Chasing George C. Scott: A Big Star Squares Off
By Dr. Ray Healey
In the summer of 1981, I was having a blast, working at the best job I’ve ever had — at least in terms of fun per hour — on weekdays, and windsurfing on the weekends. I was a Press Representative (“Press Rep”) at CBS Entertainment, based at “Black Rock” in New York City, and my job was to publicize a collection of CBS TV shows, movies and specials, including the following:
(This story is the first chapter of a memoir I am writing — “Adventures and Misadventures: Stories I’ve Told My Friends,” — which I will publish in installments on Medium in the coming months.)
First out of the chute for me was “We’re Fighting Back,” a CBS TV movie about a crew of New York City street kids who battle to take back their neighborhood from a bunch of hoods and gangsters. Among the five young stars was a luscious Ellen Barkin in her first movie. Barkin, a graduate of Manhattan’s High School of the Performing Arts and Hunter College (a double major in history and drama), gave me a captivating interview.
