RIP Bill Paxton

[Alpha_Romeo]

RIP

 

[Excelsior]

I remember him from Big Love. Really enjoyed that show in HS. RIP.

 

[Remington]

RIP Coconut Pete. Really enjoyed his craft.

 

[The Lizard of Oz]

These are two lesser known gems with Paxton in the lead role:

Trespass (1992) -- very pure early 90s action flick starring BP and Ice T (!), directed by the great Walter Hill.

Frailty (2001) -- Excellent horror/crime directed by BP and starring him as well. By the way, 2001 might have been the very last year in which a watchable horror film could have been made.

 

[rpg]

What a loss. The guy was great.

 

[YossariansRight]

RIP to a great (and I don't use that word very often) character actor/"that guy".

Damn...I remember seeing "Weird Science" at the movies. This hits close.

Chet forever.

 

[Paracelsus]

....




How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit ?

YOU SECURE THAT SHIT, HUDSON.

 

[vinman]

RIP to a great (and I don't use that word very often) character actor/"that guy".

Damn...I remember seeing "Weird Science" at the movies. This hits close.

Chet forever.

Wow, me too. That makes us "elder statesmen".

 

[Windom Earle]

I'm watching "A Bright Shining Lie" on YouTube, a 1998 HBO movie about Lt Col John Paul Vann's involvement in the Vietnam war.

Worth checking out.

 

[LeeEnfield303]

RIP to a great (and I don't use that word very often) character actor/"that guy".

Damn...I remember seeing "Weird Science" at the movies. This hits close.

Chet forever.

Wow, me too. That makes us "elder statesmen".

Take that shit to the Over 40 thread, right now!

 

[LeeEnfield303]

I'm watching "A Bright Shining Lie" on YouTube, a 1998 HBO movie about Lt Col John Paul Vann's involvement in the Vietnam war.

Worth checking out.

Have you read the book (Neil Sheehan)? Well worth your time.

 

[Hoser]

Remember when 61 seemed old?

Some of you get me.

It happens so fast

 

[Laurifer]

Bill Paxton was a recurring face in several of the staple movies of my childhood: Terminator, Aliens, True Lies, Predator 2.

I always had a fondness for him, sad that he's gone.

 

[spokepoker]

Still seems unreal.
I am watching Aliens directors cut now.

 

[R_Niko]

These are two lesser known gems with Paxton in the lead role:

Trespass (1992) -- very pure early 90s action flick starring BP and Ice T (!), directed by the great Walter Hill.

Frailty (2001) -- Excellent horror/crime directed by BP and starring him as well. By the way, 2001 might have been the very last year in which a watchable horror film could have been made.

Seconded. Frailty is tragically overlooked. One of my favorite movies.

 

[Conscious Pirate]

Poignant clip for the forum & current political / social climate.

To be honest, The Last Supper was the only movie I ever enjoyed watching this guy in & maybe is has to do with him getting it in the end. I always found him hard to watch. Hammy, contrived & blunt. But I also always would judge myself as overly critical of him at the same time.

RIP

 

[puckerman]

I didn't realize he was Chet in Weird Science. I will always remember the line: "Do you realize it is snowing in my room, god dammit?"

Even earlier, he was in this very weird video for a very weird song. The song does stick in your head though.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bill-paxton-fish-heads-video_us_58b4585ae4b060480e0a66f3

 

[puckerman]

Here's a Chet compilation from Weird Science: