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Drive Angry's William Fichtner Plays My Favorite Scene, Recalls Rocky Soap Opera Beginnings

Drive Angry's William Fichtner Plays My Favorite Scene, Recalls Rocky Soap Opera Beginnings

The great tragedy in Drive Angry 3D's lackluster opening last weekend isn't that the B-movie homage didn't make more money, but that more people didn't get to see William Fichtner steal the show as The Accountant, the no-nonsense supernatural CPA from hell doggedly tracking Nic Cage's every move on earth. Fichtner, one of Hollywood's most beloved character actors, gives a master class in added-value acting in the film, which he discussed with Movieline last week before musing further on muscle cars, The Godfather Part II, and his soap opera beginnings.

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