Why was Julia Roberts fired from ‘Pretty Woman’?
The studio almost made a big mistake.
Cutting Room Floor Archives: 02/2025
The Denzel Washington movie that started life as a ‘Dirty Harry’ sequel: “Clint thought it was too grim”
At least the script got used.
The ethos that shaped Joan Crawford’s career: “I like to play human beings in the gutter”
She was attracted to complex roles.
Paul Newman’s biggest issue with Hollywood’s new direction: “Everything has escalated”
An accurate prediction.
The night Paul Verhoeven made awards season history: “Nobody will expect it”
A wonderful outlook on his misunderstood masterpiece.
The role Liam Neeson demanded to be fired from: “You have to recast this now”
He put a decade of blood, sweat, and tears into this project…
How Quentin Tarantino’s career was launched out of pure spite: “This was Hollywood garbage”
QT’s journey began with an obscure novelisation and nerd rage.
The movie that almost derailed Eddie Murphy’s career: “I got fucked up”
The summit of a slippery slope.
The star-studded flop Roger Ebert detested: “How could it be so appallingly pointless?”
High-calibre cast, low-quality movie.