Robert Redford was halfway through his most emotional scene when he turned the page of his script and saw something that wasn’t supposed to be there. His voice caught. His...
And if you can’t do that, Lou, then we don’t have a movie. Paul Newman stood up from the conference table. The three Universal executives didn’t move. Lou Wasserman, the...
Universal Studios, Stage 12, October 1973. The Sting was 3 weeks into production, and the entire crew had gathered for Robert Redford’s big dramatic monologue. 60 people, cameras rolling, dead...
1967, a Warner Brothers executive hung up the phone, hands shaking. Paul Newman had just said four words that could destroy a $6 million production. No Redford, no movie. The...
Lime Rock Park, Connecticut. May 17th, 1975. 2:47 p.m. Robert Redford’s hands were white on the steering wheel, 140 mph on a curve designed for 90. Paul Newman was ahead,...
March 14th, 1974. The Beverly Hilton Hotel press room. 120 journalists, flashbulbs popping. Robert Redford at the microphone, calm as always. And then Richard Schiller stood up. What happened in...
Take 47. October 15th, 1973. Universal Studios soundstage. The Sting. Robert Redford was about to film the most dramatic scene of his career. A tense poker game. Millions of dollars...
September 26th, 2008. Room 447, Sloan Ketering Hospital, New York. Paul Newman had been refusing visitors for 3 weeks. No family beyond his wife. No friends, no former co-stars. When...
Sarah Martinez had been standing in line since 5:00 a.m. She was 19, a film school dropout working three jobs. This was her first day as an extra on a...
Dean Martin heard the commotion outside his dressing room. Voices raised, aggressive. He just finished his show at the Sans Hotel. He was changing out of his tuxedo. All he...