Tag: Roy Scheider
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The John Hughes-Written ‘Jaws’ Parody That We Never Got
In 1975, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws changed film history forever. It was, at the time, the box office king, and the movie that created the trend of summer blockbusters. Like all good things, though, Hollywood couldn’t leave it alone. Desperate to try to recapture that magic, in 1978 came Jaws 2, where star Roy Scheider returned…
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William Friedkin Broke Laws To Film ’The French Connection’s Car Chase
As movie lovers mourn the passing of William Friedkin, now is as good a time as any to revisit one of the legendary filmmaker’s ultimate stamps on cinematic history. Starring Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider as New York City narcotics officers eyeing a drug bust, The French Connection was a major hit with audiences and…
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‘The Exorcist’ Director William Friedkin Made This Sharp 2000s Thriller
The Exorcist director William Friedkin is a master of realistic action scenes. From the iconic car chases in The French Connection (for which he won his Oscar for Best Director) and To Live and Die in L.A., to the almost unbearably tense Sorcerer, featuring Roy Scheider transporting nitroglycerin across the Latin American jungle (as well…