His Favorite Film
It’s typically pretty interesting to hear what an actor or actress considers a great film and what their personal favorite is. It is their craft, after all! If you ask Brad Pitt, one of his favorite films is “Saturday Night Fever”.
He confessed to NPR that the movie was his favorite as a kid and that he found the culture surrounding the plot rather mesmerizing. But Pitt isn’t all disco and glitter and he enjoys other movie genres too. Some of his other favorite films are “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Dr. Strangelove”. That’s quite an eclectic selection!
A College Dropout
Acting wasn't the career path that Brad Pitt had in mind. Before deciding to put himself in front of a camera, the man was a college student about to become a journalist. Incredibly, Pitt is a college dropout. That’s right, when he was a mere 2 credits from getting a degree in Journalism, Pitt decided it was time to take the plunge into acting.
When he was twenty-two, Pitt left the University of Missouri (shortly before he graduated) to put himself front and center in the way of acting opportunities. It seems that his eleventh-hour decision right before graduation wasn’t so bad after all.
Calendar Boy
Forever cast as a pretty boy, Pitt's good looks were noticeable even before he set foot in showbusiness. While still in college, prior to him dropping out and heading for Hollywood, the young and attractive Brad posed for the campus calendar.
Can you imagine scouting for good-looking college students for a calendar shoot and stumbling upon this perfect package of baby blues, silky hair, and a jawline that could cut glass? Must have been quite a day. We bet a copy of one of those could be worth a small fortune today. Now we just need to figure out how to get one.
His Favorite Candy
Since we usually see them while they are portraying anyone but themselves, it can be very entertaining for the public to discover what their favorite actors are like in their everyday lives. While being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey, Pitt shared that his favorite candy was Twizzlers.
Winfrey admitted that she thought his choice of a favorite candy was a bit odd. Pitt went on to share that he also had chosen “Frosted Flakes” as his favorite cereal as well as pizza for his favorite snack. We personally think of pizza as more of a meal rather than a snack but if that's the way Pitt rolls, then so be it.
His Best Worst Film
Ironically, Brad Pitt’s favorite film that he was a part of was also one that bombed at the box office. Pitt said that out of his body of work, his favorite film was “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”. He both acted in and produced the film but despite the movie's big budget of $30 million, it barely made a mere four million dollars at the box office.
It seems audiences were expecting an action-packed western. Still, instead, they got a slow-burn exploration of jealousy and fame that could put even the most caffeinated viewer into a meditative state. However, the film has gained a dedicated cult following over the years, thanks to its stunning cinematography and understated performances.