Robert Forster

Maltin on Movies

Leonard Maltin

Comedy, Jessie, Leonard, On, Tv & Film, Maltin, Movies

4.2 • 662 Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2016

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

John Huston launched his film career; Quentin Tarantino rescued it with Jackie Brown, which earned him an Oscar nomination. Robert Forster has spent years in front of the camera working alongside Marlon Brando and other greats. What’s even more impressive is his work ethic, which he explains in eloquent terms. Leonard and Jessie also get his reaction to some of their favorite “unsung” Forster films.

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0:41.0	Greetings, wonderful. Enteringnerdist.com. Greetings one and all.
0:42.1	I am Leonard Malton.
0:43.1	You are listening to Malton on movies.
0:45.2	I'm Leonard Malton.
0:46.0	Opposite me is...
0:47.1	Jesse Malton.
0:48.1	The other one, right?
0:49.4	And our guest today is...
0:51.6	Now, we're not going to do name-dropping, folks.
0:53.6	We don't indulge in that,
0:55.2	but this really is an old friend of ours. Robert Forster. Hello, Robert. Hello, Bob.
1:00.3	Hey, Leonard. It's great to see you. Hey, Jesse. Robert, you are not only an actor's actor,
1:08.4	whatever that means. It means that you're the ultimate professional.
1:12.6	That's what I think that compliment means.
1:15.4	You're a guy who always delivers the goods.
1:19.1	And you've been doing it for a long, long time.
1:22.0	And I dare say you're the only person that I could be introducing today.
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