grishom s best seller a time to kill. he was originally going to audition for a different part, but he pressed joel schumaker to the part that he read him for that role of jake brugant. and that is based on his own experience as a lawyer of john grish shop. i am young and inexperienced. and the studio execs balk at putting a relatively unknown in the lead. and then hep was personally approveded by john grish shop grish sham, and this is a big deal, because it is an expensive hollywood movie, and the lead play played by some guy nobody had heard of, and he was some guy from texas. and the marketing campaign heats up on the eve of the film s release in the summer of 1996. remember this name, and remember this face, and he s a star of a time to kill and his
powerhouse robert zimetkis. he played a preacher character. and i can t imagine a case where god didn t exist. and steven spielberg calls him for homicide and another lawyer with mutton chops. and it did not connect with the academy or the audiences. and how about sex? in 1999, he stars in ed tv. well, story, i have to pass. it is not an age thing, because you are a handsome man. and a comedy about a guy who lets a camera crew follow his every move. maybe this is not a good move. and despite another a-list director ron howard, it gets poor reception. the movie was not bad, but it was not great either. the film may not connect with moviegoers, but mcconaughey cannot identify with the
right. and all right, all right, all right becomes mcconaughey s lifelong catch phrase. and first scene and those were the first three words out of my mouth, and it is a callback to remember where i started. yeah, but it is soothing, because it gets everybody in the mood, all right, all right, all right. and most people know where it came from, and it is like affirmation, yeah, all right. all right, all right, all right. a sequel to texas chainsaw massacre follows and a full-fledged acting career begins to flourish. as he hopscotches through the movies like boys on the side with drew barrimore. and by the time lone star comes out in 1976, he is a marquee name. and while on the lone star, he strikes luck again. he receives a call from director joel schumaker who is casting for a film adaptation of john