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Off-Topic RIP James Caan

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Ugh. So many legends into the mud. Prayers of grace and comfort to the Caan family.
 
OriginalCanesCanesCanes said:
I know he won’t be going to heaven with just his **** in his hand.

RIP to one of the great iconic actors of the 20th century.
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Great acting in the movie version of Stephen King's "Misery." Iconic as Sonny Corleone.

But, not ashamed to say I shed a few tears watching him in my favorite Caan role -- his original breakout performance playing Ft. Lauderdale native Brian Piccolo in "Brian's Song" back in 1971.
 
hotshot said:
Great acting in the movie version of Stephen King's "Misery." Iconic as Sonny Corleone.

But, not ashamed to say I shed a few tears watching him in my favorite Caan role -- his original breakout performance playing Ft. Lauderdale native Brian Piccolo in "Brian's Song" back in 1971.
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Correct. Sonny Corleone was an iconic role. And he was also excellent in Misery. I have not seen Brian’s Song, but I know what it’s about.
 
OriginalCanesCanesCanes said:
Correct. Sonny Corleone was an iconic role. And he was also excellent in Misery. I have not seen Brian’s Song, but I know what it’s about.
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Brian's Song was originally an ABC "Movie of the Week" (not a theater release) so that, plus its age, might make it hard to find these days.

Piccolo was a fine RB at what was then Central Catholic HS in Lauderdale. That school later was renamed and became the renowned St. Thomas Aquinas HS.
 
hotshot said:
Brian's Song was originally an ABC "Movie of the Week" (not a theater release) so that, plus its age, might make it hard to find these days.

Piccolo was a fine RB at what was then Central Catholic HS in Lauderdale. That school later was renamed and became the renowned St. Thomas Aquinas HS.
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I had no idea he went to STA.
 
OriginalCanesCanesCanes said:
I had no idea he went to STA.
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Yeah, Broward had at least two good backs coming out of HS in 1961, The other one I recall was Tucker Frederickson, who played at South Broward in Hollywood. He became an All American at Auburn. Later played 6 years for the NY Giants (he was their #1 Draft pick in the 1965 draft).

My memory is so bad I had thought both Piccolo and Frederickson played in HS together (Wiki tells me that was not so).
 
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Go Canes!! said:
The whole scene of him whipping his brother in law’s *** is pure cinematic gold.
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During the scene where Carlo is beating his wife , Connie. It was reported the actor playing Carlo really hit her a few times during the scene and both Coppola and the producer were furious and wanted to fire the guy. Coppola instead suggested that Cann should really kick Carlo’s *** during the scene you mentioned. As the story has it, Cann really got to kick the ****t out of the guy and paramedics had to tend to Carlo once the scene was cut.

Cann’s scene of being shot at the toll booth is arguably the greatest scene of someone being shot to death and is considered to be the gold standard in Hollweird. The only scenes that even come close to being as dramatic are the scenes from Training Day and Scarface.

Cann was a special actor and he will be missed. May he RIP.
 
insaneinthecane said:
During the scene where Carlo is beating his wife , Connie. It was reported the actor playing Carlo really hit her a few times during the scene and both Coppola and the producer were furious and wanted to fire the guy. Coppola instead suggested that Cann should really kick Carlo’s *** during the scene you mentioned. As the story has it, Cann really got to kick the ****t out of the guy and paramedics had to tend to Carlo once the scene was cut.

Cann’s scene of being shot at the toll booth is arguably the greatest scene of someone being shot to death and is considered to be the gold standard in Hollweird. The only scenes that even come close to being as dramatic are the scenes from Training Day and Scarface.

Cann was a special actor and he will be missed. May he RIP.
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it's a great scene, and it follows the book pretty closely, except for the right cross in the film where Sonny misses Carlo by half a mile.
 
rsa coral gables said:
it's a great scene, and it follows the book pretty closely, except for the right cross in the film where Sonny misses Carlo by half a mile.
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True true! But I do believe the kicks and trash can hit their mark and got the point across that a man isn’t supposed to put his hands on a woman! What a fantastic scene that will live on forever!
 
insaneinthecane said:
True true! But I do believe the kicks and trash can hit their mark and got the point across that a man isn’t supposed to put his hands on a woman! What a fantastic scene that will live on forever!
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actually, the trash cash hits the cross bar of the balcony, but the effect is pretty real. hey, dont misunderstand me, its a great f@cking scene, like the entire movie, it is set up very nicely with Carlo relaxing confidently after beating the **** out of connie. he's dressed in his best burnt orange outfit and Sonny knocks the crap out of him.

just about every scene in the movie not only advances the story but also develops the character, provides mood or another particularity
 
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