RIP Jan-Michael Vincent
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RIP Jan-Michael Vincent
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It makes me sad that the stories about his career do not mention his first starring movie role, 1974's Buster and Billie. The screenplay was written by a local guy and the place names in the film are local landmarks. I bet even SSS could not find a copy of the film. I was really bad. We had a local premier.
It makes me sad that the stories about his career do not mention his first starring movie role, 1974's Buster and Billie. The screenplay was written by a local guy and the place names in the film are local landmarks. I bet even SSS could not find a copy of the film. I was really bad. We had a local premier.
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The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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Re: RIP Jan-Michael Vincent
from Wiki on JMV
"Vincent also starred in the 1974 romance Buster and Billie as the antihero Buster Lane, where he startled audiences with his full-frontal nudity." I had actually forgotten about that last part.
"Vincent also starred in the 1974 romance Buster and Billie as the antihero Buster Lane, where he startled audiences with his full-frontal nudity." I had actually forgotten about that last part.
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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Re: RIP Jan-Michael Vincent
It is available from some sources on DVD, including this one:themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:https://www.tmz.com/2019/03/08/airwolf- ... Trfbe3_R8c
It makes me sad that the stories about his career do not mention his first starring movie role, 1974's Buster and Billie. The screenplay was written by a local guy and the place names in the film are local landmarks. I bet even SSS could not find a copy of the film. I was really bad. We had a local premier.
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Re: RIP Jan-Michael Vincent
I'm surprised his appearance in a Dragnet episode hasn't made a crappy promo.
When he does, I'm sure his name will be Vandal.
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Re: RIP Jan-Michael Vincent
One Vincent movie I love that is available is Big Wednesday. He, Gary Busey, and William Katt are three guys who just want to spend all their time surfing, except that eventually the real world (Vietnam, pregnant girlfriends) intrudes. But they have one last amazing day at the beach with the perfect big waves. Interesting trivia is that Barbara Hale of Perry Mason fame, who was Katt's mother, played his mother in the movie. Well worth a watch for the surfing footage alone if you can find it.
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Re: RIP Jan-Michael Vincent
The two roles I always remember his from was Danger Island, a live action segment in The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, directed by Richard Donner -- it was originally supposed to be a live-action version of Jonny Quest, but didn't quite make it; and an ABC Movie of the Week, Tribes, where he played a hippie-type draftee (long flowing hair) that hits a Marine Corps boot camp.
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Re: RIP Jan-Michael Vincent
Wow! He was just on Conan last month (2/06) and seemed fine.
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Re: RIP Jan-Michael Vincent
BackInTex wrote:I'm surprised his appearance in a Dragnet episode hasn't made a crappy promo.
When he does, I'm sure his name will be Vandal.
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Re: RIP Jan-Michael Vincent
Brain fart. That was a different hyphenate, Jean-Claude Van Damme.Estonut wrote:Wow! He was just on Conan last month (2/06) and seemed fine.
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Re: RIP Jan-Michael Vincent
SpacemanSpiff wrote:The two roles I always remember his from was Danger Island, a live action segment in The Banana Splits Adventure Hour
He was in that?? Wow.
I watched the Banana Splits faithfully as a kid, and remember really liking the Danger Island segment, but the only thing I can remember from it was that catch phrase..."Uh-Oh, Chongo!"
But I could still sing ya the Banana Splits theme song and not miss a single lyric.
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I remember seeing this one at the local movie theater:
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Re: RIP Jan-Michael Vincent
He was wonderful in The Mechanic. I was so disappointed when he vanished from television and movies. If we'd been playing Dead or Alive last week, I would have missed this one -- I thought he died about five years ago.
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Wait long enough and Dead or Alive becomes very easy to play.SportsFan68 wrote:He was wonderful in The Mechanic. I was so disappointed when he vanished from television and movies. If we'd been playing Dead or Alive last week, I would have missed this one -- I thought he died about five years ago.
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Re: RIP Jan-Michael Vincent
I found this part especially sad: Jan-Michael actually died back on February 10 after suffering cardiac arrest while a patient at a North Carolina hospital ... according to the death certificate.
Sounds like it was pretty hard times for the last few years.
I'm pretty sure that I've actually seen "Buster and Billie". Thinking it had to be an HBO / cable showing. It was quite while ago. IIRC, Buster was the popular high school guy who fell for Billie - a girl "with a reputation" as they said back then.
Sounds like it was pretty hard times for the last few years.
I'm pretty sure that I've actually seen "Buster and Billie". Thinking it had to be an HBO / cable showing. It was quite while ago. IIRC, Buster was the popular high school guy who fell for Billie - a girl "with a reputation" as they said back then.
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Re: RIP Jan-Michael Vincent
I’d have been right about him in Dead or Alive for the wrong reason. In my head, I had him mixed up with Jon Voight. —Bob
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Jon Voight is still alive.Bob78164 wrote:I’d have been right about him in Dead or Alive for the wrong reason. In my head, I had him mixed up with Jon Voight.
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Re: RIP Jan-Michael Vincent
And until recently, so was Jan-Michael Vincent. --BobEstonut wrote:Jon Voight is still alive.Bob78164 wrote:I’d have been right about him in Dead or Alive for the wrong reason. In my head, I had him mixed up with Jon Voight.
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So what you meant to say was that, had you been playing Dead or Alive prior to February 10, you would have been right for the wrong reason. Why didn't you say so?Bob78164 wrote:And until recently, so was Jan-Michael Vincent.Estonut wrote:Jon Voight is still alive.Bob78164 wrote:I’d have been right about him in Dead or Alive for the wrong reason. In my head, I had him mixed up with Jon Voight.
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Bob78164 wrote:I’d have been right about him in Dead or Alive for the wrong reason. In my head, I had him mixed up with Jon Voight. —Bob
When I saw his name, I conflated the names of Jan Hammer and Philip Michael Thomas and wondered why nobody was mentioning Miami Vice...
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Re: RIP Jan-Michael Vincent
In this thread kept getting him confused with Jean-Claude Van Damme. Not even close.littlebeast13 wrote:Bob78164 wrote:I’d have been right about him in Dead or Alive for the wrong reason. In my head, I had him mixed up with Jon Voight. —Bob
When I saw his name, I conflated the names of Jan Hammer and Philip Michael Thomas and wondered why nobody was mentioning Miami Vice...
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We in the promos department would like to thank you all for the free publicity for Dead or Alive?
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Re: RIP Jan-Michael Vincent
Really bad? No way, it was great! I can't count the number of times I've seen it (I may or not may have it on tape). It also had a pre-Nancy Drew Pamela Sue Martin (which I also have on tape in The Lady in Red, damn I love those 70s flicks!). To everybody else, Robert Englund is Freddy Krueger, to me he's Whitey the albino...themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:https://www.tmz.com/2019/03/08/airwolf- ... Trfbe3_R8c
It makes me sad that the stories about his career do not mention his first starring movie role, 1974's Buster and Billie. The screenplay was written by a local guy and the place names in the film are local landmarks. I bet even SSS could not find a copy of the film. I was really bad. We had a local premier.
I also like Baby Blue Marine. I think that might have been one of Richard Gere's first movies.