. Warner Bros. had offered him "the Clint" — a three-picture deal named for the one given to Clint Eastwood.Greystoke: The Legend of TarzanInstead, he made the schlocky Greek-myth epic, a part he took because it would allow him to work alongside his acting hero, Sir Laurence Olivier, who played Zeus to Hamlin's Perseus. The film shot in 1978 but was released in 1981 — as it took Ray Harryhausen three years to complete the painstaking stop-motion effects.
"Everyone in town had turned the movie down," says Hamlin. "Because at that time the idea of a gay world was still not accepted." The actor read the script and thought, "This is exactly the kind of movie I'm looking for. I want to do something that's relevant and cutting edge." Hamlin had a tradition of cooking a chicken dinner for his female co-stars before shooting commenced, and continued the tradition with his male romantic lead, Michael Ontkean.
Before the scene, Hamlin suggested the kiss be a "soft, only slightly open-mouth kiss." Ontkean agreed, but when Hiller called action, he "put his hand behind my neck, came in and just shoved his tongue down my throat."
SethAbramovitch ChipPope Didn't seem to hurt Tom Hanks. Perhaps there might be another reason his acting resume is what it is.
SethAbramovitch ChipPope so sorry to hear that, first gay film I saw when I was a teen, was like wow! that character was so out & fearless. It was on those RCA discs before vhs. my folks rented it with American Gigilo which made absolutley no sense. Making Love did, came out at 15, thanks Harry Hamlin :)
SethAbramovitch ChipPope Let me guess, Making Love w/Kate Jackson & Michael Ontkean? Loved the song by Roberta Flack.