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re: James Caan has died
Posted on 7/7/22 at 1:57 pm to tigerfan84
Posted on 7/7/22 at 1:57 pm to tigerfan84
Billy Dee Williams
@realbdw
Team Mates and friends till the end. RIP Jimmy ??
#jamescaan
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Posted on 7/7/22 at 1:58 pm to buckeye_vol
RIP
I bet he's no longer in Misery
I bet he's no longer in Misery
Posted on 7/7/22 at 1:58 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Thief is one of my favorite if not my favorite movie of all time. Caan's performance in that movie is master work. He was one of the last, cool motherfrickers.
Posted on 7/7/22 at 1:58 pm to tigerfan84
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At the height of his popularity in the 1970s, he seemingly could have had just about any role he wanted, but he surprised Hollywood by turning down some big ones, including the leads in The French Connection, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Kramer vs. Kramer. (Each brought an Oscar to its respective star.)
He also said no to playing Hans Solo in Star Wars, Captain Willard in Apocalypse Now and a part in Superman.
Posted on 7/7/22 at 2:05 pm to MAROON
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At the height of his popularity in the 1970s, he seemingly could have had just about any role he wanted, but he surprised Hollywood by turning down some big ones, including the leads in The French Connection, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Kramer vs. Kramer. (Each brought an Oscar to its respective star.) He also said no to playing Hans Solo in Star Wars, Captain Willard in Apocalypse Now and a part in Superman.
This post was edited on 7/7/22 at 2:06 pm
Posted on 7/7/22 at 2:11 pm to buckeye_vol
Posted on 7/7/22 at 2:18 pm to wildtigercat93
Las Vegas is nowhere. I'm lucky I have good efriends and had it uploaded.
Posted on 7/7/22 at 2:42 pm to MAROON
quote:
At the height of his popularity in the 1970s, he seemingly could have had just about any role he wanted, but he surprised Hollywood by turning down some big ones, including the leads in The French Connection, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Kramer vs. Kramer. (Each brought an Oscar to its respective star.)
Let's just say he had some issues back in the 70's and 80's (not unlike TONS of others in the business) but he eventually got his shite together and had a solid second half of his career.
RIP and so many great movies and roles.
Posted on 7/7/22 at 3:01 pm to Jcorye1
you would think Las Vegas would be on demand somewhere
Posted on 7/7/22 at 3:05 pm to buckeye_vol
RIP to a legend
This post was edited on 7/7/22 at 3:08 pm
Posted on 7/7/22 at 3:08 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
remember that time he tried to steal Secretariat away from Nic Cage?
Posted on 7/7/22 at 3:08 pm to buckeye_vol
the lawn wranglers!
Posted on 7/7/22 at 5:16 pm to MAROON
quote:One of the things I liked about JC was he defended his turning down KvK, calling it "bourgeois crap" -- an opinion I heartily kige.
he surprised Hollywood by turning down some big ones, including the leads in The French Connection, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Kramer vs. Kramer. (Each brought an Oscar to its respective star.)
quote:as did Burt Reynolds
He also said no to playing Hans Solo in Star Wars
quote:as did every major leading man in H'wood. Nobody wanted to spend six months in the Philippines jungle. The shoot would end up giving Sheen a heart attack
Captain Willard in Apocalypse Now
quote:The title role, which led to the classic exchange:
and a part in Superman
MARLON BRANDO: C'mon Jimmy, do the picture. We'll have a lot of fun!
JAMES CAAN: You don't have to wear the suit.
Posted on 7/7/22 at 6:08 pm to Kafka
Jimmy Caan's coolest moment ever: as the villain in the 1969 Get Smart episode "To Sire, With Love" (a Prisoner of Zenda spoof). His billing was "Rupert of Rathskeller as Himself" - Caan appeared on condition his name not be used.
Posted on 7/7/22 at 8:37 pm to Kafka
Posted on 7/7/22 at 9:12 pm to Righteous Dude
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Thief is one of my favorite Caan movies.
One of the most underrated films of the last 50 years.
It feels so what tame now, but audiences in 1981 had never really seen proper gunplay, reloading, and real tactical room clearing in a movie before.
Posted on 7/7/22 at 9:35 pm to Jack Ruby
Michael Mann and Tangerine Dream!
Posted on 7/8/22 at 6:28 am to buckeye_vol
Posted on 7/8/22 at 8:11 am to StripedSaint
Not Santino!!!!!!!!
Posted on 7/8/22 at 8:31 am to Kafka
Imagining Caan or Reynolds as Solo makes me chuckle. Imagining either sharing a scene with Alec Guinness would be memorable. I could just imagine the SNL spoofs with Norm McDonald playing either one.
Caan getting an attitude with Vader. At the time, he and Carrie Fischer would have been honorary Columbian citizens. Imagining Caan as Solo in Empire Strikes Back with Billy Dee Williams.
Caan getting an attitude with Vader. At the time, he and Carrie Fischer would have been honorary Columbian citizens. Imagining Caan as Solo in Empire Strikes Back with Billy Dee Williams.
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