European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Hunters career off and running on stage scree by Jay Sharbutt a television writer in 1982, Holly Hunter was on Broadway As one of three weird and wonderful Sisters in Beth Henley a dark comic expedition into the mysteries of the deep South Crimen at the heart. The play won a pulitzer and went to Hollywood too. But that required big names which is How Hollywood works. Diane Keaton Jessica Lange and Sissy Spacek played the Sisters in the not so funny 1986 movie version. Hunter however went on to become a big name herself. She got Fine reviews in the sweetly loony raising Arizona. Then in 1988, she was nominated for an Oscar As the compassionate hard charging news producer of broadcast news after that she won an emmy for Abc s abortion drama. Roe is. Wade. In april Shell Star in a three generation family drama set in the puget sound area. Crazy in love made for Ted Turner s int Cable network in the states. The movie also features Gena Rowlands. Frances Medor Mand and Julian Sands time and Success tend to make up Lor Early disappointments in acting such As being in a Broadway hit then seeing ones part Given to a. Well Hollywood Star for the movie version. But Hunter says she never was miffed that Jessica Lange got the crimes of the heart role she had on Broadway. A actually i was too Young for everything in the movie a said the actress. She played Beth the Middle sister who returns from a not so hot Hollywood career As a country music Singer to get her family Back in order. A they cast the movie older than the play. I imagine they Felt it would for various reasons strengthen the movie Quot Hunter said in the soft pleasant lilt of her native Georgia. She did no to grumble when she got the movie East news she said. A no not really. In a not exactly sure win. But 1 did no to feel particular proprietary about Rimes of the heart even though it s an incredible Pla. Marc disk fun and but she did Lay claim to the film version of Henley s 1 Lic miss where in stage and film she played a sweetly hopeful Beauty pageant contestant who has known a whole Bunch of Mankind. A i Felt that was perhaps unfinished business for me a said Hunter who has in a total of four Henley plays and will do a fifth. Control f reak when she returns next Spring from making a film in new zealand. A i had done miss firecracker for about 10 months off Broadway and i really wanted to finish the character off and do the movie Quot she said. That the Low budget movie a it got mixed reviews a was made was due in part to the Success of broadcast news. Hunter said. The movie and her Best actress nomination proved a Heady experience. Among other things she even was invited to speak at a to journalism banquet in new York. She says she forgets who threw it but �?o1 was amused a even though �?o1. A. Think my expertise was a Little Hunter was asked what she thought of a relatively new flip Side of the Coin to journalists who show up in character roles such As them selves in shows like Murphy Brown. She did not provide a ringing testimonial to the Power of television. Quot i be never seen Murphy she said. A live never seen any of these shows. For some reason the to just happens not to be turned on at those really Quot a she laughed a Quot important parts of the twang path Century of Holly Hunter pictured Here with co Star William Hurt in Brit dist news will Star in april in a Cable to movie. Crazy in wants name off Patriot games Tim Warren the Baltimore Sun the filming of Tom Clancy a novel Patriot games has not been completed but Aheady the first review is in a from the author himself no less and what he thinks can to make Paramount pictures very Happy. In a highly unusual move Clancy says he fears the movie will be so bad and so different from his Book that he wants the studio to remove his name from the production. Quot i sold them this product in Good Faith this request is not being done on the Spur of the moment. I told them this was a possibility in late August a the product they Are turning out is a disaster Quot said Clancy who is one of the top Selling authors in the world. The writer continued Quot the movie simply is not based on my Book. To the Best of my knowledge there a not a single scene in the movie that tracks with a scene in the Patriot games stars Harrison f Ord As Jack Ryan the Cia operative and hero of All of Clancy a novels who rescues the British Royal family from terrorists and then withstands reprisal at Tom Clancy tacks in the Annapolis md., area. Filming began in London in october but Clancy saying he wishes to preserve his reputation As a novelist with a passion for accuracy indicated he no longer wants to be associated with the movie. He says the script contains numerous inaccuracies and that key scenes have been rewritten. Told of c Taney s comments a Paramount spokesman in los Angeles who did not wish to be identified said the studio Quot is not commenting on what the film is going to say or How its going to be credited when it comes out next i be said the studio would not respond directly to Clancy a complaints nor to published reports that Ford was so unhappy with director Phillip Noyce that he threatened to walk off the set in Stead he read a Brief statement Quot Paramount is in the Early stages of production on a filmed version of Tom Taney s Best Selling novel. Patriot games. We Are very pleased with the results so far and we Are confident that Aioli Knees around the world As Well As or. Clancy will be very Happy with the film when it premieres next what could make Taney a dil Serences with Paramount even More Touchy is that the studio owns the rights to another Ollus novels Clear anti present danger. Clancy said lie has done some work with John Milms the screenwriter on the script but Quot probably will not Quot be involved with the production of that movie january 5, 1992 sunday a Page 11
