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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2019 2:28:50 GMT
Please, share your thoughts on this actor? He was hot stuff in the 60s... I've only seen Three in the Attic (a huge hit in the 60s) and Ryan's Daughter from his filmography, and in truth, his life offscreen may be far more interesting than any of his performances. He's probably most remembered now for famously clashing with David Lean and Sarah Miles on the set of Ryan's Daughter - Lean, being so unhappy with his performance, even had him dubbed by English actor Julian Holloway in post-production. (And supposedly Miles secretly drugged him in order to improve his performance?) In fairness to Jones, though, Lean had fraught relationships with many of his actors, including Judy Davis. He was married to Susan Strasberg (yes, Lee's daughter) and dated Sharon Tate and Olivia Hussey (who alleged in her memoirs that he brutally raped her...). He also tried to seduce Bette Davis, but failed. Despite his connections, it was reportedly the terrible experience he had on Ryan's Daughter that caused him to leave film work altogether. Tarantino tried to coax him out of retirement for Pulp Fiction, but he declined. With Anthony Hopkins... With Pia Degermark...
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Post by MsMovieStar on Jun 20, 2019 8:11:47 GMT
Oh honey, sometimes hotness isn't enough. I think sleeping with Bette Davis would be enough to finish anyone's career... however Strasberg was very well connected (and later very wealthy as she owned Marilyn Monroe estate).
Disappointed in her career, Strasberg began to use a variety of drugs, and in 1965, despite having once said, "I'd rather not marry an actor because there isn't room in the house for two egos", she married the quixotic young actor Christopher Jones, who was taking LSD. The couple had a daughter, Jennifer, who was born with a congenital birth defect which the actress blamed on the drug-taking. Strasberg and Jones were divorced after just one year of marriage.
Maybe his career was cut short due to drugs?
I would never do drugs... if I'm at a party and someone offers me drugs, so not to offend... I'll always have my assistant take them... or pretend to... and then have her stand on a street corner and sell them so I can buy something nice later on... You'd be surprised at the street value of the contents of some of these people's bathroom cabinets.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2019 12:22:00 GMT
I thought this was such a beautiful scene the first time I watched the film... Allegedly Miles drugged Jones before shooting here began?
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Post by MsMovieStar on Jun 20, 2019 13:12:34 GMT
Oh honey, I've done plenty of those scenes... But why did she drug him?
Allegedly, she was a pee drinker... and before y'all go 'Whooooaaaaaat?'... I suggest you check out her wiki page.
For a movie star she must have been a very cheap date as it is much cheaper than Cristal!
Do you think they went into the bushes for a splash? Do you think this is on the DVD commentary?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2019 13:22:44 GMT
MsMovieStar - Oh honey, definitely no. From the film's IMDb Trivia Page:
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Post by TerryMontana on Jun 20, 2019 13:25:17 GMT
I don't know the guy but the pic of Hopkins with hair on his head is a rare one!!!
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Post by MsMovieStar on Jun 20, 2019 13:47:07 GMT
Oh honey, this gets even weirder: Olivia Hussey, who claims that Jones raped her... later lived at the house that Sharon Tate was murdered! Apparently he was a psycho! Olivia Hussey's side of the story...
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Post by getclutch on Jun 20, 2019 14:31:39 GMT
I remember seeing an E! True Hollywood Story on this guy which left me with more questions than answers.
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