March 22, 2007

The Existential Bloody Film Shoot


Two clips featuring Lily Tomlin and Director David O. Russell screaming at each other during the making of "I Heart Huckabees" have surfaced on the internets. They are absolutely staggering (not to mention NSFW):


Huckabees 2
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Huckabees
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Watch 'em while you can (they've already been taken down over at YouTube).
UPDATE: Well, they've also been taken down on Daily Motion. Fortunately, reader Steve (see comments) found them on Film Threat and, just in case Film Threat is threatened, I nicked them (see above).

Somebody obviously does not want us to watch these clips (I'm guessing Tomlin or Russell) but the damage is already done. And what's the damage, really? Will we all stop going to Lily Tomlin or David O. Russell movies? The average filmgoer only cares about the work. If they continue to make subpar movies, I imagine they will lose their audiences. If they continue to make movies like Flirting with Disaster (see below), then nobody will give a shit.


I just wanted to add that Russell is one of my favorite filmmakers. Although Huckabees was a noble failure, Spanking the Monkey, Three Kings and especially Flirting with Disaster are all must-sees (and Tomlin is fantastic in it). I guess sometimes a little anger can help fuel the creative juices.

1 comment:

9FingeredElf said...

You can still view them here:

http://www.filmthreat.com/video/davidrussel_lilytomlin02.mov

http://www.filmthreat.com/video/davidrussel_lilytomlin.mov