‘The Power Of The Dog’ Director Jane Campion Calls Sam Elliott ‘A Bit Of A B-i-t-c-h’ After He Dismisses Film As ‘A Piece Of S**t’

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Jane Campion is clapping back after actor Sam Elliott described her Oscar-nominated western “The Power of the Dog” as a “piece of s**t.” Elliott, who’s appeared in his fair share of westerns over the years, trashed “The Power of the Dog” during an appearance on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast last month. “They’re all running around in chaps and no shirts.

There’s all these allusions to homosexuality throughout the f**king movie,” Elliott said, comparing the male cowboys in the film to Chippendales dancers. READ MORE: ‘F***, No’: Sam Elliott Did Not Enjoy ‘Piece Of S***’ Oscar-Nominated Film ‘The Power Of The Dog’ “Well, what the f**k does this woman — she’s a brilliant director, by the way, I love her work, previous work — but what the f**k does this woman from down there, New Zealand, know about the American West?” he continued. “And why in the f**k does she shoot this movie in New Zealand and call it Montana and say, ‘This is the way it was?'” Campion responded to Elliott’s comments while speaking with journalists ahead of Saturday night’s DGA Awards. READ MORE: Benedict Cumberbatch Responds To ‘The Power Of The Dog’ Criticism After Sam Elliott Slams ‘Piece Of S**t’ Movie “I think it’s really unfortunate and sad for him because he’s really hit the trifecta of misogyny and xenophobia and homophobia.

I don’t like that. I think he was being a little bit of a b-i-t-c-h. Plus he’s not a cowboy, he’s an actor,” Campion told Deadline. “When [Elliott] gets out of hair and makeup, I’ll meet him down at the OK Corral on the set with Doctor Strange, and we will shoot it out,” she joked.

Campion reiterated her comments for Variety. The West is a mythic space and there’s a lot of room on the range,” she said. “I think it’s a