Movies|The theater that organized the event has apologized for Richard Dreyfuss’ performance.
Actor Richard Dreyfussin a performance full of hate speech at a film festival shocks the United States.
Oscar winner Dreyfuss, 76, visited over the weekend Killer shark(1975) at a special screening in Massachusetts.
Before the film, the audience had the opportunity to ask questions In killer sharks for Dreyfuss, who appeared. The event took a strange turn when the actor started talking about topics completely unrelated to the film.
Among other things The Boston Globe – and Deadline-magazines, Dreyfuss made comments containing trans and homophobia and misogyny on stage. For example, he described his colleague Barbra Streisand genius, but noted their joint film Crazy (1987) to have been miserable because “women are so passive”.
Richard Dreyfuss (left) and Roy Scheider starred in Steven Spielberg’s Killer Shark in 1975.
Dreyfuss also criticized the #metoo movement for women’s equality and parents who allow their children to change their gender.
The Cabot theater, which served as the event venue on Facebook pages there are several comments expressing disappointment with Dreyfuss’s speeches. According to the comments, people left the event in the middle of the actor’s speech.
On Monday, the theater announced the event a sorry statement.
“Mr. Dreyfuss’ views do not align with our values, which include inclusiveness and respect. We are deeply sorry for the inconvenience this has caused our customers,” the statement says.
“We regret that the event, which was intended as a discussion related to the iconic film, turned into a platform for political views.”
About the event described With a YouTube video you can see how Dreyfuss steps onto the stage wearing a dress and dancing. Under the dress, she is wearing pants and a shirt. After a while, she takes off her dress and gestures to take off her pants. He also waves his walking stick in the air.
Dreyfuss, who has had an acting career spanning decades, is probably best remembered for the role of marine biologist Matt Hooper by Steven Spielberg Killer sharkin the thriller.
Dreyfuss was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1977 film Love doesn’t melt in the rain. He has also been seen in films Sweden ’62 (1973), and Tertiary connection (1977).
Dreyfuss has continued to work until the 2020s. He was last seen in the 2023 sports-themed film Sweetwater.