michael cimino -- >> it was michael's first film he's the fellow who directed "the deer hunter" and " a classic. >> larry: why is it called the great bomb of all time. >> well, because, it got a couple of bad reviews then all the reviewers kind of got on board and so much of the movie going experience has to do with what you as a member of the audience brings into the experience. and if you heard just terrible things bit that all the experts say it's terrible, if you go at all you're going to -- >> larry: kris kristofferson was great in that. >> he was great in that. john hurt was a wonderful -- but you were asking about clint. >> larry: yeah. >> he -- clint, who gave chimon this job -- mike had written "magnum force," i think, and, you know, you've heard stories about cimino -- how many takes he would do and working with clint, running the show, he does one or two, you know, he doesn't like to go and i was the person of the three of us who would always say, oh, i got an idea. can i try and i'd go to mike and ask him. he said we got to go to the boss, you know. clint would always said