Bruce Willis' remarks that unions, presumably including his own Screen Actors Guild, have put a "gun to (the) head" of the producers and thereby become the chief reason for the atrocious costs of making movies were vicious, uncalled for and untrue ("Bruce & Joel's Q & A Adventure," May 19).
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes is the largest union in the entertainment field. Our people are so-called below-the-line employees: camera and sound crews, editors, electricians, grips, special-effects people and many others. Rather than increasing the costs of film production, IATSE, particularly in the last two negotiations with the producers, has made major moves to lessen costs.
