Macy said she had persuaded Strong to hire the Kentucky novelist Robert Gipe (Trampoline) to ensure that the series depicted small-town Appalachia without stereotypes. Ive watched some of your old stand-up but you know what really killed me? I could never describe it. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale; Les Daniels (2000). But Strong and Macy made certain that Dopesick looked beyond the behavior of Purdue Pharma to a federal government that often turned a blind eye or worse to potential dangers while letting the campaign finance dollars roll in. The emphasis on peoples individual lives, and the breadth of talented actors on board, means the show makes an impact even when the storytelling is a little messy. I read some old magazine profile of you where you made passing mention about bombing as a young comedian onstage in Las Vegas. But he stressed the need for change. Seriously? he asked. Im blessed-slash-cursed with a bit of a chip on my shoulder. A morose Peter Saarsgard plays the similarly frustrated U.S. attorney Rick Mountcastle, whose efforts to build a case are hindered by how carefully the pharmaceutical company has covered its tracks. Finnix is persuaded by aggressive Purdue salespeople that OxyContin is a miracle drug a powerful, long-acting painkiller that they insist is addictive in less than 1 percent of people who take it as prescribed. The thought can sometimes lighten the reality, she says. At least I did that.. Fentanyl is a potent and fast-acting drug, two qualities that also make it highly addictive. Keaton, who is also an executive producer, was motivated to participate in the series partly because a nephew of his died from fentanyl and heroin use. You got a good fishing story? Drug overdose deaths, largely caused by the synthetic opioid drug fentanyl, reached record highs in the United States in 2021. WebMichael Keaton - Biography. Keaton first rose to fame for his This was his breakout role as the fast-talking schemer Bill "Blaze" Blazejowski and earned Keaton some critical acclaim.[28]. Then she started telling me how much time she wanted me to do, and I went, [expletive], I dont have this. Mom, which resulted in the film not finding its target audience. Devastating losses. [55] Keaton cites his performance in 1988's Clean and Sober as an early preparation for Dopesick. You know, so a couple occasions where, you know, people were kinda-- not just, maybe did more than doubt you. It was equally hard to watch its star, Michael Keaton, previously break down while accepting a Screen Actors Guild award, dedicating the trophy to his sister, Pam, and her son, Michael Douglas Scichilone who died in 2016 in Pennsylvania, a victim of the same epidemic chronicled in Mr Keatons show. There are no reports regarded him having Or you can watch Succession.. How did that show up in the work? It was also a pride thing, eventually wanting to do more stuff. But I used those scenes as a conduit to get facts out.. Now, theres probably some kind of stupid pride that would make me say, man, the guy in The Paper is certainly not like the guy in Night Shift, and Beetlejuice wasnt like anything else. Keaton, a longtime Pittsburgh resident and fan of its sports teams, negotiated a break in his Batman movie contract in case the Pittsburgh Pirates made the playoffs that year, although they ultimately did not. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. Throw a little money in the bank. Thats good. But I thought: Ill be all right. Having recognizable faces in those roles can be transformative in shaping more positive attitudes.. Fortunately, Im interested in a lot of other things. [65][66], He was set to reprise the character in Batgirl starring Leslie Grace, set for a release on HBO Max,[67] taking some inspiration from the acclaimed DC Animated Universe animated series, Batman Beyond, with Keaton playing the elder Bruce Wayne as the title character's mentor and remote coordinator in the Batcave. Their interests are their interests. Keaton, who is also an executive producer, was motivated to participate in the series partly because a nephew of his died from fentanyl and heroin use. Maybe I got bored with acting. [17], Keaton first appeared on TV in the Pittsburgh public television programs Where the Heart Is and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1975). I miss that stuff with Letterman and those guys. Doing a scripted series also offered the unique advantage, Strong said, of putting the viewer inside of rooms with the Purdue executives as they discuss their manipulative marketing campaigns. Those scenes are not word-perfect recreations, Strong acknowledged, but they are based on mountains of existing research from Macy, who is an executive producer and helped write the series, and on additional research by Strong, Macy and others. Learn how to spot an overdose. Burton exited the third film, replaced by Joel Schumacher, who had a very different take on the material, prompting [26] Keaton's film debut came in a small non-speaking role in the Joan Rivers film Rabbit Test. The Hulu limited series offers an on-the-ground view of how Purdue Pharmas drug created the opioid crisis. Did that change your perspective about what your career had been up to then? It's only fitting that Michael J. Night Shift led to Keaton becoming a leading man in the 1983 comedy hit Mr. The 34-year-old was lost to fentanyl and heroin, Mr Keaton said in a previous interview. Then youll have to keep asking yourself, Yeah, but what is that? In response to questions as to whether he selected his new surname due to an attraction to actress Diane Keaton, or in homage to silent film actor Buster Keaton, he has responded by saying "it had nothing to do with that. [56] He also briefly reprised his role as Vulture in the SSU film Morbius,[57] which released on April 1, 2022. That mind-set wont help us make changes to prevent reoccurrences, he continued. [2] He is also a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University. Little does Finnix know that he, like so many real doctors, is being manipulated with false and misleading information about its addictive properties including by a uniquely misleading F.D.A.-approved label. My career; career-wise. It sounds pretentious just hearing myself say it now. Much of the money raised, through events like an annual Kick it for Mike cornhole competition and t-shirt sales, is donated to increase addiction awareness (and, of course, support sports and kids, two of Michaels greatest loves.). One unique advantage of doing a scripted series, said the shows creator, Danny Strong, was being able to go inside the room with Purdue executives. So you can say: Theres that. I think he had a scholarship to Cornell and . Ramseyer, who has not seen Dopesick, would not say what impact he thought the series might have. As a society, it appears we have learned nothing from that experience, he said about the story of Purdue and OxyContin. I think that its important that people are open and honest and talk to each other and learn from each other. In Dopesick, when you talk about addiction, the way to heal the problem is to accept that you have a problem, he said. Mr Scichilone, of Mt Lebonan, Pennsylvania, was a victim of the opioid epidemic who died in 2016; he was known for being great with children, especially his nephew, Cash, who is pictured, To support such families, in her brothers memory, Meghan and her family started the Michael Douglas Scichilone Foundation just months after his untimely death. Some of them die. But then what do you actually do after you ask yourself what you really want? Watching your Letterman appearances from the early 80s. So the answer to that question is, I dont have any idea. [53] In 2021, Keaton starred as American lawyer Kenneth Feinberg in the Netflix biographical drama film Worth.[54]. Whats the job at hand? Honest to God. Im here. They could be down in the West Village. Is that indicative of any increased desire to address politics more in your work? No, no, no. Teenagers are snorting it for funand then overdosing. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. What accounts for that change? [1] In 2016, he was named Officer of Order of Arts and Letters in France. How fortunate am I that good can come from something that I do just because I wanted to become an actor?, Theres massive inequity in the world. Meanwhile, in the Appalachian community where Finnix and Betsy live, Oxy has taken over. A few years ago in an interview you said that there was a point in your career, I guess it was in the mid-2000s before you sort of disappeared for a while, where you got tired of your own voice. We didnt do this to ourselves, said Hampton, who was injured while hiking in 2003 and prescribed opioids. Theres fair and theres unfair. (Purdue pleaded guilty then to a felony charge of misbranding OxyContin; three of the companys executives each pleaded guilty to a related misdemeanor.). Its soul sucking. Then the next level of that is are you having any fun or are you even really any good right now? Hughley Was Almost a Little Too Cool for, A recap of season 1, episode 5, Endure and Survive.. Keaton said he may not experience the worst impacts of climate change, but he cannot say the same for his son and grandchildren - one reason hes eager to act. (A spokeswoman for the now-dissolved Purdue Pharma, Michele Sharp, declined to comment for this article; Paul Holmes and Davidson Goldin, spokesmen for the two branches of the Sackler family with a history of ownership in Purdue Pharma, also declined to comment. Thats a really good question. [30], Keaton's career was given another major boost when he was again cast by Tim Burton, this time as the title comic book superhero of the 1989 film Batman. Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor. While making the docuseries, which premieres Wednesday, the filmmakers say they uncovered Murdaugh-related corruption stretching to the state and the federal level., Kerry Washington Goes for LaughsAnd TruthIn Hulu Comedy. The influence of Michael Keatons starring role in director Tim Burtons 1989 big screen bonanza, Batman, remains powerful. In the shows first few episodes, its especially disorienting. What people dont know is, I never left; I was always picking up a little gig here and there. There were moments where we were reading the script, and you would say, Jeez, this is Michaels story. But thats not the job at hand. I will tell you, heres the thing about Tim Burton that a lot of people dont know: Because he has certain mannerisms and personality and what his art looks like, I think theres a little misperception. You have that tone: I know you like to talk in sport metaphors. The Films of Tim Burton: Animating Live Action in Contemporary Hollywood. Its probably annoying to some people. But as the characters reveal their struggles, Dopesick gets better and better, emphasizing how dwarfed each individual is by the massive power of Purdue. Its not like a thing you can touch. We do not have time. When the series isnt huddling with the investigators and victims of the crisis, it is wandering the board rooms and mansions of its beneficiaries, the Sackler family, whose fortune was estimated in April to be around $11 billion. My kid and I are tight. Dopesick would be better if the story did not jump around so much in time; the timeline-shifting is an increasingly popular prestige television crutch that replaces more thorough storytelling. I keep it there because its motivational. Ryan Hampton, a former campaign staffer for Bill Clinton and the author of the new book Unsettled, about the opioid crisis, agreed; he said the series could help Americans see that the drug abusers were not the problem. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. WebKeaton revealed that Michael battled an addiction to fentanyl and heroin, which resulted in his death in Pennsylvania in 2016. Fentanyl is a potent and fast-acting drug, two qualities that also make it highly addictive. By the way, Im not convinced baseball players of all the athletes are the brightest of the bunch. Only take pills that were prescribed by your doctor and came from a licensed pharmacy. They just did. If you think someone is overdosing, call 911 right away. "Hit Men." [31][32] Warner Bros. received thousands of letters of complaint by fans who believed Keaton was the wrong choice to portray Batman. He decided to use a stage name to satisfy SAG rules, as there were already an actor (Michael Douglas) and daytime host (Mike Douglas) with the same or similar names. environmentally conscientious construction company. My mom thought she was alone in struggling with that stuff. You know, the imagery does seem weird. The CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes, known for its ticking stopwatch, devoted a good portion of its program Sunday night to discovering what makes Michael Keaton tick. I get embarrassed using the word career. Once you start talking like that you have a self-consciousness about it, and it takes away from: Whats the thing you really are supposed to do? Michael Keaton: You know, I have a long memory. In Dopesick, Keaton plays Samuel Finnix, an old-school doctor from a small mining town in Virginia who begins prescribing his patients OxyContin to relieve Heres the deal: Everything comes down to the question of what do you want? As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Trust me. Woody Allen cast Keaton as the lead in The Purple Rose of Cairo the following year, but after filming began Allen felt Keaton was "too modern" and reshot his scenes with Jeff Daniels in the final film, further delaying his transition to drama in the public eye. But when Birdman happened and this was compounded by Spotlight also being so acclaimed and following that movie so closely there was the idea that you had a comeback. And especially young kids, who maybe cant articulate every issue that theyre having., The family foundation recently donated $50,000 to the center, and theyre giving us the naming rights for the occupational therapy, the gym, for the kids - because we thought that that would be the part of the building Michael would have loved, his sister tells The Independent. Were all really close, Meghan Scichilone tells The Independent. [29] When Touch and Go was finally released in 1986 the studio was still unsure of how to market the film, making the poster, trailer and TV spots similar to Mr. His family are speaking out about how drugs killed his namesake nephew in 2016. Im going to keep sidetracking now thats your influence, by the way. Her mother, Pamela Douglas is his sister; Mr Keatons original last name was Douglas, too, but there was already a very well-known Michael Douglas in the actors guild. I totally know what youre saying. I hope the show opens hearts and minds about who the real criminals are.. It was released by Triumph Marketing LLC on DVD September 28, 2004. So Im doing a little more of that just for me. Stick to licensed pharmacies. 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