Unfortunately, another long list of people that left us in 2017:
The Academy should just borrow this segment for its In Memoriam segment in March. It is unfortunately lengthy, but seems to be comprehensive and was nicely put together. I feel like they'll forget some worthy inclusions if they attempt to do their own list.
Losing Bill Paxton, hurts me the most.
My favorite Hudson line of dialogue that many people have used over the years including yours truly.Private Hudson: Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man?
Private Vasquez: No. Have you?
I've been rewatching the Toy Story films of late. On the commentary, Lasseter and company say that Don Rickles was their first and only choice for Mr. Potato Head
Having grown up on the Toy Story films, his death earlier this year hit me particularly hard, and watching these again just reminded me of how indelible he is in that role. I hope they have a plan for Toy Story 4 without him, because his presence in it will be extremely missed.
I know that he had a very long and successful career even without Toy Story, but because I was seven years old when Toy Story came out and was obsessed with it, Mr. Potato Head is the role with which I will always first associate him, since it is the first time I encountered his work.