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Burt Reynolds has passed away at 82
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Redneckerz
Banned
Fortunately, the Reynolds legacy of being too cool lives on with his successor.
RIP Burt. Saw some of his older stuff last year. A man of his time, and therefore, a man of history.
RIP Burt. Saw some of his older stuff last year. A man of his time, and therefore, a man of history.
Frank Spencer
Banned
Good story (from Wikipedia) about Deliverance:
"The film is infamous for cutting costs by not insuring the production and having the actors do their own stunts (most notably, Jon Voight climbed the cliff himself). In one scene, the stunt coordinator decided that a scene showing a canoe with a dummy of Burt Reynolds in it looked phony; he said it looked "like a canoe with a dummy in it". Reynolds requested to have the scene re-shot with himself in the canoe rather than the dummy. After shooting the scene, Reynolds, coughing up river water and nursing a broken coccyx, asked how the scene looked. The director responded, "like a canoe with a dummy in it."
"The film is infamous for cutting costs by not insuring the production and having the actors do their own stunts (most notably, Jon Voight climbed the cliff himself). In one scene, the stunt coordinator decided that a scene showing a canoe with a dummy of Burt Reynolds in it looked phony; he said it looked "like a canoe with a dummy in it". Reynolds requested to have the scene re-shot with himself in the canoe rather than the dummy. After shooting the scene, Reynolds, coughing up river water and nursing a broken coccyx, asked how the scene looked. The director responded, "like a canoe with a dummy in it."
take_it_easy
Banned
RIP, only really knew him from friends
JohnSpartan1982
Neo Member
OMG that's horrible.
I loved Smokey and the Bandit since i was 4 seeing it on TV and enjoyed Hooper as well and i remembered nearly 30 years ago i saw All Dogs Go to Heaven in theaters, anyone remember that movie? he was Charlie.
Fine actor even in Boogie Nights and Deliverance, RIP.
I loved Smokey and the Bandit since i was 4 seeing it on TV and enjoyed Hooper as well and i remembered nearly 30 years ago i saw All Dogs Go to Heaven in theaters, anyone remember that movie? he was Charlie.
Fine actor even in Boogie Nights and Deliverance, RIP.
Zangiefy360
Banned
RIP. I'll never forget his amazing performance in Boogie Nights.
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thequestion
Member
My dad was a HUGE Burt Reynolds fan, and his classic movies would be playing constantly, at our house, when I was growing up. Burt's passing feels like I just lost a member of my family.
Love ya, Burt. You will be missed.
Love ya, Burt. You will be missed.
Green Saber
Member
Burt Reynolds is a legend and will be greatly missed, RIP Burt.
Red Crayon Aristocrat
Member
RIP Burt, I'd like to share this hilarious fight scene from the movie Malone.
Lokimaru
Member
Put a beard on him and he could be Joel from the Last of Us. Wait did they...Nooo.