The “incredibly phony” 1997 sci-fi movie John Carpenter loved anyway: “It’s so outrageous”
Caught in two minds.
Paul Verhoeven
The movie Kevin Bacon loathed every second of making: “It was horrible, I hated it”
He suffered for his art.
Ari Aster names his favourite comedy movies: “I’ll just knock some off”
Stretching the definition of comedy.
Elizabeth Berkley barely survived ‘Showgirls’: “It was not fun for a little while”
Treated terribly by the industry and fellow actors…
The “really funny” cult classic sci-fi movie the Coen brothers loved: “It was pretty bold”
The Coens dug this big-budget satire.
How an apologetic letter found Paul Verhoeven a new favourite actor: “I’m sorry about that”
He swallowed his pride and it paid off.
Quentin Tarantino names the only uncompromising directors of the 1980s: “That’s it”
These guys broke through the ’80s wasteland for Tarantino.
The career Paul Verhoeven apologised for ruining: “It made my life more difficult”
A promising star extinguished.