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Charlton Heston's Impact On Sci-Fi

Posted by Zonk on from the damn-dirty-apes-wouldn't-keep-their-paws-off dept.

An anonymous reader writes "As you're probably already aware, Charlton Heston passed away yesterday. Wired has a piece looking back at Heston's extremely notable work in the sci-fi genre, with roles in films like "Planet of the Apes" and "Soylent Green". 'Heston also roared out some of sci-fi's greatest and most memorable lines, bringing his macho swagger and over-the-top intensity to the screen in movies like 1973's food freak-out flick Soylent Green and the Planet of the Apes series. In a pivotal scene from 1968's Planet of the Apes (see clip), Heston's character, time-traveling astronaut George Taylor, utters the first words spoken by a human to the simian rulers of a bizarro future Earth: "Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape!'"

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  1. When he was alive.. by retech · · Score: 0, Troll

    I always thought it'd be great to be his care nurse, dress up in an ape suit and bring a fire hose in one day and give him a spray. When he started yelling at me I'd hoot and jump up on the dresser and shout: "He speaks, bright eyes speaks!"

    Some may find that twisted... but others would just say: "he finally did it. Damn him all to hell."

  2. Re:Apocalypse Believer by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 0, Troll

    Moderation -2
        100% Overrated

    TrollMods worship St Heston like some kind of SF hoodoo.

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  3. Anti gun people are retarded by thetoadwarrior · · Score: 0, Troll

    Charlton Heston has done nothing bad to anyone. In fact he received shit from pro-gun people for defending the anti-gun people's right to spout crap. Rarely do you ever find someone so fair and balanced. Yet, on the the news of his death most anti-gun people show their true selves and the fact is they're backwards little intolerant people. They're not better than the likes of Fred Phelps. Some of their hate comes from Michael Moore's shitty little movie and it's because they don't realise Moore twists things heavily and has been caught lying out right in his "documentary". This is because they are too simple to seek out the truth and rather live in a world of lies that supports their backwards beliefs. Thankfully these people will never have the respect and good life that Charlton Heston had and may each and everyone of them die from brain cancer.

  4. Re:Yeah, Heston! by Grimbleton · · Score: 0, Troll

    But in this case, the person we're celebrating WAS one hell of a man, on top of being a great "liar", as you so unkindly put it.

  5. Re:Most famous quote. by 1u3hr · · Score: 0, Troll
    Yes, but the guns are scary! Take them away.

    If you're not scared of guns, you're an idiot.

  6. it's really other apes they fear .. :) by rs232 · · Score: 0, Troll

    "it's really other people they fear"

    Oh contraire, it's really other apes .. er, people with guns that they fear .. :)

    His flirtation with the NRA was more to do with him missing all the attention he got as a Hollywood star .

    The NRA was formed soon after KKK was banned, presumably as a response to whiteys fear of some nig .. er African Americans getting hold of guns .. :)

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