The notoriously dangerous scene that William Friedkin was lucky to pull off: “I wouldn’t do anything like this today”
Cinematic risks…
William Friedkin
‘Jade’: The movie that sent William Friedkin into Hollywood exile and “a deep funk”
This failure hit Friedkin hard.
The one horror movie Ron Howard knew was a level above the rest: “Just great contemporary cinema”
It” was one of the movies announcing a new level of urgency and power.”
How ‘The Exorcist’ kickstarted Martin Scorsese’s career: “New, exciting, and unknown”
Hollywood works in mysterious ways.
The director Anthony Hopkins compared to Adolf Hitler: “They’re monsters, they’re ogres”
Words of wisdom about the industry’s worst directors.
The awful movie William Friedkin and Nicolas Cage refused to make: “The script was horrible”
Saved from embarrassment.
The car chase William Friedkin conceived specifically to top ‘The French Connection’: “I was terrified”
Friedkin turned a near-death experience into a hair-raising car chase.
When William Friedkin’s counterfeit money caught the Secret Service’s attention: “This guy was an artist”
Did Friedkin spend this fake money? You bet he did.
The one director William Friedkin said would thrive during any period in cinema history
The highest of high praise.
The movies William Friedkin despised the most: “Fucking awful, beyond stupid”
A controversial opinion.
The role Gene Hackman didn’t think he was good enough to play: “I don’t know if I can do this”
Some self-doubt to fuel the process.
