>> newman did what he was asked to do, and he was often asked to be the matinee idol and the leading man and be charming and witty and funny. and when he does "the verdict," you know, it makes you cry. i mean, here, newman shows you what he's really made of as an actor. >> i think you guys are making a big mistake. i think you ought to reconsider. i think you ought to get the principles back together again. >> to see that scene where he's calling the insurance company to rekindle the deal that he turned down. >> okay. no, no. i understand. >> it's really one of the greatest pieces of acting i've ever seen in my life, that phone call. no cuts. i mean, lumet just goes, "okay. here we go." >> so, how's your life? >> oh, great. how's yours? >> not so great. >> oh, we're telling the truth? >> "the big chill's" about these kids who were at college together in the late '60s and are now no longer anti-establishment, but actually are part of the establishment and trying to reconcile that history with their present.