Shire talks about her experience playing Adrian in the movie Rocky.  She describes her methods for understanding her character.  Shire also discusses her relationship with her brother, Francis Ford Coppola who thought “women should be at home making babies” and who didn’t want Shire acting in the Godfather movies.  It is interesting to see how women were marginalized in the world of Hollywood even in the 1970s.  The role of the woman, Adrian, in Rocky is pivotal for the success of the male, Rocky Balboa.  By D. Goldstein

Ad for Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, playing at the Budco Goldman Theater at 15^th and Chestnut on screen 1; ad for Cuba, with Sean Connery at the Budco Goldman Theater on screen 2; ad for Quadrophenia playing at the GCC Walnut Mall 1-2-3 at 3925 Walnut.  By A. Solether