Tag Archives: Richard Dreyfuss

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

According to Hollywood legend, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg made a wager, at Lucas’s instigation, around 1976. Both of them were working on science-fiction blockbuster movies involving aliens that were due to debut the following year. Lucas, facing interference and … Continue reading

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Four for the Fourth

It’s Independence Day in the U.S., which means that not only am I not sitting at my computer, but most of my audience isn’t as well. To my international readers, I’m sorry, but you’ll have to put up with a … Continue reading

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Moon Over Parador

Released in 1988, Paul Mazursky’s comedy Moon Over Parador is a film about acting. Sort of. Richard Dreyfuss plays Jack Noah, an actor who has had a few action films to his name, but still finds himself scrambling for parts. … Continue reading

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