The Bearded Trio

12 Interesting Facts About the 1989 Steven Spielberg movie, Always Steven Spielberg's "Always" celebrates its 30th birthday this year and to celebrate we bring you 12 facts about the movie which starred Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Brad Johnson, John Goodman and Audrey Hepburn to name a few. This was Audrey Hepburn's final film before her death on January 20, 1993 at the age of 63. She accepted the role of Hap because she wanted to work with Steven Spielberg. Audrey Hepburn as Hap in Always Hepburn was paid $1 million for her performance in the film and she donated it to the charity, UNICEF . If Sean Connery had been available then we probably wouldn't have had Audrey Hepburn in the movie.  Steven Spielberg originally wanted the Scottish actor to play the role of Hap but he was unavailable.  Spielberg ultimately decided that Hap should be a woman instead. Steven Spielberg wanted to cast either Paul Newman or Robert Redford in the leading roles,...

Guest blogger,  Fran Del Pizzo takes a look at Steven Spielberg's underrated, 'Always' Few films in Steven Spielberg’s oeuvre are as contentious as the 1989 romantic drama Always. Tending to occupy a spot near the bottom of the list in articles that rank the directors’ body of work, it is also, in the vein of Empire of the Sun (1987) and 1941 (1979) one of his lesser successful works commercially too. Despite this, it’s clear that the film was a very personal project for its director - his admiration for the Victor Fleming film that it was based upon, and the timing of his decision to make the picture at a key moment in his own life, as well as the themes and motifs that Always explores, makes it a fascinating film to look back upon on its 30 year anniversary. On a personal note, it is, along with The Terminal (2004), my favourite ‘underrated’ entry in the long career of its director and one that should be re-reviewed as a ‘quintessential Spielberg film’ (Koresky, 2012)...