We also had Sandra Bullock mostly alone in Gravity, Will Smith mostly alone in I Am Legend, and Tom Hanks again mostly alone in Cast Away.
Hell we could have a whole movie of Tuco walking in the desert for 70 miles from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
Or perhaps, Keira Knightley in a sequel to The Quiet Earth.
For my money, I'd like to see Daniel Day-Lewis in Stuck in an Elevator.
This guy has a ton of range. Horror? The Haunting. Sci Fi? The Day the Earth Stood Still and Star Trek the Motion Picture. Musicals? West Side Story and Sound of Music. War? Run Silent and Run Deep. I know he is old school studio guy and may not fit the pod mantra but just curious.
I just want you all to know what a solid man he is.
When I was 19 I worked as a tech/educator at a Media Arts Lab with a private theater that Redford in part funded.
One night, I was asked to stay three hours late to run a private screening for Robert and his son. I was happy to do so, no problem there.
I stayed up in the booth when they got there so they could have a private experience and set it going. Mid-screening, the servers died. That is the absolute most complicated thing to troubleshoot and I barely had a handle on it, this only happened this single time in my year there - terrible luck.
I popped into the theater to apologize for the disruption and Redford sort of just waved me off. I misinterpreted and stress got worse. It took about twenty minutes. I thought I was dust.
After the screening I went down to introduce myself and apologize once more. Redford introduced himself before I had a chance and immediately reassured me that he and his son had a lovely time and jokingly thanked me for the intermission. We chatted about the film and saw each other out after I locked up.
That’s all. He took the most stressful job experience I’ve had and made it into a funny and pleasant memory. Robert Redford is the man, so down to earth, friendly and approachable.
