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46. I think we're seeing why Bill Murray threw a ceramic ash tray at his head during What About Bob

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Sat Jun 1, 2024, 12:45 AM

Jun 2024

And why Robert Shaw, who had zero tolerance for other people’s bullshit, tormented him while filming Jaws.

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Richard Dreyfuss Slammed for Sexist, Transphobic Rant at 'Jaws' Screening [View all] edhopper May 2024 OP

brain worms. ForgoTheConsequence May 2024 #1

yeah, he's a product of his generation FirstLight May 2024 #2

Oh, please. That generation had plenty of incredible liberals too (who remained so) hlthe2b May 2024 #7

solid post and points..... democratsruletheday May 2024 #8

Plus, ehem, our current president. Misery Business May 2024 #30

You flipped Hawn and Russell's ages, and your list contains 2 different Gens (granted most are close in terms of birth) Celerity May 2024 #33

They are of the cohort that includes the a'hole mentioned. And I quickly googled and the ages were hlthe2b May 2024 #34

Their ages are their ages. It is not a thing up for debate. Celerity May 2024 #37

Did you google to prove to yourself that it was NOT my error despite your claim that it was? hlthe2b May 2024 #41

I never said you bothered me. This entire exchange is strange to me. Celerity May 2024 #43

Give it a fuckin rest. Brenda Jun 2024 #47

Ageism isn't nice. Oopsie Daisy May 2024 #32

He hasn't had a movie career in at least 15 years FakeNoose May 2024 #3

He might not have had a leading man role NanaCat May 2024 #22

Yeeeesh. TSExile May 2024 #4

It has gotten to the point... Think. Again. May 2024 #5

Ah a Stupid Blow Hard Bigot.. Idiot. Cha May 2024 #6

said he "didn't listen to her because she is a woman and women shouldn't have that power." Bundbuster May 2024 #16

ONe of those most Idiotic utterances Cha May 2024 #18

Honestly, based on descriptions angrychair May 2024 #42

Damn he's made some good movies. What a shitty person. mjvpi May 2024 #9

I found it to be very sexist even at the time. spooky3 May 2024 #27

How bizarre: "Dreyfuss--who was clad in a housedress and waving a cane" Incanus May 2024 #10

Dementia? DET May 2024 #11

It's hard to know when dementia is unmasking nastiness that was always there, but better hidden... Silent3 May 2024 #13

No, he has always been a known jerk, including a sexist, homophobic one obamanut2012 May 2024 #25

Was, or became? Silent3 May 2024 #12

I actually checked him out yesterday BigmanPigman May 2024 #14

If he sounds, looks and acts like a Repuke....j democratsruletheday May 2024 #15

He was on that fucking Bill Maher podcast looking like a slap-fool sliding from the chair and almost laying on the floor SoFlaBro May 2024 #17

After decades of not paying attention to him... this is how he surfaces?! UTUSN May 2024 #19

When he 'finally' won the Oscar for Best Actor NanaCat May 2024 #23

I never could figure out why I did not like him. Now I know. niyad May 2024 #20

Same. Goddessartist May 2024 #29

;just sad so many tarnishing their legacies with crazy ZonkerHarris May 2024 #21

He is always been a known ass -- people do not like working with him obamanut2012 May 2024 #24

I have yet to see an article that details exactly what he said. BlueTsunami2018 May 2024 #26

From the above article: shrike3 May 2024 #35

So when Richard Dreyfus played Sen Munson in The American President, he wasn't really acting, he was just being himself. surfered May 2024 #28

I don't judge him. He's obviously got Alzheimers or something else that is affecting him. Doodley May 2024 #31

Nah, he has always been like this obamanut2012 May 2024 #40

He's never ranted like this in public wearing a dress. He's never even been seen in a dress before. Doodley May 2024 #44

Wow Mad_Machine76 May 2024 #36

Whoa, that's disturbing PatSeg May 2024 #38

He's bipolar jcboon May 2024 #39

Two decades ago he said he was bi-polar. This behavior is something new. Doodley May 2024 #45

I think we're seeing why Bill Murray threw a ceramic ash tray at his head during What About Bob BannonsLiver Jun 2024 #46

He is an asshole. Dreyfuss once compared kissing Bette Midler to kissing a dog...they were in the Demsrule86 Jun 2024 #48

Bette Midler is a National Treasure edhopper Jun 2024 #49