RIP

[rogue]

John Saxon, best known (to me) for his role as Roper on Enter the Dragon.

[ewmayer]

Originally Posted by xilman

De Havilland's career spanned more than 50 years and almost 50 feature films, and she was the last surviving actor from Gone with the Wind (1939).

Re. the later-life part of her career, who could forget her immortal performance as Captain Stubing's Aunt Hilly in episode 4.23 of The Love Boat? Alas, no "the whole male complement of the crew wears chest-baring puffy shirts in homage to Captain Blood" -- that would've been a really fun way to honor the very special guest star, but c'mon, we're talking about The Love Boat, serious hard-hitting drama, folks.

"De Havilland was created a Dame in the 2017 Birthday Honours list, within weeks of her 101st birthday" -- Talk about leaving it late!

Originally Posted by rogue

John Saxon, best known (to me) for his role as Roper on Enter the Dragon.

He actually showed some halfway decent martial arts skills in ETD. Also enjoyable as evil-land-baron Robert Duvall's quarry in the Clint Eastwood western Joe Kidd.

[Uncwilly]

Herman Cain, Former GOP Presidential Candidate, Dies From COVID-19

Employees of Cain said they do not know where he contracted the coronavirus. He attended President Trump's rally in Tulsa, Okla., in late June and was photographed in the arena without a mask.

[kladner]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

Herman Cain, Former GOP Presidential Candidate, Dies From COVID-19

9-9-9. Presidential campaign slogan.

[rudy235]

Originally Posted by kladner

9-9-9. Presidential campaign slogan.

Pokemon quote:

“Life can be a challenge. Life can seem impossible. It’s never easy when there’s so much on the line. But you and I can make a difference. There’s a mission just for you and me.”

Sooooooo deep!

[xilman]

Sir Alan Parker, Director of ‘The Wall,’ ‘The Commitments,’ ‘Midnight Express,’ Dead at 76

I am going to have to watch The Wall again.

[storm5510]

Wilford Brimley. Most notable for Cacoon, and Quaker Oats adverts.

[ewmayer]

Originally Posted by storm5510

Wilford Brimley. Most notable for Cacoon, and Quaker Oats adverts.

LOL, not sure if "Cacoon" was a typo, but it fits. :) I enjoyed seeing him do a slightly different turn in John Carpenter's excellent remake of The Thing. The blood-testing scene in that film is an all-time jump-out-of-your-seat classic of suspense.

[xilman]

Originally Posted by ewmayer

LOL, not sure if "Cacoon" was a typo, but it fits. :) I enjoyed seeing him do a slightly different turn in John Carpenter's excellent remake of The Thing. The blood-testing scene in that film is an all-time jump-out-of-your-seat classic of suspense.

Only loosely connected, but this quote from Beverly Hills Cop is a classic:

"Tell Victor that Ramon - -the fella he met about a week ago? - - tell him that Ramon went to the clinic today, and I found out that I have, um, herpes simplex 10, and I think Victor should go check himself out with his physician to make sure everything is fine before things start falling off on the man."

[ewmayer]

Originally Posted by xilman

Only loosely connected, but this quote from Beverly Hills Cop is a classic:

"Tell Victor that Ramon - -the fella he met about a week ago? - - tell him that Ramon went to the clinic today, and I found out that I have, um, herpes simplex 10, and I think Victor should go check himself out with his physician to make sure everything is fine before things start falling off on the man."

LOL - "things falling offa da man" was the theme of my yesterday-post in the "Hmmmm..." thread. BTW, the actor who played Victor in the above film, in his younger days, played on of the thug-cops in Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange. Some guys just "give good heavy."

(Pre-Perry Mason Raymod Burr was also such a one. In casting the latter TV show, the producers originally intended 60s-SciFi-good-guy Bill Hopper to play Mason and Burr to play his not-afraid-to-put-the-muscle-on-suspects-and-reluctant-witnesses private-detective pal Paul Drake. In early screen tests they quickly realized their mistake, and the rest is TV history.)

[storm5510]

Originally Posted by ewmayer

LOL, not sure if "Cacoon" was a typo, but it fits. :) I enjoyed seeing him do a slightly different turn in John Carpenter's excellent remake of The Thing. The blood-testing scene in that film is an all-time jump-out-of-your-seat classic of suspense.

It is supposed to be Cocoon. Sorry.

I had forgotten about The Thing from the early 1980's. "Dr. Blair" was his character. A good scene is where MacReady (Kurt Russell) goes out to the tool-shed to check on Blair after they lock him inside. He talks to Blair through a small opening in the door. Blair is eating something from a can. Just to the left, a hangman's noose is clearly visible.