1. – Ricky Shroder, The Champ, 1979. Italian stage and screen director Franco Zeffirelli’s re-make was originally intended for Ryan O’Neal and his wild son, Griffin. Junior was too mature, said Zeffirelli… while Ricky wept better than anyone in LA.
2. – Casey Siemaszko, Gardens of Stone, 1987. During the May 1987 filming, Francis Coppola’s son, Giancarlo, 23, was killed in a boating accident, with Griffin at the helm. He was dropped from the film and indicted for manslaughter,. After a bright beginning, The Escape Artist, 1982, Griffin fell into drugs and Z schlock like Assault of the Killer Bimboes, 1988.
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