He’s a lot of fun in Beastmaster 2.

He’s the only actor in TOUGH GUYS DON’T DANCE who actually figured out what kind of film he’s in.

I totally forgot that Wings was the leader of the racist cops in the first segment of Tales from the Hood and for that I should be spanked. 

This is him in Jo Jo Dancer

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Report of the passing of Richard Chamberlain.  He was 90

King of the Mini Series. RIP

A conversation overheard earlier --

Dad (reading phone): "...he died with his partner."

Mom: "Partner?!"

Dad: "Yeah, he was gay."

Mom: "No. No."

Dad: "He was out for years." 

Mom (in denial): "No. Nope! No."

It wasn't homophobic (my folks aren't), just rather funny to me because Mom was outing her crush on Richard Chamberlain 😄

It would be funny to see a list of famous Hollywood heartthrobs who we learned were gay. Rock Hudson, Tab Hunter, …

 

Edited March 30, 20251 yr by odessasteps

1 hour ago, odessasteps said:

It would be funny to see a list of famous Hollywood heartthrobs who we learned were gay. Rock Hudson, Tab Hunter, …

 

The list is ALL of them, especially the overly macho types.

Apparently they're releasing the medical report on the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, but have blurred/redacted photos of the cadavers by family request and for obvious reasons. They wanted to keep the autopsy under wraps too but the judge wouldn't have it. Apparently Hackman in a search for privacy actually moved next to a garbage dump so he could ride his bike in peace. Wow. 

Anyway, I also saw this meme from 2020 that I don't recall hearing about and it's really funny, and also involves Hackman: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goncharov_(meme)

Spoiler

I love how they added John Cazale, of all people, as a hitman named "Ice Pick Joe" 😄

Shit, Val Kilmer died.

He was suffering from throat cancer for a long time though it went away. 

Always thought he was a fine actor but definitely not a good reputation. I hope the last years gave him some understanding and humility. He was a hell of a Jim Morrison, quality of film overall be damned. 

RIP

 

54 minutes ago, Zimbra said:

Shit, Val Kilmer died.

Sad news. Val Kilmer was 65. I have a soft spot for Batman Forever as it was my first Batman film in a cinema. I was 10 and Batman Forever poignantly turns 30 this year. RIP Val Kilmer.

Top Secret! was formative for me.  And still Laugh Out Loud Funny all these years later.

RIP.

 

7 hours ago, Curt McGirt said:

He was suffering from throat cancer for a long time though it went away. 

His cause of death was actually from pneumonia (though what cancer did to his body didn’t help)

Look at him go. 

An enormous talent. 

24 minutes ago, RIPPA said:

His cause of death was actually from pneumonia (though what cancer did to his body didn’t help)

Pneumonia is a bad one. Lost my late great Mum to the fucker.

When I think of Val Kilmer, naturally the first is Batman Forever. After that Tombstone, Heat and Top Gun.

Yeah, definitely re-watching this weekend.

RIP Val.  You were awesome.

 

Just realized he got to play both Elvis and Morrison. Never thought about that before.

3 hours ago, RIPPA said:

His cause of death was actually from pneumonia (though what cancer did to his body didn’t help)

Yeah, I didn't know what he died from, just referencing the cancer. He had two trachs and a voice box, the whole deal, which they talked about in the documentary on him I'm sure. 

I’ve always loved this sketch.

 

I don't like musicals or musical biopics but this stood out to me in BBC's tribute to Val Kilmer:

"Director Oliver Stone had long wanted to make a biopic of The Doors, focusing on the band's singer, who had died of a drugs overdose in Paris in 1971.

A number of actors were considered, including John Travolta and Richard Gere, before Stone chose Val Kilmer because of his physical resemblance to Morrison and strong singing voice.

In his trademark single-minded approach, Kilmer lost weight and learned 50 Doors songs by heart, as well as spending time in a studio perfecting Morrison's stage style.

And in his 1996 biography of Oliver Stone, James Riordan said the surviving Doors could not tell recordings of Kilmer singing their songs from Morrison's original."

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That says something to Val's talents.

Edited April 2, 20251 yr by The Natural