Exclusive: Driveways director reflects on one of Brian Dennehy's final roles
), to his late aunt's house. As Kathy cleans the place in hopes of selling it, Cody forms a friendship with Del, a veteran of the Korean War and a widower who lives next door. It's a story about "living a good life" and "this question of regret," Ahn says. With Dennehy, a Tony- and Golden Globe-winning veteran of the stage and screen for the past five decades, onboard, the indie film felt more real. It now also marks one of Dennehy's final performances.
It was so fun on set because Brian was so feisty. He had a lot of questions about the character. He had a lot of thoughts about Del's life. We were constantly talking, and that was really exciting for me because Brian's won Tony Awards and has had this amazing career. He could've shown up to our set and phoned it in. But I could tell by the way he was engaging with me and engaging with the other actors that he really cared about this. He was really invested.
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