Crispin Glover in frank new interview about BTTF

[Quintus 5,391]

Whatever you think is truthful, hearsay or whatever about this known episode in the annals of Hollywood gossip, I must say I do agree, in retrospect, with Glover that the monetary message at the end of BTTF is in bad taste and wrong. I'd never actually given it a second thought till now, which for me proves his point and sort of takes the sweet edge off that otherwise brilliant and timeless film.

Courtesy of http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/back-to-the-future/26826/why-crispin-glover-never-did-back-to-the-future-part-ii

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251]

Remember this was the 80's. The era of the Yuppies.

[Quintus 5,391]

Good point. Which reinforces Glover's view.

And it's true that Bob Gale has literally done sweet FA since BTTF.

[indy4 152]

There are so many films that unfortunately reinforce the notion that money=happiness. It's probably damaging, but to be honest it doesn't dampen my appreciation of the film that much. The ending of BTTF was always cliche, it's the rest of the movie that makes it brilliant.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,476]

I wonder what the alternate ending was. Maybe Goldie Wilson was waxing the car instead of being mayor and the town was no longer a piece of crap? Didn't Lyon Estates look kinda ghetto in the original timeline before they were wealthy?

Honestly, Back to the Future is loaded with materialism. Even the time machine itself, which was a cool sports car. We love it and there's still a lot of heart in the first movie, but it's also materialistic as all fuck. Marty shouldn't have gone straight to the garage, he should have grabbed his skateboard and went to Jennifer's house.

[Koray Savas 2,095]

Haven't watched the video yet but isn't it ironic that he didn't return for the sequel because they wouldn't give him enough money?

[indy4 152]

Haven't watched the video yet but isn't it ironic that he didn't return for the sequel because they wouldn't give him enough money?

In the video Glover says that was a lie.

[Once 505]

Haven't watched the video yet but isn't it ironic that he didn't return for the sequel because they wouldn't give him enough money?

Yeah, watch the video.

EDIT: Oh, sorry indy! Double post.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,765]

Could it not just be that the McFlys had more money because they were happier?

I always thought that George and Lorraine's son from the future was such a positive influence on them, it made their future family happier and consequently more prosperous.

Case in point, Marty influenced George to become a more confident person, therefore he was able to get his science fiction book published.

Crispin Glover just sounds like a cranky and bitter old bugger.

[Delorean90 32]

Yeah, I always took it as a way of efficiently illustrating how George's boosted self-confidence had impacted his life. The point wasn't the money, the point was the change that had been made in George's character.

[Roll the Bones 2,967]

He was talking about the original ending, not the ending we have now....

[Koray Savas 2,095]

Haven't watched the video yet but isn't it ironic that he didn't return for the sequel because they wouldn't give him enough money?

Yeah, watch the video.

EDIT: Oh, sorry indy! Double post.

Actually he confirms that. He says they weren't giving him a fair amount so he didn't do the part. Either way whether it's a lower amount than before or a higher amount, follow his own advice. He tells the hosts that Bob Gale told them about the situation and they just believed him. Well he's doing the same thing, obviously he's not gonna agree with the man. I call bullshit.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,476]

For some reason I want to believe him.

[Quintus 5,391]

He seems like a reasonable person.

[Koray Savas 2,095]

At the end of the day, he didn't do the part because of money. That goes against those big questions he was supposedly asking.

[Once 505]

I believe the original ending included the family having black servants. I think he disliked the original ending much more than the final one.

[Quintus 5,391]

At the end of the day, he didn't do the part because of money. That goes against those big questions he was supposedly asking.

Well not necessarily. Sometimes people just like to feel they're being treated fairly.

[Koray Savas 2,095]

He said he wanted to do it, but his check wasn't big enough. Case closed, in my book. His part so minimal anyway it's not like it would have been an arduous shoot.

[Ollie 859]

I've never considered having more money as a bad thing and it's not like Marty came back and his family was living in a huge mansion, still the same middle class house but with a bit more success and happiness.

If anything, the film sends a bad message about trying to redo your past. You can't and at times have to live with the consequences of decisions you make. You also have to learn how to cope with what thrown at you.

But that's stretching things a bit too far, it's a movie and one that is entertaining as well. That's all I see BTTF as.

Now as far as Glover wanting to get paid, more power to him. But you also face the risk of getting the door shut in your face and told you're no longer needed, that's life.

[Quintus 5,391]

His part so minimal anyway it's not like it would have been an arduous shoot.

Duuuuugh!

[Once 505]

He said he wanted to do it, but his check wasn't big enough. Case closed, in my book. His part so minimal anyway it's not like it would have been an arduous shoot.

I'm sure the part was reduced when they had to recast the part. And if he really was offered less than half of what other actors with similarly sized roles got, then I get where he's coming from. It's a matter of principles - especially in the film business where studios would gladly reduce pay checks at every possible chance.

[Richard Penna 2,082]

He said he wanted to do it, but his check wasn't big enough. Case closed, in my book. His part so minimal anyway it's not like it would have been an arduous shoot.

Actually they changed the plot when he declined to be in it, so who knows how big the original part was.

I'd like to think that actors do roles for script reasons, rather than for the money, but I can also see that if Tom Wilson and Leah Thompson were being paid double what he was, then it's understandable for him to want more. And on top of the disagreements over the story.

Sounds like a case where neither side is telling the 100% truth, but it certainly doesn't sound as clear cut as Bob Gale makes it out to be in the DVD interview.

[Naïve Old Fart 6,637]

He said he wanted to do it, but his check wasn't big enough. Case closed, in my book. His part so minimal anyway it's not like it would have been an arduous shoot.

Not quite. Remember that, as originally planned, "BTTF II" was going to be set in the 1960s, and Glover was going to have a much larger part.

The fact that Bob Gale has done zilch since "BTTF III" is immaterial: he doesn't have to.

[Koray Savas 2,095]

Yeah I won't argue that but it's obvious Glover is playing himself up a bit. Similarly to what Mark said, sometimes there's just stuff in life you have to deal with. If you're in it for the money, it's either take the check or bail. I guess it worked out in the end for him with that lawsuit; but to me it doesn't seem logical for a producer to cut an actor and rewrite your whole movie rather than giving him a raise.

[Naïve Old Fart 6,637]

I must admit, that, if I was a jobbing actor, I probably would have taken the roll, no matter what I was offered...

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251]

What about artistic integrity?

[Naïve Old Fart 6,637]

_{Yes there is that, but for most jobbing actors it's either work, or starve.}

[Richard Penna 2,082]

It assumes he thinks he can find work elsewhere that pays better.

But looking at IMDb, he did some TV, a short, and a few smaller movies. Not exactly on fire. His CV could've been a lot different to that.

[Koray Savas 2,095]

But he was in the megablockbusters Charlie's Angels and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle!

[Once 505]

And the billion-making Alice in Wonderland.

[Koray Savas 2,095]

Was he? Never noticed him.

[King Mark 2,924]

He was hilarious and stole the movie in Hot Tub Time Machine

[BloodBoal 7,532]

He was great in Lethal Weapon, as well.

No, wait...

[Once 505]

Was he? Never noticed him.

Apparently, he's a great friend of Tim Burton. Probably the reason he voiced a character in 9 too.

[Romão 1,931]

He was hilarious and stole the movie in Hot Tub Time Machine

I love that movie