Every once in a long while, I manage to have an encounter with the film producer Albert S. Ruddy. It’s always—what?Funny? Fascinating?
Enlightening? Unexpected?I think I’ll go with amazing.It’s certainly amazing to see Al Ruddy, at the age of 91, credited as a producer of Cry Macho, which is set for release by Warner Bros.
and HBO Max on Sept. 17–and not just because the movie is directed by and stars Clint Eastwood, who is also 91. To put things in perspective, Ruddy has been trying to get the picture made since I was an struggling doctoral student of Modern European History, which would be 46 years ago, give or take.
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