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When I was a kid, Burt Reynolds was my hero, Adam Rifkin begins.
The honor (and weekend with bedraggled-but-earnest young fans) makes Edwards reflect on his life and career.
The Vic Edwards character was a movie star who had very public ups and downs.
He had a lot of regrets that the movie forces him to face, Rifkin says.
Burt lived a great life and Burt loved being Burt Reynolds.
Rifkin became close friends with Reynolds over the seven years it took to get funding forThe Last Movie Star.
He learned ofReynoldss death Thursdaywhen he got a text from a producer.
One of my producers texted me saying, Check the news, he says.
He really felt on the top of his game.
He said he hadnt been this much in demand since the 70s.
He didnt take being famous seriously.
He thought the whole business of being famous and being important was silly, he says.
