SAYS SILENT MOVIE ACCURATELY REFLECTED STUDIO POLITICS
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Director Brian De Palma complimented Silent Movie by observing that it reflected studio politics of the period with remarkable accuracy; to him, the farcical elements seemed more realistic than exaggerated.
Arnold would have loved to have seen Brooks and De Niro work together in the seventies.