The movie nobody wanted Mel Brooks to make: “Please get out of here before you get hurt”
He fought his corner.
Author: Scott Campbell Archives: 02/2025
The two movies Ron Howard will always regret not making: “I could never get the money together”
The ones that got away.
The unfinished Jeff Bridges movie nobody has ever seen: “It won’t ever be released”
It was released, with a caveat.
Box office poison: the least bankable actor in cinema history, according to science
An unwanted accolade.
The movie Kirk Douglas only made because the president told him to: “He spent 20 minutes telling me”
Not the sort of person you can turn down.
The ‘Bond girl’ who became a laughing stock: “It broke my heart that people were making fun of me”
A vitriolic response to doing the job.
The real reason Stephen King prefers ‘The Shining’ miniseries to the movie: “I ought to go back and watch it again”
Laying his cards on the table.
The one role Al Pacino always wanted to play: “It would have been nice to be asked”
A lifelong source of regret.
The horrendous Robert De Niro movie Roger Ebert adored: “Why shouldn’t he get his own turn?”
He was firmly in the minority.
When John Wayne got drafted by the NFL at 63 years old: “I think it’s a pretty sick joke”
An interesting choice of player.
The Jack Nicholson movie nobody wanted to make: “This is kind of a little minefield”
He got there in the end.