TV & VIDEO - March 30, 1990

‘Cut!’ Blades Interview Interrupted: Actor Ruben Blades was in the middle of a live TV interview with “Good Morning America” host Joan Lunden Thursday on the set of “Predator II” when film director Steven Hopkins abruptly intervened. Hopkins told an embarrassed Blades it was time to begin shooting his scene, then he stood in front of the ABC-TV camera and yanked the earplug from Blades’ ear and ordered him back on the set. “As you can see,” a startled Lunden told viewers, “the director of the film carries a lot of weight.” She then added, “Well, it is a movie about violence,” as she filled in the remaining time with anecdotes about the hazards of live TV interviews.