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InThe Wife, Glenn Close plays Joan Castleman, the long-suffering spouse to a literary behemoth.
But Joe, it turns out, is a hoax: Joans the real literary genius in the family.
Here they are, in her own words, ranked from worst to best.
At that time, [the movies other producers] said, Are you kidding?
Hes so scary and blah, blah, blah, blah, she recalled.
I said, Well, I dont want to do it without him.
Hes just so beautiful in that part, she said.
But their remarriage, in the 2004Stepford Wivesremake, seemed to undo all that loveliness.
In the originalStepford Wives, its the women.
I said, Okay.
I dont want to say at the junket, but all right!
We had so much fun.
Jack Nicholson inMars Attacks!
In the Tim Burton sci-fi comedy, Close played uptight First Lady Marsha Dale.
Im killed by the chandelier at the end, Close recalled.
Its fun working with him.
[But] any guy that would pick himself over his family … Shes had happier endings.
I dont think he doesnt love Joan, but theres a disconnect there.
He flirts with a 20-something photographer and throws his weight around.
He tells an admirer, in passing, that his wife doesnt write.
In reality, shes been writing his acclaimed novels for him since they met in college.
No, Close said, but she doesnt see Joe Castleman as villainous.
The last question he has as hes dying is Do you love me?
because hes found it hard to love himself.
I have great empathy for that character when I think of it from that point of view.
But its interesting because you’re able to empathize with somebody like that.
Doesnt mean you have to live with them.
Hes not just the bad one.
Shes conflicted, but she gets to write.
Shes written on a level that warrants a Nobel Prize, Close added.
Its not all black and white.
Close is Sarah Cooper, married to Harold (Kline), seemingly the most successful of the friends.
She definitely loves him, but shell always mourn the other character, Alex.
As for her and Kline, and their kitchen dancing?
We had a ball.
I think they have a good marriage.
When he sees Iris, glowing thanks to an angelic backlight, its like a reawakening.
Gaines comes to a few of his games before he comes home with her.
Instead of falling into his arms, she keeps her distance, standing across the room to make conversation.
Shes been a single mother for 16 years, she reveals, and the child is likely his.
I dont know how many women in movies have actually thrown Robert Redford out of their apartment!
And then theres the happy ending.
