![]() He just didn’t want the film to be turned into a Barbra Streisand musical.” He also feared that she would be very controlling and end up directing the movie. He didn’t think she had been tested as a dramatic actress. “He spoke very highly of Streisand, but he thought, ‘Can you just relax?’… And there was a bit of a tug-of-war between Redford and Streisand. “Streisand had this habit of calling Pollack every night to discuss what had happened that day and what they were going to do the next day,” Hofler explained. Its two stars possessed undeniable chemistry, but Redford began the filming with major reservations about Streisand while the famed singer and actress often contacted the director with notes. (Photo by Bret Lundberg/IMAGES/Getty Images)Īccording to the book, Pollack was exhausted from his work on the film shortly after it began. Laurents also found it important and freaked out in a memo about Redford’s refusal to say it.” Robert Redford and wife Lola attend the 53rd Academy Awards circa 1981 in Los Angeles, California. But by that time, Pollack had taken Redford’s position on the line, saying it was ‘superfluous.’ Previously, Pollack had found the line important. “Again, Ray Stark was furious and wanted the scene reshot with the line clearly spoken, ‘It’ll be better this time,’ which the producer thought was ‘chivalrous’ of Hubbell. “Through an email exchange, I asked him why he refused to say the line and Redford did not answer my question, although he answered several other questions,” said Hofler. In the second love scene between their characters, Redford was scripted to say the line, “It will be better this time.” The star reportedly refused to do this particular line, as he did not want the perception that he was untalented in bed. I talked to a couple of people who were there, and they just talked about it going on and on.” But if you look at the scene, he could be wearing armor… And I thought it was kind of clever of Streisand… It was a very closed set. “… in the case of Redford and Streisand, the supporters were simply an intimacy thing even though Redford refuted it. Thankfully, things were not so uncomfortable between Redford and Streisand. There was a very famous actor - I won’t tell you who - but he said to her, ‘Don’t be offended if I’m aroused, and don’t be offended if I’m not aroused.’” Source: Picryl | License details I did an interview once with a very young actress. When it came to filming those types of scenes, there’s some kind of material that people used to protect themselves from each other, private-wise. “But there were all kinds of intimacy things that actors did. Obviously, Redford was a target of her affection, something that led to the lengthy amount of retakes in their sex scene. She loathed Walter Matthau in ‘Hello Dolly.’ They loathed each other.” ![]() When it came to his films, he wanted everything to be spontaneous… It was also very well known in Hollywood that Barbra had affairs with her leading men. And he didn’t even want to meet with Barbra in the first place. “He was never one of those people you heard about, even in the grapevine, having affairs. “But by the time Redford worked with Streisand, he was a happily married man with four kids,” Hofler shared. Rumors implied that the same could not be said for Streisand. However, the actor never participated in anything salacious. Natalie Wood also thought he was a gorgeous man.” ![]() She once said, ‘Robert Redford is the best kisser in Hollywood.’ Now, she’d already made several films with some great-looking guys. Meryl Streep admitted to having a crush on him. One thing that I did in the book is that I talked about all the other actresses who co-starred with him, who also admitted to having crushes on him. “It was very obvious to everyone that she had a crush on him. “Various people on the set told me that Streisand had a mad crush on Redford, and in previous interviews, both Sydney Pollack and Arthur Laurents said the same thing,” Hofler explained. The actor reportedly called his role one of a “Ken doll” at one point as well. The writer claims that Barabara was “infatuated” and “mesmerized” with Robert Redford. While the scene should not have taken nearly this long, Hoefler explains in the book that there may have been a not-so-secret reason for all of the retakes. He’s lying there asleep and at one point, he moves on top, kisses her on the neck and falls asleep.” The only thing I can think of in terms of why it took two days to film is because Barbra Streisand wanted to do take after take. Ray Stark was particularly upset that it took two days to film. The movie was already going over budget and over schedule. “There’s no reason a scene like that should take two days. “Streisand asked for take after take with Redford atop her,” Hofler explained to Fox News Digital.
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