Clint Eastwood Refused to Take Directorial Credit for 1 Movie Despite Taking Over the Chair Due to His Frustration With the Writer
Clint Eastwood didn't even take the credits for directing a movie!
SUMMARY
- Clint Eastwood is a veteran actor and director with a plethora of movies to his name.
- The legendary actor once directed almost an entire movie alongside starring in it, without taking credit for his work.
- While this happened due to Richard Tuggle proving to be a ‘slow writer,’ Eastwood was once at the receiving end of some hard words from Italian director Segio Leone.
Clint Eastwood has had quite an iconic career over the years, having starred in a range of notable roles. Alongside his acting career, Eastwood has also created quite a career as a movie director. Having so many credits to his name, Eastwood once directed the movie without even taking credit for his work!
Back in 1984, the director starred in the role of Wes Block in Tightrope. As per the reports, the actor had to step up his directing game and sit in the director’s chair for a while. The harrowing thing is that Clint Eastwood didn’t even take credit for the job.
Clint Eastwood Didn’t Even Take Credit For Directing A Movie!
Back in 1984, Richard Tuggle wrote and directed Tightrope. Starring Clint Eastwood in the lead role of Wes Block, the movie was received with average ratings and an average box office collection. The movie was quite an R-rated adventure and Eastwood even went as far as to get naked on-screen.
As per The New Yorker Magazine, Eastwood was forced to take charge as a director because he found that the writer/director Richard Tuggle was a very slow writer. The veteran actor shot and directed most of the movie but, he didn’t take credit for directing the film.
On the other hand, veteran director Sergio Leone had several complaints and insults for Clint Eastwood. With Eastwood becoming famous for starring in The Dollars Trilogy, director Sergio Leone worked with Eastwood in bringing Western spaghetti to Hollywood. After working with the veteran actor in three films, Leone had some harsh words to say about the veteran actor despite finding fame.
Sergio Leone Had Some Harsh Words For Clint Eastwood
Portraying the role of Man With No Name in The Dollars Trilogy, Sergio Leone and Eastwood had quite the time of their lives while shooting the trilogy. After parting ways, Leone told American Film in an interview that Eastwood acted like he was made out of marble.
“Robert De Niro throws himself into this or that role, putting on a personality the way someone else might put on his coat, naturally and with elegance, while Clint Eastwood throws himself into a suit of armor and lowers the visor with a rusty clang.”
He further continued,
“Eastwood moves like a sleepwalker between explosions and hails of bullets, and he is always the same — a block of marble. Bobby, first of all, is an actor. Clint, first of all, is a star. Bobby suffers, Clint yawns.”
In the end, Eastwood proved himself to be a remarkable actor and director with a plethora of movies to his name. The actor was last seen in Cry Macho and has no upcoming projects announced at the moment.
