Exclusive Interview: Michael Masucci Talks The Hostage Game (American Sunset)
Michael Masucci: Corey was a pleasure. He came up to me on the first day and said, “Anything you need from me, you got it”. He knew this was his comeback and he took it very seriously. He was dedicated, professional to his other actors and to me, so for me it was a pleasure.
The funny thing is that people always ask me, “What was it like to work with Corey Haim?” “What was Corey like?”
I think he was misunderstood. The public had this perception of him; as a Hollywood child star, who got into drugs, etc. That was true, but he was 15 years old. Not that I am condoning it, but he was a kid…and 15 year old kids make mistakes; unfortunately his mistakes he dealt with, and carried with him, his entire life.
So, I didn’t know the 15 year old Corey who got into drugs. I only knew of his work from “The Lost Boys”, “Dream a Little Dream”, “Lucas”, etc… but when I met him, I met a 38 man who had made amends for his mistakes, was open and honest about his past, and just wanted to get his life back together.
He wanted to work, and was happiest on a movie set. He desperately wanted to be trusted again as an actor, and I think, if he had lived, he would have continued to work and gain peoples trust back.
The more directors and producers that he would have worked with; slowly he would have begun to earn their trust back and show them that he was genuine and sober, but unfortunately he passed away before he got a chance to do that.
He was a very generous person; with a big heart, he and I became really good friends. What a tragedy, my heart goes out to his lovely Mom.
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