European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Richard Dreyfuss shoots for the Moon by Bob Thomas associated press Ichard Dreyfuss has this fantasy about his opening remarks Al the press conference to announce his candidacy tar u 5 senator rom California i want to toll you right Oil Hal. To i am a jew 2 1 am a recovering alcoholic 3.1 was arrested on narcotic charges. 4.1 Havo Boon in . Now Gimme a break " no Dreyfuss is not prepared of declare his candidacy yol maybe in Iho next Century by thai Lime i la he s3 years old and i la probably be giving up he said. I be always had iwo major interests in my Tilo outside of a clog one is politics Tho other is teaching. Soil i Don l go into a Otilius i la probably become a there s tile Chance of a change of profession right away. Not with his film career Oneo again at a Peak Afler near extinction the Dreyfuss Story is one of the most remarkable comebacks in a Eccl times. His lowest Point was the Day after he was arrested. I told my wife Well it s Over. I guess i la have to find something else to do " he said. It happened in october 1982. Driving Down Benedict Canyon he lost control of his Mercedes Benz and crashed into a Palm tree flipping the car Over police found two vials of cocaine and 31 tablets of the narcotic Percodani in the car. As with most Tirol time offenders he entered a drug re habilitation program to avoid prosecution. The drug bust almost Sank a career that had already been foundering. I had nothing but tops Lor four years he admitted. A s pretty hard to Rise above something like his mishaps included the big fix. The Competition whose life is it anyway and Tea buddy system. On the last film his behaviour seemed erratic and word circulated that Richard Dreyfuss was a bad risk. Thai might have been Tho end of cent thai Paul Mazursky happened to see me m a play m new York. Total sad Dreyfuss he insisted on casting me in Down and out in Beverly Hills the comedy proved a hit for Disney s Touchstone pictures and Dryfuss appeared in two More successes for the company. The Fin w
