Question: Why has Alec Baldwin been on bad terms with Harrison Ford for years?
Because Baldwin made a series of sh*tty decisions involving the sequel for The Hunt For Red October, the Tom Clancy inspired action film.
While Red October was a hit, Baldwin wasn’t a major star, and so the studio decided to play hardball when they were negotiating his salary for the sequel. Baldwin and his people thought that he deserved a lot more and the negotiations sort of bogged down. Along comes Harrison Ford, who thanks to Star Wars and the Indiana Jones franchises was an A-list star. He expressed interest in the project, and given his proven track record, he got the role. While both of his films cost more, they also made as much, if not more, than Baldwin’s did.
Ford and Baldwin don’t seem to have met at the time and there was an allegation that Ford said something disparaging about Baldwin that got back to him. Baldwin claims to have run into Ford and stated that he (Ford) was skinny and short, which is odd as Ford is actually an inch taller than Baldwin and he was in relatively good shape which calls into question Baldwin’s perceptions. Either way, Ford continued as an A-list for another decade, while Baldwin’s turn in the 1994 comic book film bomb The Shadow removed him from leading man roles in big budget films.
So Harrison Ford was (and remains) a top grossing and highly popular performer.
Baldwin was a television performer who has actually received more publicity in the tabloids than for his performance at the box office.
Haters gonna hate
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