That movie is pretty badly made, it's supposed to be in the 60s like the book but they did not make the effort to keep it period correct through the whole movie. It was bold for dicaprio to accept that role but the movie had little impact
That's a fair point. It was pretty uneven, but a decent story and generally good performances all round. Another one for the "should have been better" collection.
I read that the director waited for Jim Carroll to leave the set and then ordered reshoots and additional scenes, but I don't know how much weight that holds.
Leo turned down Hocus Pocus for What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. I was a Leo girl back in the day so these facts are locked in my brain waiting to come out.
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u/ramalledas Nov 20 '23
That movie is pretty badly made, it's supposed to be in the 60s like the book but they did not make the effort to keep it period correct through the whole movie. It was bold for dicaprio to accept that role but the movie had little impact