Alan Arkin RIP (1 Viewer)

[battlebeast]

I found him hilarious in LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE; not his greatest work, but a long overdue Oscar!

THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING was also hilarious. I haven’t been able to see LONELY HUNTER, but I would love to.

And he gave the classic line in ARGO “ARGO F*** YOURSELF!”

 

[Angelo Colombus]

Great actor and he gave an excellent performance in Popi which i viewed for the first time way back in the late 1970's when i was a kid on my local tv station. Rest In Peace.

 

[jayembee]

My first time seeing him in a movie was 1966 at the Merritt theater watching him play a Russian in The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming.

"Whittaker Walt..."

That was the first movie I remember seeing him in, too.

My father loved him -- even liked him more than Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau.

I wonder if this helped Indicator sell more copies of Little Murders in their last day selling off their Fox titles.

 

[Matt Hough]

He scared me in Wait Until Dark and broke my heart in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. I have loved him ever since. Will really miss the personality he brought to every project. R.I.P.

 

[Chip_HT]

And he gave the classic line in ARGO “ARGO F*** YOURSELF!”

That's the line I keep coming back to today. In fact, it was my first thought when I saw the headline.

 

[DeanR]

The In-Laws was the movie that introduced me to this remarkable actor. While I unfortunately haven't seen all his movies I think the best thing I can say about Mr. Arkin is he never mailed it in. He usually was always memorable even in the Jerky Boys movie! May he RIP.

 

[Flashgear]

Alan Arkin was great in so many films and TV shows. It might be one of his lesser known works, but when news of his passing broke, it was the first thing that came to my mind...the 1978 CBS telefilm The Defection of Simas Kudirka, with Donald Pleasence, Richard Jordan, Shirley Knight et al...based on an incredible (and shameful) true story, and another brilliant Alan Arkin performance as a Soviet seaman who asked for political asylum on a US Coast Guard vessel during a fisheries inspection in US territorial waters...after a standoff, he was forcefully and shamefully returned to the Soviet vessel to be imprisoned! An International incident that soon became big news at the time.

RIP.

 

[Tino]

Alan Arkin was great in so many films and TV shows. It might be one of his lesser known works, but when news of his passing broke, it was the first thing that came to my mind...the 1978 CBS telefilm The Defection of Simas Kudirka, with Donald Pleasence, Richard Jordan, Shirley Knight et al...based on an incredible (and shameful) true story, and another brilliant Alan Arkin performance as a Soviet seaman who asked for political asylum on a US Coast Guard vessel during a fisheries inspection in US territorial waters...after a standoff, he was forcefully and shamefully returned to the Soviet vessel to be imprisoned! An International incident that soon became big news at the time.

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RIP.

Haven’t seen this since it premiered but remember loving it. I was 15. Wonder if it’s available to purchase or stream.

 

[Tino]

Available on DVD

The Defection of Simas Kudirka https://a.co/d/45DI3sd