Sam Elliott apologizes for his “clumsy, offensive” Power of the Dog rant
The Power of the Dog.In early March, the veteran actor went on a rant against the movie on the WTF with Marc Maron podcast.Elliott trashed the Montana-set western for being shot in New Zealand and for its male characters “running around in chaps and no shirts.
There were all these allusions to homosexuality throughout the fucking movie.” Elliott summarized the work as “a piece of shit”.Related: Sam Elliott goes on epic rant trashing “piece of sh*t” gay movie ‘Power of the Dog’Director Jane Campion, who went on to win the Best Director Oscar for the Netflix flick, later said Elliott was “was being a little bit of a B-I-T-C-H.
He’s not a cowboy; he’s an actor. The West is a mythic space and there’s a lot of room on the range. I think it’s a little bit sexist.”In the aftermath of the podcast, Elliott went to ground and did not offer any further comment.
However, in a Deadline Contenders panel discussion held yesterday, Elliott rowed back the remarks. He attended the event to talk about 1883, his Yellowstone prequel show.Sam Elliott apologizes for his controversial comments he previously made about ‘The Power of the Dog’ #DeadlineContenders pic.twitter.com/XZ86wCAXmL— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) April 10, 2022Elliott is asked if he’d like to add any clarification to his comments about The Power of the Dog.The actor responded, “That movie struck a chord with me.
