The reference in the last 2 lines of my quoted post are from
a poem by Robert Burns. After making The Long Goodbye, Gould
recorded audio books of all of Chandler's novels. If he was
not trying to cast himself as the modern Marlow, he certainly
did an awful lot of work in that direction.
Patrick King
--- Terrill Lankford <
lankford2000@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Patrick King <
abrasax93@yahoo.com>
> >Sent: Feb 2, 2007 5:13 PM
> >To:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Re:The Long
Goodbye
> >
> >Elliot Gould was on the edge of the A list at
the
> time
> >that movie was made. He's had a great success
in
> MASH.
> >He wanted to be a leading man and he is a big
fan
> of
> >Chandler. I'm sure he was in on the decision
to
> make
> >this movie. This is a very common reason for
making
> >movies in Hollywood and very few are
successful.
> "The
> >greatest gift that God could gee us..."
applys
> here, I
> >think.
> >
> >Patrick King
>
>
> I don't even understand what the last couple
lines
> in your post mean, but, "It's okay with
me."
>
> Gould had nothing to do with developing this
movie
> (until he was cast, of course). Elliot Kastner
and
> Jerry Bick had the rights and were producing
the
> film. They wanted Peter Bogdonavich to direct.
He
> passed and suggested Altman. Altman had to
convince
> the producers that Gould could do the work.
Gould
> was currently in hot water for erratic behavior on
a
> number of recent jobs (he had punched out
Anthony
> Harvey on one flick and even inspired Ingmar
Bergman
> (!) to say he was "difficult" on another). He
was
> unhirable at the time, not someone people were
going
> to for advice on multi-million dollar
decisions.
> Like what movies he'd like to make to bolster
his
> career.
>
> The producers made Gould go through physical
and
> psychological testing before they would hire
him.
> Elliot Gould's desires for "leading man" status,
if
> he had any, played no role in the producers
decision
> to make this movie. They would have made it
without
> him. And they would have made it without
Altman.
> They owned the property and they were in the
power
> position until Altman was hired. From that point
on,
> everthing is a negotiation. It was Altman's
belief
> in Gould that got him the job. Not the other
way
> around.
>
> Yes, producers often cater to big star's egos to
get
> them on board their projects, but if a star
is
> behind the initial development of a movie, you
will
> find his name in the producer's credits. Often
they
> will have their name there even if they were
merely
> a gun for hire.
>
> Gould is not one of the producers of The
Long
> Goodbye. Merely the star.
>
>
> TL
>
>
>
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