R.I.P Burt Reynolds aka The Bandit (1 Viewer)

[JQuintana]

Passed away today.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/n...-deliverance-boogie-nights-star-was-82-831093

Loved him in Smokey and the Bandit.

 

[trajan007]

Just heard he passed away at 82.

 

[dpippel]

I never thought he was a great actor, but the guy had screen presence and became part of the culture. R.I.P. Mr. Reynolds!

https://variety.com/2018/film/news/burt-reynolds-died-dead-smokey-and-the-bandit-1202930270/

 

[dana martin]

Quick post I just heard this on the radio on the way into work as well the first thing that popped into my head was the interview that he did where he was discussing when him and Clint Eastwood were both contract players I think it Universal way back in the day and they were let go of. to hear him tell it he said Clint was let go because he had a huge Adam's apple and just wasn't very photogenic so then he asked why he was being let go they told him well you just can't act.

After that the career took off Gunsmoke, Dan August, a whole slew of movies, Evening shade, and hands down one of the best guest host ever to fill in for Johnny Carson going to miss that cackling laugh funny as hell.

 

[DWH]

And a BD release of one of his funniest performances is long overdue - Starting Over with Candace Bergen and Jill Clayburgh.

 

[Flashgear]

Burt Reynolds leaves behind a fine body of work, but for me, those guest hosting appearances on the 90 minute Tonight Show in the late '70s were a stunningly memorable showcase for his brilliant and spontaneous wit...damn funny all the way. Unquestionably, the absolute best guest host on the great Johnny Carson's long running talk show.

 

[Robert Crawford]

May he R.I.P. One of my favorites from the 1970s era. The Bandit driving down the Highway to Heaven.

 

[Vegas 1]

R.I.P. Burt, just watched an episode of Gunsmoke recently with Burt in it he was so young back then.

 

[bmasters9]

And hopefully CBS will release that short-lived 1970-71 Dan August series of his sooner or later-- I'd love to see that!

 

[Brian Kidd]

He didn't have to act. He was 100% charm. You know when you put on a classic Burt film that you're going to have a good time.

 

[Sam Posten]

He will be sorely missed. Charisma personified.

This is my all time favorite Burt Reynolds story:
https://books.google.com/books?id=Z...urt reynolds no charge for the clouds&f=false

I've been looking to find a picture of the "No charge for the clouds" painting for 30 years. I have scoured youtube to find him telling the story on some late night TV show where I first saw it in the 70s or 80s. Maybe it was cause I was just a kid, but it looked -magnificent. I have never found it. The only google result is the clip in his book.

 

[The Obsolete Man]

I'm still waiting for the Archives to give us Stroker Ace in its OAR on Blu.

I mean, come on, the man turned down Terms of Endearment to give us Jim Nabors' finest film. It's the least they can do.

/see ya, Bandit.

 

[Tino]

RIP.

 

[Robert Crawford]

It's too bad Paramount owns "The Longest Yard" as it needs to be released on Blu-ray.

 

[John Dirk]

Burt was THE MAN. He was the Frank Sinatra of the silver screen and will be missed! Among other roles, I loved him in the Cannonball films and his guest role as a High School football coach on King of Queens. Just as with Aretha Franklin and others, we're losing them but not replacing them.

 

[Malcolm R]

Just saw the episode of The Golden Girls last weekend where he made a cameo appearance:

Sophia: Hi, Burt!
Burt: Hi Sophia! How about a little lunch?
Sophia: If you're buying, how about a big lunch!

 

[Sam Favate]

I loved Burt Reynolds in the 70s and 80s. One of the most charming leading men the movies have ever seen. A favorite of mine that isn't mentioned much: Hooper.

 

[JQuintana]

One of my guilty pleasures was watching Evening Shade, it was a fun little show.

 

[MatthewA]

Now he'll know for sure whether all dogs really go to Heaven. Rest in peace.

 

[Steve Christou]

Sad news. I was a bit of a fan back in my youth.

RIP Burt.