The Thomas Crown Affair Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 82 out of 101 people found the following review useful: A classy piece of work from Finland 9 January 2004 Forget all the explosions, car chases, crazy villains, special effects... The Thomas Crown Affair is not an action movie. It´s not even a thriller. Instead, it´s a well-done cat-and-mouse movie that´s smart, entertaining and very sexy. If you had to use one word to describe the film it would have to be sophisticated. The movie might appeal more to mature audiences as both the leading man and the leading lady are over 40 years old. Pierce Brosnan can obviously do other roles beside James Bond, but the role of Thomas Crown is at least somewhat similar to 007. Both guys "enjoy women" and are very suave. Overall, Brosnan gives a solid performance and is overshadowed only by Rene Russo who simply oozes sexuality and class. She is simply perfect in her role and though she´s twice as old as I am I find her a real knockout. Not only is she extremely hot, but also a very talented and charismatic actress. A perfect combination!

The classy dance scene between Brosnan and Russo belongs to the most sexually-charged scenes in history and the following love-making scene manages to be both sexy and stylish. Usually nude scenes in Hollywood movies seem somehow "uneasy", but in this movie the scene is done in real style and with sensual music the atmosphere is sizzling. Who would want a disposable bimbo like Britney Spears when you could have a real class-act woman like Rene Russo? I would also like to mention Bill Conti whose simple yet refined music is simply outstanding. Just listen to the music during the scene in which Crown and Banning go glider flying... You can just close your eyes and listen to this wonderful music. Now I have to find the soundtrack for this film! I guess I should mention that I´ve never seen the original Thomas Crown, but now I don´t even have to bother as its updated version is a true pleasure to watch. I have nothing negative to say about it so just go get this film on DVD and enjoy! Was the above review useful to you? 76 out of 92 people found the following review useful: "Thomas" is the "Crown" Jewel for your collection... SEE IT!

from Attleboro, MA 4 May 2001 This DVD was an impulse buy, pure and simple. My wife and I like Pierce Brosnan, and I have enjoyed Renee Russo's other works, so what did I have to lose? Only my mind! This film was positively one of the most enjoyable, nail-biting, suspenseful romantic capers ever made. A remake of the steamy 1968 Steve McQueen flick updated to the sleek and self-referential 90s, "Thomas Crown" features Brosnan as the title character - a bored billionaire businessman in the business of "acquisitions". For a thrill, he heists an extremely valuable Monet from the New York Museum right under the noses of security guards, cops, and about a thousand unsuspecting museum-goers. Renee Russo is the very sexy, very worldly Catherine Banning, whose insurance company underwrites the painting - and she is determined to get it back at any cost... But the cost just may be her soul as she woos, and then falls under the spell of the enigmatic Crown. Will Russo discover the location of the Monet? Will she rat out Thomas Crown?

Or is Crown manipulating her affections like Bobby Fisher manipulates the pieces on a chess board? What we have here is a high-speed chase film whose vehicle is clever dialog, rich and exotic direction, and more than a little sexual tension! Brosnan, as Crown, is ever the cool Brit charmer whose every word and action are as calculated as the movements of a Rolex. Russo smoulders every time she appears on screen. And when the two of them get together, the chemical reaction is pure dynamite. Dennis Leary has a nice bit as a streetwise NYPD detective on the case, who dispenses advice to Russo's Banning, and watches her begin to spiral out of control. His role here most likely resulted in the deserved attempt at a television series on ABC ("The Job"). The action in the film moves exotically from caper to cover-up and back with dizzying speed... All the while, we are kept guessing about the motivations of the two lead, and find ourselves eagerly anticipating their next move. When the final checkmate comes, we are left totally bewildered, befuddled, and baffled... which is most-likely the director's intention!

On all levels, "The Thomas Crown Affair" will steal the hearts of men and women alike... but for different reasons - Men can enjoy the action and thrill of the chase, and Crown's ability to win over the most beautiful women and his attempt to get away with the ultimate heist... Ladies can marvel at the suave Brosnan and his life of extreme wealth, and all-the-while wonder if he will betray her, or if she will betray him... I will not betray you... I ain't saying! Was the above review useful to you? 85 out of 121 people found the following review useful: Great Movie - Much Better Than The Original! from Connecticut 21 January 2001 It was wonderful - much better than the "original" The characters were more interesting, the plot more interesting! The entire cast gives marvellous performances, Rene Russo and Pierce Brosnan are wonderful, sexy, intelligent and never boring! I am tired of hearing about Rene's age being a factor, there are sexy talented women of all ages! Her performance is what thrilled me - she gives a multifaceted performance. And its interesting that most of the critical people of her on this site are male.

I guess they can't handle a strong- yet vulnerable, intelligent woman. Kudos to Pierce Brosnan for selecting a woman lead who is not only his contemporary but equal in intelligence and moxy!! Was the above review useful to you? 53 out of 74 people found the following review useful: Original reworked right. from USA 23 June 2003 Obligatory comparison to the first film: The first Thomas Crown Affair really wasn't that great with its split screens that would make even Brian De Palma sick. Like other films from that era of history, it's lost some of its shock with time but unlike true classics, Thomas Crown Affair has lost a lot of its charm. Worth a viewing, but not worth worshipping. Only vague concepts carry over from film to film, really. The same basic plot curve, same basic events, same basic characters, except everything is retold and reinterpreted from a different point of view.

And I much prefer John McTiernan's interpretation despite the more glaring plot holes such as 'Why didn't the security tape reveal who set the briefcase in the gallery to begin with?' Theoretically the culprit could've been caught then and there, but then there'd be no movie. The caper's execution is rather spectacular, far more entertaining than the original's, though much less likely to happen. But who cares, really? McTiernan directed this as a film you can't take 100% seriously anyway. This is a fun cat and mouse movie, not a documentary. The premise-an art theft-strikes me as more interesting than the original's robbery; besides, how many films have bank robberies? How many films steal art? It's something different. The characters and their portrayals are colorful and interesting, walking a thin line of camp but never pushing it too far. This movie isn't about 'Everyman' nor is it meant to. It's about a billionaire who gets his kicks out of high stake gambles and wages-how do you do that without a larger than life portrayal? I particularly liked the ending sequence, as goofy, perhaps corny as it is, it's still fun.

Especially the music selection, Nina Simone's Sinnerman, a well chosen track. Bill Conti provides the underlying score, which proves quite unique having a slightly bouncy 'piano recital' quality to its first few themes. Very fitting for the museum setting. It's a CD worth purchasing for the sake of variety alone. In the end, Thomas Crown Affair works not because of the film's subjects or its characters . . . it works because of -how- it portrays everything. Its tone is fun and relaxing, and it never tries to take itself too seriously. After all, we are at the movies and not a training seminar . .. Was the above review useful to you? 36 out of 55 people found the following review useful: A very good film, but a very average remake Author: ~?~§íX~?~ 25 March 2000 Well, what can I say after watching this film, being a fan of the original. To begin with, I enjoyed it as it was almost a 90's play by play remake, and I am always pleased to see how a 60's or 70's classic would have looked 20 something years later.

The early scenes in the film were very close to the original, with the business deal going through, and then Crown going to observe the heist; although participating this time around, and so, with what I saw I saw a hell of a lot of promise to shine up to the original. The heist seems in both are superbly conceived and very well filmed, with just the right amount of tension about the problems arising. Good stuff. Enter Russo, dressed as a total Dunaway clone (Remember the headscarf?) and with some scenes of total over acting which could have worked well but on the whole didn't. Where Russo seems to let go and enjoy herself is a slip mistake that the character would never have done; Dunaway ALWAYS kept her cool in the original. Enter the cat and mouse thriller element of the film. I have seen a few reviews here that say that this dragged the film along, slowing it down considerably. However, this film, in both versions, is not about a robbery, it is about the chase.

The point of the film is the exchanges between the two protagonists, each trying to catch the other out; and this is the brilliance of the film, because it isn't a visual action plot with little in it that so many films are today. This makes you watch, this makes you observe and it makes you think. Moving on to the character of Crown by Brosnan. Some people have said that Brosnan was hollow and one dimensional, with no background to his motivation to the robbery. This is EXACTLY the point and this is why the ending of the 1999 version does NOT work. Thomas Crown only has two things that he cares about: Greed and acquisition. The scene in both versions with the business deal at the beginning is the evidence at this, with the corporate suits joking about "Thomas Crown actually selling something" then we find out that he only sold it because, unknown to them, they were offering 30 million more than anyone else. All Crown cares about is possessing as much as he can, this is why he has been alone all this time. And, with this being the point of the character, that is why the ending of the film is so disappointing and unbelievable compared to the original.

Crown desired to own the painting and he would not have given this up for the love of a woman, because, although it is obvious he wants a woman to love him, he cannot love women, because he can only love what he owns, and he wants to own everything. The original version, with McQueen deceiving Dunaway, after she betrayed him and then leaving her on the plane is a much more convincing ending. Another unconvincing aspect is the comparison between the McQueen/Dunaway and Brosnan/Russo relationships. Firstly, the dance scene comes nowhere near comparison to the chess scene of the original; and the dance scene is very poorly filmed as well. The chess scene showed both characters attempts at dominance over each other, their lust to win over each other, and they sexual tension between them as they play with the chess pieces, slowly and seductively. The dance scene is a quick montage of unclear movement with the only piece of sexual tension being Brosnan laying his hands on Russo. All the dominance that Dunaway had in the original was disposed of and Russo caved into to sleeping with Crown very easily. Then, there is the Brosnan/Russo sex scene; which in my opinion was HIGHLY unnecessary.

McQueen and Dunaway never needed to do a nude scene together, as the sexual tension between the two was so obvious that it could be cut with a bread knife. However, Brosnan and Russo do not have that touch, the spark was nowhere near as big, and the inclusion of a nude scene still does not bring it anywhere near the status of attraction that the original couple had. This film could have been a classic remake if it didn't try to be so politically correct. The only reason why the remake switched from a bank heist to art theft is because, in today's world, armed robbery cannot be presented as an elegant theft. This is ridiculous, as the reason that the original's heist was so smooth was because of the planning, timing and element of no one of the criminals meeting until midway through the heist; all goes on while McQueen watches from across the road. Where was the planning and recruitment in this remake? Oh yes, Russo mentioned it so quickly, it would have been dismissed faster than one of Brosnan's butler's lines. And the idea of a happy ending, with both of the characters, now definitely lovers, flying off into the sunset with plans for happiness together. Garbage.

These two characters are selfish and greedy because they only look at for number one in a dog eats dog world. McQueen's Crown saw this, knowing to drop Dunaway or go to jail; and this PC happy ending is just not compatible with this film; as with a cat and mouse thriller, someone has to lose. Was the above review useful to you? 18 out of 21 people found the following review useful: The Thomas/Catherine Love Feast 28 February 2006 *** This review may contain spoilers *** The Thomas Crown Affair is an exception to the Hollywood rule that the remake must be true to the original. In 1968, Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway served up a 1960s sexy confection of skimpy clothes and clever heists. John McTiernan turns the flick into a sultry, almost jaded, romance. Thomas Crown (Pierce Brosnan, slick from practicing seduction as James Bond) is a power-lunching, billionaire robber-baron who gets his kicks stealing art treasures from taxpayer-supported museums.

Catherine Olds Banning (played by the tough, but sexy Rene Russo) is the insurance company detective determined to get back the painting he steals at the beginning of the film. If she can get it, she will save her insurance conglomerate a nice chunk of change. The billionaire and the detective try everything to outsmart each other including a highly charged love affair that's a heated mix of business and pleasure. Russo looks very good with her clothes off. The director's attention to the detail of the sumptuous, luxury sets, provides a suitably comfy backdrop for the steamy action. McTiernan also directs the action pieces almost as well as one might expect from the director Die Hard. Brosnan and Russo supply most of the heat for the developing romance. The witty dialog by Leslie Dixon make the film move by with enough grace to paper over the fact that it is the sex we are interested in. Russo is beautiful, stylish, smart, self-possessed, and incredibly sexy.

Denis Leary gets a good character role as a police detective smitten with Russo, and Faye Dunaway (the love interest in 1968) gets a wholly enjoyable cameo as Brosnan's therapist, who helps him try to figure out why he is such an irresponsible business man. One wonders now, after Enron, Tyco, and other big payoff corporate heists, just whom Crown is robbing to pay for his high-tech robbery crew. How many of his company's employees will have to give up their pensions or health benefits to keep his company looking good on Wall Street. Who cares? It's just a movie! Actually, it is a great date movie. Pop it in. See if it works. Was the above review useful to you? 27 out of 41 people found the following review useful: Bang-Up Fun Fresh Re-Make from Queens, NY 21 December 2005 Hooray for Hollywood!

The world may be falling apart so like we needed money spent on a remake of "The Thomas Crown Affair." But then heck if Tinseltown in all its unoriginality doesn't do a bang-up fun job of unreality with characters who have no place in the Unreel World, from the classy looking opening credits to Sting covering "Windmills of my Mind" over the closing credits. In the opening scene I'm thinking, wait I know that woman's voice and voila it's Faye Dunaway from the original film as Crown's shrink - I cheered out loud (OK so I was the only one in the audience that got the joke). Pierce Brosnan and Renee Russo are an age-appropriate couple with genuine fireworks and chemistry (with help from director John McTiernan and editor John Wright in the tango and copulation scenes). There's unconventionally good music choices - that tango is from Three Penny Opera of all things and a terrific use of Nina Simone's "Sinner Man" in a marvelous Magritte-inspired ironically tense heist scene. Brosnan's trainer gets a credit, as there's plenty of skin.

Russo laughs, a gorgeous belly laugh, unlike so many frozen femmes fatale. The credits also say that no museum was used as a locale, so gosh they really recreated the Met amazingly accurately (and how much did that cost?), though it didn't seem crowded enough Crown goes in at 9 when the museum doesn't open until 11. I would think this is a great date movie. (originally written 8/22/1999) Author: cubsinengland 26 August 2007 Firstly, it's not a cookie-cutter remake of the original staring Mr. McQueen and Ms. Dunaway - so no comparison required. You might say Brosnan was typecast by Bond, and the idea of a suave player getting one over on yet another woman might be the obvious outcome, but not this time! Instead we're treated to a sophisticated game of cops and robbers, played out in this stylish and seductive entertainment. Mr. Brosnan (Thomas) is at the top of his game and may be involved in something illegal. Ms.

Russo (Catherine) is called in to investigate, claiming an office and sharing confidences with the local police department looking for clues. Catherine epitomises sophistication with hair, makeup and fashions styled to perfection. She's an understatement of success; a woman playing a man's game, bounty-hunting life and sex on her own terms and 'enjoying the chase'. Once Catherine is on the trail of Thomas Crown you'll join her in a hedonistic game of one-upmanship. She's done this kind of work before and must stay on her toes if she's going to implicate the wealthy Thomas Crown. The local cops and cultured community believe Mr. Crown to be beyond reproach; an untouchable pillar of wealth and good taste. These two characters exist in their luxurious world through strange circumstance and have made it their own through hard work and some bluffing. The movie provides glimpses into their lifestyles, and at the same time, keeps them both just outside what you'd expect from a wealthy businessman and a woman working for an insurance company. Supporting character Mr.

Leary makes a cynical, yet caring detective attempting to save face by nabbing Thomas Crown - however it's quite obvious in a city the size of New York that a bored millionaire looking for thrills by staging a theft is not his priority. Mr. Leary is guilty of a bit of cussing and jaded police behaviour, but ya 'gotta hope he's still on the force. The story races from one clue to the next, and we glimpse a world where time means nothing, and money is just, well, not an issue. The film really sets the tone for the lush life with ultra-posh, elegant sets, millionaire-hobbies and exotic locations. The soundtrack is perfect, giving the entire movie an upmarket, worldly feel that befits a modern romance. This is really a love story for anyone who imagines being whisked away from the mundane into places that you've only read or heard about in glossy magazines. It's a film for any person out there who'd like to have the freedom to do what they want and damn the consequences. Well, either that or have enough money to do anything, then disappear.

There is some hot on-screen chemistry between Thomas and Catherine, making the love scenes, coupled with the sexy music and breathtaking backgrounds, erotic. They have a healthy appetite for each other so the love scenes in his apartment and 'island retreat' are the 'stuff that dreams are made of.' Yes, there are little snafus, such as a painting being folded in a manner that would permanently ruin it, and the usual gaffes that serious film-goers will pick over - but heck, it's just a movie and a love story - let yourself go and imagine you're a woman who's just crashed a black tie event in a dress making every man in the room salivate, or that you're the man she's heading for on the dance floor - then have fun with it . . . In the end, for all their cunning, Thomas and Catherine must decide if they can trust each other, just like most men and women must do in any love story. What you may find hard to decide though, is who to root for, and who really wins the game of cat and mouse at the end of this movie. Was the above review useful to you?

14 out of 17 people found the following review useful: Live this movie, guys from India 18 July 2012 For a few minutes , 120 or so you will feel like you are living the life of the protagonist. A smile will be on your face throughout the movie. An anticipation will build on and you will enjoy a climax every 15 minutes or so. This movie is one of its kind, not to mention Pierce Brosnan who looks tailor made for this role. Every few years a movie comes that you remember throughout your life, sometimes it may appeal to one group and detract another, but the people to whom it appeals, it touches their heart and they are deeply influenced by it. It is one of those movies After Clint Eastwood it was Pierce Brosnan who could actually play a real, relaxed , laid back, mature man in Hollywood. Was the above review useful to you? 11 out of 15 people found the following review useful: Slick 11 June 2005 *** This review may contain spoilers *** Those who maintain that remakes never are as good as the original on which they are based should take a look at this film.

Pierce Brosnan recaptures the rebellious cool that Steve McQueen displayed in the original film of the same name and adds a further gloss and polish to the character. While the story line remains basically true to the original, it has been modernised and comes across even tighter. As in the original, Thomas Crown is a successful businessman to whom everything comes easily, so much so that everyday dealings leave him bored. Bored enough to strike out in a non-violent way and stage a super art heist, where the thrill of staging the caper and the following cat and mouse game to stay ahead of a feisty female insurance investigator assigned to the case provides the kicks he is missing. Eventually and expectedly, the relationship develops and the viewer is dragged on an interlude of exotic locales besotted with the props of a very good life. The lead players display a sizzling chemistry that propels the film along at a scorching pace, culminating in an ending that is better resolved than the original McQueen edition if you are a sentimentalist. Good support cast, with a cameo by Faye Funaway (who was the female lead for the original), help the film along.

If one listens carefully to the background music, the original theme ('Windmills Of Your Mind') may also be heard. It is touches like these that pay homage to the original version, while allowing this renewed edition to have an identity all its own. Overall, a classy and dynamic remake that scores highly on its own. Was the above review useful to you? Page 1 of 42: The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The Thomas Crown Affair ( 1968 ) R | A debonair, adventuresome bank executive believes he has pulled off the perfect multi-million dollar heist, only to match wits with a sexy insurance investigator who will do anything to get her man. Director: Alan Trustman (as Alan R.

Trustman) Stars: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 28 titles created 15 Oct 2012 a list of 33 titles created 20 Sep 2015 a list of 32 titles created 01 Jan 2016 a list of 38 titles created 7 months ago a list of 33 titles created 2 weeks ago Title: The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) 7/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations. See more awards » Photos An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game. Director: Norman Jewison A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective. Director: John McTiernan An all guts, no glory San Francisco cop becomes determined to find the underworld kingpin that killed the witness in his protection.

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Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net> See All (68) » Taglines: McQueen, together with this "Bonnie and Clyde" Gal...and the slickest gang that ever robbed a bank! See more » Genres: 26 June 1968 (USA) See more » Also Known As: The Crown Caper See more » Filming Locations: Jean-Paul Belmondo and Rock Hudson were considered to star as Thomas Crown. See more » Goofs When insurance investigator Vicki Anderson hears that Thomas Crown earns money in arbitrage, she is ignorant of the term and asks its meaning. This seems scarcely credible, given her line of work and its level of sophistication. See more » Quotes Sandy : You're mad! Absolutely mad! Thomas Crown : What else can we do on Sunday? (London, England) – See all my reviews I had to write this comment after reading the other comment about this fantastic film.

You must watch this with the anticipation of someone about to relish an intricate and complex dish, with the feel of The Italian Job in mind, with the knowledge that Steve McQueen is the epitome of cool (see the Tao of Steve), and with the desire to see Movie Making as it should be. This is at base a heist movie, but with Steve at the helm as a wealthy businessman who is in it for kicks, you ride along with him and enjoy his every conquest of Faye Dunaway. The "Chess with Sex" scene is very sensual and has been mimicked in many movies (Austin Powers). The soundtrack is fantastic and I think "Windmills of Your Mind" won an Oscar for Best Soundtrack. The multi-split-screen views are, in my opinion, very clever as they tell different parts of the story whilst building the suspense, as well as looking very stylish. The ending is not confusing, it is intriguing, bittersweet, tantalising, and surprising. Watch and enjoy, those in the know. 72 of 91 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes Why was Faye Dunaway only hot for two seconds?

Follow DL on Why was Faye Dunaway only hot for two seconds? In Bonnie and Clyde and Thomas Crown Affair, she was model-gorgeous. Then she immediately seemed to lapse into middle age. Fastest-aging actress evah! Why? Drug use? Booze? Karma? by Anonymous reply 44 02/10/2014 She OD'd on an almost lethal combination of LSD and speed in the mid 70's and never really was the same. by Anonymous reply 1 01/02/2014 She was one of the biggest female movie actresses during the 1970's, along with Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave. From 1967 to 1977 she had her choice of good roles. She was no flash in the pan. by Anonymous reply 2 01/02/2014 You bitch! Faye is still very relevant. She is working very hard, directing herself in Mater Class. All her films are legendary. She has ageless beauty and looks young, many still think she is under 35. She is one of the most loved and liked person in Hollywood.

by Anonymous reply 3 01/02/2014 Faye was into serious drugs while married to that loser Peter Wolf from the J. Geils Band. I remember being backstage with a music writer friend at J. Geils gig in NYC. Faye and Peter Wolf spent most of the time, between the bands next set, snorting coke in the bathroom. I even saw the coke on Faye's black dress. Faye looked sickly and was extremely thin. I saw none of the glamor she displayed earlier in her career. She was already going downhill at that point, this must have been around 1973-74. I'm not sure if they were married at that point, but they were together. by Anonymous reply 4 01/02/2014 I had not idea that Faye was into drugs! That's news to me. It never entered my mind actually. by Anonymous reply 5 01/02/2014 I forgot to comment on your thread Op. Faye was hot for a long time.

She didn't age well, but she was gorgeous and very imposing and she managed to star in a couple of great films through the decades(60s, 70s, 80s, 90s.) by Anonymous reply 6 01/02/2014 Wait she also starred in a really good and touching movie in the 00s. 'Changing Hearts', yes, how could i forget this one? She was really very moving in that one. Highly recommended. by Anonymous [quote]She has ageless beauty and looks young, many still think she is under 35. Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! by Anonymous reply 8 01/02/2014 The height of her blonde goddessy looks was the late 60s - Thomas Crown, Puzzle of a Downfall Child, The Arrangement, her wicked Milady in The Musketeers, and floating around in that chiffon in Towering Inferno in '74. The brunette look after that rather diminished her, as in Three Days of the Condor, Network. It worked though in Chinatown.

by Anonymous reply 9 01/02/2014 Yes R5, Faye was into drugs. It could be the reason her marriage to PW ended. The rumors were that he introduced to hard drugs. Though, that might be far-fetched, as she was a model before becoming an actress, I'm sure she was exposed to drugs in the modeling world. Everyone backstage was a bit excited to see Faye there, meanwhile they were still trying to be cool, after all, most of these people were in the music biz, many wanted to appear jaded. Faye made it clear she didn't want to be bothered, though she did acknowledge and smile at everyone backstage. I told my writer friend I thought it was odd Faye didn't think any of the writers there would mention in their articles that her and Peter were doing coke. This was, of course, pre-cells and camera phones, social media etc. There were daily gossip columns in the local NYC papers. Perhaps no one would touch such gossip at the time? by Anonymous I don't mean "hot" as in box-office gold. I mean "hot" as in her looks.

by Anonymous reply 14 01/02/2014 It all went down hill after Mommie Dearest. Her work never picked up again. She is also very unpleasant, no one will work with her. It's very difficult to cast her in anything these days. by Anonymous reply 15 01/02/2014 R9, Faye was not blonde in Towering Inferno, but she was gorgeous and goddessy nonetheless. Like Crawford, her beauty hardened over time. Perhaps being a supercilious pain-in-the-ass turns you to stone. by Anonymous reply 16 01/02/2014 I went to a film symposium in New York Klaus Maria Brandauer was there as was Miss Faye. Faye acted if she were her generation's version of Meryl Streep. Then the queeniest gay guy that ever live stood up and asked Faye:"why are you such a bitch?" She was flabbergasted to say the least and refused to answer the extremely apropos question.

by Anonymous reply 17 01/02/2014 R17 what do you mean by 'acted as if she was her generation's version of Meryl Streep'? What did she do for example and made you feel this way? by Anonymous reply 18 01/02/2014 I think she never looked more fabulous than in "Chinatown". One of the greatest films ever for everyone involved. That's saying a lot. by Anonymous She admits to being an alcoholic. R2, for the umpteenth time, being popular has NOTHING to do with being good. Faye was lucky enough to be in many high quality films that were popular -- Bonnie & Clyde, Thomas Crown Affair, Little Big Man, Chinatown, Network -- but she didn't carry these films. The Name Faye Dunaway couldn't guarantee box office success for a mediocre one. by Anonymous reply 20 01/02/2014 Faye had an excellent run, as good as any and better than most. She wasn't exactly Martha Hyer.

by Anonymous reply 21 01/02/2014 R18 Faye's attitude was very cunty. She seemed to be above it all. I wonder if Warren and Jack would have worked with her if she wasn't so attractive at one point. by Anonymous Bitch is cray crazy typo by Anonymous 01/27/2014 Academy Award-winning Faye Dunaway is one of the best actresses of the past half-century. I also saw Faye in the national touring production of Master Class. I go to the theatre quite often. Master Class remains the best dramatic play I've ever seen mainly due to Faye Dunaway's performance. She was outstanding. by Anonymous reply 25 01/27/2014 [quote]Faye was lucky enough to be in many high quality films that were popular -- Bonnie & Clyde, Thomas Crown Affair, Little Big Man, Chinatown, Network -- but she didn't carry these films. The Name Faye Dunaway couldn't guarantee box office success for a mediocre one. I think she did carry BONNIE AND CLYDE despite it being her second film and being relatively unknown up to that point.

In fact, only Warren Beatty's name was gonna appear above the title, since Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, and Michael J. Pollard were likewise unknowns, but after viewing a rough cut of the film, Beatty realized that Faye was his better half and gave Faye top billing, too. She was very grateful and mentions this in her book LOOKING FOR GATSBY. Anyway, she was the breakout star of that movie and became "fashion's new darling" inspiring the "Bonnie look" and sales of berets. She was on magazine covers everywhere. by Anonymous reply 26 01/27/2014 I've always thought that Faye's Bonnie Parker was one of cinemas most gorgeous character. She truly looks exquisite in that movie and never looked better. Her acting was also very natural, with no hint of the "Faye persona" which was quite evident by the time of CHINATOWN and NETWORK. by Anonymous reply 27 01/27/2014 I can vouch for the veracity of R4/R11's assessment of Faye's drug use when she was with Peter Wolf. Wolf was a heroin addict.

I don't know for a fact that Faye went that far with him but I have always believed that she did. She was gorgeous and a very good actress. Bonnie and Clyde, Chinatown and Network are all classic movies. Most actresses - great actresses - would be lucky to get one film of that stature, let alone three. What happened to her with Mommie Dearest was terrible but it wasn't a career killer. Her legendary cuntiness and craziness brought that about. by Anonymous 01/27/2014 Are you insane, R26? How old are you? Faye Dunaway most definitely did NOT carry Bonnie and Clyde. No star carried it. The film was remarkable because of its style and violence. The killing scene at the end got more press, and a lot of it negative, than anything else in the film. Faye was lucky she was 'promoted' and got top billing, and she deserved it. People at the time didn't know who she was, and Beatty was not what you'd call a box office star in 1967 either. None of his film after Splendor in The Grass were successful.

by Anonymous reply 29 01/27/2014 It's funny how in all these stories that circulate, it's always the boyfriend or husband thet introduces the woman to "hard drugs." I'm not saying all or some of these rumors aren't true, but does one ever hear about the wife or GF introducing the guy to "hard drugs?" Just wondering if anyone can think of any examples of the reverse being true (or stories, etc)? I honestly can't... by Anonymous reply 30 01/27/2014 [quote]It's funny how in all these stories that circulate, it's always the boyfriend or husband thet introduces the woman to "hard drugs." I'm not saying all or some of these rumors aren't true, but does one ever hear about the wife or GF introducing the guy to "hard drugs?" Just wondering if anyone can think of any examples of the reverse being true (or stories, etc)? I honestly can't... Whitney and Bob-bay.

r30- Kate Moss and Johnny Depp by Anonymous reply 35 01/28/2014 Faye was "hot" from the late 1960s when she made "Bonnie & Clyde", until the 80s, with "Mommy Dearest". That's alot longer than 2 seconds. by Anonymous reply 36 01/28/2014 r36, you're confused. OP is talking about "hot" in terms of looks, not "hot" in terms of being a big movie star. IMO, she was genuinely hot through "The Towering Inferno"--yes, the hair color change after that was not a good one for her. She still looks great in "The Eyes of a Laura Mars" (that was the last one where she looks sexy) but she looks more middle aged there. I'm sure the drugs and booze and smoking did a number on her looks. by Anonymous Did not know about Faye's drug problem. by Anonymous reply 38 02/06/2014 Faye was HOT for a hot minute OP. Yes she did drugs, lots and lots of drugs.

Try to find the Vanity Fair cover story and photo lay out at the time of Barfly, around 1987. This was a hoped for "comeback" film for Dunaway. It was obviously after her peak, but prior to her many surgeries, she was in her mid forties. Every moment of her hard living and troubled personality shows on her face in those photos and that evasive, yet revealing interview. Drug addicts sometimes don't acknowledge the passing of time, and I think that Dunaway thought that she would always be a star. She thought no matter how late she was, that people would be waiting. She really should have played Norma Desmond. There are many pretty and talented people in film. Faye Dunaway really was the last movie STAR. Her face was severely beautiful, and she was an actress of great power and sensitivity. Mesmerizing to watch. She is delusional and a bitch, but a troubled woman too. Not an elitist, she is equally crazy with everyone. by Anonymous reply 39 02/06/2014 I read some where that in the 80s someone stole a lot of money from her? Any truth in it?

by Anonymous reply 40 02/06/2014 People think it was "Mommie Dearest" that critically wounded her career. But it was actually the universally-panned "The Eyes of Laura Mars" two years earlier. I think she was a marginal actress who had a good run of luck. One of the last of the Hollywood pretty girls who could appear talented with the right Director and right Editor. by Anonymous reply 41 02/07/2014 Faye had a run that most actresses would kill for. She was fortunate to hit during what could be considered the peak of American cinema. by Anonymous

Question: Which actress was in both the 60s and 90s versions of The Thomas Crown Affair?
Answer: Faye Dunaway