Editing Burt Reynolds (section)

===''Boogie Nights'' and career revival===
[[file:Burt-Reynolds 2011-04-15 photoby Adam-Bielawski.jpg|thumb|upright|Reynolds in 2011.]]
Reynolds played a porn film director in the successful film ''[[Boogie Nights]]'' (1997), which was considered a comeback role for him. He received 12 acting awards and three nominations for the role, including a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]], Reynolds' first and only nomination for the award. Despite the acclaim, Reynolds disliked working on the film, particularly not getting along with writer-director [[Paul Thomas Anderson]], and reportedly dismissed his agent for recommending it.<ref name="WaPo">{{cite news|last1=Rao|first1=Sonia|title=Burt Reynolds hated 'Boogie Nights' so much that he fired his agent afterward|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/09/06/burt-reynolds-hated-boogie-nights-so-much-that-he-fired-his-agent-afterward/|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=August 15, 2023|archive-date=March 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307140123/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/09/06/burt-reynolds-hated-boogie-nights-so-much-that-he-fired-his-agent-afterward/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Boogie Nights'' co-star [[William H. Macy]] stated in an interview that Reynolds was clueless about the film and had become out of touch with the film industry due to his age.<ref name="IndieWire">{{cite web|last1=Bergeson|first1=Samantha|title=William H. Macy: Burt Reynolds Was 'Clueless' Making Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Boogie Nights'|url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/william-h-macy-burt-reynolds-clueless-boogie-nights-1234769943/|website=IndieWire|date=October 6, 2022|access-date=August 15, 2023|archive-date=August 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815170817/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/william-h-macy-burt-reynolds-clueless-boogie-nights-1234769943/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

Reynolds was offered a role in Anderson's third film, ''[[Magnolia (film)|Magnolia]]'' (1999), but he declined it.<ref name="Rosen" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Ellis-Petersen|first=Hannah|title=Burt Reynolds: 'I regret turning down Greta Garbo'|date=December 3, 2015|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/dec/03/burt-reynolds-guardian-live-interview-hate-paul-thomas-anderson|access-date=March 20, 2017|archive-date=March 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310104448/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/dec/03/burt-reynolds-guardian-live-interview-hate-paul-thomas-anderson|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, he clarified he did not hate ''Boogie Nights'' itself and called it "extraordinary", saying his opinion of the film has nothing to do with his relationship with Anderson.<ref>{{Citation|last=Mandatory|title=Deliverance Interviews (Ronny Cox, Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds & Ned Beatty)|date=July 11, 2012|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PnqGa3ffq4I| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211103/PnqGa3ffq4I| archive-date=November 3, 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=March 1, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In his second autobiography, ''But Enough About Me'' (2015), Reynolds attempted to come to terms with his difficult nature. In a 2015 ''[[GQ]]'' interview, he said that his problem with Anderson was a matter of their differing personalities:<ref name="GQ 2015">{{cite web|last1=Hainey|first1=Michael|title=Burt Reynolds On Toupees, Trump, and Why He'd Never Work with Paul Thomas Anderson Again|url=https://www.gq.com/story/burt-reynolds-trump-toupee-paul-thomas-anderson|website=gq.com|date=December 2015|publisher=Gentleman's Quarterly|access-date=August 15, 2023|archive-date=August 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815174950/https://www.gq.com/story/burt-reynolds-trump-toupee-paul-thomas-anderson|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{blockquote|text=I think mostly because he was young and full of himself. Every shot we did, it was like the first time [that shot had ever been done]. I remember the first shot we did in ''Boogie Nights'', where I drive the car to Grauman's Theater. After he said, "Isn't that amazing?" And I named five pictures that had the same kind of shot. It wasn't original. But if you have to steal, steal from the best.}}
Despite his Oscar nomination for ''Boogie Nights'' and a new appreciation of his acting talent by [[movie critics]], Reynolds failed to return to the [[A list]]; while work was plentiful, prestige projects were lacking.<ref name="The Dissolve">{{cite web|last1=Tobias|first1=Scott|title=Boogie Nights gave Burt Reynolds a comeback that didn't stick|url=https://thedissolve.com/features/departures/560-boogie-nights-gave-burt-reynolds-a-comeback-that-d/|website=thedissolve.com|publisher=The Dissolve|access-date=August 15, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519102338/https://thedissolve.com/features/departures/560-boogie-nights-gave-burt-reynolds-a-comeback-that-d/|url-status=live}}</ref>

He had the lead in ''[[Big City Blues (1997 film)|Big City Blues]]'' (1997) and supporting roles in ''[[Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms]]'' (1998) and ''[[Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business]]'' (1998).

Reynolds returned to directing with ''[[Hard Time (film)|Hard Time]]'' (1998), an action TV movie featuring himself. It resulted in two sequels, which he did not direct, ''[[Hard Time: The Premonition]]'' (1999) and ''[[Hard Time: Hostage Hotel]]'' (1999) (the latter directed by [[Hal Needham]]).

He featured in the straight-to-video ''[[The Hunter's Moon (film)|The Hunter's Moon]]'' (1999), ''Stringer'' (1999), and ''Waterproof'' (2000). He played supporting roles in ''[[Pups (film)|Pups]]'' (1999) and ''[[Mystery, Alaska]]'' (1999), and had the lead in ''[[The Crew (2000 film)|The Crew]]'' (2000) alongside [[Richard Dreyfuss]].

Reynolds directed ''[[The Last Producer]]'' (2000), featuring himself, and was second-billed in [[Renny Harlin]]'s ''[[Driven (2001 film)|Driven]]'' (2001), featuring [[Sylvester Stallone]]. He was also in ''[[Tempted (film)|Tempted]]'' (2001), ''[[Hotel (2001 film)|Hotel]]'' (2001) (directed by [[Mike Figgis]]), and ''[[The Hollywood Sign (film)|The Hollywood Sign]]'' (2001).

He voiced [[List of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City characters#Avery Carrington|Avery Carrington]] in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'', released in 2002.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2012/03/ray-liotta-vice-city/|title=Going Hollywood Wasn't Easy for Grand Theft Auto|first=Chris|last=Kohler|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|date=March 28, 2012|access-date=March 5, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222142859/https://www.wired.com/2012/03/ray-liotta-vice-city/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Reynolds was [[Billing (performing arts)|top-billed]] in ''[[Snapshots (2002 film)|Snapshots]]'' with [[Julie Christie]], an $11 million Anglo-Dutch-American picture that failed to find a wide release. He also featured in ''[[Time of the Wolf (2002 film)|Time of the Wolf]]'' (2002) and ''[[Hard Ground]]'' (2003), and had supporting roles in ''Johnson County War'' (2002) with [[Tom Berenger]], and ''[[Miss Lettie and Me]]'' (2003) with [[Mary Tyler Moore]].

He was in a series of supporting roles that referred to earlier performances: ''[[Without a Paddle]]'' (2004), a riff on his role in ''Deliverance'', ''[[The Longest Yard (2005 film)|The Longest Yard]]'' (2005), a remake of his 1974 success with [[Adam Sandler]] playing Reynolds' old role (while Reynolds played the [[Michael Conrad]] part from the original); and ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard (film)|The Dukes of Hazzard]]'' (2005) as [[Boss Hogg]] as a reference to his performances in 1970s car-chase movies.<ref>Kane, M. (May 22, 2005). "Keep On Truckin' – Burt Reynolds is still the hottest man in Hollywood (No, really). Reynolds Rolls – The superstud of the '70s is back on top with eight films this year." ''New York Post''.</ref>

Reynolds continued to play lead roles in movies such as ''[[Cloud 9 (2006 film)|Cloud 9]]'' (2006), ''[[Forget About It (film)|Forget About It]]'' (2006), ''[[Deal (2008 film)|Deal]]'' (2008), and ''[[A Bunch of Amateurs]]'' (2008), and supporting parts in ''[[End Game (2006 film)|End Game]]'' (2006), ''[[Grilled (film)|Grilled]]'' (2006), ''[[Broken Bridges]]'' (2006), ''[[In the Name of the King]]'' (2007), ''[[Not Another Not Another Movie]]'' (2011), and ''[[Reel Love (2011 film)|Reel Love]]'' (2011).

He had a guest role in an episode of ''[[Burn Notice]]'', "Past & Future Tense" (2010).

Reynolds voiced himself as the Mayor of Steelport in ''[[Saints Row: The Third]]'', released in 2011. Players can recruit Reynolds as a "homie", depending on their in-game choices.

Reynolds also voiced himself in the animated series ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'', in the episode "The Man from Jupiter" (2012). The character of Sterling Archer was largely inspired by Burt Reynolds.

He was top billed in ''Category 5'' (2014) and ''[[An Innocent Kiss|Elbow Grease]]'' (2016) and could be seen in key roles in ''[[Pocket Listing (film)|Pocket Listing]]'' (2016), and ''Hollow Creek'' (2015). He returned to a regular role on TV in ''Hitting the Breaks'' (2016) but it only ran for ten episodes. He was in ''Apple of My Eye'' (2016) and took the lead in ''[[The Last Movie Star]]'' (2017).

In May 2018, Reynolds joined the cast of [[Quentin Tarantino]]'s movie ''[[Once Upon a Time in Hollywood]]'' as [[George Spahn]] (an eighty year old blind man who rented out his ranch to [[Charles Manson]]), but he died before filming his scenes and was replaced by [[Bruce Dern]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Heath|first=Paul|title=Burt Reynolds Is In Talks To Join Quentin Tarantino's Next|website=The Hollywood News|date=May 9, 2018|url=http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2018/05/09/burt-reynolds-is-in-talks-to-join-quentin-tarantinos-next/|access-date=September 6, 2018|archive-date=September 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909235015/http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2018/05/09/burt-reynolds-is-in-talks-to-join-quentin-tarantinos-next/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|title=Burt Reynolds Did Not Shoot His Scenes in Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'|website=Variety|date=September 6, 2018|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/burt-reynolds-dead-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-1202930623/|access-date=September 6, 2018|archive-date=September 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907033856/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/burt-reynolds-dead-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-1202930623/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Nordine|first=Michael|title=Bruce Dern Replaces Burt Reynolds in Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'|website=IndieWire|date=September 27, 2018|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/09/bruce-dern-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-burt-reynolds-1202007586/|access-date=September 28, 2018}}</ref>