Pollock (film) Smith. It was directed by Harris. This film was a long term dream of Ed Harris. After his father gave him a copy of Pollock's biography, he started thinking about the project, which took almost 10 years to bring to fruition. Filming took a mere 50 days with a six-week layoff after forty days so Harris could take time to gain thirty pounds and grow a beard. Harris himself did all the painting seen in the film. "Pollock" received positive reviews from critics and has a "certified fresh" score of 81% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 108 reviews with an
Jack Pollock proved troublesome at times. In 1973, Pollock found himself accused of theft by an Indian Affairs of Canada employee named Bob Fox who was "managing" Morrisseau on the side while the artist was incarcerated. Morrisseau had instructed Pollock to take several paintings to Toronto to be sold and Fox accused Pollock of stealing said paintings. Pollock was found innocent of the charge and in an unusual occurrence, he was complimented at length in the resulting Judgement issued by the Court. Despite his success and Canadian art world celebrity, Pollock admitted he was not business-minded. Pollock began having serious health and