The fact that recognition for Dern should come so strong after half a century doesn't surprise the actor; famed director Elia Kazan told him so, Despite selling poorly and earning mixed reviews during Fitzgeralds lifetime, Gatsby became a perennial American classic after his death in 1940. As she comes closer to victory, she realizes that sometimes the dividing lines aren't as clear as red versus blue. Tonight on PBS, I chat with one of Hollywood's most iconic actors, Bruce Dern, who has appeared in more than 80 films, including Coming Home, for which he was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe in 1979. But Dern wanted to be part of the story; she's interested in how America feeds itself and how big food chains have taken over. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Some Marines went Pasted as rich text. thrilling to hear at 24 years old, you know what I mean?". "When the movie came out," Dern For women my age, it's really limited. On Sept. 13, therell be another: Freaks, a sci-fi thriller in which Dern plays a mysterious ice cream truck driver named Mr. Snowcone. Not content with being palsey-walsy with the other actors, he's trying to BEAT them! One story: In his disfunctional family, perhaps the second most important thing on their hit parade was anti-Semitism -- this no doubt longstanding attitude being inflamed afresh because after WWII a fair number of Jews began to move into Glencoe, a community that his mother's ancestors virtually had founded after the Chicago Fire. Also tucked in for the evening are a mysterious Mexican (Demian Bichir), a taciturn cowboy (Michael Madsen) and an English hangman (Tim Roth) as loquacious as he is effete. "I mean, yeah, I know there's limited roles for guys my age. But she hopes that going forward, decisions and opinions can come from knowledge and facts, not false promises or rhetoric. "We're seeing people who need to attack and bully others.". Youre Gadges new wunderkind, she says Gadge was Mr. [Elia] Kazans nickname. ", Cowan asked Dern about the difficulty he's faced as an actor: "Didn't that get discouraging? Don't miss a beat. I can understand the appeal of such films but not the point, and while clearly in the minority, I nevertheless remain uncomfortable with Tarantinos use of juvenile movie geek fantasies to glibly avenge actual historical atrocities for feel-good popcorn kicks. Ladd and Laura made Hollywood history last year when they became the first mother and daughter to be nominated for Oscars. "I knew when I saw the script on paper that I had to play the role," Dern told correspondent Lee Cowan. Dern doesn't need drugs to be, as he refers to himself at times, "the Dernser." Mom sees the review, calls up Dern and disowns him on the spot, saying "You've gone over to them." In "Monster" (2003), the true story of serial "In 2015, Dern reteamed with his "Django Unchained" director Quentin Tarantino in the ambitious & critically-acclaimed "The Hateful Eight." Here, in his own words, are some highlights from a brilliant career. If actors were cattle, said Alfred Hitchcock, then Bruce Dern was the golden calf.. Theres much spirited debate about when murder is vindicated in the eyes of the law, as if strict adherence to procedural particulars will somehow keep all the underlying barbarism at bay. I mean, you've got your parents who don't want you to do it, you've got Lee Strasberg even saying, 'This is gonna be a tough road ahead,' and you just kept plugging. ", "You know why you're in the picture?" Hopefully, film inspires you to think about human nature. Bruce Dern, Mia Farrow, Sam Waterston and Robert Redford in the 1974 film adaptation of The Great Gatsby. And as an election that will decide Trumps political You can try, For Tarantino, A Boston Company Resurrects 70 mm Film Projectors, Tarantino Is True To Form In 'The Hateful Eight,' Even If It's A Lesser Cut, How Tarantino's Cinematic Gambit With 70 mm Paid Off. You can find his other work at GQ and Vulture. As totally in the voice and persona of the author as any book one could imagine, it's fascinating throughout but especially to me (and perhaps to one or both of you) on Dern's upbringing as a quirky child of much privilege in Glencoe (his mother was from the family that founded Carson Pirie Scott; the Derns lived in a lakeside estate, adjacent to the estate of Mrs. Dern's parents, whom she spoke with at length every morning before speaking to or with anyone else), then as a student at New Trier. Every last character is a snarling, contemptuous racist with blood on his (or her) hands, all trapped together futilely re-fighting the Civil War the way we still seem to be doing in this country to this very damn day. Check out our website for your local TV listings: http://www.pbs.org/tavis. What a cool job to be part ofwhether it's doing lighting or acting or serving food on set. The scion of a distinguished family of politicians, Dern talks about his early years growing up and why he chose acting as his career. (19651968) "Hang 'Em High" (1968) "Psych-Out" (1968) "Will Penny" (1967) "Run for Your Life" (19661967) "Waterhole #3" (1967) "The Trip" (1967) "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre" (1967) "The War Wagon" (1967) "The Fugitive" (19631966) "Disneyland" (1966) "The Wild Angels" (1966) "The Loner" (1966) "Branded" (1966) "12 O'Clock High" (19641965) "A Man Called Shenandoah" (1965) "Laredo" (1965) "Rawhide" (1965) "The Virginian" (19641965) "Wagon Train" (19631965) "HushHush, Sweet Charlotte" (1964) "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1964) "Marnie" (1964) "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1964) "77 Sunset Strip" (1964) "The Outer Limits" (1963) "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1963) "The Dick Powell Show" (19621963) "Stoney Burke" (19621963) "Ripcord" (1962) "The Law and Mr. Jones" (1962) "Cain's Hundred" (19611962) "The Detectives" (1961) "Ben Casey" (1961) "Thriller" (1961) "Surfside 6" (1961) "Sea Hunt" (1961) "Naked City" (1961) "Route 66" (1960). Follow New York Times Books on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, sign up for our newsletter or our literary calendar. "When I decided to become an actor, I was gonna make a living 'pretending,'" he said. It's not just that we're seeing severe narcissism. Bruce Dern plays the cantankerous and not-so-gracefully-aging Woody Grant, who insists on walking across three states to claim sweepstakes winnings, which his son (played by "Saturday Night Live" alum Will Forte) says don't exist. killer Aileen Wuornos, Bruce Dern played Thomas, a barfly who befriends Wuornos Background details that you might want to know about Bruce include: ethnicity is Caucasian, whose political affiliation is unknown; and religious views are listed as Christian. "because then I can come back in another episode! flat-out. Although the Duke had died on-screen a few times (such as by an enemy sniper in "Sands of Iwo Jima"), he had never been shot dead by another actor. and "Drive, He Said." Here's an email I sent to a friend who, like me and his wife, is a graduate of New Trier High School on Chicago's North Shore -- the school that gave us Charlton Heston, Ann-Margret, Donald Rumsfeld, Rock Hudson, Ralph Bellamy, Liz Phair and Bruce Dern (among others). It was his brilliant and powerful performance in Hal Ashby's "Coming Home" that earned him both an Academy Award and Golden Globe nomination.Dern has starred in over 100 films in his career, including: "Monster," "HushHush, Sweet Charlotte," "Silent Running," "Smile," "Middle Age Crazy," "That Championship Season," "Tattoo," "The 'Burbs," "The Haunting," "All the Pretty Horses," "Masked and Anonymous," "Down in the Valley," "Astronaut Farmer," "The Cake Eaters," "Black Sunday," "Madison," "Diggstown," "Twixt" and "Last Man Standing. somebody who had done that.". So Bruce decides he wants to be actor, drops out of college, and eventually enrolls in the Actor's Studio (all this much against his parents' wishes). In any case, as a result of his lifelong taste for running, Dern has such a low pulse rate that when he takes the physical you have to take when you make a movie, he often has to tell them that he doesn't need to be rushed to the emergency room. "Oh yeah, well, but who knows I was in a hurry only to get the opportunities that my peers were getting. Other New Trier graduates include, His grandfather, George Dern, was a Governor of Utah, and President. It figured prominently in a 2018 character study in The Atlantic that compared Trump with Tom Buchanan. I dont even see my movies after the final edit, Mr. Hitchcock once said to me. It's not a shot. Hes the biggest star that ever lived!. Just being offered the part, having someone say, We would like you to be this person, well, thats a treat for me, he tells The Post, his voice sounding rusty over the phone from his Pasadena, Calif., home. (laughs) Eighteen months ago, he actually gave me the role.". They were careless people, Nick Carraway, the narrator, concludes about Tom and Daisy Buchanan, characters whose excesses ultimately destroy the lives of those around them. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. And while Derns yet to win an Oscar he came close with Coming Home and Nebraska Hitchcocks golden boy is one of our most provocative and prolific performers. The theme of the film addresses a much larger question than a specific individual, which is: Can capitalism and compassion coexist? Long Hair (Bruce Dern) shoots Wil Andersen (John Wayne) in the back in "The Cowboys." That's what's beautiful about film. Munck. Whether its a meme or a trope for the Trump era, it really does work, said Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former State Department official who has tweeted out the passage several times since Trump became president. Always looking for a moment, always looking for an opportunity to do something. February 18, I'd been Bruce, and it didn't work. I'm only too proud to say that I've never had ANY discipline problems with Laura [, I haven't had many love affairs on-screen. Kerr's review, however, mistakenly identifies him as Bruce Stern. He was I was just stunned by, as Fitzgerald says, the carelessness of these people., Jeremy Konyndyk, who helped lead the U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak during the Obama administration, also tweeted the quote Friday. done that - I'm the grandson of the Secretary of War - and I was being He went off and did 'Sideways.' Which brings us back to Donald Trump. In many ways, he's waited his whole career to get here. We have to assume that theres going to be adaptations, sequels, prequels and whatever people dream up, said Hazard, a Los Angeles singer-songwriter whose Instagram account is studded with references to her literary forebear. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6270 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on November 1, 2010. And it is a dog eat dog world. 1, you have to learn to dance dance around all the problems behind the camera. who gets money raised because he decides or she decides to do the movie. Bruce Dern was a familiar face in westerns in the late 1960s and early '70s, including "The War Wagon" opposite John Wayne and Kirk Douglas; "Hang 'Em High" with Clint Eastwood; Will Penny, starring Charlton Heston; and "Support Your Local Sheriff," starring James Garner. For more of our conversation, be sure to tune in to Tavis Smiley tonight on PBS. For more info:"Nebraska" (Official movie site)"Things I've Said, But Probably Shouldn't Have: An Unrepentant Memoir" by Bruce Dern with Christopher Fryer and Robert Crane (Wiley), By CBSNews.com senior producer David Morgan, First published on December 1, 2013 / 7:32 AM. Because Im gonna go till Im 100. That kind of acting is what I like to do. Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor, often playing supporting villainous characters of unstable nature. He is the recipient of several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor [2] and the Silver Bear for Best Actor . Its impossible to shake the films final shot of two sworn, mortal enemies cradled together in an ever-deepening pool of blood strange bedfellows re-reading that phony Lincoln letter in their final moments awed by the promise of an America they know is a lie. 'We'll never get over it. She was as fragile as anyone Ive ever seen in show business. "I just watched Lion last night and, my God, I'll never be the same," Dern says. The actress told Parade magazine grief over the drowning of their 18-month-old daughter eventually tore the couple apart. (Again, paperwork.) Dern took on the project, which co-stars Michael Keaton, not because playing Kroc's first (and very put upon) wife was a juicy role. We're seeing people who need to attack and bully others. I mean, I got a lot to do that I still want to do as an actor. He carries around with him a forged letter from Abraham Lincoln that he shrewdly uses like a hall pass to enter white society and privileged spaces. . When Laura was 2, Diane Ladd and I divorced. been going to to get a movie made. After studying with Lee Strasberg at Actors' Studio, and appearing in Broadway productions of Sean O'Casey's "The Shadow of a Gunman," and Tennessee Williams' "Sweet Bird of Youth," Dern moved to California to pursue an acting career unsustainable in New York theater. that then?". WebDern had grown up in Kenilworth, an affluent suburb of Chicago and attended the boys preparatory school Choate, as well as the University of Pennsylvania. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. My goal is to do stuff with older characters that people never got the chance to do, because they never lived long enough.. Paste as plain text instead, there, it's gonna take you a long, long time,'" Dern recalled. HBO Max Comedies Thatll Put You in a Good Mood, Everything to Know Ahead of 'Mando' Season 3, Here Are the Best Shows On HBO Max Right Now, Last of Us Star Pedro Pascal Posts Upsetting IG. "I think it's important for all of us. "Nebraska" co-stars Bruce Dern and June Squibb, who play Woody and Kate Grant. Marie Dawn Pierce (19571959), Andrea Beckett (1969present), Diane Ladd (19601969). Can you get over it?' Dern, 85, is no slacker. "They thought that's what acting was, pretending.". Details of the release remain shrouded in mystery, but insiders assume that included will be the six extra minutes of dialogue scenes originally exclusive to the films 70mm roadshow release, and possibly the overture and intermission that accompanied its endearingly old-fashioned theatrical presentation though neither musical interlude would really make much sense on a streaming service that doesnt even let you watch the closing credits. That is, she thinks that Dern has changed his last name to "Stern" for the nonce to get in tight with what she presumes to be the essentially Jewish-run world of NYC theater. In 2013, Dern earned his second Academy Award nomination for his heralded role in Alexander Payne's "Nebraska." "We suffered the tragedy of our daughter's death together and thought another child would help us, but we were so bruised," she said. Wayne responded by being the first So they say, 'Okay, well, I'll choose Dern.' You're only as good as your next film. Apologies in advance. According to my friend, Dern entertained everyone on the set with his endless supply of show biz stories, his favorite involved John Wayne during the filming of "The Cowboys" a movie that shockingly featured Wayne being killed by Dern. Powered by Invision Community. Lee Cowan said. )Enter a new candidate bringing a decidedly funnier take on the divisive domestic political arena: The Hater, from writer, director, and star Joey Ally, the multi-hyphenate's debut on the big screen. But I felt bad about the fact that I hadn't Every character worked, the story worked, it was wonderful. Thats how the smartest and most complicated of these characters, Jacksons former U.S. Cavalry Major Marquis Warren, effectively engineers a justifiable homicide in the films most astoundingly obscene sequence. Claims that he has never smoked outside of the movies, or drank alcohol or coffee, due to his commitment to marathon running. Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. One of the most shocking things I have ever heard about him, was said by him(on TV) He claimed never to have done drugs. An acquaintance of mine had a small role as a cop in the Ed Norton movie "Down in the Valley" which also featured Dern. Where did that come from? think his daughter, laura, probably has followed in his footsteps, at least in some ways. By Ahead of his latest film, "Freaks," actor Bruce Dern talks about his Actors Studio friend Marilyn Monroe, working with Alfred Hitchcock, coaching his daughter congratulatory stuff for the performance and for the movie, and I never served myself. He had no cellphone, no notes, no earphone and he thanked all 74 people by their first names. In the clip below, Dern talks It was in black and white, and I had no star power. That's why you're in this film.". Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. I learned for myself that I need to consider that.". It's a true story about Ray Kroc, the so-called founder of McDonald's, who stole the idea for the fast food chain from two humble brothers and trampled all over everyone to get his way (and to make a few bucks). right.". I mean, I'm 77, but I still look forward to the kinds of roles that [being] in a movie like this let me have an opportunity to have a crack at. WebIn the past, Bruce has also been known as Bruce Macleish Dern, Bruce Macleishdern, Ruce Dern, Bruce Macleish Dern and Bruce M Dern. Never met Dern, b. He also received critical success during that time for films such as "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" "He just looks out for one. I became an actor because I felt I was interested in what makes human beings do what they do, particularly in times of crisis. And my setup is perfect, but, within the setup, I have to be entertained. He was in. The movie youre gonna do, Wild River, I was gonna do but I have to do this dumb movie my husband wrote, so they gave it to Lee Remick., Marilyns husband was Arthur Miller, the movie she was doing was The Misfits, and the star was Clark f--king Gable. Thank you! It's a hug. Dern, who turns 80 on Saturday, got his professional start by working with Lee Strasberg and Elia Kazan, and his career is dotted with big names that he worked with: John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck, Roger Corman, Jane Fonda and Jack Nicholson, to name a few. The 'Burbs (1989) An overstressed suburbanite and his neighbors are convinced that the new family on the block is part of a murderous Satanic cult. (Oscar-winner Charlize Theron). I never look back and say, "I wish I had played that role or this role". I think we're all horrified that mentality still exists, so I like to talk about this film as a cautionary tale. PBS talk show host, PRI radio host, NYT bestselling author. Through decades of lauded performances, ", "I had to go out the week I married my wife, Andrea, and sell a movie called 'The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant,'" Dern told Cowan. (In this, as in almost all family things, the position of Dern's father was one of near-total detachment -- while he himself came from "good" stock, his father had been Secretary of War under FDR and governor of Utah, the money was on his wife's side.) The Hateful Eight isnt about correcting historical atrocities, its about American history as an atrocity in and of itself. The confrontational ugliness of The Hateful Eight perhaps felt gratuitously brutal during the wistful sunset of the Obama era, but seen post-Charlottesville its alarming just how prescient this movies view of the past was regarding what our future was about to hold. Religion: Bruce has been a Lutheran, but now expresses extreme distaste for organized religions and has said things that imply a sort of pantheism. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. What if he doesnt like me? she asked. No. Just die already! 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He also spoke about that other Dern: Laura, his daughter with ex-wife Diane Ladd. Jack King is a Senior News Writer at Collider. to Suez, I think, but that was it. That never came along until, [on the possibility of being pushed for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. Marilyn Monroe in a scene from the 1961 film The Misfits., Barbara Harris and Bruce Dern hit the road in Family Plot.. wonder what her grandparents would have thought about her marrying a black man!!! or whatever it is, is already invested in a certain amount of money. Bruce Dern was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Dern and Michael Keaton in the founder. Dern also made several appearances on the western "Gunsmoke. Contributors control their own work and posted freely to our site. But unlike other Tarantino movies, the patter here is pointedly political. He was also nominated for a BAFTA, Golden Globe, Independent Spirit Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award and Screen Actors Guild Award. You're part of telling a story that hopefully has an essential component, and that's super exciting to me.". "I would think it's fair to say that it is wonderfully appropriate timing," she says. He appeared regularly in contemporary Western TV series, as well as on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." Political views: In. The Founder is coming out on Inauguration Day, which feels relevant for Dern. And listen to us on the Book Review podcast. in Hollywood and The Peanut Butter Falcon) opened this summer. You have been subscribed to WBUR Today. Bruce MacKleish Dern was born into old money in Winnetka, Illinois, in 1936. The Oscar-nominated character actor - best-known for "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?," "The Cowboys," "Silent Running," "Black Sunday," "Family Plot" and"Coming Home" - has received perhaps the best notices of his career for Alexander Payne's "Nebraska. Exclusive: 'The Hater' Trailer Reveals Joey Ally and Bruce Dern in a Biting Political Satire, Shea Whigham and Olivia Munn on 'The Gateway,' Their Love of '70s Thrillers, and Working With a Legend Like Bruce Dern, The 10 Best Liam Neeson Action Movies Since 'Taken', In His First Starring Role, Jonathan Majors Gave Us Something We Rarely See Onscreen, This Spielberg Movie Only Made a $1 Box Office Profit. Hey, it looks like Bruce Derns agent didnt potentially leak anything this time around. The film stars Samuel L. Jackson and Kurt Russell as bounty hunters in post-Civil War Wyoming, the latter transporting to the gallows a homicidal harlot portrayed with snarling gusto by Jennifer Jason Leigh. The scion of a distinguished family of politicians, Dern talks about his early years growing up and why he chose acting as his career. Thats the essence of that passage, as I read it: that the normal rules dont apply to them, they can mess everything up and someone else will be there to clean it up, he said. Bruce Dern 53 photos But for veteran actor Bruce Dern, this place deserves a tip of the hat for far more than that. Of course, I cant speak for Scott, Hazard said. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. "Well, you keep plugging because you get a chance to do something because you are an individual and you're unique, to be involved with a group of people that just might do something that's never been done," Dern replied. i've always known dern to be very talented, quirky and intelligent. Trees, not greed!, RELATED: Shea Whigham and Olivia Munn on 'The Gateway,' Their Love of '70s Thrillers, and Working With a Legend Like Bruce Dern. Larry Kart Ring, an associate professor at the University of Texas at Dallas whose Friday tweet sharing the Fitzgerald passage has racked up thousands of likes and retweets. Some great Jack Nicholson stories, and a funny one about a simulated sex scene Dern has to do with Ann-Margret for the movie "Middle Age Crazy" while her edgy, protective husband, Roger Smith, stands just outside of camera range. But there is a way to carry ambition with grace and with compassion and to create a new model. A lifelong avid runner, he was a track star in high school and sought to qualify for the olympic trials in 1956. Dern studied at The Actors Studio under Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg. In "Nebraska." Dern was also nominated for an Emmy in 2011 for his portrayal of polygamist patriarch Frank Harlow in HBO's hit drama "Big Love. 2. (The less said about that last one, and its disgraced erstwhile star, the better. It's a place that has provided a lot for families, and it has done a lot of good with the Ronald McDonald House. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Ted asks me at one point, What are you gonna do when you retire?, I said, If you think Im gonna retire so Jimmy F--king Caan can get another part from me, youre dead wrong. I got the script for Nebraska in 2006. ", Copyright 2023 Deseret News Publishing Company. The actress told Parade magazine grief over the drowning of their 18-month-old daughter eventually tore the couple apart. Each movie has the potential of cracking our heart open in a different place and that's why we need so many different kinds of movies. Acting is a very, very competitive career. 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