurosawa met Richard Gere for the first time at a New York Party which was for "Ran" (1985). After that, they ran into each other on several other occasions. When Kurosawa met Gere during a party celebrating Kurosawa's Oscar & his birthday, Kurosawa asked Gere if he was interested in appearing in "Rhapsody in August" (1991). Gere was overjoyed by the proposal and agreed instantly. In their conversations, Kurosawa was impressed with Gere's knowledge of the Sutras & his interest in Asia and Lamaism. He thought his knowledge was better than some of the Japanese. At that time, Richard Gere was at the peak of his popularity, just coming out of the huge success of "Pretty Woman" (1990). He was earning several million dollars per movie. Mike Inoue, the Co-producer of "Rhapsody in August" (1991) told Gere that they couldn't afford to pay that kind of money. Right away, Gere said, "I will work free for Kurosawa". Inoue didn't want to take advantage of Gere's kindness. So, he offered him a minor sum of money & agreed to pay the expenses for the friends he wanted to bring with him to Japan. Cindy Crawford was one of the friends he brought to Japan. Gere later said of his experience in Japan with Kurosawa, "'Rhapsody in August' (1991) turned out to be a short, wonderful experience working with one of the greatest masters of our time" ("The Emperor and the Wolf", Stuart Galbraith IV, 2002)

Akira Kurosawa met Richard Gere for the first time at a New York Party which was for "Ran" (1985). After that, they ran into each other on several other occasions. When Kurosawa met Gere during a party celebrating Kurosawa's Oscar & his birthday, Kurosawa asked Gere if he was interested in appearing in "Rhapsody in August" (1991). Gere was overjoyed by the proposal and agreed instantly. In their conversations, Kurosawa was impressed with Gere's knowledge of the Sutras & his interest in Asia and Lamaism. He thought his knowledge was better than some of the Japanese. At that time, Richard Gere was at the peak of his popularity, just coming out of the huge success of "Pretty Woman" (1990). He was earning several million dollars per movie. Mike Inoue, the Co-producer of "Rhapsody in August" (1991) told Gere that they couldn't afford to pay that kind of money. Right away, Gere said, "I will work free for Kurosawa". Inoue didn't want to take advantage of Gere's kindness. So, he offered him a minor sum of money & agreed to pay the expenses for the friends he wanted to bring with him to Japan. Cindy Crawford was one of the friends he brought to Japan. Gere later said of his experience in Japan with Kurosawa, "'Rhapsody in August' (1991) turned out to be a short, wonderful experience working with one of the greatest masters of our time" ("The Emperor and the Wolf", Stuart Galbraith IV, 2002)

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Initially, John Cleese didn't have any thought of casting an American for the role of Wanda in "A Fish Called Wanda" (1988). He got the idea to cast Jamie Lee Curtis in the role only after seeing "Trading Places" (1983)- when his daughter took him to see the movie. Cleese felt that everyone in England could see the reasoning behind casting Jamie Lee Curtis in the role but no one in America could, as she had the reputation of being a "Scream Queen". Cleese chose Kevin Kline for the movie as he was a great "over-actor". On the reception of the movie in America, John Cleese said, "We were all very pleased with how 'A Fish Called Wanda' turned out. I had made sure that there was nothing in the movie that couldn’t be understood by an American. The New York Times hated it, but a lot of critics’ opinions are irrational. One doesn’t take it seriously except for the effect it has on audiences. In New York, it had a major effect and none of the magazines wanted to do interviews with us. They saw Wanda as an obscure little film of no interest to their readers. But we platformed it, opening it in two cinemas in New York and one in LA. That allowed the buzz to build and soon the magazines were ringing back saying can we have that interview after all. It took about six weeks in America before we felt it was a hit. It succeeded almost everywhere, except Portugal and Japan (perhaps because of their attachment to fish)." (John Cleese's interview with Geoffrey Macnab, Sight and Sound, 2003) P.S: On this day, 38 years ago, "A Fish Called Wanda" (1988) premiered in New York City, USA.

Initially, John Cleese didn't have any thought of casting an American for the role of Wanda in "A Fish Called Wanda" (1988). He got the idea to cast Jamie Lee Curtis in the role only after seeing "Trading Places" (1983)- when his daughter took him to see the movie. Cleese felt that everyone in England could see the reasoning behind casting Jamie Lee Curtis in the role but no one in America could, as she had the reputation of being a "Scream Queen". Cleese chose Kevin Kline for the movie as he was a great "over-actor". On the reception of the movie in America, John Cleese said, "We were all very pleased with how 'A Fish Called Wanda' turned out. I had made sure that there was nothing in the movie that couldn’t be understood by an American. The New York Times hated it, but a lot of critics’ opinions are irrational. One doesn’t take it seriously except for the effect it has on audiences. In New York, it had a major effect and none of the magazines wanted to do interviews with us. They saw Wanda as an obscure little film of no interest to their readers. But we platformed it, opening it in two cinemas in New York and one in LA. That allowed the buzz to build and soon the magazines were ringing back saying can we have that interview after all. It took about six weeks in America before we felt it was a hit. It succeeded almost everywhere, except Portugal and Japan (perhaps because of their attachment to fish)." (John Cleese's interview with Geoffrey Macnab, Sight and Sound, 2003) P.S: On this day, 38 years ago, "A Fish Called Wanda" (1988) premiered in New York City, USA.

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When Viggo Mortensen was asked to play the role of Aragorn, he almost passed up on the opportunity; at that time, he had never read the books, had never met Peter Jackson, and was asked to travel across the world the very next day. Fortunately, his son Henry Mortensen encouraged him to accept the role. Lucky for us! Viggo was perfect for the role: he was an outdoorsman and did most of his stunts. Not only did he read the books multiple times, but he also went as far as to learn some Elvish, encouraging the script to include more Elven dialect. As some would say, and we wholeheartedly agree, Aragorn was cast to play the role of Aragorn.

When Viggo Mortensen was asked to play the role of Aragorn, he almost passed up on the opportunity; at that time, he had never read the books, had never met Peter Jackson, and was asked to travel across the world the very next day. Fortunately, his son Henry Mortensen encouraged him to accept the role. Lucky for us! Viggo was perfect for the role: he was an outdoorsman and did most of his stunts. Not only did he read the books multiple times, but he also went as far as to learn some Elvish, encouraging the script to include more Elven dialect. As some would say, and we wholeheartedly agree, Aragorn was cast to play the role of Aragorn.

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Burt Lancaster on why 'Elmer Gantry' (1960) was his easiest role & the filmmaker he used as a model for the character: “It was the easiest role I was ever given to play be cause I was, in essence, playing myself. Some parts you fall into like an old glove. 'Elmer Gantry' (1960) wasn’t really acting—that was me. But I used John Huston as my model for the role—his mannerism, the charming demeanor he has." ("Tough as Nails - The Life and Films of Richard Brooks", Douglass K. Daniel, 2011) P.S: On this day, 60 years ago, Richard Brooks' "Elmer Gantry" (1966) premiered in Los Angeles, USA.

Burt Lancaster on why 'Elmer Gantry' (1960) was his easiest role & the filmmaker he used as a model for the character: “It was the easiest role I was ever given to play be cause I was, in essence, playing myself. Some parts you fall into like an old glove. 'Elmer Gantry' (1960) wasn’t really acting—that was me. But I used John Huston as my model for the role—his mannerism, the charming demeanor he has." ("Tough as Nails - The Life and Films of Richard Brooks", Douglass K. Daniel, 2011) P.S: On this day, 60 years ago, Richard Brooks' "Elmer Gantry" (1966) premiered in Los Angeles, USA.

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John Turturro originally thought he was going to have a bigger role in 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐢 (𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟖). When he read the script, he realized the part was quite small. However, the Coen brothers let him come up with a lot of his own ideas for the character, like shining the bowling ball and the scene where he dances backwards, which he says was inspired by Muhammad Ali.⁣ ⁣ Fair to say he completely 𝐎𝗪𝐍𝐄𝐃 his role as “The Jesus”. One of the best comedic side characters in movie history!

John Turturro originally thought he was going to have a bigger role in 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐢 (𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟖). When he read the script, he realized the part was quite small. However, the Coen brothers let him come up with a lot of his own ideas for the character, like shining the bowling ball and the scene where he dances backwards, which he says was inspired by Muhammad Ali.⁣ ⁣ Fair to say he completely 𝐎𝗪𝐍𝐄𝐃 his role as “The Jesus”. One of the best comedic side characters in movie history!

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Elizabeth McGovern was only 18 while filming Robert Redford's "Ordinary People" (1980)— her debut feature. After auditioning for the movie & being cast in the role of Jeannine Pratt, she was accepted into Juilliard as a student. Redford was so impressed with her but Juilliard had the policy of not allowing any of their students to act in a movie or play once they get admitted in the school. But her chemistry with Timothy Hutton was great & he, along with everyone in the crew were convinced that she was perfect for the role. One day, after thinking it wasn't possible to land her for the role, Robert Redford had invited Marie Osmond to read with Hutton for the role. Redford knew her family very well as they were from Utah. A week later, Redford suddenly went to New York unannounced, pleaded with the management of Juilliard and struck a deal to have them allow Elizabeth McGovern to appear for filming on the weekends. This way, she didn't miss any of the classes and managed to complete the movie. ("Timothy Hutton: Why Elizabeth McGovern Almost Wasn't In "Ordinary People" | FOLCS", 2026) P.S: Happy 65th birthday, Elizabeth McGovern!

Elizabeth McGovern was only 18 while filming Robert Redford's "Ordinary People" (1980)— her debut feature. After auditioning for the movie & being cast in the role of Jeannine Pratt, she was accepted into Juilliard as a student. Redford was so impressed with her but Juilliard had the policy of not allowing any of their students to act in a movie or play once they get admitted in the school. But her chemistry with Timothy Hutton was great & he, along with everyone in the crew were convinced that she was perfect for the role. One day, after thinking it wasn't possible to land her for the role, Robert Redford had invited Marie Osmond to read with Hutton for the role. Redford knew her family very well as they were from Utah. A week later, Redford suddenly went to New York unannounced, pleaded with the management of Juilliard and struck a deal to have them allow Elizabeth McGovern to appear for filming on the weekends. This way, she didn't miss any of the classes and managed to complete the movie. ("Timothy Hutton: Why Elizabeth McGovern Almost Wasn't In "Ordinary People" | FOLCS", 2026) P.S: Happy 65th birthday, Elizabeth McGovern!

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The shooting of "Mr. Majestyk" (1974) starring Charles Bronson was supposed to start in the month of June 1973, but it was postponed to September. Had it been shot in June, the movie could have been filmed at Imperial Valley in California as it was the Melons season. Since the season had passed in California, the movie was shot in La Junta, Colorado, instead. Charles Bronson plays the character of a Watermelon farmer, a type of role which was unusual for him. As Watermelons were an integral of the movie, one of the Newspaper reviews' title was, "Don't screw with Bronson's melons." ("Charles Bronson Superstar", Steven Whitney, 1975 & "Richard H. Kline on "Mr. Majestyk"") P.S: On this day, 52 years ago, Richard Fleischer's "Mr. Majestyk" (1974) premiered in London, UK.

The shooting of "Mr. Majestyk" (1974) starring Charles Bronson was supposed to start in the month of June 1973, but it was postponed to September. Had it been shot in June, the movie could have been filmed at Imperial Valley in California as it was the Melons season. Since the season had passed in California, the movie was shot in La Junta, Colorado, instead. Charles Bronson plays the character of a Watermelon farmer, a type of role which was unusual for him. As Watermelons were an integral of the movie, one of the Newspaper reviews' title was, "Don't screw with Bronson's melons." ("Charles Bronson Superstar", Steven Whitney, 1975 & "Richard H. Kline on "Mr. Majestyk"") P.S: On this day, 52 years ago, Richard Fleischer's "Mr. Majestyk" (1974) premiered in London, UK.

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Richard Gere and Julia Roberts had obvious chemistry upon their first meeting; however, Gere was not planning on taking the role. He was on the phone ready to turn down the part when Roberts slid him a Post-it note with the words "please say yes" written on it. He accepted the role right then. The opera Richard Gere takes Julia Roberts to is "La Traviata," about a prostitute who falls in love with a wealthy man. The film was initially written by J.F. Lawton as a gritty drama titled $3,000, referring to the price Edward pays Vivian for her services. In this early version, Vivian was a drug addict, and the story concluded with Edward throwing her out of his car and her taking a bus to Disneyland with the money she earned. The tone shifted dramatically once Disney's Touchstone Pictures acquired the script and reimagined it as a modern fairy tale. The film grossed US$463.4 million worldwide and at the time of its release, was the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time worldwide. It remained the highest-grossing R-rated film released by Walt Disney Studios, holding the record for 34 years until Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine surpassed it in 2024. Film: Pretty Woman

Richard Gere and Julia Roberts had obvious chemistry upon their first meeting; however, Gere was not planning on taking the role. He was on the phone ready to turn down the part when Roberts slid him a Post-it note with the words "please say yes" written on it. He accepted the role right then. The opera Richard Gere takes Julia Roberts to is "La Traviata," about a prostitute who falls in love with a wealthy man. The film was initially written by J.F. Lawton as a gritty drama titled $3,000, referring to the price Edward pays Vivian for her services. In this early version, Vivian was a drug addict, and the story concluded with Edward throwing her out of his car and her taking a bus to Disneyland with the money she earned. The tone shifted dramatically once Disney's Touchstone Pictures acquired the script and reimagined it as a modern fairy tale. The film grossed US$463.4 million worldwide and at the time of its release, was the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time worldwide. It remained the highest-grossing R-rated film released by Walt Disney Studios, holding the record for 34 years until Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine surpassed it in 2024. Film: Pretty Woman

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Faye Dunaway cared much about the role of Wanda in Barbet Schroeder's "Barfly" (1987). it is the only character she felt as much passion for after her role in "Network" (1976). According to Dunaway, the project began to fall apart before filming began as Menahem Golan and Yoram Globas of Cannon Pictures, who were Executive-producers of the movie ran into financial difficulties. They were fighting to keep the company afloat. Their usual sources of money dried up. Faye Dunaway spent a weekend talking to various producers, head of the French bank Crédit Lyonnais and many others to finance the movie. She insisted that the movie would make money. But by the end of the weekend, Golan and Globas had decided they weren’t going to make the movie. Barbet Schroeder informed her that they had set an onerous turnaround figure—the amount that would have to be paid to them by another person who would come in wanting to make the movie. They wanted to be reimbursed for the money they had spent on the project. It was an impossibly high amount that she thought was inflated. They agreed to give the rights for the movie back, but only if the price was met. Barbet Schroeder, who was also very passionate about the project and Charles Bukowski, wasn't ready to give up. One day, Barbet Schroeder went to the office of one of the producers carrying a tiny Black & Decker chainsaw, small but real. “See this finger?” he said, holding up his pinky finger. “I don’t need it, really.” Then he held up the saw, and flipped it on and off. “Every day I’m going to come here and cut off a piece of this finger,” he said. “I will come day after day, until nothing is left or until you give me my deal. I will be here tomorrow.” Finally, Dunaway made them an offer they couldn't refuse. She agreed to work for no money up front, to forgo her salary in exchange for a deferment or a percentage of the profits. With that offer, Cannon found the money somewhere and gave Schroeder his deal. ("Looking for Gatsby: My Life", Faye Dunaway with Betsy Sharkey, 1995)

Faye Dunaway cared much about the role of Wanda in Barbet Schroeder's "Barfly" (1987). it is the only character she felt as much passion for after her role in "Network" (1976). According to Dunaway, the project began to fall apart before filming began as Menahem Golan and Yoram Globas of Cannon Pictures, who were Executive-producers of the movie ran into financial difficulties. They were fighting to keep the company afloat. Their usual sources of money dried up. Faye Dunaway spent a weekend talking to various producers, head of the French bank Crédit Lyonnais and many others to finance the movie. She insisted that the movie would make money. But by the end of the weekend, Golan and Globas had decided they weren’t going to make the movie. Barbet Schroeder informed her that they had set an onerous turnaround figure—the amount that would have to be paid to them by another person who would come in wanting to make the movie. They wanted to be reimbursed for the money they had spent on the project. It was an impossibly high amount that she thought was inflated. They agreed to give the rights for the movie back, but only if the price was met. Barbet Schroeder, who was also very passionate about the project and Charles Bukowski, wasn't ready to give up. One day, Barbet Schroeder went to the office of one of the producers carrying a tiny Black & Decker chainsaw, small but real. “See this finger?” he said, holding up his pinky finger. “I don’t need it, really.” Then he held up the saw, and flipped it on and off. “Every day I’m going to come here and cut off a piece of this finger,” he said. “I will come day after day, until nothing is left or until you give me my deal. I will be here tomorrow.” Finally, Dunaway made them an offer they couldn't refuse. She agreed to work for no money up front, to forgo her salary in exchange for a deferment or a percentage of the profits. With that offer, Cannon found the money somewhere and gave Schroeder his deal. ("Looking for Gatsby: My Life", Faye Dunaway with Betsy Sharkey, 1995)

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All of the guns used in John Woo's "The Ki!!er" (1989) are real. Because of Hong Kong's very strict gun laws, they had to be specially imported, and their use on-set was closely monitored. The gunfights in the streets of Hong Kong drew complaints from residents. Many local police officers were John Woo fans, and because of that they let him keep filming. The shootout on the tram caused chaos in the Causeway Bay district; people thought a real robbery was going on. Woo had to talk to the Police Superintendent himself before he was allowed to resume filming. (Source: IMDb) P.S: On this day, 37 years ago, John Woo's "The Ki!!er" (1989) was released in Taiwan.

All of the guns used in John Woo's "The Ki!!er" (1989) are real. Because of Hong Kong's very strict gun laws, they had to be specially imported, and their use on-set was closely monitored. The gunfights in the streets of Hong Kong drew complaints from residents. Many local police officers were John Woo fans, and because of that they let him keep filming. The shootout on the tram caused chaos in the Causeway Bay district; people thought a real robbery was going on. Woo had to talk to the Police Superintendent himself before he was allowed to resume filming. (Source: IMDb) P.S: On this day, 37 years ago, John Woo's "The Ki!!er" (1989) was released in Taiwan.

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Former Conservative Party Chairman Richard Holden wants UK bands to have touring rights with the EU Chris Bryant, "If only he had been a minister in the previous government where they failed to take the deal that was on offer from the European Union" In 2019 Richard Holden said he wanted to get Brexit over the line... In 2020 the Conservatives rejected an offer from the EU for UK bands to have touring rights with the EU Richard Holden is literally complaining about the thing he rejected when in government

Former Conservative Party Chairman Richard Holden wants UK bands to have touring rights with the EU Chris Bryant, "If only he had been a minister in the previous government where they failed to take the deal that was on offer from the European Union" In 2019 Richard Holden said he wanted to get Brexit over the line... In 2020 the Conservatives rejected an offer from the EU for UK bands to have touring rights with the EU Richard Holden is literally complaining about the thing he rejected when in government

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Squid Game 3 cast talks about Thanos / Actor Choi Seunghyun 💕 Gyu-young: He had the strongest characteristics who was the most unique who had the strongest identity in Squid Game Byung-hun: He played a really interesting role this time but actually on set, he considered a lot about every single thing. So he always discussed with the director, like 'How is it?' "How about doing in this way?' The result was shown as a really interesting, unexpected, and funny character but on set, I thought there's no one with as serious mindset as his. Jung-Jae: I thought it's a hard character to play. He was a rapper and he played a rapper character in the series. He had to think about showing himself as well as hiding himself so it was the character where he had to make that hard choice. 🔗 #TOP #탑 #최승현 #CHOISEUNGHYUN #TTTOP

Squid Game 3 cast talks about Thanos / Actor Choi Seunghyun 💕 Gyu-young: He had the strongest characteristics who was the most unique who had the strongest identity in Squid Game Byung-hun: He played a really interesting role this time but actually on set, he considered a lot about every single thing. So he always discussed with the director, like 'How is it?' "How about doing in this way?' The result was shown as a really interesting, unexpected, and funny character but on set, I thought there's no one with as serious mindset as his. Jung-Jae: I thought it's a hard character to play. He was a rapper and he played a rapper character in the series. He had to think about showing himself as well as hiding himself so it was the character where he had to make that hard choice. 🔗 #TOP #탑 #최승현 #CHOISEUNGHYUN #TTTOP

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Initially, when David Zucker, Jerry Zucker & Jim Abrahams pitched their idea to the major studios for "The Kentucky Fried Movie" (1977), it was rejected. The studios said audiences didn’t like movies comprised of sketches. But the three believed in their idea as they had performed in front of the audiences in their 140-seat improvisational theater as "Kentucky Fried Theater". So they decided to make the movie on their own. A wealthy real estate investor offered to finance the picture if they would write a script. But after they completed a screenplay, the investor had second thoughts and decided that he didn’t want to finance the picture alone. He said he would try to attract other investors if the three filmmakers would produce a ten-minute excerpt of the film, which he would finance. But when the trio presented a budget for the short to the investor, he backed out. Then ZAZ approached John Landis for the project ZAZ and John Landis decided to shoot 10 minutes of the movie & use it to raise the money to make the movie. ZAZ put up the $ 30,000 for making the short. They filmed four segments, "'Cleopatra Schwartz', 'Scot Free', 'Eyewitness News' & 'Zinc Oxide and You' in 2 days. According to John Landis, they approached the major studios again, who politely said , "Get the F*** out". ZAZ were disappointed and felt it was Landis' fault. Then Landis gave the idea to screen the short in front of an audience. They screened it in The Nuart Theatre in LA, owned by Kim Jorgenson. It was a big success. After being impressed with the movie, Jorgenson asked if he could be the Executive producer in case he put up the money ($ 500,000). The very next day, he flew to San Francisco with the movie reel & came back the next day with the money. The movie was a box office success and made over $ 7.1 M. (John Landis' interview to Pop Goes The Culture TV, 2016 & "Reel Power", Mark Litwak, 1986)

Initially, when David Zucker, Jerry Zucker & Jim Abrahams pitched their idea to the major studios for "The Kentucky Fried Movie" (1977), it was rejected. The studios said audiences didn’t like movies comprised of sketches. But the three believed in their idea as they had performed in front of the audiences in their 140-seat improvisational theater as "Kentucky Fried Theater". So they decided to make the movie on their own. A wealthy real estate investor offered to finance the picture if they would write a script. But after they completed a screenplay, the investor had second thoughts and decided that he didn’t want to finance the picture alone. He said he would try to attract other investors if the three filmmakers would produce a ten-minute excerpt of the film, which he would finance. But when the trio presented a budget for the short to the investor, he backed out. Then ZAZ approached John Landis for the project ZAZ and John Landis decided to shoot 10 minutes of the movie & use it to raise the money to make the movie. ZAZ put up the $ 30,000 for making the short. They filmed four segments, "'Cleopatra Schwartz', 'Scot Free', 'Eyewitness News' & 'Zinc Oxide and You' in 2 days. According to John Landis, they approached the major studios again, who politely said , "Get the F*** out". ZAZ were disappointed and felt it was Landis' fault. Then Landis gave the idea to screen the short in front of an audience. They screened it in The Nuart Theatre in LA, owned by Kim Jorgenson. It was a big success. After being impressed with the movie, Jorgenson asked if he could be the Executive producer in case he put up the money ($ 500,000). The very next day, he flew to San Francisco with the movie reel & came back the next day with the money. The movie was a box office success and made over $ 7.1 M. (John Landis' interview to Pop Goes The Culture TV, 2016 & "Reel Power", Mark Litwak, 1986)

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Gregory Peck on the reason Robert Mitchum was cast as Max Cady in "Cape Fear" (1962) & answers to Mitchum's claims that he "acted Gregory Peck off the screen": "I thought "Cape Fear" (1962) was quite good, quite tight. As for what made it so frightening, that was Bob Mitchum. He was so excellent. He was reptilian and subtle and very threatening. That piece of casting was essentially my idea. I thought of Mitchum because I remembered 'The Night of the Hunter' (1955). I knew what Bob was capable of doing in a good part. I had given him the role and had paid him a terrific amount of money. It was obvious he had the better role. I thought he would understand that, but he apparently thought he acted me off the screen. I didn’t think highly of him for that." ("Gregory Peck - A Charmed Life", Lynn Haney, 2003) P.S: On this day, 64 years ago, "Cape Fear" (1962) premiered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

Gregory Peck on the reason Robert Mitchum was cast as Max Cady in "Cape Fear" (1962) & answers to Mitchum's claims that he "acted Gregory Peck off the screen": "I thought "Cape Fear" (1962) was quite good, quite tight. As for what made it so frightening, that was Bob Mitchum. He was so excellent. He was reptilian and subtle and very threatening. That piece of casting was essentially my idea. I thought of Mitchum because I remembered 'The Night of the Hunter' (1955). I knew what Bob was capable of doing in a good part. I had given him the role and had paid him a terrific amount of money. It was obvious he had the better role. I thought he would understand that, but he apparently thought he acted me off the screen. I didn’t think highly of him for that." ("Gregory Peck - A Charmed Life", Lynn Haney, 2003) P.S: On this day, 64 years ago, "Cape Fear" (1962) premiered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

DepressedBergman

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Edward Norton on how Richard Gere fought for the ending of "Primal Fear" (1996): "One of the things that comes to my mind is I remember I was very very impressed by Richard Gere. Specifically, because there was a lot of chatter and pressure around that production about the ending. And about the idea that it should be reshot, or we should do it differently. That he should win. Literally, the ideas were as bad as he should punch out the kid. You should realize he’s gonna nail him. He should have a recorder on him and be busting him. All these things. And all it was was this like terror. And Richard was the one who really stood firm. Almost to the point of refusing to do anything else. He was like ‘Did anybody see what we just did here?!” He was kind of pointing at me, and he was like ‘this is how you use me to best effect.’ Because I’m slick, it’s a body blow. ‘The last shot of the movie is me standing with my shoulders sagging, punched in the face. And that’s it’. And I was like, that is really cool. This is not ‘I need to come out on top, I need to win. My character.’ We made the movie work." ("Edward Norton Recalls Richard Gere Fighting For Primal Fear’s Ending", Dirk Libbey, Cinema blend, 2019) P.S: On this day, 30 years ago, "Primal Fear" (1996) premiered in Los Angeles, California.

Edward Norton on how Richard Gere fought for the ending of "Primal Fear" (1996): "One of the things that comes to my mind is I remember I was very very impressed by Richard Gere. Specifically, because there was a lot of chatter and pressure around that production about the ending. And about the idea that it should be reshot, or we should do it differently. That he should win. Literally, the ideas were as bad as he should punch out the kid. You should realize he’s gonna nail him. He should have a recorder on him and be busting him. All these things. And all it was was this like terror. And Richard was the one who really stood firm. Almost to the point of refusing to do anything else. He was like ‘Did anybody see what we just did here?!” He was kind of pointing at me, and he was like ‘this is how you use me to best effect.’ Because I’m slick, it’s a body blow. ‘The last shot of the movie is me standing with my shoulders sagging, punched in the face. And that’s it’. And I was like, that is really cool. This is not ‘I need to come out on top, I need to win. My character.’ We made the movie work." ("Edward Norton Recalls Richard Gere Fighting For Primal Fear’s Ending", Dirk Libbey, Cinema blend, 2019) P.S: On this day, 30 years ago, "Primal Fear" (1996) premiered in Los Angeles, California.

DepressedBergman

57,782 次观看 • 4 个月前

After completing "Some Like it Hot" (1959), Billy Wilder wanted to make a film on the idea he had from around the 1940s. He wanted to make a film about the unseen character in David Lean's "Brief Encounter" (1945) who loans the apartment for the rendezvous of the main characters. He always thought there was a funny and touching character there to explore. He wanted to work with Jack Lemmon again after "Some Like it Hot" and thought he would be perfect for this role. According to Jack Lemmon, he was offered the role by Wilder, when they were on the way to a private screening of "Some Like it Hot" in a car. ("On Sunset Boulevard: The Life and Times of Billy Wilder", Ed Sikov, 1998) P.S: On this day, 66 years ago, "The Apartment" (1960) New York City & San Francisco, USA.

After completing "Some Like it Hot" (1959), Billy Wilder wanted to make a film on the idea he had from around the 1940s. He wanted to make a film about the unseen character in David Lean's "Brief Encounter" (1945) who loans the apartment for the rendezvous of the main characters. He always thought there was a funny and touching character there to explore. He wanted to work with Jack Lemmon again after "Some Like it Hot" and thought he would be perfect for this role. According to Jack Lemmon, he was offered the role by Wilder, when they were on the way to a private screening of "Some Like it Hot" in a car. ("On Sunset Boulevard: The Life and Times of Billy Wilder", Ed Sikov, 1998) P.S: On this day, 66 years ago, "The Apartment" (1960) New York City & San Francisco, USA.

DepressedBergman

23,309 次观看 • 1 个月前

"Financial freedom is the foundation of others." This was the vision John had in mind when partnering with the many crypto projects he was involved in, as well as when he worked on his own projects. And this continues to be my goal. To resurrect the privacy ideas and products John was working on before he was killed. Follow on TikTok:

"Financial freedom is the foundation of others." This was the vision John had in mind when partnering with the many crypto projects he was involved in, as well as when he worked on his own projects. And this continues to be my goal. To resurrect the privacy ideas and products John was working on before he was killed. Follow on TikTok:

John McAfee

65,591 次观看 • 1 年前

In an interview, Dana Andrews described how Otto Preminger gave some actors a hard time if he felt they were not up to the task, suggesting that it was not the role of the director to teach an actor how to act. But recognizing the fiery nature of the director, he further commented, “He will go into these tirades and I’m sure that he has bawled out very competent actors.” Preminger later claimed that Andrews, contrary to the actor’s belief, was one of his favourite actors to work with. ("Dana Andrews: The Face of Noir", James McKay, 2010) P.S: On this day, 76 years ago, "Where the Sidewalk Ends" (1950) had its limited released in the USA.

In an interview, Dana Andrews described how Otto Preminger gave some actors a hard time if he felt they were not up to the task, suggesting that it was not the role of the director to teach an actor how to act. But recognizing the fiery nature of the director, he further commented, “He will go into these tirades and I’m sure that he has bawled out very competent actors.” Preminger later claimed that Andrews, contrary to the actor’s belief, was one of his favourite actors to work with. ("Dana Andrews: The Face of Noir", James McKay, 2010) P.S: On this day, 76 years ago, "Where the Sidewalk Ends" (1950) had its limited released in the USA.

DepressedBergman

17,854 次观看 • 23 天前

Boris Karloff was initially cast as the lead in "The Invisible Man" (1933). From the beginning, James Whale thought that he wasn't right for the role since it would brand the movie as more of a Horror picture. Whale had his heart set on casting Claude Rains, whom he had befriended during his brief career as a stage actor. Rains had an admirable stage career then, but for movie audiences he was an unknown since he had appeared in only one movie; that too in 1920. Rains had only recently tested at RKO, with disastrous results, for "A Bill of Divorcement" (1932) in the role eventually played by John Barrymore. But Whale stuck to his guns and informed Rains’ agent that he wanted the actor (who was then appearing in the Broadway play “Peace Palace”) to give Hollywood another try. Rains was puzzled; after faring so poorly with his first screen test, why was he invited to make another one? “My agent said, ‘I must admit there was a certain amount of laughter in your performance, but they were looking for a voice, not an actor,’” Rains later told an interviewer. The test called for the actor to enact the scene wherein Griffin boasts to his associate Dr. Kemp that he plans to rule the world. Whale purposely kept Rains in the dark about the nature of his first Hollywood assignment and sent him over to the studio lab to have a cast made. About the experience of his screen test, Rains said: "The laboratory had an odd look. There were a l sorts of casts about, in papier-mâché, clay and plaster. Men in white coats walked around without noise. They made a cast and nailed me in it. Just my head stuck out. They smeared me with Vaseline and then stood me off and threw plaster at my head. I thought I was going to die. Really, I’m afraid I behaved rather badly. I went back again the next day and saw masks and half-masks of my head all over the place." James Whale wanted the stage actor Rains to get a feel for film acting. In another interview, Rains said, "James kept talking about this and that in pictures, about actors and pictures of whom I’d never heard. When he learned I’d only seen about six films in my life, he told me to go right out and see pictures —to see three a day until I knew something about them." ("Universal Horrors", Tom Weaver, Michael Brunas and John Brunas, 2007) P.S: Remembering the great English filmmaker, James Whale, on his 137th birthday!

DepressedBergman

14,354 次观看 • 8 天前

In 1967, Tony Curtis felt unsatisfied with the recent movies he had starred in. He though his career was losing momentum & needed a new challenge. "The Boston Str@ngler" (1968) provided him the perfect opportunity. He had heard that the producer was looking at many actors to play the title role irrespective of the popularity. Richard Fleischer also wanted Tony Curtis to star in the movie. However, Darryl F. Zanuck didn't think Curtis was right for the part. He thought Curtis was too recognisable to play the character. One day, Curtis took some putty and built himself a big nose, changed his eyelashes, eyebrows and hair. He took photos of himself with his 35mm camera —profiles and front views — and had two dozen eight-by-tens printed up on grainy paper. He gave them to Richard Fleischer, who went to Zanuck's office, threw the pictures on the table, and said, “Here’s your strangler.” Zanuck said, “Yeah, that guy could be him. I like that look—who is it?” , Fleischer replied, “Tony!”. He was then cast in the picture. ("Tony Curtis: The Autobiography", Tony Curtis and Barry Paris, 1993) P.S: Remembering Tony Curtis on his 101st birthday!

In 1967, Tony Curtis felt unsatisfied with the recent movies he had starred in. He though his career was losing momentum & needed a new challenge. "The Boston Str@ngler" (1968) provided him the perfect opportunity. He had heard that the producer was looking at many actors to play the title role irrespective of the popularity. Richard Fleischer also wanted Tony Curtis to star in the movie. However, Darryl F. Zanuck didn't think Curtis was right for the part. He thought Curtis was too recognisable to play the character. One day, Curtis took some putty and built himself a big nose, changed his eyelashes, eyebrows and hair. He took photos of himself with his 35mm camera —profiles and front views — and had two dozen eight-by-tens printed up on grainy paper. He gave them to Richard Fleischer, who went to Zanuck's office, threw the pictures on the table, and said, “Here’s your strangler.” Zanuck said, “Yeah, that guy could be him. I like that look—who is it?” , Fleischer replied, “Tony!”. He was then cast in the picture. ("Tony Curtis: The Autobiography", Tony Curtis and Barry Paris, 1993) P.S: Remembering Tony Curtis on his 101st birthday!

DepressedBergman

43,963 次观看 • 1 个月前