Movies Filmed at Fordham-Love Story (1970)

 

Movies Filmed at Fordham-Love Story (1970)

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Starring Ali MacGraw, Ryan O’Neal and Ray Milland; it was directed by Arthur Hill.

IMDb said, “A boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing - and then tragedy strikes.”

Roger Ebert said:

The fact is, however, that the film of Love Story is infinitely better than the book. I think it has something to do with the quiet taste of Arthur Hiller, its director, who has put in all the things that (Eric) Segal thought he was being clever to leave out. Things like color, character, personality, detail, and background.


Running time: 1 hour and 40 minutes


TUBI Link: https://pluto.tv/us/on-demand/movies/5bd3337d67f34cef7af44869?utm_source=amazon&utm_medium=ossearch


Fordham’s First Appearance


11:10 Fordham first appears in the film. Ryan O’Neal and Ray Milland, Academy Award Winning Actor for Lost Weekend talk and walk between the rear exit of the Rose Hill gym and the back side of the old bleachers.


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Fordham Gets Little Screen time I’m Afraid

12:42 Freeman Hall in the background


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So What About That Famous Quote?


It is actually used twice. At the 59:02 mark and again at 1:36:15

Don’t worry, we’ve got them side-by-side.


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Note: Ryan O’Neal, who had appeared on the Prime Time Soap Opera Peyton Place was new to feature films. He got a decent salary for his work $25,000 ($208,000 adjusted) but no “points” percentage of gross, or profits. The movie was an incredible hit almost $890,000,000 in today’s dollars worldwide. 

Not a great career move Ryan!


By contrast: Ali MacGraw, who was also new to the industry (this was her 2nd starring role) was married to Hollywood Producer and movie mogul Robert Evans. While starring in The Getaway (1972) she had an affair and later married co-star Steve McQueen. Evans disassociated himself with her professionally. According to NotStarring.com she was the original choice to play the role of Evelyn Mulwray in Chinatown (1973). The actress who got the part-Faye Dunaway. Director Francis Ford Coppola considered casting Ali MacGraw in the role of Kay Corleone for The Godfather. The actress who got the part-Diane Keaton. She wanted the role of Daisy in The Great Gatsby: "but didn't get it when her marriage to producer Robert Evans fell apart."

Not a great career move Ali!


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