You’ve made so many movies. Have you ever forgotten about one?
Yeah! When I was writing my autobiography, there were several that I had to look up because they were so bloody awful. I typed “Michael Caine films” into Google.
What’s the worst movie you’ve made?
Probably The Swarm.
So your killer-bee disaster flick was worse than Jaws: The Revenge?
Well, I don’t count that, because I wasn’t the star; I only worked on it for 10 days out of 60. That would be like me saying, “Batman was a great success because of my playing the butler.”
Many of your films have been remade over the years, like Get Carter, The Italian Job, and Sleuth. Have any topped the original?
None of them. I don’t understand why no one remakes the flops. I made a very successful film, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, from a terrible flop starring Marlon Brando called Bedtime Story. And it was the funniest comedy I ever made.
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