The Shmups Forum Dead Pool

[BIL]

What a guy. Loved all the 70s paranoia flicks and stuff he did, but the most memorable role for me was Don't Look Now (1973). It's a haunting psychological meditation on the death of a child and the way it effects a marriage, told through the lens of a Giallo film.

Along all too similar lines for iconic 70s film. 3: Shelley Duvall, 75, bless.

[Bloodreign]

Not only Shelley Duvall, but the kid from the TV show Alf, Benji Gregory as well, dude was only around 46 when he passed.

Kubrick really broke Duvall all those years back with The Shining.

[Fingolfin]

Saw this interview a long time ago and again just yesterday: NYC movie critic Gene Shalit interviewing Shelley Duvall in 1981 about Time Bandits; they talk about The Shining and Popeye too.

https://www.today.com/video/from-1981-s ... 4665285503

Gene Shalit seems to not get the title of Time Bandits as he keeps calling it just Bandits.

During Summer 1989 I was living and working in Manhattan and came across Gene Shalit stumbling drunk hanging on to a 16 year old girl — clearly his date (or in this instance, caretaker) for the evening — walking up a street near/in/around Greenwich Village. One of a handful of celebrity sightings over the years out and about in NYC. Always such a character with mustachio and bit of weird hairdo — and a decent movie critic too.


Shmups Deadpool news just breaking @ around noon US Mountain Time Saturday 7/13/2024 —
Dr. Ruth Westheimer has passed — another NYC celebrity (although ultimately much more famous than Gene Shalit). Can remember well when “Sexually Speaking” took off and became very popular as a NYC based radio show. What a wonderful human being — so open minded, thoughtful and well spoken! Always enjoyed hearing her dispense her sexual therapy wisdom with a strong German accent and a bit of Yiddish here and there, and always laughing/chuckling/giggling in ways that were thoroughly genuine but also helped ease tension/dilute awkwardness between herself and her callers: ”Dr. Ruth Westheimer for Sexually Speaking, caller — you are on the air…”

couple of edits for spelling and clarity

[BulletMagnet]

Richard Simmons, age 76.

[Bloodreign]

Shannon Dougherty of Beverly Hills 90210 and Charmed fame is now gone.

[vol.2]

Dang. Bob Newhart. I love Bob Newhart, he was always so comforting.

[BIL]

Jack Karlson, 82. ty for giving this sad world a laugh. ;w;7



The Legend

[Daytime Waitress]

Well put, BIL.
"Ah yes, I see that you know your judo well" has been something I reflexively say for over a decade now ;_;

[Sturmvogel Prime]

Rachael Lillis, who voiced Misty and Jessie from Pokemon passed away due to breast cancer.
https://www.sandiegored.com/es/noticias ... er-de-mama

Update: Jackie Chan has recently announced that movie director Corey Yuen passed away two years ago.
https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/hong-kong-to ... two-years/

[BulletMagnet]

Phil Donahue, age 88.

[BIL]

Fuckin hell. Was about to remark how good he looked for his age, then realised I'd mixed him up with Geraldo all these years. >_> Iconic name, regardless.

Alain Delon, also 88. Only became aware of him relatively late, unforgettable impression though. Coulda seen him making a decent Bond even if it'd be sacrilege in ol burighty.

via Bronson/Mifune/Ursula Andress vehicle Red Sun, of all things. Quite the international cast there. Actually a pretty decent film, despite the obvious marquee gimmick angle.

[BulletMagnet]

Iconic name, regardless.

Also deserves credit as one of the few high-profile media figures to speak out against the Iraq invasion in real time; cost him his job at MSNBC.

[BIL]

Iconic name, regardless.

Also deserves credit as one of the few high-profile media figures to speak out against the Iraq invasion in real time; cost him his job at MSNBC.

Ah, man - I totally mixed him up with Maury's lot. (mucho manloves @ Maury but y'know >_>) I actually remember that "inconvenient anti-war face" memo from bitd; just not the man it was unintentionally commemorating, in its bleakly signal way. Fine show.

[vol.2]

Alain Delon, also 88. Only became aware of him relatively late, unforgettable impression though. Coulda seen him making a decent Bond even if it'd be sacrilege in ol burighty.

I was remarking a couple weeks back after watching Le Samurai that it was incredible he still lived. Most old French actors died of cigarettes a long time ago. When looking into it, I discovered that there was some shadiness surrounding Delon's family situation and that he was stuck in petty disputes over his wealth and health by his children. There was a trial set for next year to resolve it.

[Sturmvogel Prime]

Ghost In The Shell voice actress Atsuko Tanaka passed away.
https://x.com/MangaMoguraRE/status/1825845241976598915

[Daytime Waitress]

Ghost In The Shell voice actress Atsuko Tanaka passed away.
https://x.com/MangaMoguraRE/status/1825845241976598915

Damn, she was 3s Chunners and Japanese Bayo, too?

[BIL]

Only 63. Rest well. ;w;7

A man, much like Jack Karlson, central to a priceless cultural artefact.

[Randorama]

Association football legendary coach [urlhttps://football.fandom.com/wiki/Sven-G%C3%B6ran_Eriksson]Sven-Göran Eriksson[/url], 76. I support the team from the other shore of the Tiber river, but he coached Italian Lazio club to a near-miraculous championship and several other miracle wins; he was also the architect of the late 1980s-early 1990s glorious Sampdoria team ("Italy's second team" of the time).

He was a club coach; his work with national teams did not reach particularly high levels. He also coached AS Roma in the 1980s, so the authorities seem to be mulling over a farewell ceremony for this legend. Fun fact: being Swedish, Italian fans somehow mistakenly assumed that he was supposed to be an taciturn introvert or something (stereotypes etc.).

As a kid, I remember that he had a habit to offer thorough and articulate answers in each tv interview, to the point that tv hosts would later ask him: "Sven, a one-minute answer, please"

[Bloodreign]

Only 63. Rest well. ;w;7

A man, much like Jack Karlson, central to a priceless cultural artefact.

The Master and Ruler of the World.

Found out about his passing from an old friend who used to live by me (he lives in Texas now), mentioned it over Facebook. He told me long ago that when he lived in West Memphis, Arkansas, he had a job at an IGA supermarket over in Memphis, Tenneesee, and he used to bag Sid's groceries, and when he saw Sid years later, Sid recognized him (word is, Sid was a very, very nice guy).

[BIL]

I had that impression of him, nice to hear firsthand. Seemed like a regular dude, especially with all the mad stories around his contemporaries. I always remembered an interview around the infamous leg injury, where he talked about getting to spend more time with his family during rehab. Was surprised at the time, given his persona.

Makes me think of Allen O'Neil from Metal Slug, haha. Towering goliath who'd come back from the worst misfortunes for his wife and kids.

[Daytime Waitress]

Only 63. Rest well. ;w;7

A man, much like Jack Karlson, central to a priceless cultural artefact.

Sid might not have been the most technically accomplished wrestler, but dude definitely had a presence, and I legit cannot imagine that era of wrestling without him.

Losing him and Kevin Sullivan in such a short amount of time is pretty jarring.

[Sturmvogel Prime]

James Earl Jones, the voice behind Darth Vader passed away.
https://deadline.com/2024/09/james-earl ... 236082801/

[Udderdude]

James Earl Jones, the voice behind Darth Vader passed away.
https://deadline.com/2024/09/james-earl ... 236082801/

Obligatory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s

RIP.

[Sturmvogel Prime]

Voice actress Emiko Watanabe, better known as Emi Shinohara passed away at 61.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2 ... 61/.215306

Peter Renaday, who voiced the Autobot Grapple in The Transformers and Splinter on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles passed away at 89.
https://news.tfw2005.com/2024/09/10/g1- ... way-520747

Update September 12th: Chad McQueen (Dutch from Karate Kid) passed away.
https://action-flix.com/2024/09/12/r-i-p-chad-mcqueen/

Update September 27th: Maggie Smith famed for Harry Potter and Downtown Abbey passed at 89.
https://apnews.com/article/actress-magg ... ca24ed1f9a

[BIL]

Maggie Smith, 89. ;w;7 Good innings.

[BulletMagnet]

Kris Kristofferson, 88.

[Mortificator]

Kris Kristofferson, 88.

https://x.com/Gritty20202/status/1840530474848178259

RIP

[Sturmvogel Prime]

NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo died at 58 due to brain cancer.
https://www.espn.com.mx/basquetbol/nota ... -embajador

[BulletMagnet]

Elsewhere in US sports, Pete Rose, 83.

[GaijinPunch]

John Amos apparently several weeks ago, with lots of drama surrounding it.