Happy Birthday: Philip Kaufman

philipkaufman.jpgPhilip Kaufman

Born: October 23, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

[on Ashley Judd’s character driving a jet black Mustang in Twisted (2004)] That’s a direct homage to Bullitt (1968). And we looked a lot at Steve McQueen. In a way we wanted to have a woman character with the kind of energy that Steve McQueen had. Even though Steve McQueen was a huge star in his day, my feeling is that he was underrated. Now that Steve McQueen’s gone, we miss him. I don’t know of anybody who has that kind of kinetic energy that he brought to bear in movies like that.[2004]

MOVIEThe Right Stuff
1983
dir. Kaufman
starring
Ed Harris
Sam Shepard
MOVIEQUILLS
2000
dir. Philip Kaufman
Cast:
Geoffrey Rush
Kate Winslet
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