10 movie scenes from 1981 that you’d never get away with today
It was a different industry 45 years ago.
Sydney Pollack
The Oscar-winning movie Jeremy Irons was unceremoniously booted out of: “The safest bet”
He never stood a chance.
The only director who refused to make a Tom Cruise movie: “Look, it’s just not for me”
Nobody says no to the Cruiser.
The Oscar-nominated role Jane Fonda was “pushed” into playing: “It wasn’t that good”
Nobody expected her to take the film on
Meryl Streep names the directors she admires the most: “A hallowed space to work”
High praise from Meryl.
The actor Robert Redford always wanted to work with: “If his ego can handle it”
A lot of pride needed swallowing.