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Post by Isapop on Oct 31, 2020 15:11:01 GMT
Which Connery film (after he became a star) did Connery actively seek to do, and offered to audition for the director who initially didn't want him for the role?
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Post by sostie on Oct 31, 2020 21:23:23 GMT
Bet it's something unlikely like Zardoz
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Post by Catman 猫的主人 on Oct 31, 2020 21:29:43 GMT
Bet it's something unlikely like Zardoz Apparently Connery got that role because Burt Reynolds got sick.
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 31, 2020 21:30:03 GMT
The Hill?
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Post by Jonesy1 on Oct 31, 2020 21:31:36 GMT
That might have been 'The Offence'.
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 31, 2020 21:55:05 GMT
I am guessing it wasn't the Terrorists.
"You aren't convincing as a Scandinavian security expert but we don't care!"
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Post by divtal on Oct 31, 2020 22:01:12 GMT
Robin and Marian?
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Post by petrolino on Oct 31, 2020 22:04:11 GMT
Was it 'The Russia House' (1990)?
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Post by kijii on Oct 31, 2020 22:24:09 GMT
I'm gong to say that Hitchcock couldn't think of him in Marnie (1964).
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Post by BATouttaheck on Oct 31, 2020 22:28:44 GMT
Bet it's something unlikely like Zardoz Apparently Connery got that role because Burt Reynolds got sick. as do most people watching Zardoz
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Post by Isapop on Oct 31, 2020 23:24:58 GMT
No. Sidney Lumet was delighted that Connery was interested, as it would help get the project financed. (And of course they went on to make four more films together.)
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Post by Isapop on Oct 31, 2020 23:29:08 GMT
That might have been 'The Offence'. Nope. Actually The Offence was Connery's project, and he brought Sidney Lumet on board.
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Post by Isapop on Oct 31, 2020 23:31:13 GMT
No. When Connery was sent the script, the producers had him in mind for Little John, with Albert Finney as Robin. When Connery read the script, he said he'd do it if he could play Robin. The producers said OK.
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Post by Isapop on Oct 31, 2020 23:32:34 GMT
Was it 'The Russia House' (1990)? No. Wonderful movie btw. I regard it as Sean's last really good role and really good movie.
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Post by Isapop on Oct 31, 2020 23:35:51 GMT
I'm gong to say that Hitchcock couldn't think of him in Marnie (1964). No. Hitchcock wanted Connery after seeing From Russia With Love. When Hitchcock's representative offered him the role, Connery asked to see a script. The rep said, "Cary Grant doesn't ask to see a script when it's Hitchcock". Connery replied, "I'm not Cary Grant."
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Post by petrolino on Oct 31, 2020 23:40:13 GMT
Was it 'The Russia House' (1990)? No. Wonderful movie btw. I regard it as Sean's last really good role and really good movie. I like 'Rising Sun' (1993) and 'Just Cause' (1995), a cracking pair of crime mysteries.
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Post by Isapop on Nov 1, 2020 15:13:37 GMT
OK, here's a little hint.
The director did not want Sean because he didn't want the actor so associated with iconic James Bond in this role.
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Post by DanaShelbyChancey on Nov 1, 2020 15:27:29 GMT
Just a guess. Medicine Man?
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Post by marshamae on Nov 1, 2020 18:07:01 GMT
Off topic I read an article yesterday comparing Connery to Cary Grant, their childhood of poverty and rough streets, their self education, their mixed generosity and unwillingness to throw money around, their staggering physical presence and great comic abilities. Both men, to me , seemed remarkably grounded, able to take risks because they. Knew who they were ( yes I know about Grants LSD trips, psychotherapy and identity crises, but in dealing with the studio he was very clear eyed, knowing what he wanted and what he was worth) In film after film we hear of Connery demanding script changes, casting changes or actors kept on and not fired, salary adjustments, better treatment for other actors. He demanded it and he got it! I don’t hear of actresses complaining about him either , except for Gina Lollabrigida, despite his remarks about it being ok to hit women. And he stayed married to his wife from 1975 til his death.
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Post by marshamae on Nov 1, 2020 18:16:30 GMT
I think the film is Name of the Rosé. He read for Annaud
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