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2017-05-15 -Obits-

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Posted by charger 2017-05-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Jed Eckert: ...Well, who *is* on our side?

Col. Andy Tanner: Six hundred million screaming Chinamen.

Darryl Bates: Last I heard, there were a billion screaming Chinamen.

Col. Andy Tanner: There *were*.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2017-05-15 00:07|| 2017-05-15 00:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Best in Red Dawn, or Deadwood?

Posted by Skidmark 2017-05-15 00:15|| 2017-05-15 00:15|| Front Page Top

#3 RD. Just wonderful lines, courtesy of John Milius, a fully-paid up member of the tribe.

Erica: You American?

Col. Andy Tanner: Red-blooded.

Erica: What's the capital of Texas?

Col. Andy Tanner: Austin.

Erica: Wrong, commie! It's Houston.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2017-05-15 00:22|| 2017-05-15 00:22|| Front Page Top

#4 He seldom got to play the hero. But in every film or series he had a role in, as far as I was concerned, the hero and villain roles were inverted. Similarly, I've always considered Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef) the Good in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2017-05-15 00:27|| 2017-05-15 00:27|| Front Page Top

#5 ...and the Ugly was played by Janet Reno.

Posted by Raj 2017-05-15 08:17|| 2017-05-15 08:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Don't forget he was Curly Bill Brocius in Tombstone and played Philip Marlowe. Outstanding actor.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2017-05-15 08:56|| 2017-05-15 08:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Also great in "The Emerald Forest".

Posted by charger 2017-05-15 15:31|| 2017-05-15 15:31|| Front Page Top

#8 For those who may not "get" the headline:

Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2017-05-15 19:49|| 2017-05-15 19:49|| Front Page Top

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