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Harold Ramis, Chicago actor, writer and director, dead at 69
Chicago Tribune ^ | 2/24/2014 | Mark Caro

Posted on 02/24/2014 9:26:17 AM PST by Borges

Harold Ramis was one of Hollywood’s most successful comedy filmmakers when he moved his family from Los Angeles back to the Chicago area in 1996. His career was still thriving, with “Groundhog Day” acquiring almost instant classic status upon its 1993 release and 1984’s “Ghostbusters” ranking among the highest-grossing comedies of all time, but the writer-director wanted to return to the city where he’d launched his career as a Second City performer.

“There's a pride in what I do that other people share because I'm local, which in L.A. is meaningless; no one's local,” Ramis said upon the launch of the first movie he directed after his move, the 1999 mobster-in-therapy comedy “Analyze This,” another hit. “It's a good thing. I feel like I represent the city in a certain way.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
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To: miliantnutcase

Mine too.

RIP Harold, may you have a Heaven full of wonderful Groundhog Days.


81 posted on 02/24/2014 2:28:04 PM PST by Fledermaus (If we here in TN can't get rid of the worthless Lamar, it's over.)
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To: gr8eman

Midwestern boy.


82 posted on 02/24/2014 2:29:14 PM PST by Fledermaus (If we here in TN can't get rid of the worthless Lamar, it's over.)
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To: dhs12345

Agreed. But with so many under his belt it’s hard to pick a favorite.


83 posted on 02/24/2014 2:30:12 PM PST by Fledermaus (If we here in TN can't get rid of the worthless Lamar, it's over.)
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To: Borges

RIP, Mr. Ramis. You will be missed.


84 posted on 02/24/2014 2:30:53 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Borges

Talented guy. He’ll be missed. RIP.


85 posted on 02/24/2014 2:31:59 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Fledermaus
Agreed.

But it was brilliant. And a little bit more cerebral than Caddyshack. But I love them both.

86 posted on 02/24/2014 2:41:53 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: NFHale
Total protonic reversal. Whatever the heck that means. LOL.

And yet, they crossed the streams!!

87 posted on 02/24/2014 2:45:51 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: Fledermaus

“Phil: I was in the Virgin Islands once. I met a girl. We ate lobster, drank piña coladas. At sunset, we made love like sea otters.

Phil: *That* was a pretty good day. Why couldn’t I get *that* day over, and over, and over...”

Who knows, maybe?


88 posted on 02/24/2014 2:48:42 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: dhs12345

“Hey... he’s a sailor.... this is New York... we get him laid, problem solved..”

It is... it’s the Stay Puft Marshmallow man.... RAAWR!

One of the Funniest movies ever. Loved it.


89 posted on 02/24/2014 2:54:12 PM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: rarestia

Paulette Goddard,

a red-headed goddess I found in the movie “Crystal Ball” on Netflix, is my wallpaper.


90 posted on 02/24/2014 5:09:58 PM PST by bicyclerepair (TERM LIMITS .......... TERM LIMITS .......... TERM LIMITS)
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To: NFHale

Absolutely. Much better times and BETTER movies.


91 posted on 02/24/2014 5:22:42 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: Egon

Wow! Did you choose your screen name 10 years ago for Ramis?


92 posted on 02/24/2014 11:19:24 PM PST by boop (I just wanted a President. But I got a rock.)
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To: NFHale; GOPsterinMA; Perdogg; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; hockeyfan44; Clintonfatigued; ...

RIP. The ghosts must find this an ironic turn of events.

It’s a shame they didn’t get around to planning another GB movie until recently. Hell of a comedic writer, actor, and director and a fine son of Chi-town.

It sounds like he suffered a lot, I’m very sorry to hear that. Rare autoimmune disease that I’ve never heard called vasculitis. The body attacks it’s own blood vessels. Ghastly.


93 posted on 02/24/2014 11:48:13 PM PST by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
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To: BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj

Ah, video game cutscenes can make decent little “movies”. I saw the cutscenes from a Star Trek game from the 90’s starring John DeLancie as Q, it was 10 times better than Star Trek V and would have been a decent episode of TNG.


94 posted on 02/24/2014 11:49:44 PM PST by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
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To: RinaseaofDs
I love that movie! When I was a kid, it was on Select TV (now THERE'S a blast from the past!). I watched it many times. Cool movie, and even cartoon nudity was a big deal for my adolescent sensibilities.


95 posted on 02/25/2014 7:41:30 PM PST by drew
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To: boop
Wow! Did you choose your screen name 10 years ago for Ramis?

Not really. Ghostbusters came out while I was in early high school. I was always into gadgets, computers, and tech in general, and was quickly dubbed "Egon" by my friends. The nickname stuck for the next decades, and I've used it as a handle on a variety of sites, groups, etc.

96 posted on 02/25/2014 9:07:58 PM PST by Egon (RIP, Harold Ramis. The world is less funny with your loss.)
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To: Egon

Cool! And how appropriate a tribute to the great Harold Ramis, regardless.


97 posted on 02/26/2014 12:11:01 AM PST by boop (I just wanted a President. But I got a rock.)
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To: drew
To tell you how OLD I am I saw Heavy Metal...at the drive-in theater.

With my dad.

Can't beat that soundtrack.

And all of the SCTV voices.

John Candy, Harold Ramis, Joe Flaherty, etc.

98 posted on 02/26/2014 12:13:55 AM PST by boop (I just wanted a President. But I got a rock.)
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To: samadams2000

I know late to respond but Noooooo..
Directed, wrote & starred in some of my favorite movies..classics!
RIP Mr Ramis, your genius will live on.


99 posted on 03/02/2014 9:21:00 PM PST by rainee (Her)
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