Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro had one of Hollywood's most successful creative partnerships. But when the latter approached the former about remaking the 1962 thriller, Scorsese rejected the project.
Twice. When speaking with ET leading up to the movie's premiere, the actor and director shared how their tale of insidious vengeance eventually came to fruition.
As they explained, Scorsese only began entertaining the prospect after having dinner with producer Steven Spielberg and De Niro.
And it all rested on a crucial interaction between De Niro and eventual co-star Juliette Lewis. “It was the scene that made me make the movie,” Scorsese told ET in 1991. “I realized if I can pull off that scene, with the actors and the writer, it'd be.
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