European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 08, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In the 1s54 movie on the waterfront Marlon Brando Here with actress Eva Marie san became the prototypical modern Antihero. Marlo Brando has the legend turned sour by Joseph Gelmis news Day Arlon Brando waddles across the steel to a Cherry red porsche convertible it s a sunny Breezy Day in Toronto. Perfect Lor a ride with the lop Down the portly actor is lowered by a production assistant with some kneading Here some squeezing there into the passenger s seat Brando wears Loose White Panama Bottoms and sneakers invisible to the movie camera once he s in the car above the Waist he s impeccable dressed in a Black Tuxedo White Shir and Black Bow tie. A makeup Man rushes Over with a gob of pomade to Slick Back some strands of Gray hair billowing in the Breeze. Brando wears a Pencil Mustache and a glum expression. To looks like Don Corleone shooting a porsche commercial As the camera Rolls director Andrew Bergman Calls action and Brando s co Star Matthew Broderick in Lull luxe do walks Loward the car with actress Penelope Ann Miller on his Arm. Broderick deposits Miller wearing a Low Cut Garish Green gown and Matching pumps into the cramped ump seat slides into the Driver s seat next to Brando and eases the porsche away from the curb and into Frallic. I am Here to covertly observe a legend Al work and to talk to his director and producer about Why he s Back in movies alter a nine year absence and about whether Al the age of 65, he should be. It s the last Day s shooting of a comedy Ca de the freshman Brando s second movie in 1 2 months. His first a dry while season in which he does a 12-minute Cameo As a civil rights lawyer in South Alica recently opened in the United slates. My visit to the closed set is being kept from Brando who passionately hates the press especially the new York press whose paparazzi hounded him during the three weeks in june that the freshman filmed exteriors around new York University. The press in Toronto has been loss aggressive but on this final Day of shooting the local paper sees one last Chance to gel something on the elusive legend. Across Iho Street irom the porsche on the Terrace of a second floor apartment rented Lor Iho Day a photographer irom the Toronto Globe and mail is having no Luck focusing his fool Long telephoto Lens on Brando the photographer had tried to get close to Brando the Day before but had been warned by intimidating Crew members that he was in harm s Way. Now he s trying to shoot from a Sale distance. But a muscular member of the Crew has stationed himself Between Brando and the photographer and is holding up like a shield a dazzling Sun Relle Clor with which he flares the photographer s eyes and Lens so he can t get a shot a technician crouches beside the porsche to share the joke with Brando. To Points to Iho news photographer on the Balcony laughs and explains what s happening. Brando listens looks but says nothing. The scene is re shot twice More. Brando goes to his trailer to change into his ice skating clothes Lor the next scene and then apparently motivated by an impulse to repay a debt he does something he will later regret. He Calls the frustrated news photographer s managing editor. He praises the paper s extensive coverage of a Manitoba Case he s been following during his stay in Toronto a Case involving North american indians a subject that obsesses Brando and then he amazes the delighted editor with an invitation he will allow a non entertainment reporter and a photographer to interview him in his trailer during the lunch break of this last Day of shooting. When Brando talks it s news what Louise Brooks said of Garbo s Impact years ago is True of Brando s influence on postwar men. She said that once Garbo appeared it was no longer possible to be a woman on screen m the old Way. Brando did something like that too. He was both a Tough Guy and a sensitive youth an object of love and affection. There was a tremendous sexual component in what he did Brando replaced the elegance of sexy actors  Gary Grant with the uncouth sexiness of Stanley Kowalski m a Streetcar named desire and Terry Molloy in on the waterfront. A became the template for the modern anti hero. The virile but vulnerable male disenchanted with traditional notions of masculinity the contemporary school o leading men irom Paul Newman to Jack Nicholson. Dustin Hoffman and Robert Deniro. The last sit Down one on one interview Brando gave the press was in june 1977, to Playboy and it too was meant As Brando said Al the time to pay a debt in that instance to publisher Hugh Helner who d posted Bond when american Indian movement Leader Russell Means was arrested. Brando s return to filmmaking reportedly prompted two american to networks lbs and Abc to offer him a prime time platform to talk about anything at All. But his mistrust of and contempt Tor Iho Media is so ingrained to did t bother to respond. Interviews he once said Are a lot o crap. I never know what to say. I m not Clever. I m not Slick. It s All so artificial. I would much rather eat an Apple  while Brando is being interviewed during the lunch hour this Day Apple pie is not on the menu. Neither is Humble pie. But it will be. Brando will have to eat the words he dishes up for his guests. Some 100 Yards away from Brando s trailer at common tables shared by filmmakers and Crew writer director Borgman is saying it s a remarkably Friendly and peaceful set for a movie in its 60th Day. Does Marlon still have if ? i believe so. He s great in the dailies very funny. He s a great actor doing a terrific part. We re not trumpeting it As Brando skates Brando makes you laugh. I m just trying to get a picture made and Marlon is a great weapon. He s Hurtin today. He fell on the ice yesterday and screwed up his neck. I hate to see him go out like  and Bergman s partner producer Mike Lubell is reiterating what i be heard irom much of the cast and Crew he s been great. There s never been tension. He s involved in every scene. He s rehearsed his scenes with the other actors. He s always on time. No tantrums. He threw the wrap parly Lor the cast and Crew a Lew Days ago dropped a bundle bought gilts Lor everybody i love this Guy simultaneously in his trailer Brando is repudiating the film Pago 14 the stars and stripes sunday october