Is Richard Gere's New Film a 'Hoax?'

Is Richard Gere's New Film a 'Hoax?'
While all the stars of Richard Gere's new film "The Hoax" turned out for the premiere, one pivotal person was missing from the red carpet. The film's subject: Clifford Irving. While Irving praises Gere and the film cinematography, he loathes the film's portrayal of himself.

"Richard Gere is wonderful and the cinematography is fabulous," says Irving, now 76. "[But] whatever the film's esthetic value is, its historical value is almost zero. It portrays me as a scumbag. If I were that man, I'd shoot myself."

Irving says he tried getting along with Hallstrom and his crew: "They asked me a great many questions. I replied in depth. They ignored most of what I said."

He was also willing to do an audio commentary for the DVD. "But they wanted me to sign a release that gave them more rights than I would give to my mother," says Irving. "So I turned them down." He also demanded that they remove his credit as a "technical consultant."




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More of Clifford Irving's problems with "The Hoax" after the jump.

Published 4/3/07 by


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