I have to see the Lion in Winter when I have the time since I am a Katherine Hepburn fan and try as much to see her films when its on TV
I have to see the Lion in Winter when I have the time since I am a Katherine Hepburn fan and try as much to see her films when its on TV
Wow. I am currently reading the book 'Hellraisers' which is about a group of hard living hard drinking British actors and Peter O'Toole is one of them and I am watching 'My Favorite Year' with him in it. I like his role in 'Goodbye Mr. Chips'. He plays the English school teacher so well when you think back on the movie you go "That was Peter O'Toole?".
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I always thought that "My Favorite Year" (with Cousin Larry) was the spiritual basis for "Get Him to the Greek." (one of my fav comedies of all time)
Technically, O'Toole was part of the generation that followed Golden Age Hollywood, being born in 1932, when Hollywood's Golden Icons were just hitting their stride.
How To Steal A Million was going to be my suggestion too. It's an interestingly different role for him, and a fun art-heist/romantic romp. Favorite line: "It worked!" (spoken in a tone of delighted incredulity)
It will always make me sad that WB didn't tap O'Toole to fill the role of Dumbledore following Richard Harris' death. But, Harris and O'Toole were of an age, and I imagine that the studio was firmly against casting another actor that they might have to suddenly replace.
I was actually going to not call him full golden age, but I considered him more of the new-last of that era , not to mention he was one of the few actors still around that can say worked with many golden age actors, along with Clint Eastwood . it's funny because he felt older than Sophie Lauren to me or felt he had been in the business longer and sophie is considered a golden age actress.
You must, it's an INCREDIBLE play, filmed brilliantly. Katherine Hepburn won her third (of four) Best Actress Oscar's for it; and it's visually stunning, Oscar winning score. And they are VICIOUS! My god, the barbed insults Kate throws in that film could fell an Oliphaunt! She's the original Queen of Thorns!
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