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Kidman & Cruise Ruined 'Eyes Wide Shut,' According to Kubrick

October 5th, 2006 10:01am EDT  Post a comment    Add to My News

Eyes Wide ShutStanley Kubrick thought his last movie Eyes Wide Shut was a "piece of s**t" that was ruined by interference from its stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, according to actor R. Lee Ermey. Ermey starred in Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket and remained in contact with the legendary filmmaker up until his death in 1999.

When the pair spoke shortly after Kubrick had completed work on "Eyes Wide Shut," Ermey recalls the legendary director expressing his disappointment with the movie.

He says, "Stanley called me about two weeks before he died, as a matter of fact. We had a long conversation about 'Eyes Wide Shut.' He told me it was a piece of s**t and that he was disgusted with it and that the critics were going to have him for lunch. He said Cruise and Kidman had their way with him - exactly the words he used.

"He was kind of a shy little timid guy. He wasn't real forceful. That's why he didn't appreciate working with big, high-powered actors. They would have their way with him, he would lose control, and his movie would turn to s**t."

Kubrick died in Hertfordshire, England, of natural causes in March 1999.

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)


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