At a recent discussion I attended in NY, Friedkin was asked why he omitted "The Guardian" from his new memoir; he said: "why would people want to read about an absolute complete disaster...that film has been brought to Guantanamo to be forgotten"
shareDamn that's harsh. That movie is a classic for me. I really wanted to know what M. Friedkin think of that movie.
shareThis is so weird when you know his 1999 audio commentary where he claims that it is his most personal movie, and that there is nothing he would change about it.
shareI could see how reading about a movie that just kind of went off the rails would be as interesting as his successes. Some talented people worked on it.
shareFriedkin was offered a lot of cash to do the film so he made the film for monetary reasons and not artistic reasons.
It was a troubled shot and the rewrites made it even more demanding.
He hated the final product but was contractually obliged to promote it and claim he liked it.