Josh Brolin is detailing a really nepo Hollywood second with iconic movie stars.
Brolin, whose stepmother is Barbra Streisand after she wed his father and fellow actor James Brolin, recalled attending certainly one of Streisand’s star-studded dinner events. At certainly one of these occasions, Marlon Brando was a part of a Scientology train led by John Travolta, who provided to “heal” Brando‘s injured leg.
“It ought to have been a joke, however it turned out to be this superb collective expertise that I acquired to witness from afar,” Brolin informed Selection. “On the time, I used to be like, ‘What the fuck is happening?’ Now I look again on it and go, ‘That was such a candy second.’”
He continued, “Scientology has nothing to do with it. I acquired to see any person deal with any person else on this considerate method. It’s humorous how your perspective can change.”
Streisand wed James Brolin in 1998. Josh Brolin was 30 years outdated when his father started his third marriage with the EGOT winner. Whereas Brolin didn’t present a yr throughout which the Travolta encounter came about, Brando died in 2004. Brando’s legacy is being honored in two upcoming options: “Waltzing for Brando” with Billy Zane portraying the late star, and “Being Maria” concerning the making of Bernardo Bertolucci’s controversial “Final Tango in Paris,” with Matt Dillon solid as Brando.
As for the real-life scene involving Brando‘s injured leg, the ’90s period is smart. Travolta had already been a part of Scientology for years prior, and even had the Church assist him choose performing roles. Travolta allegedly requested Mike Rinder, an ex-high-ranking government within the Church, to approve the “Pulp Fiction” screenplay earlier than accepting the half within the 1994 function.
“I’ve acquired a narrative about this that I’m undecided I ought to actually inform,” Rinder mentioned in the course of the A&E docuseries “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath.” “When Quentin Tarantino approached John Travolta for a job in ‘Pulp Fiction,’ John requested me to assessment the script to inform him what I believed, and his function was a heroin-addict murderer, and I mentioned, ‘Oh, John, I don’t suppose that you need to do that.’ What nice profession recommendation — I ought to be an agent.”
Brolin recounts extra of his life tales in memoir “From Beneath the Truck.”