Directing icon William Friedkin chats about 'Killer Joe'
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There's no business more fickle than show business, so there's no greater testament to the career of director William Friedkin than the simple fact that he's still going strong in his fifth decade in Hollywood.
The Oscar winner has had a unique, star-crossed run since he got his filmmaking start in 1965. The 76-year-old has made indelible classics ("The French Connection," "The Exorcist") and grandiose flops ("Cruising," starring Al Pacino, set in the world of Meatpacking District gay S&M clubs).
Friedkin's latest, the NC-17 "Killer Joe," is an adaptation of a Tracey Letts play about sleazy Southerners (Emile Hirsch and Thomas Haden Church) who hire a hitman (Matthew McConaughey) to murder their mom/ex-wife. It's hyper-melodramatic fare about the trashiest of trailer-trash existences.
We spoke with the director about the movie, which opens Friday, and more.
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