Pitt’s family fever

Brad Pitt always wanted a big, chaotic family, said Martyn Palmer in the Daily Mail (U.K.). The Hollywood star—who has six young children with actress Angelina Jolie—fell in love with the idea of a large brood after watching the movie Saturday Night Fever as a teenager. “It was this big, boisterous New York family that I liked, all hitting and yelling at each other,” says Pitt, 48. “It seemed ferocious, but there was a lot of love in it. They related to each other.” It was a world apart from his own upbringing in a strict Southern Baptist family in Missouri. “I was taught from one book [the Bible] and one book only. Then you hear things in songs and start watching films that offer a broader view of the world. It made me want to get out and travel.” Pitt tries to encourage his own kids’ curiosity through movies and stories. “I enjoy when we sit down and share a film.” What was the last movie they all watched together? “Apocalypto.” Mel Gibson’s violent epic about Mayan human sacrifice? “Yeah,” he says, laughing. “The films are a little beyond the grade, but I’ll tell you it sparked some very interesting conversation.”

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