I didn't know that.

…the screenplay was garbage. Peter Boyle turned down the role because he wanted more romantic parts. The lead role was even offered to New York newspaper columnist Jimmy Breslin, a non-actor. Breslin was summarily fired aft…the screenplay was garbage. Peter Boyle turned down the role because he wanted more romantic parts. The lead role was even offered to New York newspaper columnist Jimmy Breslin, a non-actor. Breslin was summarily fired after Friedkin learned he didn’t know how to drive.
 
Gene Hackman burst on the scene in 1967 in Bonnie And Clyde. Friedkin gave the role of Popeye Doy…
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Simon Dillon
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Jun 14, 2022
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I didn't know that.
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Written by Simon Dillon
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Novelist and Short Story-ist. Film and Book Lover. If you cut me, I bleed celluloid and paper pulp. Blog: www.simondillonbooks.wordpress.com
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