I saw it in 1980 and was horrified...and not in a good way! Homophobic, stupid, BADLY acted (even Elizabeth Ashley was bad) and just disgusting. I heard Willis was ashamed of this but I can't find any interview with him even mentioning this. Does anyone know of where there might be a link to an interview with his discussing this? Thank you.
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Gordon Willis admitted the film had been a mistake,[2]and later said of directing that he didn't really like it. "I've had a good relationship with actors," he reflected, "but I can do what I do and back off. I don't want that much romancing. I don't want them to call me up at two in the morning saying, 'I don't know who I am'".[3]
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[2] Feeney, Mark. "A Study in Contrasts", The Boston Globe, 14 January 2007. Quoted on NPR affiliate publicbroadcasting.net Retrieved 2011-03-04.
[3] Peary, Gerald. "Gerald Peary: Gordon Willis", Boston Phoenix, August 2003. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
Thanks for that snippet, though it's lacking in specifics. Gordon Willis' talent for cinematography comes through clearly here, and I think the problems with this film can be tied more to the script than to the direction. Others would blame the plot.
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