I'll bet if you scan Mr. Haidle's recent Netflix rentals, you'll find Tough Guys, the 1987 film that reunited Lancaster and Douglas.

This is why I'm such a failure at screenwriting. I try to be original. What a moron I am.

Tough Guys. Good one, Jeff. I'd forgotten that one, but totally remember now that you mentioned it.

Re being original: Visit the site later to read my post on Peter Bart (Daily Variety editor-in-chief) and his assessment of the movie industry. It needs a jolt. And it ain't gonna come from the studios. It's going to come from creative types.