Although he had initially agreed to play the part of Sonny in DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975), Al Pacino told Sidney Lumet near the start of film's production that he couldn't play it.
Pacino had just completed production on THE GODFATHER PART II (1974) and was physically exhausted and mentally depressed after the shoot.
Lumet unhappily accepted the actor's decision and dispatched the script to Dustin Hoffman.
Pacino reportedly changed his mind when he heard that his rival was being considered for the role.
Ridley Scott’s first film cost £65.
He borrowed the camera.
He cast his brother Tony.
Boy and Bicycle (1965).
John Barry later gave him the music for free.
It already looks like a Ridley Scott film.
Squint and you can see Blade Runner in it.
Dennis Hopper explaining to Francis Ford Coppola on the set of Apocalypse Now that he’s too fucking baked to remember his lines may be the most Dennis Hopper thing ever.