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Harry Dean Stanton, ‘Big Love,’ ‘Twin Peaks’ Star, Dies at 91
Variety ^ | 09/15/2017 | Carmel Dagan

Posted on 09/15/2017 4:28:22 PM PDT by Flick Lives

Harry Dean Stanton, the actor with a gaunt, bedraggled look who labored in virtual obscurity for decades until a series of roles increased his visibility, including his breakthrough in Wim Wenders’ “Paris, Texas,” died of natural causes Friday in Los Angeles. He was 91.

The actor was also known for his roles in “Twin Peaks,” “Big Love,” “Pretty in Pink,” and “Repo Man.”

He had a high-profile role as manipulative cult leader Roman Grant on HBO polygamy drama “Big Love,” which ran from 2006-11, and recently appeared as Carl Rodd in the “Twin Peaks” revival on Showtime.

His most recent film, “Lucky,” about an atheist who comes to terms with his own mortality, is set to be released by Magnolia on Sept. 29.

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To: a fool in paradise

Thank you for that. Had not heard of Monte Hellman.
Low-budget early 70s cinema is always interesting even if not great.

Cheers,


81 posted on 09/16/2017 8:55:59 AM PDT by GCFADG (Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.)
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To: Flick Lives

Kind of weird how many actors of the recent “Twin Peaks” died soon after filming their parts. Harry Dean Stanton is the latest.


82 posted on 09/16/2017 9:01:27 AM PDT by PJ-Comix (Waiting for 2024 Total Eclipse)
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To: Flick Lives
Loved him in One From The Heart, RIP.
83 posted on 09/16/2017 9:54:15 AM PDT by Cruising Speed
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To: a fool in paradise
"He was in at least 2 other movies with Warren Oates, Two-Lane Blacktop"

In 2-Lane Blacktop HDS plays a gay hitchhiker.

Oates gives him a ride and HDS puts his hand on Oates' thigh.

Oates then snaps: "I ain't into that!"

IDK why I always thought that was such a funny scene.

Probably because I couldn't picture HDS as gay.

84 posted on 09/16/2017 10:02:13 AM PDT by boop (I'd wish you luck, but you wouldn't know what to do with it if you had it!)
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To: atc23

The guy who wrote the screenplays for Tom Horn and Missouri Breaks lives just up the road. Smart dude.

Read a piece by him once about the horrors of working on Breaks with Brando, who basically lay in bed all day and sent over demands for changes in the script.

The next day he’d change it all again.

If you’ve never seen Rancho Deluxe you have to give it a try. A farce, but a good one.


85 posted on 09/16/2017 10:23:12 AM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: Flick Lives

I remember him from “Alien”. He was great.


86 posted on 09/16/2017 10:24:37 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Fightin Whitey

Brando was certifiable - no, never seen Rancho Deluxe. On the list, now


87 posted on 09/16/2017 12:22:07 PM PDT by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever)
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To: Fightin Whitey

It was filmed hereabouts.

Let me know what you think.

Might be too off the wall for some. But man, the world looks innocent back then.

The boys are driving past a trailer park, and Bridges asks Waterston if he has seen the movie “Cheyenne Autumn”. Says, “100 years from now they’ll make a movie called “Aluminum Autumn”.

In fact what we have here now is Billionaire Autumn. I prefer the trailer parks (we still have those too) myself.


88 posted on 09/16/2017 1:38:22 PM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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