B-6 Saturday, October 24, 1998 SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER The strong, silent typ i tA with those baby blues I-' J- 1 I) way, he played Stanley Kowalski in "A Streetcar Named Desire" a role that is always in the shadow of Marlon Brando. He got an Emmy nomination for playing an AIDS victim in "An Early Frost," the 1985 TV movie that did much to alert America to the horror of the plague. Now, he's the guy opposite Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock -in the comedy-romance "Practical Magic," about two witches who seemingly put a curse on every man they love. In spite of tepid reviews, the movie opened to hit-status box office, topping everything from Oprah's prestige vehicle to "Antz." "I get to kiss Sandra Bullock, and I make lots of money. What's not to like?" Quinn said as he sat for an interview.
"It seems that 90 percent of the civilized world is in love with Sandy. Audiences simply identify with her." Bullock plays the quieter sister opposite Kidman's more seductive, sexually active one. The two have known that they have "special" powers, tutored by their eccentric aunts, played by Dianne Wiest and Aidan Quinn, once called the next James Dean, has settled into Gary Cooper maturity By Mai Vincent WOMAN PILOT HE STARTED out being touted as another James Dean but, after 19 movies, is now more often compared to Gary Cooper. Along the way, he almost got to play Jesus Christ. Aidan Quinn has always been on the edge of major stardom, but he instead has emerged as the solid, dependable co-star.
He was Brad Pitt's brother in "Legends of. the Fall" (1994), Liam Neeson's best friend in "Michael Collins" (1996), Madonna's cohort in "Desperately Seeking Susan" (1985), and Robert De Niro's co-star in "The Mission" (1986). On Broad Magic. Stockard Channing. But in smalltown America, they're regarded as weird and are avoided.
Strangely, whenever they fall in love, the man dies soon afterward. So Bullock tries valiantly to avoid Quinn's blue eyes the eyes that have been hailed as the bluest movie peepers since the heyday of Paul Newman. Bullock had a part in casting her on-screen lover. "Aidan brings judgment and humor to anyone he touches, much less to any role he plays," she said. "Not only because of his acting, but because of the way he acts with his wife and kid." Quinn is married to actress Elizabeth Bracco, who is currently in "The Impostors." They have a 3-year-old daughter, Ava.
To escape, they lived in a rural cottage in upstate New York, but hav now moved closer to New York City. Born in Chicago, Quinn grew up on a farm in Birr, County Offaly, Ireland. "My parents went back and forth. For a long time, I didn't know if I was Irish or American. I guess I'm both." His family moved back to Ireland when he was 13.
Denise Di Novi, the producer of "Practical Magic," said, "We wanted a Gary Gooper kind of guy quiet, taciturn. Aidan can do that He radiates goodness, but he's manly, too." Quinn plays a cop who gets involved with Bullock after sister Kidman has prompted a visit from Lady Spencer talks of her addictions ASSOCIATED PRESS Aidan Quinn plays a nice, normal guy the police. Griffin Dunne, who directed the romance, said, "It's the most difficult role in the movie. The movie, in fact, is seen through the eyes of Aidan's character. He has to be the normal one against all these eccentric, wild creatures." He signed to play the human side of Jesus Christ in Martin Scorsese's "The Last Temptation of Christ." "It was Pat Robertson, in a roundabout way, who got me out of the role," he quipped.
"He launched a huge protest by the Christian right about the production of the film as if they didnt realize that Christ did have a human side. As a result, financial backers pulled out. When the film was refinanced at a lower budget a year later, I was working on something else, and the part went to UNITED ARTISTS METRO Sh CENTER COLMA 260 Metro Center oil Junipero Serra 994-1065 Bargain Malinee All Shows Belore 6pm DaUy STEREO IN ALL AUDITORIUMS PRACTICAL MAGIC (PG-13) NO VIP UNTIL 1026 Digital 12 45, 3:45, 4:45, 6:45, 7:45. 9:45, 10:45. THE MIGHTY (PG-13) NO VIP UNTIL 1026 SDDS Digital 1:15, 4:15, 7:16, 10:15.
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3 RUSH HOUR (PG-13) 1 30, 4 30, 7:30, 10 15 JL.T.. HARD (ORE PHONE lone on One Rantasie Group Talk Dateline 1-800-680-SEXY I-900-745-172I 16 4- umfA i.T!rTTHT,"i:i;i Market St Cinema 1077 Market St. 255-1005 who's bewitched by sisters' "Practical Willem Dafoe. I always regretted not working with Scorsese." "Practical Magic," based on the novel by Alice Hoffman, claims that magic, maybe even witchcraft, has been getting a bad rap. The overriding idea is that fate, or magic, controls things in a practical, and sometimes advantageous, way.
Quinn admits that he buys into it. "I don't know that I believe in magic, but I do believe that things happen over which we have no control. For example, when I met my wife, I feel, even today, that it was meant to happen. It was foreordained." He almost blushes at the comparison to Gary Cooper. "I've never heard that," he said.
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