Dave James Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 (edited) Smokey gone at 82. Heart attack. Love him or hate him, he left quite an impression. https://variety.com/2018/film/news/burt-reynolds-died-dead-smokey-and-the-bandit-1202930270/ Edited September 6, 2018 by Dave James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 Smokey And The Bandit, as well as Cannonball Run, were mainstays of my youth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 Don't think I've seen ANY of the films mentioned in the obit. Oh well... MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 Sharkey's Machine was a good watch, and a good soundtrack. I guess overall he was a pig, but so be it. Many people are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 (edited) RIP Burt Edited September 6, 2018 by Soulstation1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 In John Boorman's Deliverance (1972), based on a book by James Dickey, Reynolds starred as macho survivalist Lewis Medlock, one of four guys from Atlanta who head to the wilderness for the weekend. Filmed by Vilmos Zsigmond along the Chattooga River near the Georgia-South Carolina border, it was an arduous production that Boorman shot in sequence. "When I asked John why, he said, 'In case one of you drowns,' " Reynolds wrote. He had good reason. When Reynolds saw test footage of a dummy in a canoe going over the falls in one scene, he told Boorman the scene looked fake. He climbed into the canoe, was sent crashing into the rocks and ended up in the hospital. "I asked [Boorman] how [the new footage] looked, and he said, 'Like a dummy going over the falls,' " Reynolds wrote. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/burt-reynolds-dead-deliverance-boogie-nights-star-was-82-831093?utm_source=twitter&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=google.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=Direct&utm_source=Direct&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=Direct&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral ************************************************* The list of movies he turned down is quite impressive - Nicholson's role in Terms of Endearment, Harrison Ford in Star Wars and Bruce Willis in Die Hard. I never did see the movie about the porn industry in the 70s, should probably remedy that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 (edited) RIP dude. His appearances on Carson were always entertaining. Consider me a fan as Smokey and the Bandit, Deliverance and White Lightning and three movies I never seem to get tired of. Sharky's Machine and Gator are not too bad either. Best Burt Reynolds impersonation is always Norm MacDonald. Edited September 6, 2018 by catesta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 R.I.P. His performance in Boogie Nights was certainly quite good, even excellent. Of course, his screen time was pretty limited. Deliverance was a classic, though I think Jon Voight had the more outstanding performance. As a young actor, he did a dead-on and hilarious impersonation of Brando in a Twilight Zone episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 2 hours ago, JSngry said: Sharkey's Machine was a good watch, and a good soundtrack. I guess overall he was a pig, but so be it. Many people are. Sarah Vaughan and Joe Williams on the Love Theme: Pretty good soundtrack overall... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 I’ll always remember him from the film deliverance. That film made me scared to go south of Delaware. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 19 minutes ago, Ted O'Reilly said: Sarah Vaughan and Joe Williams on the Love Theme: Pretty good soundtrack overall... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 4 hours ago, JSngry said: I guess overall he was a pig, but so be it. Many people are. Based on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 Recountings of women who worked with him. Recently read something by some actress whose name I forget, but the gist was that his attitude was old-school pig. I guess Dinah Shore might not feel that way, but in the post-#MeToo era, nothing surprises me about anybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 I’m not sure of all the outpouring for him. He was a rather ordinary actor, emphasizing that good old boy character, which I found tiresome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 He was a cultural icon. They don't need to be good at anything except that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 14 minutes ago, Brad said: I’m not sure of all the outpouring for him. He was a rather ordinary actor, emphasizing that good old boy character, which I found tiresome. Or he would say he was afraid to take a chance and when he wanted to show what he could do he wasn't getting the offers. Deliverance was certainly a strong performance and who knows what we would think if he took the Terms of Endearment role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 26 minutes ago, JSngry said: He was a cultural icon. They don't need to be good at anything except that. ^^^^^This. Fortunately, or unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 27 minutes ago, Dan Gould said: Or he would say he was afraid to take a chance and when he wanted to show what he could do he wasn't getting the offers. Deliverance was certainly a strong performance and who knows what we would think if he took the Terms of Endearment role. The Lingest Yard is the other movie that stands out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 51 minutes ago, Brad said: The Lingest Yard is the other movie that stands out. But isn't that the same good ole boy character? What I like about that film is Eddie Albert playing so far against type. Or at least far against type for the characters I saw him play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W.W._and_the_Dixie_Dancekings I liked this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Dan Gould said: But isn't that the same good ole boy character? What I like about that film is Eddie Albert playing so far against type. Or at least far against type for the characters I saw him play. Yes, and that’s when I ceased watching his movies, not that I had seen anything but Deliverance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 He was essentially Han Solo for southern folks. He found his niche and rolled with it. I have no problem with that. I’d watch a marathon of Burt Reynolds movies before watching one the kidnapped/action adventure movies Liam Neeson has turned into his niche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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soulpope Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 Not a great movie at all, but Burt Reynolds is hilarious .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 RIP Burt! When I was a junior in high school, he was the star of one of my favorite programs, a cop drama named Hawk. Naturally, it was cancelled by Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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