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Arthur Hiller [1923-0] Canadian

Rank: 104
Director, Television Director

Arthur Hiller, OC was a Canadian-American television and film director, having directed over 33 films during his 50-year career. He began his career directing television in Canada and later in the U.S. By the late 1950s he began directing films, most often comedies. He also directed dramas and romantic subjects, such as Love Story, which was nominated for seven Oscars.
Hiller collaborated on a number of films with screenwriters Paddy Chayefsky and Neil Simon.

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Originally the film opened with Ryan in the doctor's office, being told his wife is dying. Then we see him walking the streets, and the story is told in flashback.		101
Anyway, he and I worked on the script together, and I must say he was a joy to work with. Very enthusiastic.		102
Do you remember a scene with Ryan and Ali playing in the snow? Well, that was improvised.		103
Howard Minsky had gotten the script to her agent prior to my involvement.		104
I thought we were making a nice little movie. That's how it was regarded by everyone else, too.		105
So I decided to move that scene in the doctor's office to two-thirds into the movie, after the viewers had come to know Ryan and Ali and share in their happiness.		106
We cut a few corners and brought the picture in under budget by $25,000, so Paramount let us go back to Boston with a small crew to shoot some additional footage.		107
We'd be working in our motel room through the night, and I'd come up with an idea at two in the morning, and he'd start jumping up and down, pacing across the room, or whatever.		108

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