RIP Burt Reynolds
September 6th, 2018, 01:17 PM
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Dude had one of THE best laughs, ever. I always enjoyed watching the end credits of Cannonball Run, when he and Dom couldn't stop giggling at each other while trying to shoot scenes.
Sadly, we never got to see him do a guest appearance on SNL's Celebrity Jeopardy, either, b/c Norm Macdonald got fired before they could do it.
Sadly, we never got to see him do a guest appearance on SNL's Celebrity Jeopardy, either, b/c Norm Macdonald got fired before they could do it.
September 6th, 2018, 03:03 PM
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September 6th, 2018, 03:42 PM
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Smokey and the Bandit was and will always be my favourite Truck drivin' CB radio show. The Snowman & The Bandit was a thrill ride for most seekers back in the day, it's been done !
RIP Burt
RIP Burt
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September 6th, 2018, 04:37 PM
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One of my favorite actors! Hooper, Cannonball run and Smokey and the Bandit were very engrained on me as young lad! I wonder why I froth at the mouth every time I see a Trans Am. Break for that bandit one! Hopefully, northbound to heaven!
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September 6th, 2018, 04:46 PM
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RIP... Funny thing, I collect license plates. Mostly issued tags, but some novelty tags. Wednesday I ordered an embossed 1976 BAN ONE tag and a State Seal of Georgia tag for my collection... He was a natural entertainer.
September 6th, 2018, 05:17 PM
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He was a cool dude back in the day. He made a lot of good guy movies: White lightning,Gator, The longest yard, Smokey and the bandits, Hooper, Deliverance, Sharky's machine etc... I enjoyed his stuff in the early days, a big part of my growing up no doubt. I think he had a fling with one of the babes of my era Loni Anderson, you guys remember her? He seemed to have a pretty good run. R.I.P.
September 6th, 2018, 09:48 PM
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Nobody has mentioned WW And The Dixie Dancekings where Burt drove a customized 55 Olds that was supposed to be one of 50 special Golden Anniversary Specials. Of course we all know that would not have been the 50th anniversary of Oldsmobile and no such car was ever built. It is a corny movie but pretty funny. Here is a clip.
September 7th, 2018, 02:52 AM
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And another thing he had in common with Oldsmobile was his birthplace Lansing, Michigan. And come to think of it, it's mine also and both of my Oldsmobiles too!
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September 7th, 2018, 06:25 AM
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September 7th, 2018, 07:26 AM
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But not uncommon. The list of movie stars, going right back to the earliest years of Hollywood, who died broke or nearly so is quite long. Once you age and the opportunities dwindle (especially true for female movie stars), the money starts to run out unless you've invested well or gone off into other lines of work.
Here's from Reynolds' Wikipedia entry:
Despite his lucrative career, in 1996 he filed for bankruptcy, due in part to an extravagant lifestyle, a divorce from Loni Anderson and failed investments in some Florida restaurant chains. The filing was under Chapter 11, from which Reynolds emerged two years later.
On August 16, 2011, Merrill Lynch Credit Corporation filed foreclosure papers, claiming Reynolds owed $1.2 million on his home in Hobe Sound, Florida. Reynolds owned the Burt Reynolds Ranch, where scenes for Smokey and the Bandit were filmed and which once had a petting zoo, until its sale during bankruptcy. In April 2014, the 153-acre rural property was rezoned for residential use and the Palm Beach County school system could sell it to residential developer K. Hovnanian Homes.
Here's from Reynolds' Wikipedia entry:
Despite his lucrative career, in 1996 he filed for bankruptcy, due in part to an extravagant lifestyle, a divorce from Loni Anderson and failed investments in some Florida restaurant chains. The filing was under Chapter 11, from which Reynolds emerged two years later.
On August 16, 2011, Merrill Lynch Credit Corporation filed foreclosure papers, claiming Reynolds owed $1.2 million on his home in Hobe Sound, Florida. Reynolds owned the Burt Reynolds Ranch, where scenes for Smokey and the Bandit were filmed and which once had a petting zoo, until its sale during bankruptcy. In April 2014, the 153-acre rural property was rezoned for residential use and the Palm Beach County school system could sell it to residential developer K. Hovnanian Homes.
September 7th, 2018, 02:45 PM
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I always say if you like an actor/actress don't watch them on talk shows or in depth interviews because the odds are you won't like them after. Burt Reynolds was an exception for me. I've liked him since Gunsmoke. I've seen many Carson/Dina Shore (Lady Friend) etc interviews. I even liked more. Loni Anderson divorce took longer than the 6 years they were married. My Ex-wife had a millionaire Uncle that lived in Florida that had a small factory in Florida and a similar one in Texas. He was an investor/partner with Burt in those restaurants. Between the restaurants problems and the economy problems, his businesses tanked and he went broke. The restaurants tanking started the cascading financial problems. Even though, he never said anything bad about Burt Reynolds. I only saw the Uncle a few times after and I never brought up the subject. He was in his late 50s. He never recovered and was a broken man both financially and physically.
September 9th, 2018, 04:40 PM
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September 10th, 2018, 11:31 AM
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In that age range, all's fair in love and war. Sally being younger (70?) didn't have **** to do with it. I know PLENTY of women past 60 who look like warmed-over hell. Some younger than 60. Yet Sally Field has held up better than most and from what I understand with no "work".
September 10th, 2018, 08:25 PM
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Burt Reynolds on The Tonight Show, 1973. It's the 11th anniversary of Carson hosting the show. Don Rickles is actually the guest of the moment, followed by Carol Wayne, but Burt is right there, and Rickles gets his digs in. Buddy Hackett is also there. Someone please explain just what Mr. Reynolds is wearing.
I miss this show. Just sitting there telling stories and making jokes. Carson is smoking. Oh for the days.
Everyone on the set (Ed McMahon, Hackett, Reynolds, Rickles, Carson, Wayne) is now dead. Reynolds was the last to go. Carol Wayne died young, of drowning, in Mexico, under somewhat shady circumstances, at age 42 in 1985.
I miss this show. Just sitting there telling stories and making jokes. Carson is smoking. Oh for the days.
Everyone on the set (Ed McMahon, Hackett, Reynolds, Rickles, Carson, Wayne) is now dead. Reynolds was the last to go. Carol Wayne died young, of drowning, in Mexico, under somewhat shady circumstances, at age 42 in 1985.
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