Jaws star Richard Dreyfuss shared a remorseful video message over the weekend, revealing he had been hospitalized with viral bronchitis and would have to cancel his appearance at fan event SharkCon. In the clip, Dreyfuss explained that he had been diagnosed with viral bronchitis and would not be able to …
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The shark refused to work. The main boat nearly sank. The young director, who insisted on filming on open water, nearly had a nervous breakdown; he’d later admit that the production left him with serious PTSD. Two of the leads hated each other — the British stage actor thought the …
Read More »'The Tensions Were So Crazy': An Oral History of 'What About Bob?'
T he What About Bob? production crew was deep in the woods of the tiny Virginia town of Moneta when they heard a frightening sound they couldn’t quite identify. They were over three months into shooting the 1991 Bill Murray–Richard Dreyfuss comedy about a mentally ill man who becomes obsessed …
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Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: A man goes to make a movie about a shark. He decides to shoot on the ocean instead of a tank on a soundstage, to give it that extra sense of realism. Virtually everything that can go wrong does go wrong, including …
Read More »Richard Dreyfuss Says Oscars' Best Picture Diversity Standards 'Make Me Vomit'
Richard Dreyfuss criticized the Academy Awards’ diversity and inclusion standards — which go into effect in the Best Picture category in 2024 — in a new interview. “They make me vomit,” the Oscar-winning actor told PBS’ The Firing Line of the guidelines. “Because this is an art form. It’s also …
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