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Sean Young dishes some dirt on Ridley

posted 4 years ago by bozo_500 (13218)
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/sean-young-on-surviving-hollywoods-many-toxic-men

I wanted to ask you about Blade Runner, because the “love scene” in that film between your character and Harrison Ford’s is incredibly aggressive and uncomfortable to watch. It almost starts out like it’s going to be an assault. He pushes you, blocks the door, shoves you across the room, and then the saxophone kicks in and there’s kissing.

Well, honestly, Ridley [Scott] wanted me to date him. He tried very hard in the beginning of the show to date him, and I never would. I was like, nah. And then he started dating the actress who played Zhora, Joanna Cassidy, and I felt relieved. And then we do this scene, and I think it was Ridley. I think Ridley was like, f**k you. I was thinking, “Why did this have to be like that? What was the point of that?” and I think it was Ridley’s none-too-subtle message that he was getting even with me.

You rejected him and he didn’t take it well.

I don’t think so, no. He never hired me again, and that was weird. What the f**k? You hire Russell Crowe a gazillion times and you’re not gonna hire me again? And I was very nice to Ridley over the years. I never badmouthed him. It didn’t occur to me until later that I guess I’d offended him.

Was the final insult by Ridley giving you that 30-second hologram cameo in Blade Runner 2049?

Wasn’t that so full of shit? And there was nothing I could do about it. It was very clear that they knew that the audience would be upset that I wasn’t in it, but they didn’t want me to bitch about that publicly. So, they paid me some money, made me sign a non-disclosure agreement, and gave me 30 seconds. And I was like, fine. They did give my son Quinn a job on 2049 in visual arts, and I said all was forgiven. He’s got great skills.

Er..dont think Ridley worked with any of the BR cast again? Except BR2 where he exec produced ..and made her character an important part of the plot and hired her for a cameo

[–] Ace_Spade (9599) 4 years ago

1 - The point of the "love" scene was Deckard's self-revulsion and depression at the realization that he's falling in love with a machine. He bullies her and it's bad because he's treating her as a Replicant, not a human being. They are finding each other, but it's messy and nasty because he's not "there" yet; he hasn't heard about tears in the rain yet. I won't defend the sax, though.

2 - She rejected him, he started dating another woman.

3 - Love the mind-reading: he made the scene to get even with Sean Young (clearly), he didn't hire her but he worked with Russel Crowe a lot because he's petty and offended and holding a grudge (obviously). It couldn't be that he directed a scene to suit the film. It couldn't be that he re-cast actors who were right for parts. It couldn't be that he just didn't "click" with Young and he did with Crowe. It must be spite and revenge.

4 - "I never badmouthed him," but now I figure, "Why not?"

5 - "It didn't occur to me until later that I guess I'd offended him." This makes it sound like after the on-set rejection that there wasn't any palpable animosity (although she said the scene direction was "none-too-subtle" in its spiteful attack on her). If it took her years to realize there was animosity, how much could there have been?

6 - Ridley didn't direct, nor did he write, the sequel. He executive produced, so he had influence, yes, but I bet a lot of the story decisions about whether or not to include Rachel weren't Scott's decisions. Besides, having seen the sequel, I'd state that Rachel's absence is more powerful than her presence would have been. They gave her money for a cameo using stock footage. Easy money. That stuff about the NDA is BS, by the way, I'm guessing Ford and Gosling had to sign 'em, too. Then they gave her son a job. Yeah, this is a real Hatfields and McCoys type feud scenario going on here.

[–] scannerdarkly (1396) 3 years ago

So many people over the years have talked about this aggressive sexual scene that ended in a positive way when she said "hold me". Men are usually dominating and take the initiative. Ever asked a girl to kiss her? They will always say no, because its a turn off. They just want a man to take a chance and kiss them!

I bring this up, because I thought her story could be a way to cover up that men can be like this.

That our world is not some pc unicorn land where men should be effeminate. If her response was, "Some men are aggressive and Harrison Fords character Deckard was especially aggressive because he saw my character as a machine and not a living breathing person. But ultimately the scene found that vulnerability when they both realize they want one another". The sjws wouldnt have liked that interview or response. So maybe she just came up with "Director man bad because I rejected him".

Everything you wrote makes sense and pokes blaring holes in the logic of her answers.

Its weird how women get sometimes when they see you move on from them. On two occasions, I personally have had girls reject my courtship to them, and then got ruthless with gossip and catty when I began dating another girl. "You didnt want me, I moved on, why are you getting angry I courted someone else"?

It really seems like she rejected him but also doesnt want him to move on from her either?

[–] Kowalski (76773) 3 years ago

LMAO🤣

[–] Ace_Spade (9599) 3 years ago

Mmm...maybe, but I'm starting to think that our world (or at least mine) is some pc origami unicorn land...

[–] scannerdarkly (1396) 3 years ago

https://youtu.be/aJtwNRICMMc

[–] ebhaynz (3724) 3 years ago

Sean Young has always been a trouble making trainwreck.

[–] Redsfan001 (6174) 3 years ago

Because of the actors guild (SAG) I'm sure she was paid handsomely for that little scene.

I'm guessing a cool million.

[–] actionkamen (23176) 3 years ago

And her son too.

[–] prometheus1816 (1060) 3 years ago

Welllll Seam does like to confabulate. She has a YouTube channel where someone asked her if she'd been abused by Weinstein. Two weeks later she's coming up with a story she was. Problem with her is she lies so much you can't tell if she's telling the truth. So I don't believe her on this.