The on-set brawl that cost Burt Reynolds a fortune: “I spent $500,000 for that punch”
Maybe they deserved it.
Burt Reynolds
The role Burt Reynolds only played because Gene Hackman said no: “We were not enthusiastic”
And he almost didn’t get it, either.
The co-star who accused Burt Reynolds of murder: “He always denied any involvement”
A tragic production.
The movie Burt Reynolds didn’t want anyone to see: “Shown only in prisons and aeroplanes”
Reynolds famously joked that only captive audiences were shown this dud.
The troubled Burt Reynolds role almost played by Michael Caine: “He made the part very different”
It would have avoided a lot of animosity.
Burt Reynolds’ biggest issue with Burt Reynolds: “The greatest curse of Hollywood”
Burt had beef with Burt.
Burt Reynolds names the best movies of his career: “I was only in two acclaimed films”
There’s one glaring omission.
The actor nobody likes that Burt Reynolds fell in love with: “I hate to admit it”
Everybody needs a friend.