The sequel Roger Ebert refused to give a star rating: “Artistically inept and morally repugnant”
He wasn’t a fan, which is putting it lightly.
Author: Scott Campbell Archives: 04/2025
Guillermo del Toro names the greatest directorial debut in cinema history: “A perfect first movie”
A first-time masterpiece.
The role Christopher Walken was banned from playing: “I just couldn’t pull it off”
Hollywood politics at its worst.
Ron Howard names the greatest scene of his career: “I’ve always been very, very proud”
Top of the personal pile.
Elvis Presley’s worst-ever song, according to Tom Hanks: “It’s kinda goofy and trivial”
He’s always been a Beatles guy, anyway.
The only John Travolta movie Quentin Tarantino never wants to see: “I couldn’t bring myself to watch”
A bridge he wouldn’t cross.
The Marlon Brando performance Roger Ebert called his worst ever: “The absolute minimum of energy”
There were plenty to choose from.
The troubled Burt Reynolds role almost played by Michael Caine: “He made the part very different”
It would have avoided a lot of animosity.
