Jeff Goldblum was not offended when one interviewer admitted to not liking one of the veteran actor’s films.
The actor, known for such roles as The Fly and Jurassic Park, was talking about his legacy and which of his films he’d like to be remembered for in the future on the most recent episode of Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast.
As they discussed which titles he was proud of across his opus of work, Horowitz opened up about Goldblum’s 1985 film, Transylvania 6-5000.
“Here’s my confession to you Jeff, in all our years of talking. I was a young man watching that movie. I and my older brother—we walked out of Transylvania 6-5000, it didn’t work for us,” Horowitz told the actor, adding it was the only movie of his that he didn’t like.
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Goldblum took the confession in his stride and offered the podcast host a refund.
“I’m sorry. I apologize,” Goldblum said as he began to reach for his wallet in the back pocket of his pants. “I have my wallet right here, if you want to refund. I don’t know what you spent on that ticket.”
Transylvania 6-5000 was a mid-1980s comedy where Goldblum plays one of two tabloid reporters alongside Ed Begley Jr., who is on assignment in Transylvania where they encounter various monsters from movie history, including mummies, werewolves, and even a vampire.
Other notable actors in the cast included Michael Richards, Carol Kane, and John Byner.
The movie was universally panned at the time of its release and has an audience score of 41 percent and a critic score of 18 percent on the review aggregator site, Rotten Tomatoes.
“The anti-Young Frankenstein, Transylvania 6-5000 might be the worst horror-comedy ever made,” wrote critic Matt Brunson for Film Frenzy.
“Maybe 1 percent of [De Luca’s] gags work,” wrote critic Gene Siskel, of director Rudy De Luca’s efforts.
After offering Horowitz a refund for his ticket, Goldblum mused on what he could say in response to the film’s legacy.
“What can I say about that? Who knows what’s being beamed out there,” suggesting aliens could be watching the movie in outer space.
Horowitz followed up the conversation by asking, “How self-critical are you when you look back at the work, how many movies would you say, ‘I point to that and I’m legitimately very proud of that work?'”
“I feel very lucky to have been able to do this for so long,” Goldblum replied. “I tell you I think I’m getting better, and I might like some of my newer stuff a bit better.”
Goldblum first started acting in the late 1970s and will next be seen in the Netflix series, Kaos.