Dan Ireland on WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
4,645 views · Published 25 November 2013 · 3:00 · Indexed 28 September 2026
Channel: Trailers From Hell · 2013 · Film & Animation
Writer-director Mike Nichols, then known for broadway comedies and his satirical work with Elaine May, surprised everyone by choosing Edward Albee's incendiary psychodrama Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf as his motion picture debut. Filmed on the campus of Smith College in Massachusetts, it's a cinematic one-two punch thanks to the gloves-off performances of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor (who bulked-up to a fighting weight of 155 lbs). Taylor snagged an Oscar (along with co-star Sandy Dennis and cinematographer Haskell Wexler). Albee had wanted James Mason and Bette Davis for the leads (in 1980 Nichols and May themselves starred in a New Haven revival). As always, find more great cinematic classics and/or catastrophes at http://www.trailersfromhell.com ABOUT TRAILERS FROM HELL: TFH is the premier showcase for a breathtakingly eclectic assortment of trailers from classic era films both in their original form and punctuated with informative and amusing commentary by contemporary filmmakers. Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/trailersfromhel Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/trailersfromhell
