Post by Carla on Oct 5, 2006 13:51:52 GMT
Source: IMDB
Cruise and Kidman Ruined 'Eyes Wide Shut', Kubrick Told Ermey
Cruise and Kidman Ruined 'Eyes Wide Shut', Kubrick Told Ermey
Stanley Kubrick thought his last movie Eyes Wide Shut was
a "piece of s**t" that was ruined by interference from its stars
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, according to actor R. Lee Ermey.
Ermey starred in Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket and remained in
contact with the legendary film-maker up until his death in 1999.
When the pair spoke shortly after Kubrick had completed work on
Eyes Wide Shut, Ermey recalls the legendary director expressing
his disappointment with the movie. He says, "Stanley called me
about two weeks before he died, as a matter of fact. We had a
long conversation about Eyes Wide Shut. He told me it was a
piece of s**t and that he was disgusted with it and that the
critics were going to have him for lunch. He said Cruise and
Kidman had their way with him - exactly the words he used. He
was kind of a shy little timid guy. He wasn't real forceful. That's
why he didn't appreciate working with big, high-powered actors.
They would have their way with him, he would lose control, and
his movie would turn to s**t." Kubrick died in Hertfordshire,
England of natural causes in March 1999.