Timothy Carey faked his own kidnapping while filming Stanley Kubrick’s movie Paths of Glory.
The Big Picture It's like something out of a film noir. An actor, in the middle of the production of a young despotic director's big war picture, is suddenly kidnapped. Only as the threads unravel it becomes clear that the kidnapping is as fictional as the movie itself: the actor faked it for personal publicity. The actor in question? Timothy Carey, who disappeared during the production of Stanley Kubrick's anti-war masterpiece Paths of Glory.
Stanley Kubrick Demanded a Lot From His Actors Kubrick, a noted perfectionist whose techniques and preferences were unrivaled , was already honing such tendencies here. Much to actor Adolphe Menjou's chagrin, Kubrick often demanded large numbers of takes for certain scenes, surpassing 17 different takes for one in particular, leading Menjou to launch into an angry rant about the director's alleged incompetence. Menjou got over it, Kubrick got his take, and the film production rolled on.
Timothy Carey Was a Headache for Stanley Kubrick's 'Paths of Glory' Production In an interview for the Criterion Collection, Paths producer James B. Harris said that “Tim Carey was a problem... an incredible presence on the screen...but he was nothing but trouble." He talks about how Carey — a fantastic character actor, and a scene-stealer if there ever was one — tended to improvise his scenes throughout production. Needless to say, Kubrick and Kirk Douglas were not amused.
Timothy Carey Found Success With John Cassavetes Even if it never gave him the personal publicity he wanted, faking a kidnapping and consequently getting fired from Paths of Glory didn’t put an end to Carey’s career. He popped up with a meaty role in One Eyed Jacks, originally intended to be directed by Kubrick before the director fell into too many disagreements with star and replacement director Marlon Brando. Carey also made an unforgettable appearance in the Monkees film Head.
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