Quintus 5,399 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 https://horrorfreaknews.com/exclusive-stanley-kubrick-a-real-hollywood-horror/28659 The cruel true story behind R. Lee Ermey's swerve into that legendary drill sergeant role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 He's not the only one. I doubt Shelley Duvall has many positive things to say either (had she not been mentally ill). He was notoriously difficult to work with, but what a genius filmmaker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,358 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Side-topic, but I once asked Biehn at a convention Q & A if The Abyss had been a particularly difficult shoot. He said it had had its challenges, but they were nothing compared to putting this together - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Victim_(2011_film) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,448 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Biehn is right, Kubrick was an a-hole. A genius, for sure, but an a-hole. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome in Plaid 219 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 I once heard a second-hand quote from a Hollywood producer in the 1980s "Nobody who ever worked with Stanley Kubrick liked Stanley Kubrick." Doesn't mean he didn't make some tremendous films. Also, "It took Scatman Crothers 122 takes to get the pantry scene in The Shining." Jesus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 On 10/1/2019 at 3:57 PM, Edmilson said: Biehn is right, Kubrick was an a-hole. A genius, for sure, but an a-hole. Do you speak from personal experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Not exactly an unpopular opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,448 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 8 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: Do you speak from personal experience? I was a happy 6 year old boy who spent most of his days watching cartoons and playing with toys when he died! But I don't need to have experienced myself Kubrick's "assholeness" to say that he was. Just look for the various accounts of people who have worked with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Okay ... (searching the internet) First result: Philip Stone: "You didn't mess with Stanley. I saw him get upset and swear, and at least one famous actor fell foul of him. The thing was not be frightened of him. I was never frightened of him, which was why we got on so well." Second result: Frederic Raphael: "We got on very well. I think Kubrick rather liked me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Well look what he did to Alex North. Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Alexcremers said: Philip Stone: "You didn't mess with Stanley. I saw him get upset and swear, and at least one famous actor fell foul of him. The thing was not be frightened of him. I was never frightened of him, which was why we got on so well." [...]Frederic Raphael: "We got on very well. I think Kubrick rather liked me." You don't measure how nice a person is by the people he gets along with easily. Another director who was a royal jerk was Sir David Lean. And yet certain people in his crew (especially his actresses - Lean was a huge womanizer) he got along with very well. Doesn't change the fact that he was generally a very unpleasant man on-set. Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Film history is full of these people. Bernard Herrmann was a notorious jerk too, but no one is faulting his brilliance as a composer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now