Dmitry Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 Just caught it after about 10 years since I saw it last. Gordon played a Parkinsons patient in a two or three scenes. I had no idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonym Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 That was a sad, sad film (I knew a couple of sufferers). When I left the cinema my wife was crying. 20 minutes later when I had pulled over to order a pizza, I got back into the car and she was still crying. Can't remember Dex though. tonym Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robviti Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 (edited) Yes, Gordon plays a musician named Rolando. It's a small part, but I recall that he plays piano in one of the scenes. I like this film a lot. It was produced by Penny Marshall and features great performances by Robin Williams and Robert DeNiro. Edited February 22, 2004 by jazzshrink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 Yeah, I dug the film too and remember Dex. And a search on IMDB reveals that he also had a role in a 1968 Swedish film, Jag älskar, du älskar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted February 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 (edited) Movie's pretty good, but I want to touch upon something else. Dex looked really frail. He looked like he lost a foot of height and a hundred pounds. And he was thin and bony. That's why at first I hesitated for a second whether it was him. He died on April 25, 1990. Film was released December 20, 1990, 8 months after his passing. These must have been his last days and this footage is perhaps the last footage of Dexter Gordon. Edited February 23, 2004 by Dmitry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 Yes, it was sad to see how Dexter looked in that movie. Dexter Gordon also had a part in a 1955 movie 'Unchained' (directed by Hall Barlett) which was filmed at the Chino prison at the time he was an inmate there. Never caught that one. More about that film: http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0048762/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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