Michelle Pfeiffer
Because Michelle Pfeiffer had starred in Grease
2, Brian de Palma, the director of Scarface, didn't wish to
consider Michelle to play alongside Al Pacino, but Martin
Bregman, the producer, insisted and thank goodness for that!
I thought she was great as the cocaine-addicted trophy wife,
Elvira Hancock. And, quite rightly, the roles began to flow
in for the georgeous Michelle Pfeiffer. Ladyhawke, Into The
Night, Sweet Liberty, and then The Wiches Of Eastwick with
Jack Nicholson, Cher and Susan Sarandon and Pfeiffer's break-through
into the Hollywood A-list. Better roles flowed in such as
the excellent Married To The Mob, and a film I love, Tequila
Sunrise, and then the classic, Dangerous Liaisons where she
won deserved acclaim and a nomination for an Oscar for best
supporting actress. The next year Michelle Pfeiffer had another
nomination, this time for best actress for her stunning role
in the Baker Boys, considered by many to be her finest performance.
But, for me, Michelle Pfeiffer stretched her considerable
talent even further with the touching and difficult role in
Frankie And Johnny. Michelle Pfeiffer's Frankie is a character
I just wanted, no, needed to hold and comfort and caress.
So damaged and so beautiful, so strong and so fragile, my
heart went out to her and that is why Michelle Pfeiffer is
a great actress...
Tim Rees
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