“Once a week, I had to”: the movie Mel Brooks was forced to watch “thousands of times”
By his best friend, at least.
Author: Scott Campbell Archives: 09/2025
‘Camp Nowhere’: the Disney children’s movie that starred two cult leaders
One is clearer cut than the other.
The classic comedy Tom Hanks refused to star in: “Heck, I’ll get someone nobody knows!”
He still made the right call.
When John Wayne threatened a world leader: “I’m gonna knock him on his sorry fucking ass”
He didn’t want to play nice.
The co-star Richard Gere attacked for real during a scene: “I had no right doing that to him”
At least he apologised.
The “strange, confused, unpleasant movie” Roger Ebert awarded zero stars: “Isn’t it sickening?”
And that was being generous.
“I discovered the miracle of cocaine”: the movie John Goodman called a “terrible influence”
When life imitates art.
The TV show Clint Eastwood quit three days before shooting: “Sounds like you guys got it”
A last-minute departure.
How a sheep farmer almost became James Bond: “You have a great chance at this part”
Talk about an unknown.
