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Marlon Brando Dead at 80

MacNN Troubleshooting 29 posts Jul 2, 2004 to Jul 3, 2004

#1 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 09:23 MacNN

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[CBS 5 News)--The man called the greatest actor of all time has died. CBS 5 News has learned Marlon Brando passed away Thursday in Los Angeles. Brando may be best known for his roles in "The Godfather" and "On the Waterfront". He won oscars for his work in those 2 films. The cause of death is still unknown. Marlon Brando was 80 years old...

http://www.kpho.com/Global/story.as...63&nav=23KtOOSA

#2 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 09:36 MacNN

damn. that sucks.

#3 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 09:41 MacNN

#4 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 09:49 MacNN

The NAMBLA crowd will be sad.

#5 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 09:57 MacNN

That sucks..like a damn prisoner exchange..

"Kay, we'll take Raegan, but you have to give us Ray and Marlon too"

"You drive a hard bargain, god. Good thing I'm an aethist."

#6 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 10:00 MacNN

that's so sad

rest in peace.

#7 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 10:05 MacNN

May he rest in peace. My prayers go out to his family and friends.

#8 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 10:10 MacNN

Bummer.....
I thought he was about to make a come back

#9 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 10:16 MacNN

He was a great Actor. R.I.P Mr Brando.

#10 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 10:32 MacNN

Wow, he was one of the greatest. Rest in peace!

#11 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 10:57 MacNN

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Originally posted by Eriamjh:
The NAMBLA crowd will be sad.

Real class.

#12 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 11:42 MacNN

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Originally posted by killer_735:
That sucks..like a damn prisoner exchange..

"Kay, we'll take Raegan, but you have to give us Ray and Marlon too"

"You drive a hard bargain, god. Good thing I'm an aethist."

I guess it was an offer he couldn't refuse.

#13 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 11:47 MacNN

Two days after I decided to get him cast in a great part. That sucks. People have been leeching money out of him for years and he had no self-control. I badly wanted him to get one last chance to prove himself.

#14 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 12:22 MacNN

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Originally posted by Stogieman:
I guess it was an offer he couldn't refuse.

seriously, he was a great actor, and I though he would do a final great movie or something (his latest work was declining, I mean, The Score ?)

RIP Godfather

#15 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 12:33 MacNN

Thats a real bummer.
I thought I heard something about him having money troubles a few days ago?

RIP Marlon Brando.

#16 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 13:33 MacNN

#17 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 16:27 MacNN

RIP Marlon

#18 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 16:51 MacNN

RIP Mr. Brando!!

I liked him in a Streetcar Named Desire!

#19 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 17:48 MacNN

Recently read an article someplace talking about how he'd come into massive financial troubles the last few years... Too bad. I feel sorry for him, he was a great actor. RIP

#20 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 18:18 MacNN

Unfortunately Brando's excesses did him in

It would of been nice to see him make a come back but honestly the guy was too much of a kook to do it.

#21 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 21:24 MacNN

kind of odd how not one of the news agencies mention apocalypse now as one of his films...

#22 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 21:40 MacNN

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Originally posted by d4nth3m4n:
kind of odd how not one of the news agencies mention apocalypse now as one of his films...

that is odd, Colonel Kurtz was a good role in an excellent movie, it rates 35th on the IMDB top list.

#23 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 22:02 MacNN

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Originally posted by alphamatrix:
that is odd, Colonel Kurtz was a good role in an excellent movie, it rates 35th on the IMDB top list.

Yeah but Star Wars rates 10th ahead of Citizen Kane (11th), so the list is a heaping load of greasy sh�t.

#24 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 - 22:09 MacNN

R.I.P

#25 Sat, 3 Jul 2004 - 07:34 MacNN

Memory of first encounter with Brando by Kirk Douglas:

"I went up for a part in a play called 'Truckline Cafe.' I didn't get it. Bitter, I went to see the play, watched another actor play my role. I loved the first two acts -- he was terrible. He mumbled, you couldn't hear what he was saying. I congratulated myself on how much better I would have been. Suddenly, in the third act, he erupted, electrifying the audience. I thought, 'My God, he's good!' and looked in the program for his name: Marlon Brando."(New York, mid-1940s)

#26 Sat, 3 Jul 2004 - 07:55 MacNN

RIP Marlon Brando.

#27 Sat, 3 Jul 2004 - 10:08 MacNN

Did anybody here see Brando's performance in Burn! (1969)? I really liked this movie with its wonderful score and provocative theme, but it seems to have sunk into oblivion, and I can't rent it anywhere.

#28 Sat, 3 Jul 2004 - 11:49 MacNN

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Originally posted by d4nth3m4n:
kind of odd how not one of the news agencies mention apocalypse now as one of his films...

Sore topic at the moment perhaps?

Just about every news show I saw over here that had an obit on him mentioned "Apocalypse Now" as one of his great and unexpected performances.

#29 Sat, 3 Jul 2004 - 12:19 MacNN

Sadly, a whole generation of geniuses (especially in relation to today's situation) is slowly dying, worldwide...