Who's Next To Croak?

[wilberfan]

Neil Simon

[Alethia]

Perhaps not entirely appropriate here, but I think John McCain's death is a pretty big deal.

[WorldForgot]

Burt Reynolds has passed.

[Sleepless]

Damn. Was not expecting that.

[Alethia]

82 year old piece of gold. RIP. Damn.

Wonder if he wrapped his scenes for Tarantino yet or not?

[wilberfan]

Godspeed, you magnificent bastard.





"This is the film...I want them to remember me by."

[mogwai]

R.I.P. You'll be missed!

[Punch Drunk Hate]

82 year old piece of gold. RIP. Damn.

Wonder if he wrapped his scenes for Tarantino yet or not?

https://twitter.com/Borys_Kit/status/1037775727033122816

[Alethia]

Fuck. Was really looking forward to that.

Any guesses who replaces him? Christopher Plummer?

[polkablues]

There's only one logical choice.

[jenkins]

[Alethia]

Oooooh that'd be nice.

[jenkins]

i learned this today:

Tarantino never worked with Reynolds, but he often spoke highly of the actor and the impact that he had on his life. "I've always been a big fan of his as an actor and a person and everything," Tarantino said. "I was named after him actually... My mom had me when she was only 16, and Burt Reynolds at that time was on Gunsmoke and he played a half-breed Indian named Quint."

i heard the story a different way, and it turns out they combine

She named her child after two fictional characters: Quint Asper, the Burt Reynolds character on the TV show "Gunsmoke," and Quentin in Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury"

[jenkins]

RIP

[wilberfan]

Gary Kurtz, Film Producer


"The toy business began to drive the [Lucasfilm] empire," he said. "It's a shame. They make three times as much on toys as they do on films. It's natural to make decisions that protect the toy business, but that's not the best thing for making quality films."