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Stogieman
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Nov 29, 2010, 01:15 AM
 
So sad. I really enjoyed his Naked Gun movies.

Airplane! Star Leslie Nielsen Dead at 84 - E! Online


One if my favorite scenes of all time.

Naked Gun - Baseball
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Nov 29, 2010, 02:21 AM
 
Originally Posted by Stogieman View Post
So sad. I really enjoyed his Naked Gun movies.

Airplane! Star Leslie Nielsen Dead at 84 - E! Online


One if my favorite scenes of all time.

Naked Gun - Baseball
His autobiography was really a hoot too. He was a comedic genius.
     
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Nov 29, 2010, 05:03 AM
 
R.I.P.

Sad, I heard it on the radio coming in to work this morning.

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Nov 29, 2010, 07:18 AM
 
This is sad. Neilsen got into comedy rather late in his career, and it's a tribute to his talent that he did so well with it. In his younger years, he was able to be Very Serious in a lot of roles that needed seriousness. He did really well with those roles-read his filmography for a very long list of work. But like Lloyd Bridges, letting his hair down brought us some incredibly funny work.

Goodbye, Commander Adams...

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Nov 29, 2010, 07:27 AM
 
Frank: It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girl dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

Jane: Goodyear?

Frank: No, the worst.
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Elaine Dickinson: A hospital? What is it?

Rumack: It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now.
Frank: We're sorry to bother you at such a time like this, Mrs. Twice. We would have come earlier, but your husband wasn't dead then
This week, I will mainly be watching Airplane, in honour.

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Nov 29, 2010, 08:04 AM
 
RIP Leslie: You made a lot of people laugh in some pretty profound ways.
You will be missed.
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Nov 29, 2010, 08:09 AM
 
Surely you're kidding?
     
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Nov 29, 2010, 09:13 AM
 
I just spent Sunday watching the Police Squad series. RATS!!!
     
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Nov 29, 2010, 09:27 AM
 
Originally Posted by tomrock View Post
Surely you're kidding?
I am. And please don't call me Shirley.
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Nov 29, 2010, 10:05 AM
 
     
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Nov 29, 2010, 10:12 AM
 
"Faster, faster! 'Till the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death." - HST
     
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Nov 29, 2010, 11:47 AM
 
Nice Beaver.
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Nov 29, 2010, 12:03 PM
 
Originally Posted by osiris View Post
I am. And please don't call me Shirley.
Thank you!!
     
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Nov 29, 2010, 03:12 PM
 
One of my favorite comments regarding his death:

"If there's any justice in the world, the hearse will have flashing lights on top and will crash into some bins."
"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
     
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Nov 29, 2010, 03:17 PM
 
He must have had the fish.
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Nov 29, 2010, 08:24 PM
 
Great way to out with the Naked Gun Series. Was the missing component in an otherwise diverse career.
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Nov 29, 2010, 09:14 PM
 
     
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Nov 29, 2010, 09:18 PM
 
By far my favorite Naked Gun exchange:

Thug: Drebin?
Frank: Yeah!
Thug: I got a message for you from Vincent Ludwig
(Firing Gun) Take this, you son of a bitch!
Frank: I'm sorry, I can't hear you! Don't fire the gun while you're talking!
     
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Nov 30, 2010, 12:03 AM
 
He could bribe with the best of them.

YouTube - bribe skill

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