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George C. Scott Dead at 71

Posted by Hemos on from the given-the-poll dept.

ozzie writes "George C. Scott, the actor we all know and love from such unbelievably great movies as Dr. Strangelove and Patton died yesterday at the age of 71. Check out ABCNews for more. " Given the current poll, this seems strangely connected - in any case, I remember his role in Dr. Strangelove with fondness. If you haven't seen that classic, rent it tonight.

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  1. George C. Scott by ajakk · · Score: 4

    Personally, George C. Scott holds a special place in my heart because he is in two of my favorite movies of all time: Dr. Stangelove and Patton. While he was definately a character actor, I think that George C. Scott plays the powerful person who has a fatal weakness like no other. He had the ability to present a character that could otherwise be dissmissed as a typical arrogant bastard with a skill that I think is still unmatched.

    I have been reading past interviews with him this morning and it is very refreshing to see how humble he was. Check out here for a very good bit on his life. It was done before he died.

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  2. Even better than his quotes... by grappler · · Score: 4

    His facial expressions and gestures are even better than his quotes in Strangelove. Watch the movie and just pay close attention to those. It'll leave you in tears. It's even funnier than any of the three Sellers characters or Slim Pickins' plane ride.

    Strangelove's brief apperance was pretty good tho :-)

    Fun fact about the movie: The plane captain was going to be a fourth Sellers role, but he was unsure about the Texan accent, so they used Slim Pickins instead. And, when the movie was being filmed, Kubrick didn't tell Pickins that the movie was a comedy. He thought he was the hero.


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