Word: weres
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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His trip to stardom began, though he did not know it at the time, about two years ago, when Kramer vs. Kramer scouts started looking at nonprofessionals to play the role of Billy, who is really the film's central character. They went to Justin's school in...
On the set, Justin was known as the "little director," because he was so curious about how and why things were being done. "I know all about wardrobes and what it's like to be a movie star, but the glamour isn't as good as it looks...
Instead of being given a script, Justin was told by Hoffman what a scene was about and then allowed to say whatever he wanted. "When kids learn lines," says Hoffman, "you can't cut them with an ice pick." Camera angles were kept simple so that father and son...
Director Robert Benton recalls her work that day on the set with amazement: "We must have shot that scene from seven in the morning until six at night, over and over again. First in closeup, then a medium shot, finally a long one. Later in the day, we shot only...
Next came Vassar and the recognition that this wholesome young woman possessed an eerie gift. Clinton Atkinson, a director on the college staff, found her acting "hair raising, absolutely mind boggling. I don't think anyone ever taught Meryl acting; she really taught herself." After graduating with a major...