Ellen Barkin: Born to Be Bad (May 1992 Movieline article)

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When I was compiling the covers for the Movieline galleries last year, I was a bit surprised to see that Ellen Barkin merited a cover story in the May 1992 issue. Nothing against Barkin as an actress. I usually enjoyed her performance even when she was in a mediocre movie like the gender-bending comedy Switch. I just couldn’t remember Barkin ever being a big enough star to warrant cover treatment on a magazine like Movieline.

Partially, I think Barkin got this cover due to her reputation for being “difficult.” Stephen Rebello opens the interview by trying to get a rise out of her. *Spoiler warning* he does so successfully and with little effort. But coming off the steamy hit Sea of Love and a Golden Globe nomination for Switch, Barkin was poised to take her career to the next level with several high profile movies. The biggest of the bunch was the Jack Nicholson flop, Man Trouble. Turns out, Barkin’s career didn’t take off the way she might have hoped. But she does come off as a smart, no-nonsense actress in this interview.