Robert Redford wore two pairs of undies to 'protect himself' from Barbra Streisand in 'The Way We Were': book

Robert Hofler wrote "The Way They Were: How Epic Battles and Bruised Egos Brought a Classic Hollywood Love Story to the Screen." It is timed to the film's 50th anniversary.

The claim was made by author Robert Hofler in his book published on Tuesday titled "The Way They Were: How Epic Battles and Bruised Egos Brought a Classic Hollywood Love Story to the Screen." Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com.

The book, timed to the 50th anniversary of the film’s release, explores how the instant classic was "a nightmare to make, with a difficult cast, a jumbled plot about mismatched partners, countless delays and rewrites, on-set tensions between everyone involved, difficulties at every step of the production, the skyrocketing demands of Ms. Streisand, a leading man who happily ditched premieres on both coasts and mixed critical reviews."