Willow ,'Beneath You'
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I like that about Michael Caine -- it's like he's still a working class guy, so he wants to make sure there's a next paycheck coming.
Film critics refer to the Caine/Hackman rule. Which is that at any time of day, you are guaranteed to find a movie on cable with either Michael Caine or Gene Hackman in it.
Supporting for Ciderhouse and Hannah And Her Sisters. He has six noms, from 1967 to now. Which really only represents a scant portion of his output. (117 credits). Ben's got 4 noms, 1 win. (76 credits).
Hey, Olivier did The Betsy, a film so bad that it never shows anywhere. Plus he has a sex scene in it which is just wrong wrong wrong. I do NOT need to see an elderly and venerated performer humping the maid, thankyewverymuch.
Dammit!
I had successfully eternally sunshined The Betsy right oughta my mind. Now it's back again with all its truly terribleness. Curses.
One of the few movies I've ever walked out of.
So it wasn't safe, then?
Olivier ended his career doing pretty much everything that came his way (see also Boys From Brazil, the Langella Dracula, etc.). Occasionally he got one like SLEUTH (with, hey now, Michael Caine), but usually, nsm.
Hey, I limited my Olivier comment to one I'd seen.
Not that The Boys from Brazil has a great rep.
I keep confusing The Boys from Brazil with The Boys in the Band.
I think it's a sickness.
Which big name Brit was in the X-rated Caligula? I thought it was Olivier, but it might be someone else, now that I think about it.
Peter O'Toole? Gielgud?
Which big name Brit was in the X-rated Caligula?
Malcolm McDowell (sp?), wazzn't it?