Sydney Pollack shot some of the frightening derby sequences himself, donning a pair of roller skates to get right in the action with the frantically heel/toe-ing actors. This film took the record for the most Academy Award nominations without a nomination for Best Picture: 9. Two of the couples are sponsored by Winkler's Travel Agency and Sills Collection Agency. Irwin Winkler and Theodore B. Sills are among the producers of the film. Barbara Parkins was offered, but turned down, a ro ...[Read Story ]