Jack Nicholson's Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman's greatest gift as a coach was getting everybody rowing in the same direction. Jack Nicholson wanted to play coach Dale, sidelined him for six months because of a lawsuit and told them that they could find another actor. If I had been the star, it would have been a mega hit," he says. "I do think it's a bigger movie in 1986 than Nicholson's star"