David O. Russell & Huckabees
March 26th 2007 20:04
David O. Russell may be talented, but there's a catch....
"In 1999, ... tensions on the set had been steadily increasing, [Mr.] Clooney confronted [Mr.] Russell with the intention of defending the crew.
"According to a 2000 Playboy interview with George Clooney, he got into a fight with [Mr.] Russell on the set of Three Kings because of the way Russell was treating his crew.
According to [Mr.] Clooney, [Mr.] Russell was demeaning the crew verbally and physically.
[Mr.] Clooney felt this was out of line and let [Mr.] Russell know by saying:
"David, it's a big day. But you can't shove, push or humiliate people who aren't allowed to defend themselves."
[Mr.] Russell then taunted Clooney by saying:
"Why don't you just worry about your f----- -up act? You're being a d---. You want to hit me? Come on, p---y, hit me.
Mr. Ruseell then grabbed Clooney by the throat and Clooney "went nuts."
(From Wikipedia)
[Mr. Russell eventually apologized and filming continued, but [Mr.] Clooney describes the esperience as '...the worst experience of my life."
(There also was a New York Times article, later reprinted in Rebels On The Backlot, in 2006. )
Now, the 'net is talking about the film clips of the director berating his cast on his later movie, I Heart/Love Huckabees.
o.k., here are some clips YouTube ,
YouTube
I enjoyed Three Kings. I thought it was a smart and compassionate movie. I didn't see Spanking The Monkey, despite good reviews, because no matter how clever or perceptive the perspective, the subject matter, incest, does not appeal to me, particularly as entertainment.
I (Heart)/Love Huckabees, also off my radar until now, will probably, finally, get a viewing, because like other film watchers, I'm wondering if a good movie came out of this awful emotional confrontation.
But, like others, I'm also wondering, what price art?
"In 1999, ... tensions on the set had been steadily increasing, [Mr.] Clooney confronted [Mr.] Russell with the intention of defending the crew.
According to [Mr.] Clooney, [Mr.] Russell was demeaning the crew verbally and physically.
[Mr.] Clooney felt this was out of line and let [Mr.] Russell know by saying:
"David, it's a big day. But you can't shove, push or humiliate people who aren't allowed to defend themselves."
[Mr.] Russell then taunted Clooney by saying:
"Why don't you just worry about your f----- -up act? You're being a d---. You want to hit me? Come on, p---y, hit me.
Mr. Ruseell then grabbed Clooney by the throat and Clooney "went nuts."
(From Wikipedia)
[Mr. Russell eventually apologized and filming continued, but [Mr.] Clooney describes the esperience as '...the worst experience of my life."
(There also was a New York Times article, later reprinted in Rebels On The Backlot, in 2006. )
Now, the 'net is talking about the film clips of the director berating his cast on his later movie, I Heart/Love Huckabees.
o.k., here are some clips YouTube ,
YouTube
I enjoyed Three Kings. I thought it was a smart and compassionate movie. I didn't see Spanking The Monkey, despite good reviews, because no matter how clever or perceptive the perspective, the subject matter, incest, does not appeal to me, particularly as entertainment.
I (Heart)/Love Huckabees, also off my radar until now, will probably, finally, get a viewing, because like other film watchers, I'm wondering if a good movie came out of this awful emotional confrontation.
But, like others, I'm also wondering, what price art?
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Comment by Filmpeeker
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Yea, I wrote about this not long ago as well... It's freakish and amusing at the same time, huh?
David and Lily seem like the ultimate match. If you want to start a war that is.
Cheers,
filmpeeker
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Comment by Theresa
Today's World
Didn't realize you had covered this too.
I know there's a certain amount of friction in any collaboration,
but I think this man crosses the line.
Who would want to show up on the set for work each morning?
Theresa
Comment by Theresa
Today's World
You have a point. For all who love a Hitchcock film, (a good result of combined effort)
still, he supposedly could be pretty weird.
Melanie Griffith, Tippy Hendren's daughter (The Birds),
tells a story about Hitch giving her a present on her birthday, while Mom was working for the director. The gift was a miniature coffin, with a doll inside,
made up like Ms. Hedren.
Ms. Griffith was a child, but never forgot that "gift".
Yikes.
Theresa