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  • R.I.P. Burt Reynolds

    A staple of good entertainment back in the day, and a big part of my youth. Cannonball Run and Smokey and the Bandit are among my most watched films, growing up.
    "No presh from the Dresh!"

  • #2
    RIP. He was great in "Deliverance" and "Boogie Nights".

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    • #3
      Ah shit. Great screen presence, even if many of the films weren't. Particularly loved Deliverance and Boogie Nights, a shame that his negative behaviour meant that he didn't capitalise on that performance.
      I'm bitter, I'm twisted, James Joyce is fucking my sister.

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      • #4
        He was a guest on Conan a few months ago and he was as sharp and witty as ever, but goddamn he looked frail.

        RIP to the legend.
        Why would anybody watch a scum show like Videodrome? Why did you watch it, Max?

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        • #5
          He hasn't looked ok in a while, so I'm not shocked - but am still saddened. Like The Swede, he was a big part of my childhood. I remember seeing both Cannonball run films back to back at the drive-in as a kid.
          Rock! Shock! Pop!

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          • #6
            RIP.
            "Ah! By god's balls what licentiousness!"

            Marquis de Sade, The 120 Days of Sodom.

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            • #7
              Ah, no :( Can't say this was a surprise, as he's looked very unwell for a number of years now, but it's still sad news to hear as, like most of us, I grew up watching his films. I was just thinking about renting or buying THE LAST MOVIE STAR earlier today, strangely enough.

              Am I misremembering, or wasn't his ranch razed to the ground after his bankruptcy and rezoned as a residential neighbourhood a few years ago?
              'You know, I'd almost forgotten what your eyes looked like. Still the same. Pissholes in the snow'

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Paul L View Post
                Am I misremembering, or wasn't his ranch razed to the ground after his bankruptcy and rezoned as a residential neighbourhood a few years ago?
                No, you're remembering correctly - but at least he got to cut the ribbon at the opening!

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                Rock! Shock! Pop!

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                • #9
                  RIP, Burt. A real legend.

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                  • #10
                    I know Burt Reynolds didn't think much about NAVAJO JOE or the director, Sergio Corbucci but I've always enjoyed that flick. He was a real bad ass in that one despite appearing disinterested and having to don that ridiculous looking hair piece. RIP Burt.

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                    • #11
                      RIP to one of the old school Hollywood legends. So I guess his last role will be with the new Tarantino movie coming out.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Mark C. View Post
                        RIP to one of the old school Hollywood legends. So I guess his last role will be with the new Tarantino movie coming out.
                        I read that he hadn't filmed it.
                        I'm bitter, I'm twisted, James Joyce is fucking my sister.

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                        • #13
                          Just watched White Lightning last night. I remember him as a goofball when I was a kid watching his matinee stuff but damn, he was a star among men in the early 70s.
                          Welcome to Costco, I love you.

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                          • #14
                            Always a hero in my book as a kid. RIP

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by agent999 View Post
                              I read that he hadn't filmed it.
                              Too bad would love to have seen him play Spahn.

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