RIP Burt Reynolds
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Got a chance to meet Burt back in '85 when he was still big. I did the color guard for the '85 Touchdown Club Awards Night in DC. Also stood back stage with Dickerson, Shula and Marino that night, there to receive awards.
Burt and Dom Deloise were there to host the event. All of us Military guys took an 8x10 with him, and the photographer was nice enough to mail it to me. I'll post it later when I get home.
RIP Burt.
Burt and Dom Deloise were there to host the event. All of us Military guys took an 8x10 with him, and the photographer was nice enough to mail it to me. I'll post it later when I get home.
RIP Burt.
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RIP Burt “The Bandit” Reynolds. I just know you are crashing through them heavenly pearly gates in a black ‘77 Trans Am! You will be missed! Bandit out.
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/n...-deliverance-boogie-nights-star-was-82-831093
In John Boorman's Deliverance (1972), based on a book by James Dickey, Reynolds starred as macho survivalist Lewis Medlock, one of four guys from Atlanta who head to the wilderness for the weekend. Filmed by Vilmos Zsigmond along the Chattooga River near the Georgia-South Carolina border, it was an arduous production that Boorman shot in sequence.
"When I asked John why, he said, 'In case one of you drowns,' " Reynolds wrote.
He had good reason. When Reynolds saw test footage of a dummy in a canoe going over the falls in one scene, he told Boorman the scene looked fake. He climbed into the canoe, was sent crashing into the rocks and ended up in the hospital. "I asked [Boorman] how [the new footage] looked, and he said, 'Like a dummy going over the falls,' " Reynolds wrote.
Smokey and the Bandit (1977), written and directed by his pal, the legendary stuntman Hal Needham, grossed $126 million (that's $508 million today, and only Star Wars took in more that year). Reynolds, who stars as Bo "Bandit" Darville, hired to transport 400 cases of Coors from Texas to Atlanta in 28 hours, noted that, unbelievable as it sounds, Smokey was Alfred Hitchcock's favorite movie.
In John Boorman's Deliverance (1972), based on a book by James Dickey, Reynolds starred as macho survivalist Lewis Medlock, one of four guys from Atlanta who head to the wilderness for the weekend. Filmed by Vilmos Zsigmond along the Chattooga River near the Georgia-South Carolina border, it was an arduous production that Boorman shot in sequence.
"When I asked John why, he said, 'In case one of you drowns,' " Reynolds wrote.
He had good reason. When Reynolds saw test footage of a dummy in a canoe going over the falls in one scene, he told Boorman the scene looked fake. He climbed into the canoe, was sent crashing into the rocks and ended up in the hospital. "I asked [Boorman] how [the new footage] looked, and he said, 'Like a dummy going over the falls,' " Reynolds wrote.
Smokey and the Bandit (1977), written and directed by his pal, the legendary stuntman Hal Needham, grossed $126 million (that's $508 million today, and only Star Wars took in more that year). Reynolds, who stars as Bo "Bandit" Darville, hired to transport 400 cases of Coors from Texas to Atlanta in 28 hours, noted that, unbelievable as it sounds, Smokey was Alfred Hitchcock's favorite movie.
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Thought that I'd go ahead and share this embarrassing story with you guys.
I'm thinking this was about the time I was HS freshman in age. I used to rock a stache very similar to what Burt had in The Smokey and The Bandit movies. Believe it or not, that was actually an "in" look back in those days. Anyway, the girls I went to school with liked it... a few of them signed my yearbook at the end of the year calling me Burt Reynolds because of my weak ass stache. LOL
I look back at lots of pictures of myself from those days and cringe... then I laugh.
Good times.
I'm thinking this was about the time I was HS freshman in age. I used to rock a stache very similar to what Burt had in The Smokey and The Bandit movies. Believe it or not, that was actually an "in" look back in those days. Anyway, the girls I went to school with liked it... a few of them signed my yearbook at the end of the year calling me Burt Reynolds because of my weak ass stache. LOL
I look back at lots of pictures of myself from those days and cringe... then I laugh.
Good times.
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82 - good for him. Ain’t like his goal in life was to take good care of himself.
He was a pistol.
Other than Robin Williams, never really “felt” much when actors I like die.
Burt was just one of those guys that had “it”
R. I. P. Buddy.
He was a pistol.
Other than Robin Williams, never really “felt” much when actors I like die.
Burt was just one of those guys that had “it”
R. I. P. Buddy.
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A freshman?
I still can't grow a decent stash.
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His role in Boogie Nights was criminally underrated. Deliverance was one of the greatest movies ever. He was also noted for turning down some of the biggest roles in Hollywood history in his prime.
Guy was the definition of cool and macho back in the day.
RIP
Guy was the definition of cool and macho back in the day.
RIP
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Me ‘n Burt hanging back stage at the Touchdown Club Awards Night in ‘85. Dickerson was just a few steps away, too. Cool experience! Didn’t get a pic with him, though.
Me and Burt headed out later and slayed some Betty’s in Georgetown. What a night!!
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actually it was just the picture.Edit: notice Dom Deloise peeking over a guys shoulder on the left.
I’m off Burt’s left shoulder, up front.
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Burt had the personality, looks and charisma. I am sure he lived well. I would have been happy with his leftovers.
He was my favorite character on SNL's Celebrity Jeopardy. Norm MacDonald really pulled that off well. I loved Cannonball Run in my younger days. Humor was kind of corny back then but it worked. He had a good run himself.
He was my favorite character on SNL's Celebrity Jeopardy. Norm MacDonald really pulled that off well. I loved Cannonball Run in my younger days. Humor was kind of corny back then but it worked. He had a good run himself.
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You are completely correct and Dan LeBatard just played some highlights of an interview he did with BR that is totally worth getting on Google to find. I think it was on his show Friday. It was funny, you'll love it.
He turned down a bunch of nice rolls including Pretty Woman which eventually went to Richard Gere and put him over the top.
He also turned down James Bond because he felt the character had to have an accent.
Originally he didn't want to do Deliverance but the director kept calling and I'm guessing the offer finally got too much to turn down. Good move because that is an iconic movie and the banjo scene is elite filmography.