The exact moment Michael Caine realised ‘The Italian Job’ was doomed: “I knew immediately”
Less warmly received.
Michael Caine
The movie that made Michael Caine’s “impossible dream” a reality: “It was all coming true”
He couldn’t believe it.
How Michael Caine made friends with Hollywood’s most hated director: “A tyrant with a filthy temper”
Reverse psychology in full effect.
“He introduced himself as Joe Lemon”: when John Lennon went undercover as Michael Caine’s assistant
Anything to amuse themselves.
Michael Caine’s most embarrassing audition: “Automatically disqualified”
Caine held a bit of a grudge after this humbling audition.
The only director Michael Caine regretted working with twice: “I had no qualms, but I should have”
He didn’t learn his lesson.
The one movie Michael Caine didn’t want anyone to see: “God help the poor audience who would”
Technically, he got his wish.
The “run of disasters” that almost ruined Michael Caine: “My celluloid life was in the doldrums”
The stickiest patch of a storied career.