In 1999, Gregory Peck was able to tour the country and make a series of "Conversations" with live audiences. He told stories (and anecdotes) about his own biography and members of his family. During his live conversations, he entertained questions from the audience. Questions ranged from personal questions to questions about his movies and his movie career that spanned more than 50 years (1944-1998).
Interspersed among these "conversations," the documentary shows many family gatherings and informal shots of Peck just enjoying his travels, friends, and family. Also included in this film are shots of him doing other interviews and guest shots over the years. It is clear that he was sharing (with an audience) his personal memories by making this documentary film.
---One question involved which scene was more scary to film—the swamp fight with Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear (1962) or being attack by the dogs in The Boys from Brazil (1978). His answer was that his most scary scene to film was when he was riding on a balloon-like replica of a whale in the Irish Sea for Moby Dick (1956)
Without doubt, his personal favorite of his films was To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) and he shares many memories about the making of that film. But, he also included comical comments (and entertained questions about) some of his less favorite movies too. (Of course, he was part of the editing of the final documentary, so we only see those shots he wanted to show us. However, this is a great film about an actor who started his career on stage for several years before moving it to the big screen in 1944.)
Interspersed among these "conversations," the documentary shows many family gatherings and informal shots of Peck just enjoying his travels, friends, and family. Also included in this film are shots of him doing other interviews and guest shots over the years. It is clear that he was sharing (with an audience) his personal memories by making this documentary film.
---One question involved which scene was more scary to film—the swamp fight with Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear (1962) or being attack by the dogs in The Boys from Brazil (1978). His answer was that his most scary scene to film was when he was riding on a balloon-like replica of a whale in the Irish Sea for Moby Dick (1956)
Without doubt, his personal favorite of his films was To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) and he shares many memories about the making of that film. But, he also included comical comments (and entertained questions about) some of his less favorite movies too. (Of course, he was part of the editing of the final documentary, so we only see those shots he wanted to show us. However, this is a great film about an actor who started his career on stage for several years before moving it to the big screen in 1944.)