http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Thu, 5 Jun 2003 12:28:38 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/06/05/120057.php#comment-10595 When Kurosawa was asked what he thought of the American remake, he reportedly said, "I wish mine had made as much money." As for James Coburn, when he saw Samurai, he was reportedly overwhelmed by the acting job performed by the silent samurai, that he jumped at the chance to take the role of the knifethrower. I saw an interview with him once, where he said he had something like seven [possibly 11] speaking words in the script. 10595@blogcritics.org Thu, 5 Jun 2003 12:28:38 EDT