There have been many other examples of an actor badmouthing a film that fattened his wallet, but Lancaster’s “worst piece of junk ever made” barb may have been the worst.
To publicly bash a project he richly benefitted from, along with its talented cast and crew, surely places him in a hall of shame.
Well Burt made many great films, but this one was such a big production, he probably couldn't appreciate it through the trees. He had a limited role in the film and probably just took the money, said his lines and ran. We can appreciate it even though he didn't. Just like John Lennon bad-mouthed some great Beatle songs. Artists sometimes are too close to their work to even appreciate it.
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Burt was too close to it to appreciative it, we can. Also he had a limited role and I couldn't stand those scenes with his nagging wife; that's probably why he hated it, having to listen to her.
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