When William Friedkin’s counterfeit money caught the Secret Service’s attention: “This guy was an artist”
Did Friedkin spend this fake money? You bet he did.
Cutting Room Floor Archives: 02/2025
Joel Kinnaman’s bizarre first encounter with Nicolas Cage: “Soaking up his genius and lunacy”
Exactly what you’d want from meeting Nic.
The movie Ryan Reynolds was blackmailed into making: “That was the way it was floated to me”
The carrot was dangled.
The one role Gene Hackman didn’t want to play: “It was written for him against his wishes”
He could have always said no…
When James Caan learned how to crack a safe for Michael Mann: “Jimmy, break in”
Caan learned all the tricks of the trade from real thieves.
The iconic action movie Bruce Willis turned down: “Thank god I didn’t do that one”
A classic of the genre.
Quentin Tarantino’s favourite Quentin Tarantino ripoff: “That might be the only film that guy ever made”
When is a ripoff not actually a ripoff?
The best director John Wayne ever worked with who wasn’t John Ford: “He liked spontaneity”
Wayne loved this director, who couldn’t have been more different than Ford.
The scene Morgan Freeman called the greatest of his entire career: “Precious moment”
This scene is precious to Freeman, even though he called his role a “mistake.”
The two movies that screwed Robin Williams over: “Don’t pump me again, motherfuckers”
Williams felt betrayed by Warner Brothers over these movies.