Altered States blew my young teenage mind. He was also great in The Big Chill, Broadcast News, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Children of a Less God, etc.
He was on a major roll in the 80s. So many good movies.
Yeah, I think I was 12 when i saw Altered States. Loved him in Gorky Park, too, and of course Broadcast News and The Accidental Tourist. I would check out until The End Of The World, too, which is quite prescient, but insanely long.
Also, this sad loss seems to have slipped past a lot of people who’d normally be more aware: modern communication would be so bland without his clever coding skills
Soulful, have you ever considered changing the title of this thread to something more compassionate? I see a picture of William Hurt under the title Bring Out Your Dead and it just seems wrong. Just one man’s opinion.
Soulful, have you ever considered changing the title of this thread to something more compassionate? I see a picture of William Hurt under the title Bring Out Your Dead and it just seems wrong. Just one man’s opinion.
You may have also noticed that since I started this thread, I have rarely visited it nor posted in it. It just took off way too quickly and I didn't have the time (i.e. short attention span) to catch up. The thread was named for a 1999 money-losing Scorsese film ("Bring Out Your Dead") with Nicholas Cage, Patricia Arquette, John Goodman, Tom Sizemore and Ving Rhames. It was not a good movie, as I recall, considering the very strong cast, but I thought it would make a good thread title, when I wanted to start a thread to track celebrities who crossed over the proverbial rainbow bridge. I will not be changing the name now.
Oh, that's the backstory? I always thought it was a Monte Python reference (1975).
I thought so too! From the Holy Grail. I was going to post a video clip of it, but after watching the clip it just didn't seem right to post with what we're seeing on the news.
Oh, that's the backstory? I always thought it was a Monte Python reference (1975).
I thought so too! From the Holy Grail. I was going to post a video clip of it, but after watching the clip it just didn't seem right to post with what we're seeing on the news.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail script: “Bring out your dead!” (Clang.)
I thought there was something not right with the movie name. My brain had a little squigglly going on. You know how you get those little squigglies? Almost looked it up myself.
At 107years, Mimi Reinhardt would have had a remarkable life anyway. For her role in aiding Oskar Schindler, we owe her a huge debt. May her memory always be blessed; may her family always find comfort among the descendants of those she helped rescue.
Noooo! I love Gilbert Gottfried. He could be amazingly funny and subversive. His performance as Iago the parrot in the animated Aladdin film from Disney was classic. And that voice! I'm so bummed.
ETA: he had a podcast, as everyone does, and he really let his hair down there, as it were.
He's had me in tears so many times. Every time I see his roast of David Hasslehoff I just lose it. "David Hasslehoff walks into a bar... in the morning... and stays there til it closes." Sheer comedic perfection.
rest in peace to Gilbert Gottfried who has probably the best sequence in game show history on Hollywood Squares. if you're not an old hag like me who remembers the rules, both contestants needed his square to secure the 5-square win, but he decided to troll both of them pic.twitter.com/Egzyzygudd
The great Islander scorer, Mike Bossy, from the great 80s Islanders team just died (65, lung cancer). Sad and weird coming just a few months after the death of his line mate, Clark Gillies. I was prompted to post this by the piece he wrote below when he turned 60. Reveals a gentle honest and thoughtful pro athlete and a pretty darn good writer to boot:
The great Islander scorer, Mike Bossy, from the great 80s Islanders team just died (65, lung cancer). Sad and weird coming just a few months after the death of his line mate, Clark Gillies. I was prompted to post this by the piece he wrote below when he turned 60. Reveals a gentle honest and thoughtful pro athlete and a pretty darn good writer to boot:
Altered States was my first William Hurt movie. Left a lifelong impression.