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Dutch-Burt (The Unofficial Burt Reynolds Site)Updated: 1 december 2009 Webmaster: Olav/HegeWee December 01 Culture & Cocktails & Burt The Palm Beach series Culture & Cocktails returns in December with Burt Reynolds.
The interviewer will be Suzanne Niedland, chair of the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre, will interview the actor Dec. 14 at Cafe Boulud in the Brazilian Court hotel in Palm Beach, 301 Australian Ave. in Palm Beach. There was no mention in the press release whether Reynolds will answer questions about his September stint in a Palm Beach County rehab for an addiction to painkillers. The public can attend for $35, which includes cocktails. Members of the Cultural Council attend at no cost. Proceeds will go to the nonprofit Palm Beach County Cultural Council. Each event will run from 5 to 7 p.m., with registration and cocktails from 5 to 5:45 p.m., and the "conversation" and Q&A from 5:45 to 7 p.m. Attendees remaining at Cafe Boulud for dinner will get a 20% discount on the meal. Seating is limited to 60 people and must be reserved through the Cultural Council at 561-472-3330. Source: sun-sentinel.com November 27 Teaching and acting againOut of rehab and teaching acting, film icon and Hobe Sound resident Burt Reynolds appeared back on his game Friday night.
Jovial and personable, Reynolds stepped on stage to the applause of his master acting class at his Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre. He felt obligated to his students and wanted to set an example, he said.
The nearly 30 students were the first to publicly see a rejuvenated Reynolds after his much-publicized voluntary rehabilitation for addiction to prescription pain killers.
“It’s hard being sober,” Reynolds told the class. “But here I am, absolutely sober again. I’m awake and alert, and things are going good.” The students, friends and supporters monitoring the class applauded.
Reynolds, 73, was casually dressed. His dark hair and mustache were in stark contrast to his newly acquired short gray beard. Sitting on the small stage set used by the BRIFT classes, he joked with students, spoke personally to several, before discussing his recent stint in a West Palm Beach rehab center.
“It’s not easy to be sober, but I’m OK, even though my back still isn’t,” said Reynolds, referring to the back surgery he had four months ago, which led to his “prison of prescription pain pills.”
It got so difficult in July, according to BRIFT chairman of the board Suzanne Niedland, that he showed tremendous courage, decided to check in and drove himself to the Hanley Center for rehabilitation, where he spent 3 1/2 weeks of a 30-day program, completing the rest on an out-patient basis.
Oscar nominated, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning Reynolds was apparently fighting his own personal and private demons, while stirring up national media and tabloid attention when the story leaked locally Sept. 16. He has suffered back problems for quite some time, the result of being injured doing so many of his own film stunts.
“One of the reasons I did what I did, and went public with all of this, is because I have so many friends and family and students like you all here, who have stood by me and care about me with so much love and dedication. I didn’t want to let you down,” Reynolds said.
Reynolds said he is aware there are many people going through the same ordeal with addictions, and he wanted to help by setting an example, he said. “I want to show how important it is to get professional help to get their lives and health back together. You can’t do that if you aren’t sober, and you can’t do it alone.”
Informing his students of upcoming plans, he said, “I’ll be gone for a while. I’m not sure how long, but I know you will carry on with the class and you have Ken Kay, (newly hired executive director of BRIFT) to help you.”
Reynolds said he will be off to Hollywood, to join Jon Voight and Gary Sinise in a big tribute to actor and friend Charles Durning, one of the most highly decorated soldiers in WW II. Then he will be back at work on a movie, yet untitled, that he is doing with Daryl Hannah.
 Ken Kay, left, the new executive director of the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre
Source: tcpalm.com Carol Sounders Reynolds "Barrymore"Burt Reynolds to play ‘Barrymore’
In a special performance for three nights only, celebrated actor Burt Reynolds will kick off the season for the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre’s new Under the Bridge Players at 8 p.m. Dec. 10-12 in a one-man presentation of “Barrymore.”
Reynolds will be Barrymore in the acclaimed Broadway production of this work by William Luce. Each act begins with a stunning entrance onto a stage that John Barrymore, the 60-year-old legendary actor, has rented to prepare for a comeback performance of “Richard III.”
Tickets are $50, $25, and $12 and seating at the Burt Reynolds Museum is limited. For information and reservations, call (561) 743-9962.
Source: tcpalm.com November 25 Burt Reynolds back in actionOn this website: http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/nov/13/exclusive-interview-burt-reynolds-back-in-action/ you can read an awesome interview with Burt Reynolds after his back injury, pill addiction.
There is also a Q & A with Burt on:
 Photo by Matthew Ratajczak
Source: www.tcpalm.com Burt & XboxSure you already knew this but on October 23 2008, Xbox 360 revealed that screen legend Burt Reynolds will front a series of TV and magazine advertising spots for its unique new interactive title “You’re in the Movies.” The commercials will feature Reynolds using his long and illustrious career as a part of the tinsel town A-list, starring in more than 90 feature films to date, to show would be leading men and women how to become stars by transforming their living rooms into Hollywood studios, capturing the attention and participation of family and friends.
I just forgot how great this website is:
 November 17 Burt not in "Fonder Heart"Calling the creator of A Fonder heart "everything that is wrong with the motion picture industry," Burt Reynolds informed the Times on Monday that he won't work with writer-director Jim Fitzpatrick on that movie or any other.
Reynolds' text message, relayed by his Los Angeles manager Erik Kritzer, expressed anger at Fitzpatrick's comments to the Times and other media outlets that the actor's recent drug rehabilitation stint delayed production of A Fonder Heart..
The actor also contradicted Fitzpatrick's claim that he knew about Reynolds' impending rehab and visited the actor two weeks ago in South Florida.
"I have not personally spoken with, nor have I seen Jimmy Fitzpatrick for months," Reynolds, 73, texted. "He is not a close friend or confident (sic) and knew nothing about my decision to enter rehab, nor did he know about my back surgery. It really hurts me that there are people out there who would take advantage of me while I'm dealing with personal challenges.
Fitzpatrick, 50, of Seminole, didn't return e-mail and telephone requests Monday to comment on Reynolds' statement and the status of A Fonder Heart.
The filmmaker previously spoke to the Times about hitches in financing that delayed production since August. Contacted Friday for comment about Reynolds' rehab, Fitzpatrick said a Sept. 21 start date was postponed due to the hospitalization.
"That's a lie," Kritzer said in a telephone interview. "That makes Burt look like he's holding up a film. There is no film production. Jim's trying to get a movie financed but he doesn't have a film."
Reynolds' attachment to the project — which was never finalized with a contract, according to Kritzer — enabled Fitzpatrick to attract publicity, investors, an inexpensive crew and a cast including Oscar winner Lou Gossett Jr., Daryl Hannah and James Brolin. Reynolds' acrimonious departure may have the same ripple effect, in reverse. That timetable may be hastened when Hannah reads statements like this from Reynolds: "Jimmy Fitzpatrick is not your local hero, there are plenty of other people in the Tampa Bay area that deserve it but not him," Reynolds texted. "He has falsely painted me as the villain who held up a film and let down countless adults and children.
"Jimmy Fitzpatrick is everything that is wrong with the motion picture industry. I will never work for, or with him."
 Source: tampabay.com and afonderheart.com Burt's RehabBurt Reynolds has gone public with his battle against an addiction to painkillers, hoping his story will help others in a similar situation.
Reynolds' manager Erik Kritzer said in a widely reported statement that Burt Reynolds had checked into a drug rehab clinic to receive treatment for an addiction to painkillers that were prescribed following back surgery. Kritzer did not give details on when or where Reynolds was treated but he did later say the actor had been released from the rehab clinic in Florida already. "After a recent back surgery, Mr. Reynolds felt like he was going through hell and after a while, realized he was a prisoner of prescription pain pills," Kritzer said in the statement reported on CNN and other media outlets. "He checked himself into rehab in order to regain control of his life. Mr. Reynolds hopes his story will help others in a similar situation. He hopes they will not try to solve the problem by themselves, but realize that sometimes it is too tough to do on their own and they should seek help, as he did."
 Burt leaves rehab and looking fine.
Reynolds made the following statement;
"I felt that in spite of the fact I am supposedly a big tough guy, I couldn't beat prescription drugs on my own. I've worked hard to get off of them and really hope other people will realize they need to seek professional help, rather than ignoring the problem or trying to get off of the prescriptions on their own." "This has been a challenging time for me personally, and I really appreciate the outpouring of love and support from my fans, friends and family. I am looking forward to getting back to teaching and working."
Source: Mirror.co.uk and 24-7pressrelease.com  Burt Reynolds gaat afkicken van zijn verslaving aan pijnstillers. De acteur is zelf naar een rehab gestapt in West Palm Beach. De problemen begonnen na een rugoperatie. Na een tijdje besefte Reynolds dat hij echt niet meer zonder pillen kon, meldt zijn manager Erik Kritzer.
Kitzer zegt nog dat Reynolds een voorbeeld wil zijn. Hij hoopt dat mensen in een gelijkaardige situatie zijn voorbeeld gaan volgen en naar een rehab gaan voor de ellende groter wordt. Reynolds is ondertussen weer ontslagen uit de kliniek. Reynolds liet de pers dit weten:
"Ook al zie ik mezelf als een grote stoere jongen, ik moest gewoon toegeven dat ik niet van de voorgeschreven medicijnen kon afblijven. Ik zocht hulp bij een kliniek en heb hard gewerkt om van de medicijnen af te kunnen blijven. Ik hoop dat andere mensen met dit probleem dit als voorbeeld nemen en ook hulp zoeken."
"Het is een zware tijd voor me geweest en ik wil graag alle fans, vrienden en familie bedanken voor hun liefde en steun. Ik zie er naar uit om weer les te geven en te werken."
Bron: Mirror.co.uk & HLN.be & 24-7pressrelease.com Days are numbered for the Burt Reynolds museumThe days are numbered for the museum filled with the Jupiter native's football and acting memorabilia.
Demolition of the former First Union Bank building housing the museum could be in a year. The building is part of the 10-acre site for Harbourside, a $110 million restaurant/hotel/marina complex.
The council last week approved selling the town-owned building to the developer for $2.5 million. Talks have been held between the town, Burt Reynolds and the developer about moving the museum into the waterfront development.
But talk isn't good enough, according to an Aug. 17 letter from Suzanne Niedland, chair of the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theater, which operates out of the museum. "Without an agreement, we fear that rental rates, assessments and other fees ... would make it impossible for the museum to stay in this area," reads the letter. Acting and directing classes, some taught by Reynolds, also are held at the museum.
Museum officials began looking for new digs when Harbourside was proposed about two years ago.
"People are used to the museum where it is. The museum should stay there," said museum founder Mike Daniel.
But Mayor Karen Golonka said other non-profit organizations must be considered. A 2,500-square-foot section in Harbourside is designated for non-profit agencies.
"There is no guarantee Burt Reynolds is going into Harbourside," said Golonka.
The museum has rented the first floor of the former bank building from the town for about five years. The building is the last parcel on the tract not owned by Allied Development, the Palm Beach Gardens-based developer.
The fact that tax dollars could fund Harbourside gives the town added interest in the project. Up to $350,000 a year from the Community Redevelopment Agency district could go to the 10-acre project for up to 15 years. A date for the council to vote on the CRA funding has not been set.
Nick Mastroianni, manager of Allied, said it is up to the town council to decide who moves into the non-profit space .
The museum needs to be more than acting classes, photos of Burt Reynolds with Loni Anderson, and canoes used in filming Deliverance, a 1972 movie starring Reynolds, Mastroianni said.
"Make it a theater. Have shows. Expand the acting school. It's got to be something more interactive that will bring people to Harbourside," said Mastroianni.
To view Harbourside drawings, go to harboursidejupiter.com
 Source: palmbeachpost.com October 25 Away for a while, but I'm back Hi,
I've been away for a while due the desease of Bell's Palsy.
I will update this site with first some older Burt Reynolds-news and then some resent news.
Hope you understand.
Greetings from your webmaster.
Hoi,
Ik ben er een tijdje uitgeweest door de ziekte van Bell.
De komende tijd zal ik eerst het ouder Burt Reynolds-nieuws plaatsen daarna het meest recente nieuws.
Bedankt voor het begrip.
Groet van uw webmaster. September 24 Plot "Catch .44"
To find out what the plot is for the upcoming Burt Reynolds-movie "Catch .44", Dutch-Burt wrote an e-mail to the production company of the movie. The kind Jonah Hirsch wrote an e-mail back to me.
This is the plot:
Tes, Dawn and Kara are three girls working dead end jobs barely getting by in Vegas. Their lives radically change when Tes has a run-in with an interesting stranger named Mel. When Mel offers the girls a chance at a better life through crime, they take him up on the offer only to find themselves thrust into a life or death situation involving a psychopathic hit-man, a grizzly trucker, and a delusional line cook.
Jonah also wrote that Burt Reynolds plays "Mel", a calculated, manipulative character who is a bit of Orson Welles mixed with Howard Hughes.
They are excited to work with Mr. Reynolds and they hope that they can bring back the classic characters that Burt used to play during his heyday.
Thanks Jonah September 10 Burt Reynolds in "Not Another Not Another Movie"Burt Reynolds will have a part in the movie "Not Another Not Another Movie" from director David Murphy.
The story fixes on a movie studio that's willing to do anything to make a mint - even if it means ruining their reputation, and running the business into the ground.
The cast includes Chevy Chase, Michael Madsen, Burt Reynolds and Jennifer Sciole.
According to actress Jennifer Sciole it is a really fun cast and the script is hilarious.
Filming will start at the end of August
More info on http://www.notanothermovie.com/
Sources: Jennifer Sciole-MySpace, moviehole.net/
Burt Reynolds zal een rol spelen in de film "Not Another Not Another Movie" van de regisseur David Murphy.
Het verhaal gaat over een film-studio dat alles wil doen om geld te verdienen ook als dat hun reputatie kost en uiteindelijk de film-studio. De filmcast zal oa bestaan uit Chevy Chase, Michael Madsen, Burt Reynolds en Jennifer Sciole.
Volgens actrice Jennifer Sciole is het een leuke cast en een hilarisch script en zal er eind augustus
begonnen worden met filmen.
September 08 New photo of Burt and Charles in "a Bunch of Amateurs"Here is a great brand new photo of Burt Reynolds and Charles Durning
in the upcoming movie "a Bunch of Amateurs.(Click to enlarge)
Source: constructscenery.co.uk
Er is een nieuwe foto geplaatst van Burt Reynolds en Charles Durning
in de nog te verschijnen film "a Bunch of Amateurs". (Klik om te vergroten) September 03 Entertainment Legend Jerry Reed DiesLegendary entertainer Jerry Reed has died of complications from emphysema. He was 71.
Reed began his career as a guitarist, before launching into songwriting, singing and later rising to fame as an actor with 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit, co-starring Burt Reynolds. He later starred alongside funnyman Adam Sandler in 1998 comedy The Waterboy. Reed also enjoyed a string of music hits during the 1970s and 1980s, including the 1971 Grammy Award-winning track When You're Hot, You're Hot - the second of three Grammys for the star. Reed signed his first recording contract at 17 with Capitol Records, after dropping out of high school to tour with Ernest Tubb and Faron Young. His perseverance paid off when rock legend Elvis Presley recorded two of his songs, U.S. Male and Guitar Man, in 1968. Johnny Cash later took note of his talents, recording his hit A Thing Called Love in 1972. The legend also wrote songs for Brenda Lee, Tom Jones, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole and the Oak Ridge Boys. Reed had quadruple bypass surgery in June 1999. He is survived by wife Priscilla Mitchell and their two daughters. Source: IMDB Leave a message for Jerry Reed in:
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August 25 Visiting the museum & meeting Mr. ReynoldsDUTCH-BURT VISITING THE BURT REYNOLDS & FRIENDS MUSEUM
Finally, after almost 25 years of being a Burt Reynolds’-fan I visited The Burt Reynolds & Friends Museum in Jupiter, Florida. http://www.burtreynoldsmuseum.org/index.html Let me tell you something… It is a 5 star (5/5) recommend to visit it and every Reynolds-fan should go there. Special thanks goes out to the Director of the museum: Mike Daniel, he was willing to open the doors even though the museum is closed during the week. The museum (a former bank branch) is highly decorated with photos of Burt with Presidents, friends, family and famous people. Personal letters from Jack Lemmon and Frank Sinatra. Personal gifts from Sally Field and Goldie Hawn. There are some great props from his movies: helmet from “The Longest Yard”, Burt’s outfit from “Smokey and the Bandit II” and the original canoe from “Deliverance”. You can also take a look at Burt’s impressing TV and movie awards: People’s Choice awards, Emmy Award, Golden Globe Awards and his recently winning World Stunt Award and many more. I needed 2 hours to visit the museum and still wanted to stay longer, there is a lot to see. During the week the museum is offering educational programs include a “Master Acting Class” for experienced actors that is often personally taught by Mr. Reynolds. Director Mike Daniel was very kind and told me that he mentioned my “Unofficial Dutch-Burt Reynolds Website” with Mr. Reynolds. He also mentioned that Mr. Reynolds will give his “Master Acting Class” next week. Me and my girlfriend will stay for another 2 weeks in Florida so Mike will try to put us on the “Master Acting Class”-list to see how Mr. Reynolds teach his students. Later we talked about Sally Jo Wagner and Charles Nelson Reilly and how Mike was Set decorator for the Burt Reynolds’ movie “The Maddening”. I walked out the door with great Burt-memorabilia such as a “Longest Yard” -shirt and a die-cast model of the famous Trans-Am from “Smokey and the Bandit”.
Entrance of the museum. Director Mike Daniel, "Burt" and me .
Highly decorated! Burts outfit from Smokey and the Bandit II.
Fan-shop corner. This is the stage were Mr. Reynolds teach his actors.
(Photos: Anita Hegedus)
MEETING BURT REYNOLDSAugust 5, 2008... it was D-Day or better… Burt-Day. We will attend a “Master Acting Class” teached by Hollywood legend Mr. Reynolds. Here we were, our second visit of the museum and it looks even better. Mike Daniel is there to welcome us. I almost got a nerveous breakdown cause there he is…. I see Mr. Reynolds standing in the back, near a bar. All dressed in black, Burt look great. We sat down on our chairs and wait for the students to attend the stage. Actresses Avery Sommers (“B.L. Stryker”) and Jo Ann Pflug (“Mash”) were also in the public. As the Class began, Mr. Reynolds sat down on his chair near the stage. The whole “Master Acting Class” will be taped by two cameras (The Film Commission is currently making a documentary of Reynolds' classes for distribution in Palm Beach County school's drama departments). After every scene Mr. Reynolds gave advise to improve and stimulate te actors about their performances. It was incredible and unbelievable awesome to see the Hollywood legend teach the actors. Different scenes were played and now and then Mr. Reynolds got on stage. Once in a while Mr. Reynolds told stories about Charlton Heston and James Dean. It is amazing to watch. I had told Mike Daniel that we couldn't stay the whole night cause we had to go back to Miami. During a short break I walked my way to Mike to thank him for be a part of this great night. Mike wanted me to wait and introduce me to Mr. Reynolds... My heart almost stopped. Mike took me to Mr. Reynolds and said: “Burt, this is the guy we were talking about last week”. I said that it was an honour to meet him and that Burt is my hero for almost 25 years. Mr. Reynolds shakes my hand and puts his hand on my neck, he said some nice things to me. In the meantime the actors were on stage again and the show must go on, Mr. Reynolds had to teach. Sure it was a short conversation and offcourse I wanted to ask a lot of questions. But how many fans in the world can say that they met and talked with Burt Reynolds? I said goodbye and returned to my seat. I see my girlfriend is very touched, cause she knew this was one of my greatest moments and a wish came true. Mike… Burt… Thanks.
DUTCH-BURT BEZOEKT HET BURT REYNOLDS & FRIENDS MUSEUM
Eindelijk na bijna 25 jaar fan te zijn van Burt Reynolds, heb ik zijn museum bezocht in Jupiter, Florida. http://www.burtreynoldsmuseum.org/index.html
Het is de reis dubbel en dwars waard geweest, wat fantastisch en elke Reynolds’ fan moet dit beslist een keer gezien hebben. Speciale dank gaat uit naar Directeur Mike Daniel, van het museum, die speciaal voor mij buiten openingsuren bereid was om de deuren te openen, dit na wat mail contact in Nederland en een telefoontje in Florida. Het museum (een voormalig bankgebouw) hangt vol met foto’s van Burt met presidenten, vrienden, bekenden en familie en natuurlijk zijn er allerlei props uit bekende films en series van Burt te bewonderen. Zo is oa ook de originele kano uit “Deliverance” te bewonderen, de football-helm uit “The Longest Yard” en de outfit die Burt droeg in “Smokey and the Bandit II”. Ook zijn er persoonlijke brieven te zien van oa: Jack Lemmon en Frank Sinatra. Persoonlijke kadootjes van Sally Field en Goldie Hawn. Ook zijn de imposante film en tv-prijzen van Burt te bewonderen zoals zijn People’s Choice awards, Emmy Award, Golden Globe Awards en zijn recent gewonnen World Stunt Award en nog veel meer, zondermeer geweldig. Ruim 2 uur had ik nodig om alles goed te bekijken en heb daarbij nog een zeer leuk gesprek gehad met Mike Daniel. Zo vertelde hij dat hij het met Burt over mijn Dutch-Burt website heeft gehad en dat ze samen eens een kijkje moesten nemen op de site. Verder vertelde hij dat Burt Reynolds elke dinsdag en vrijdagavond Master-Class geeft in het Museum en hij zal proberen om mij en m’n vriendin erbij te krijgen om eens een kijkje te nemen. We zullen nog 2 weken in Florida op rondreis zijn dus dat wil ik wel meemaken. Mike verteld nog een prachtig verhaal over dat hij de set decorator was tijdens het filmen van de Burt Reynolds-film “The Maddening”. Later loop ik de deur uit met allerlei gekochte Burt-memorabila.
MIJN ONTMOETING MET BURT REYNOLDS
Het is D-Day of beter gezegd….Burt-Day.
Op 5 augustus 2008 is het dan werkelijkheid, samen met m’n vriendin gaan we vanuit Miami voor de tweede keer naar het Museum, maar dit keer om een Master-Class bij te wonen van de Hollywood-legende zelf. Bij onze binnenkomst worden we vrijwel direct welkom geheten door Mike. Nabij het podium zijn rijen stoelen geplaatst voor de Master-Class en verderop (aan de bar) staat Burt Reynolds, de zenuwen en de adrenaline gieren door m’n lijf. Burt is geheel gekleed in het zwart en hij ziet er niet anders uit dan op tv. We nemen plaats op de stoelen en wachten tot de acteurs op het podium verschijnen. De actrices Avery Sommers (“B.L. Stryker”) en Jo Ann Pflug (“Mash”) zitten in het publiek te kijken. Er worden verschillende scènes gespeeld op het podium en alles wordt met twee camera’s opgenomen (De Film Commission is bezig met het maken van een documentaire over de Master-Class van Reynolds om ten slotte te distribueren voor de dramaopleiding van de Palm Beach County school) Burt zit vlakbij het podium en springt af en toe het podium op om de acteurs voor adviezen te voorzien en om extra stimulans te geven, maar meestal gebeurd dit nadat de scène is uitgespeeld, echt prachtig om hem zijn adviezen te zien uitdelen/regisseren. Burt vertelt ook nog prachtige verhalen over Charlton Heston en James Dean. Ik had Mike al van te voren aangegeven dat we niet tot het einde kunnen blijven omdat we nog een lange terugreis hebben, dus in een korte pauze loop ik naar Mike toe om hem te bedanken voor alles. Mike ziet dan een kans om me bij Reynolds te krijgen en vraagt of ik nog even blijf, hij neemt me mee en ik sta dan oog in oog met Mr. Reynolds. Mike introduceert me met: “Burt, this is the guy we were talking about last week”. Ik geef Burt een hand en zeg dat het een eer is om hem te ontmoeten en dat hij al 25 jaar een held van me is. Burt geeft me een hand en grijpt m’n nek en zegt dat ie zich zeer gevleid voelt en dat hij het ook leuk vind me te ontmoeten.
Op dat moment staan de acteurs klaar om de volgende scène te oefenen en moet er verder les gegeven worden… Ik pak nog even z’n arm en neem afscheid. Natuurlijk had ik nog veel meer willen zeggen en vragen, maar kom op, dit pakt niemand meer van me af. Terug bij m’n plaats aangekomen zie ik hoe m’n vriendin zwaar onder de indruk op me wacht, ze wist dat dit één van m’n grote wensen was.
Mike…. Burt…. Bedankt.
(Fotos: Anita Hegedus) June 29 Burt meets BurtJune 28 Catch .44
Burt Reynolds will play Mel in a new movie called "Catch .44". The movie will be directed by Aaron Harvey who directed "The Evil Woods".
"Catch .44 zal de nieuwe film van Burt Reynolds worden, hij speelt de rol van Mel. De film zal geregisseerd gaan worden door Aaron Harvey, die ook "The Evil Woods" regisseerde.
Carol Saunders talks to Reynolds.It has been a while but I finnaly have had some time to update "Dutch-Burt".
Carol Saunders had a great interview with Burt Reynolds on May 13th, 2008.
You can read the whole interview on :
You can also find great pictures of Burt, photographed by Deborah Silver.
Burt Reynolds photographed by Deborah Silver Het heeft een tijdje geduurd, maar ik heb weer wat tijd gevonden voor een nieuwe "Dutch-Burt"-update.
Carol Saunders heeft een leuk interview gehad met Burt Reynolds op 13 mei 2008 in het Burt Reynolds-Museum in Jupiter, Florida.
Het hele interview is te vinden op:
Ook zijn er leuke foto's te vinden van Burt, gemaakt door Deborah Silver. April 01 Counter
March 03 First Pictures of "A Bunch of Amateurs"The first picture of the new Burt Reynolds movie "A Bunch of Amateurs".
 De eerste foto van de nieuwe Burt Reynolds' film "A Bunch of Amateurs"
Source: Fergus McEwan, www.iomtoday.co. January 12 Burt Reynolds in “A Bunch of Amateurs”Burt Reynolds is coming to Blighty to star in “A Bunch of Amateurs,” the first movie to be greenlit by CinemaNX, the new production financing venture backed by the Isle of Man. “Bunch of Amateurs,” which starts shooting Feb. 2, is a fish-out-of-water comedy about an ageing Hollywood action star who accepts an invitation to play King Lear at Stratford, in the hope of reviving his career. When he arrives, he discovers that the play is not being staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon, as he thought, but by an amateur dramatic society in the rural village of Stratford St. John. The charity performance has been widely publicized, so he is unable to back out. The local thesps are played by Samantha Bond, Derek Jacobi and Imelda Staunton.
Pic is directed by Andy Cadiff.
Source: ADAM DAWTREY (Variety) December 26 Evening Shade-DVDCBS/Paramount is planning on releasing season sets for the populair 1990 CBS series Evening Shade, starring Burt Reynolds as an ex-pro football player who moves back to his small town in Arkansas to be a high school football coach. With the popularity of the current hit Friday Night Lights, it makes sense to bring this show out now. The plan is to release Evening Shade-season 1 on june 24th. No further information about this release is known yet.
Source: tvshowsondvd.com November 16 Dell & Burt Reynolds
DALLAS (AP) — Hoping it can boost holiday sales, Dell Inc. has enlisted Burt Reynolds, Ice T and other celebrities to help customers raise money to buy products for themselves or others. Through a new Web site launching Friday, visitors to http://www.YoursIsHere.com will be able to create a virtual piggy bank where friends and relatives can donate money for gifts. There are tools to create e-mail distribution lists, and gift-seekers can embed their fundraising requests on their Facebook and MySpace pages. Source: Matt Slagle November 14 Burt Reynolds in the rain
BURT REYNOLDS IN THE RAIN (By Thys Ockersen)
There he is, standing in the pooring rain in a Dutch place called Muiden. It is 1979 and Burt Reynolds agreed to play the lead in “Rough Cut”. Maybe on paper it was an interesting project but in reality it is nothing more than trouble. Don Siegel, who often directed Clint Eastwood, is the director of “Rough Cut” and “Mash”-writer Larry Gelbart wrote the script, wich is more a remake of “To Catch a Thief”. But Burt was tired of all those car-movies and was ready for a more sophisticated comedy. A sort of Cary Grant-movie. He has the charming Lesley Anne Down as co-star, but she is really unhappy. Producer David Merrick did a lot of Broadway-productions but doesn’t trust the movie-buisiness. He has a lot of fights with Don Siegel, so he is replaced with Peter H. Hunt, but after a couple of weeks Siegel is hired again.
But Siegel has health problems and Burt did do the directory for one day. The last scenes are recorded near a windmill in Muiden and some red light-district-footage will be shot in the Cinetone-studio’s. Burt Reynolds doesn’t look happy, there is no California sun and maybe he realise that this picture won’t be the one he hoped for. Burt is wearing a long rain coat and is making jokes with Lesley Anne Down.
I am walking on the set with a cameraman and a soundman for my documentary about Don Siegel for NOS-Dutch television: “Don Siegel, last of the independents”. I am trying to speak and get Burt Reynolds in front of the my camera. During a break I see him and say: I hope you don’t mind I’m making some recordings with the camera”. “No problem” is his short answer and walks away. This isn’t going well, I have one more day left. Tomorrow in the Cinetone-studio’s is my last chance to interview him. I won’t get him to talk. But then I see Don Siegel: “Is it going well?” he asks. Well to tell you the truth, I won’t get Burt Reynolds to talk to me. Siegel has a solution: “I will tell him that you will interview Clint Eastwood, then he will talk to you and when you are in L.A., I will tell Clint that you interviewed Burt”. I think it is a great idea.
Before “Rough Cut”, Siegel did “Escape from Alcatraz”, with Clint Eastwood, it is already released in England. Because of the problems he didn’t want to talk to the press. Now he changed his mind. It is about to be released in Holland and the buzz is that it is a real good movie. “Can you get me find some journalists for tomorrow during lunch, Thys”, Siegel asks. “Sure, I will call them”, and later that evening I’m calling some college’s to ask if they wanted to talk with Siegel. They all wanted to come. Those meetings were good for the movie and made some good publicity. Publicity-manager Doreen Landry is surprised, she couldn’t and was forbidden to arrange something back in London. But she is working for Merrick and I think that is the problem.
The next day they are filming in the Cinestone-Studios. Art-Director Red Hayworth (he also worked with Siegel on “Invasion of the bodysnatchers”) build a street in Amsterdam that looks just like the red light district in Amsterdam. He build a house with girls behind some windows. Siegel’s wife Carol is doing a cameo as a prostitute and I also recognise Dutch actress Belinda Meuldijk as an extra in the role of a prostitute. Siegel himself is also doing a cameo but his scene will cut out of the end-version.
I’m filming a scene of Burt and Leslie Anne Down having a fight with a pimp, played by German actor Wolf Kahler. I recieve a sign that I can talk with Burt. We instal the camera/sound quickly, and a short conversation will start. Burt is relaxed and is in a good mood, “I always wanted to make a film with Don Siegel and my friend Clint always said that we have to work together sometime, If you are working with Don Siegel it seems like you are going to the filmacademy, you can learn a lot from him”.
I ask: “You directed 3 movies of your own, who inspired you?” “Mel Brooks, advised me to fire someone the first day of shooting, it gives you respect. Robert Aldrich, I made “The Longest Yard” and “Hustle” with him, was also a big inspiration for me”. Burt is not so enthousiastic about Peter Bogdanovich. He putted him in a Cole Porter-musical “At Long Last Love”, the movie flopped. “If you are making a movie were I sing, you take a big risk, but I really take Bogdanovich for a blame when he didn’t insured me for “Nickelodeon”, I had a lot of troubles because of that”. “And how is your relation with Clint Eastwood?” “We are good friends and we are looking for a project for both of us to play in. We started our movie-career at the same time. He was rejected because of his adamsapple and he had dirt on his teeth, I was not talented enough. I said to him, I can learn to act, but you never get rid of that adamsapple. Since that time we didn’t do bad in this buisiness”.
You can find more information about the documentory "Don Siegel, last of the independents”. on Thys Ockersen's Official Website: http://www.thysockersenfilms.com/pages/Siegel-page.html
  (Above) Don Siegel and Thys Ockersen on the set of "Rough Cut".
(Under) Don Siegel Directing.
BURT REYNOLDS IN DE REGEN (Door Thys Ockersen)
Daar staat hij dan in de regen in Muiden. Het is 1979 en Burt Reynolds heeft zich verbonden aan een film, “Rough Cut” die er op papier aantrekkelijk uitzag, maar in werkelijkheid vol met problemen blïjkt te zitten. De vaste regisseur van Clint Eastwood, Don Siegel, doet de regie. Het script van MASHschrijver Larry Gelbart is eigenlijk een remake van “To catch a thief”, maar Burt was na al die autoracefilms wel toe aan een sophisticated comedy waar Cary Grant zo in excelleerde. Hij heeft de lieftallige Lesley Anne Down tegenover zich, maar ze is behoorlijk ontregeld. Producer is David Merrick beroemd van heel veel Broadwayprodukties, maar een man met een groot wantrouwen tegen alles wat met film heeft te maken. Dus zijn de ruzies tussen regisseur en producer niet van de lucht en is Don Siegel al een paar weken vervangen door Peter H.Hunt en vervolgens weer opnieuw aangenomen. Maar Siegel is niet gezond en Burt heeft ook al een dag de regie moeten overnemen. En nu worden de laatste opnamen bij een molen in Muiden gemaakt en in de Cinetone Studio`s waar een stukje rosse buurt is gebouwd.
Burt Reynolds kijkt ongelukkig, want hier vindt hij niet de Californische zon waar hij zo gewend aan is en misschien vermoedt hij dat de film niet het gewenste resultaat gaat opleveren waar hij zo op heeft gehoopt. Burt heeft een lange regenjas aan en maakt wat grapjes met Lesley Anne Down. Ik loop zelf op de set rond met een cameraman en geluidsman omdat ik een documentaire over Don Siegel maak voor de NOS: “Don Siegel, last of the independents”. Ik moet alleen nog zien dat ik Burt Reynolds voor mijn camera krijg. Tijdens een “break”zie ik hem staan en zeg tegen hem: “Ik hoop dat U het niet vervelend vindt dat ik filmopnamen maak”. “No problem”is het korte antwoord en hij loopt weg. Nou, dat schiet niet echt op en ik heb morgen nog maar een dag in de Cinetone Studio`s om mijn interview te doen. Hij is niet erg toeschietelijk. Dan zie ik Don Siegel: “Gaat het goed?” vraagt hij. “Ik krijg Burt Reynolds niet te pakken”is mijn eerlijke antwoord. Siegel heeft de oplossing:”Ik zeg dat je Clint gaat interviewen en dan kan hij niet achterblijven en als je in LA bent dan zeg ik het omgekeerde tegen Clint, dat je Burt al hebt. Zo doen we dat”. Ik vind het een prima plan. Voor “Rough Cut “ heeft Don Siegel met Clint Eastwood “Escape from Alcatraz” gemaakt die inmiddels in Engeland is uitgekomen. Maar door alle moeilijkheden had hij geen zin om met de pers te praten. Nu is hij van mening veranderd. De film staat op uitkomen in Nederland en de “buzz” is dat het om een eersteklas product gaat. “Kan je voor me regelen dat ik morgen tijdens lunchtijd in de Cinetone Studio`s wat filmjournalisten ontmoet, Thys” vraagt Siegel. “geen probleem, ik bel ze op” antwoord ik en s`avonds hang ik aan de telefoon om mijn oudcollega`s op te bellen om met Siegel te komen praten en ze komen maar al te graag. Die ontmoetingen leveren een golf van publiciteit op die de film alleen maar ten goede komt. Publicity manager Doreen Landry die in Londen niets mocht en kon regelen is verbaasd. Maar ja, ze werkt voor Merrick en ik denk dat daar het probleem ligt.
De volgende dag zijn de opnamen in Cinetone, waar art-director Ted Hayworth ( die al eerder met Siegel werkte bij “Invasion of the bodysnatchers”) een Amsterdams straatje heeft gebouwd dat sprekend lijkt op een straat in de rosse buurt met een woning waar meisjes achter de ramen zitten. Siegel`s vrouw Carol Rydall doet een cameo als prostituee en ik herken ook Belinda Meuldijk in een figurantenrol van hoertje. Siegel zelf doet ook een cameo als hoerenloper, maar die scène verdwijnt uiteindelijk in de eindversie van de film.
Ik film een scène waarbij Burt en Leslie Anne Down ruzie krijgen met een pooier, gespeeld door de Duitse acteur Wolf Kahler . En dan krijg ik een seintje dat ik met Burt Reynolds kan praten. We stellen snel de camera en geluid op en er vindt een kort gesprek plaats. Burt is relaxed en in een goede stemming.: “Ik wilde al heel lang met Don Siegel een film maken en mijn vriend Clint zei altijd jullie moeten een keer samenwerken ,maar ik kwam er nooit tussen en nu is het gelukt. Als je met Don Siegel werkt dan is het alsof je naar de filmacademie gaat, je kan heel veel van hem leren.” Ik vraag:”Je hebt inmiddels zelf drie films geregisseerd en door wie ben je nog meer beïnvloed? “ “Oa door Mel Brooks, die adviseerde me om op de eerste dag van de opnamen meteen iemand te ontslaan, dat dwingt respect af. Maar Robert Aldrich met wie ik “The Longest yard”en “Hustle”heb gemaakt was ook een grote inspiratie.” Hij is minder te spreken over Peter Bogdanovich. Die zette hem in een Cole Portermusical “At long last love” die kolossaal flopte. “Als je een film maakt waarin je mij laat zingen neem je een risico, maar erger is- en dat neem ik Bogdanovich kwalijk- dat hij mij bij “Nickleodeon”niet verzekerde waardoor ik veel moeilijkheden heb gekregen.” “En hoe is je relatie met Clint Eastwood? “ “We zijn goede vrienden en we zoeken al jaren naar een project waar we allebei in kunnen spelen. We zijn op het zelfde moment begonnen bij de film. Hij werd afgewezen, omdat zijn adamsappel uitstak en hij had vuil op zijn tanden, ik werd bij gebrek aan acteertalent niet aangenomen. Ik zei toen ik kan leren acteren ,maar jij hebt een groot probleem met die adamsappel. Sinds die tijd hebben we het allebei erg aardig gedaan”. Helaas ontbreekt de tijd om verder te praten want Burt moet terug naar de set. “Rough Cut”wordt die dag beëindigd ,maar weken later wordt er besloten een niewe einde te filmen. Don Siegel is dan zo ziek dat Robert Ellis Miller wordt ingehuurd voor die laatste scène.
You can find more information about the documentory "Don Siegel, last of the independents”. on Thys Ockersen's Official Website: http://www.thysockersenfilms.com/pages/Siegel-page.html
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