paul newman's character is a hustler. he's always going to hustle.got. what the hell else you want? that's it, that's all. >> tom cruise is terrific. newman finally gets an oscar for it. >> tom cruise has a very specific agenda in his career, to spend the '80s working with the best directors he can find. he's going to work with them. >> cincinnati. what did i say, ray? i know you hear me. you don't fool me with this shit for a second. >> these are too tight. >> ray, did you hear what i said? shut up! >> he proved to the world that he could act and then some. >> i like having you for my big brother. >> yeah. >> let me see some id. all right you're under arrest. >> the 1980s introduces us to the character of john rambo. what people tend to forget is he was introduced in a way that was much more in line with '70s film making. >> if you look at the first "first blood" it is a very dark movie about how we let our veterans down and about how we do not know what to do with them when they come back and we make killers and turn them loose in america. that's a

you're an incredible flake. >> paul newman and tom cruise had the old and the new.e. what if he takes this ewing id under his wing anchor are upped him and then he gets hustled. >> i showed you all i got. i showed you my ass in here. what the hell else do you want? that's it. that's all. >> tom cruise is terrific. newman finally gets an oscar for it. >> tom cruise has a very specific agenda in his career. to spend the '80s working with the best directors he can find. so he's going to work with scorsese and barry levinson. >> not going back to cincinnati. you don't have to go to cincinnati to pick up boxer shorts. what did i say? >> kmart. >> you hear me. i know you hear me. >> my boxer shorts. >> you don't fool me with this shit for a second. >> yours are too tight. >> did you hear what i said? shut up! >> movie stars often need to prove over and over again that that he can act and then some. i think he proved to the world that he could act and then some. >> my big brother. >> yeah. >> see some i.d. >> all right. you're under arrest. >> the 1980s introduces us to th

paul newman plays a washed up lawyer who say an alcoholic kind of ambulance chaser.s, big movie stars, he manages to bring them down in the case of "the verdict" to the boston streets, and you can see the stars in the movie but they have not turned the movie into something glamorous but on the opposite have entered the drudge and reality of the world that lamet's painting. >> i never should have taken it. there's no way i could win. >> here newman shows you what he's really made of as an actor. >> i think you guys are making a big mistake. i think you ought to reconsider. >> to see that scene where he's calling the insurance company to rekindle the deal that he turned down. >> okay. no, no, i understand. >> it's really one of the greatest pieces of acting i've ever seen in my life, that phone call. no cuts. i mean lamet just goes, okay, here we go. >> so how's your life? >> oh, great. how's yours? >> not so great. >> oh, we're telling the truth. >> these kids in college together in the late '60s and are no longer anti-establishment but actually are part of the establ

beautifully told by master director sydney le met, paul newman plays a kind of washed up lawyer who wasy le met is even when its movie stars, big movie stars he manages to bring them down in the case of the "verdict" to the boston streets and you can see the stars in the movie, but they have not turned the movie into something glamorous but on the opposite have entered the drudge and reality of the world that le met's painting. >> oh, god. i never should have taken it. there was no way i could win. >> to hear newman, he shows you what he's made of as an actor. >> i think you guys are making a big mistake. reconsider get the principals back together again. >> calls the insurance company to rekind male the deal he turn down. >> okay. no. i understand. >> it's really one of the greatest pieces of acting i've ever seen in my life. no cuts. i mean, le met just goes, okay. here we go. >> so how's your life? >> great. how's yours? >> not so great. >> oh! we're telling the truth? >> the "big chill" about kids in college together, late '60s and are now no longer anti-establishment but actually a

paul newman plays a kind of washed up lawyer who was an alcoholic kind of ambulance chaser.ely lamet is that even when it's movie stars, big movie stars, he manages to bring them down in the case of "the verdict" to the boston streets. you can see the stars in the movie but they have not turned the movie into something glamorous, but the opposite, have entered the drudge and reality of the world lamet's painting. >> i never should have taken it. there's no way i could win. >> newman did what he was asked to do. he was often asked to just be the leading man and be charming and witty and funny. when he does "the verdict," it makes you cry. here newman shows you what he's really made of as an actor. >> i think you guys are making a big mistake. i think you ought to reconsider. i think you ought to get the principals back together again. >> when you see the scene to call the insurance company to rekindle the deal that he turned down. >> okay. no, i understand. >> it's really one of the greatest pieces of acting i've ever seen in my lifetime, that phone call. no cuts. lamet just

paul newman plays a washed up lawyer who is an alcoholic ambulance chaser.when it is big movie stars, he managed to bring them down in the case to the streets. you can see the stars in the movie, but they have not turned the movie into something glamorous. on the opposite, have entered the drudge and reality. >> there was no way i could win. >> he was asked to be the leading man and be charming and funny. when he does "the verdict," it makes you cry. newman shows you what he is made of as an actor. >> i think you are making a big mistake. you should reconsider. >> to see that scene where he is calling the insurance company to rekindle the deal he turned down. >> no, no. i understand. >> it's one of the greatest pieces of acting i have seen. no cuts. okay, here we go. >> how is your life? >> great. how is yours? >> not so great. >> we're telling the truth? >> "the big chill," about kids in college together and are now no longer anti-establishment but actually are part of the establishment. trying to reconcile that history with their present. >> movies aren't

of movie stars, io s biggerrs in a movie at the same timen a buddy movie, r maybeert redfort and paul newmanguys hader been in a movie before. >> no, but we did start on the same television show. >> growing pa>>s. '89-'90. >> '91-'92. >> we're talking decades ago, but we were on the same television show. >> did you eve do a scene together? >> no. >> no, no, no. >> wait no lo,er. l.he summer of 1969. the city of dreams is going through seismic changes. fo some in hollywood, modernity means opportunity. i for others,t feels like the last picture show. >> cliff here needs to help carry the load. >> is that how you describe your job, cliff? >>what? carrying his load? yeah, that. >> once upon a time in hollywood is a buddy movie. >> here i am. >> afh clifanger, a horror film, and a tarantino master class in story telling. >> don't you forget it. >> can you give meva the eler pitch? >> i don't know if i can do the elevator pitch. um -- >> about anything. >> leonardo dicaprio is the fading tv cowboy actor. brad pitt, his stunt double. >> we get into a fight, i accidentally kill you. i go. >> anybod

stars, two bigger stars in a movie at the same time, in a buddy movie, maybe robert redford and paul newmaner been in a movie before. >> no. but we starred on the same television show. >> "growing pains. >> '89-'90 >> '91 and '90. >> maybe i was '90. >> decades ago we were on the same television show. >> reporter: did you ever do a scene together >> no, no. >> reporter: wait no longer. l.a., the summer of 1969, the city of dreams is going through seismic changes. for some in hollywood, it means opportunity. for others, it feels more like the last picture show. >> meant to help carry the load. >> is that how you describe your job, cliff >> what, carrying his load that's about right >> reporter: "once upon a time in hollywood" is a buddy movie. >> here i come >> reporter: a cliffhanger, a horror film, and a tarantino master class in story telling. >> don't you forget it. >> reporter: can you give me the elevator pitch >> i don't know if i can do the elevator pitch for this. >> reporter: about anything. >> yeah, about anything. >> reporter: leonardo dicaprio is the fading tv cowboy actor. brad