The one actor Burt Reynolds hated working with the most

However, in the late ’80s, Reynolds’ career stalled. His characters became more and more repetitive and he was in danger of becoming a parody of himself. During this time, he scored a number of box office bombs, including his worst experience with a female co-star.

The film was in 1988 Change channelsa remake of the 1928 play (and the 1931 film). The front pagewhich was also adapted into the classic 1940 romantic comedy His Girl Friday. Reynolds plays the director of a cable network whose ex-wife, played by Kathleen Turner, is his star news anchor. They argue constantly, but of course in the end they fall madly in love again. Unfortunately, things weren’t as romantic off-screen. In an interview with The desert sun of Palm SpringsReynolds identified the film as one of his biggest professional mistakes and pointed directly to Turner as the cause.

“That was the only leading lady I didn’t get along with at all,” he confessed. “She had this thing about me and she was probably right. I didn’t know what the hell I was doing. But at least I tried to be nice to everyone.”

When the interviewer asked if he was talking about Turner, Reynolds simply replied, “Yes.” He might as well have said “Next question” while he was at it.

This is a pretty diplomatic description of an unpleasant on-set experience, especially considering that Reynolds wasn’t the only one who found Turner a challenging co-star. Although she was one of the most prominent actresses in the 80s with films like… Romanticize the stone, Body heatAnd Peggy Sue got marriedShe often clashed with other actors and suffered a severe decline in her career.

Turner, for her part, was also unimpressed with Reynolds, once saying that he was responsible for the worst on-screen kiss of her career. In an interview with Vanity Fairshe gave up her side of the feud.

“Working with Burt Reynolds was terrible,” she said, revealing that he made her cry on the first day of filming. “He said something about not giving a woman second place,” she continued. “His behavior was shocking. It never occurred to me that I was no one’s equal.”

Needless to say, they never worked together again.

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