Burt Reynolds (1936-2018)

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hearthesilence
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Re: Burt Reynolds (1936-2018)

#26 Post by hearthesilence » Sat Sep 08, 2018 1:13 am

whaleallright wrote:
Fri Sep 07, 2018 7:06 pm
I liked this movie too. (It's on DVD, btw, and can be had for pennies, so there's not much point in watching a YouTube rip seemingly culled from VHS.)
Thanks for the tip but the link was to a trailer so your point is rather misplaced.

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whaleallright
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Re: Burt Reynolds (1936-2018)

#27 Post by whaleallright » Sat Sep 08, 2018 2:17 am

hearthesilence wrote:
Sat Sep 08, 2018 1:13 am
whaleallright wrote:
Fri Sep 07, 2018 7:06 pm
I liked this movie too. (It's on DVD, btw, and can be had for pennies, so there's not much point in watching a YouTube rip seemingly culled from VHS.)
Thanks for the tip but the link was to a trailer so your point is rather misplaced.
sorry, I looked quickly and thought it was the film!

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Gregory
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Re: Burt Reynolds (1936-2018)

#28 Post by Gregory » Sat Sep 08, 2018 2:41 am

hearthesilence wrote:
Fri Sep 07, 2018 3:48 pm
Actually looks pretty good, John Sayles wrote the script. Also a cursory search turns up a Vimeo account owned by the actor who plays his apprentice - be warned, he uploaded the ending to the film and just seeing the opening still is a pretty big spoiler.
Interesting story about Sayles's involvement is that he wrote the screenplay and wasn't keen on directing it, but years before the film ultimately got made he had a meeting with some producers who wanted to do the film, but he disliked them so much in the initial part of the meeting that he got sort of pushy with them to sink any prospects of it happening. Then he ended up thinking that Forsyth made a very good film out of it.

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Re: Burt Reynolds (1936-2018)

#29 Post by Slaphappy » Sun Sep 09, 2018 1:00 pm

I highly recommend documentary The Bandit about Reynolds and Hal Needham: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4819738/

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Re: Burt Reynolds (1936-2018)

#30 Post by bearcuborg » Sun Sep 09, 2018 3:19 pm

Also, there really isn’t a bad Golden Girls episode, but I just revisited the one with Burt, and it’s hilarious.

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Re: Burt Reynolds (1936-2018)

#31 Post by flyonthewall2983 » Sun Sep 09, 2018 4:58 pm

I heard he was good on an episode of King of Queens. I vaguely remember Evening Shade, but can't think of anywhere it would be accessible now.



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Re: Burt Reynolds (1936-2018)

#34 Post by therewillbeblus » Thu Mar 25, 2021 6:07 pm

Powerful stuff, thanks for sharing

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