Farrah Gets a Cut
Farrah Fawcett may be one of TV’s hottest stars, with her critically praised performances in issue-oriented TV movies and mini-series, but she continues to run cold on the big screen.
The latest of her feature film woes: Paramount’s just-released “Funny About Love.”
When the film went into production early this year, Fawcett was a prominently listed co-star, playing one of three women with whom New York cartoonist Gene Wilder becomes romantically involved.
In the completed film, Wilder winds up romancing Christine Lahti and Mary Stuart Masterson. Fawcett’s gone.
As in, completely cut.
According to a Paramount spokesman, “After the film came together, it was realized her small role ultimately did not support the heart of the story.” He insisted that the film’s storyline and continuity don’t suffer as a result of the trims. “There are no holes in the film.”
Producer Jon Avnet--who worked with Fawcett on the TV movies “The Burning Bed” and “Between Two Women”--didn’t want to elaborate, referring calls to director Leonard Nimoy. Nimoy, currently starring in and co-producing “Never Forget” for TNT, was unavailable for comment.
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