tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post116605533377060088..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: PETER BOYLE'S FINAL REPOSE 1935-2006Dennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1170284097153456932007-01-31T14:54:00.000-08:002007-01-31T14:54:00.000-08:00Clyde Bruckman Final ReposeClip 1http://www.youtub...Clyde Bruckman Final Repose<BR/><BR/>Clip 1<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWl7ufTLHhU<BR/><BR/>Clip 2<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjJ45DNXdzw<BR/><BR/>Clip 3<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EVs_8-l0xA<BR/><BR/>Clip 4<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vArQGF1cZN4<BR/><BR/>Enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1166148677323914742006-12-14T18:11:00.000-08:002006-12-14T18:11:00.000-08:00It is worth noting, I think, that though "Claude B...It is worth noting, I think, that though "Claude Bruckheimer's Final Repose" had perhaps 12 or 13 times the amount of dialogue as a normal X-Files episode, it was still lovingly and impeccably-- if maybe a little begrudingly-- closed-captioned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1166120364619931382006-12-14T10:19:00.000-08:002006-12-14T10:19:00.000-08:00Peter Boyle had me in stitches when my father took...Peter Boyle had me in stitches when my father took me to see Young Frankenstein at the old Vogue theater on Hollywood Blvd.<BR/><BR/>For years after he was always one of my favorites actors, especially when I found out he was pals with John Lennon. <BR/><BR/>One of my favorite roles of his was as Jack McDermott, the dillusional committed patient with a Jesus complexJack. Peter had some of the best lines in the film. Here are a couple:<BR/><BR/>McDermott: I am the Lord they God. Thou shalt not have strange gods before Me. Out of my way, asshole. <BR/><BR/>[Jack McDermott sits nude in his room and drinks red wine] <BR/>Jack McDermott: This is the body and blood of our savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. And a damned fine Beaujolais!<BR/><BR/>Jack: I fear my doctor may have been seized by the Romans!<BR/><BR/>Dr. Verboven: Jack, Jesus Christ would never point a gun at another human being. <BR/>Jack McDermott: Stay out of my psychosis! Now get your ass in that van.<BR/><BR/>And then of course there is the now classic, "Holy Crap!"<BR/><BR/>Here's to Peter Boyle... Putin' on the Ritz and jammin' with John Lennon and George Harrison. Now that's a fun crowd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1166104784333499062006-12-14T05:59:00.000-08:002006-12-14T05:59:00.000-08:00Yeah, I watched the Boyle episode on the SNL box a...Yeah, I watched the Boyle episode on the SNL box and Dueling Brandos is priceless (I hope somebody puts it up on YouTube), along with the Richard Pryor and Desi Arnaz episodes. Fascinating to see how awkwardly constructed the original shows were: bad comics, dancing little girls, those awful Muppets interludes and...ABBA! But, then, there were bees, land sharks, Samurai Divorce Court, Albert Brooks movies, Andy Kaufman and Chevy Chase being much funnier than he's given credit for today.The 'Stachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03426658288145524160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1166081064192003942006-12-13T23:24:00.000-08:002006-12-13T23:24:00.000-08:00MGM-- thanks for checking in on this sad day. Wow,...MGM-- thanks for checking in on this sad day. Wow, I'd love to stumble upon that Wizard homage sometime. My wife and I watched <I>Raymond</I> pretty regularly until about six years ago, so it probably occurred sometime since then. I'd like to think I'd have remembered it otherwise. <BR/><BR/>And thanks for the reminder about "Dueling Brandos"-- yet another reason to scour the shelves at CostCo this weekend to see if that <I>Saturday Night Live</I> box is available at a discount.<BR/><BR/>I recall someone in the blogosphere saying not too long ago that it's strange and disconcerting being of an age now where it's not just the stars of a bygone age-- Jimmy Stewart, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Bette Davis-- that are passing on, but also those people who made their mark making films that were important to us in our youth, when we were young, impressionable, aching to absorb all we could and learning to love and appreciate films as entertainment and art. This blogger remarked that he was getting tired of writing obituaries, that he did not want to end up seeming like the go-to guy for death notices. I understand that feeling, and I don't feel like mentioning everyone who dies because, as this blogger mentioned, if I did this would quickly morph into one long obituaries page and little else. But I find it hard not to say a few words in remembrance of the artists who really did mean something to me, and Peter Boyle was definitely one of those. <BR/><BR/>Good to hear from you, MGM! I was just thinking about you the other day, on <A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/yytz25" REL="nofollow">Joe Dante's birthday</A>, as a matter of fact. How are things going? Staying busy, I'll bet! I miss your comments, and I hope you'll be able to take some time for Professor Jennings' new quiz. If you can't, drop me a line sometime and we'll catch up!Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1166080196952566302006-12-13T23:09:00.000-08:002006-12-13T23:09:00.000-08:00Roughly around this time last year, at a film prem...Roughly around this time last year, at a film premiere in New York, I turned around from a urinal to find myself unexpectedly face to face with Mr. Boyle. Obviously, I didn’t speak to him, but I do recall that he looked quite frail. I remember that I couldn’t recall the last time I had seen him in a film, or on TV (not a fan of “Raymond), but thought it was wonderful that he was out to support his former director Mel Brooks, and the new version of THE PRODUCERS. <BR/><BR/>There’s nothing I can really add to this lovely tribute, as you’ve singled out Boyle’s handful of truly great performances. But, strangely enough, I happened to see a few minutes of a rerun of "Raymond" a couple of months ago and began to recognize some of Boyle's dialogue; I later discovered online that Boyle had been reciting some of Wizard’s choice advice in a strange, but welcome-for-primetime-TV, homage.<BR/><BR/>I notice that the first season of “Saturday Night Live” hits stores today, with an episode hosted by Boyle featuring the memorable “Dueling Brandos” sketch with John Belushi. That might make for a nice tribute.Aaron W. Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11988034390125865431noreply@blogger.com