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Author Topic: Rodney Dangerfield passes at 82 Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 10-05-2004 07:16 PM                     Rodney Dangerfield who tapped an enduring rich vein of comedy gold when he created his stage persona as a middle-aged everyman who gets no respect, died today at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. He was 82. RIP Thanks for the Laughs The Projectionist (1971) Caddyshack (1980) Easy Money (1983) Back to School (1986) Moving (1988) Rover Dangerfield (1991) Ladybugs (1992) Naturnal Born Killers (1994) Meet Wally Sparks (1997) The Godson (1998) My 5 Wives (2000) Little Nicky (2000) The 4th Tenor (2002) Back by Midnight (2002) Angeles with Angles (2004) (2002 film)  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 10-05-2004 07:23 PM                        Harold Ramis, director of Caddyshack, once said that Rodney had never worked in a film prior to that and he had no idea what to do. Harold told Rodney to just deliver the lines as if doing his standup act, while hitting his marks, and not worry about anything else. It worked for him. RIP Rodney Dangerfield.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 10-05-2004 07:42 PM                     Sad news. A very funny guy who had a lot more respect than he claimed.  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 10-05-2004 07:48 PM                     One of my favorite Rodney moments was a classic set on the old Johnny Carson Tonight Show. Johnny would show this frequently in clip shows. Rodney just came out and hit nothing but home runs, batting each joke right out of the park. One of the funniest things I've ever seen. I'll remember him by thinking of the Triple Lindy. Bye Rodney...you always had my respect.  |  IP: Logged Richard Greco Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1180 From: Plant City, FL Registered: Nov 2003 posted 10-05-2004 09:16 PM                     A definite loss. I remember his appearance on Home Improvement. Absolutely funny.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 10-05-2004 09:41 PM                        Very sad to hear. I always liked Rodney and found him funny and entertaining.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 10-05-2004 10:46 PM                     Rodney was the king of the one liners. Dangerfield was one of the few comedians who could make me laugh so hard my stomach muscles would spasm in pain. "Whoa, the last time I saw a mouth like that it had a hook in it." "Wear a hat like that and you'll get a free bowl of soup."  |  IP: Logged Dean Kollet Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 591 From: Florida State University Registered: Jul 2003 posted 10-05-2004 10:49 PM                     RIP Rodney I always loves his routines, especially the cheesy one-liners. My all time favorite.. "I get no respect, I bought my son an bow and arrow set for Christmas, and he bought me a shirt with a target on the front"  |  IP: Logged Ken Layton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1452 From: Olympia, Wash. USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 10-06-2004 12:00 AM                     My all-time facvorite Dangerfield movie is Back To School. It's soooo funny. RIP Rodney.  |  IP: Logged Brent Neal Jones Expert Film Handler Posts: 211 From: Ennis, T.X., USA Registered: Nov 2001 posted 10-06-2004 01:57 AM                     The saddest part is worse than his loss; the cause of death. Poor practice of anesthesia, another one of those 1% they claim that never come back around that occur so "rarely" that it's hardly a concern for the average citizen. Rodney, you will be missed. You were an icon of what comedy is really about, class. R.I.P.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-06-2004 12:33 PM                        Very sad indeed. I have two of his albums (No Respect and Rappin' Rodney) and both are hilarious. I also remember his appearances with Carson. The Carson people should put out a DVD of just those appearances! "My wife wants to have sex in the back seat of the car and she wants me to drive!"  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-06-2004 08:48 PM                     My favourite... “I could tell that my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio”.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 10-07-2004 02:20 PM                       XM Comedy played one of his albums last night, and I laughed just as hard as I did when I first heard it years ago. "I asked a cab driver, 'Where can I get some action?' He took me to MY house!" "The other night, I saw a guy running outside of my house... naked! I said to him, 'How come?' He said, 'Cause you came home early!'" In interviews, he seemed like a humble, unassuming man. Poor Rodney. He will always be king.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-07-2004 06:23 PM                        Those two jokes are from the NO RESPECT album from 1980. Last I checked, it was still available on CD. Well worth looking for!  |  IP: Logged Jennifer Pan THE JEN! Posts: 1219 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: Nov 2003 posted 10-08-2004 02:37 AM                        He will be missed.  |  IP: Logged

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