Jack Nicholson called Faye Dunaway 'the Dreaded Dunaway' and slapped her on the set of the 1974 film 'Chinatown'. The Oscar-winning actress revisits the making of the film noir classic in the new HBO documentary 'Faye.'
Jeremy Helligar is an Executive Editor at PEOPLE and an author who has written about race and queer issues.is known for being a demanding and challenging performer who sometimes clashed with directors and costars, but she got along great withDunaway revisits the making of the Oscar-winning drama, which turned 50 last month, along with other key moments in her life and career, including her bipolar diagnosis, in the new HBO documentary, which premieres July 13 on Max.
"We had difficult times, he and I, but he's a great film director," Dunaway, 83, says in the documentary, adding, "Roman the terror. But he thought I was a terror also, I'm sure. We had a pretty complicated time. Jack helped, though. Nicholson being there made all the difference." "After that hair incident," she continues, "Jack nicknamed me 'Dread'.... 'The Dreaded Dunaway' was his name for me. He still, to this day, calls me 'Dread.' And I love it."
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