RIP Donald Sutherland (1 Viewer)

[tenordas]

Elliot Gould, who starred in at least four films with Donald Sutherland, talks about losing his friend:

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[Consigliere]

He will finally find out whether our universe is under the fingernail of a giant.

 

[Optimus Prime]

 

[Optimus Prime]

Much lesser known film that I enjoyed

 

[Sailorsaint]

Much lesser known film that I enjoyed

Actually one of my favorite.

 

[Madmarsha]

Elliot Gould, who starred in at least four films with Donald Sutherland, talks about losing his friend:

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You'll be seeing him sooner or later, Elliot.

 

[sfidc3]

He will finally find out whether our universe is under the fingernail of a giant.

Strangely that is the role I most think of when I think of him.....

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Much lesser known film that I enjoyed

shootemup Rambo type movies aside, the 80s had some really good cold war espionage movies

 

[Madmarsha]

Much lesser known film that I enjoyed

Just watched that a couple weeks ago.

 

[Optimus Prime]

‘I can see him now. I will see him forever’: Donald Sutherland remembered by Keira Knightley, Elliott Gould, Ralph Fiennes and more

He was a screen icon who could transform a film. Co-stars and directors of the great actor, who died last week aged 88, recall his warmth, erudition – and love of filthy jokes

www.theguardian.com

 

[nolaswede]

RIP Sir!

 

[saintmdterps]

Read the book as we were assigned to in HS….both the book and the movie are depressing, and a bit slow moving….I will say Mary Tyler Moore and Andrew McCarthy were outstanding in their roles IMO….

RIP DS, he was a great one but for some reason when I think of him I always remember his small role in Animal House….

I remember him as Oddball, walking down the street with Clint Eastwood and Telly Savalas to try and make a deal with the German tank Commander. As they stride toward the tank. Oddball unbuckles the holster on his .45 and flexes his fingers as though he's about to draw against the tank's 88mm gun

 

[baarbogast]

I remember him as Oddball, walking down the street with Clint Eastwood and Telly Savalas to try and make a deal with the German tank Commander. As they stride toward the tank. Oddball unbuckles the holster on his .45 and flexes his fingers as though he's about to draw against the tank's 88mm gun

I just re-watched that for the trillionth time last night.

 

[Boy_of_wonder75]

I think we need to keep in mind Kiefer Sutherland was already a well-established, successful action/drama star a full decade before 24 was even a TV series concept pitched to Fox executives. Some of the show's executives werent completely sure 24 would be a hit with its first season so they actually intended the mid-season Season 1 finale to be the proverbial "end" of the show in case it got cancelled. I think the first signs the show's writers, creators and cast got that showed this show was in it for the long haul was when Fox ordered a full Season 1 series of episodes and extended it for a second season and really heavily promoted and marketed 24 over its fellow FOX 90's mega-show X-Files Season 8.

By 2001, the X-Files were sort of on their last legs creativity, David Duchovny essentially left the show after Season 7 and the show tried to re-boot itself with a newer Mulder/Scully but it didnt work like they planned. 24 was going to be FOX's flagship show for the 2000's the same way X-Files had been throughout the 90's.

Jack Bauer and 24 is Kiefer Sutherland's role of a lifetime, the litmus test, all-encompassing role, or character that most TV or movie goers will define or rate his career upon and one of those great, legendary roles that most actors dream or hope they'll get but never really do. Like Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul as Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, it's a role in a mythical TV series that just shines and glitters in a similar way Bob Odenkirk's greatest role is Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul.

Why do we need to keep any of this in mind in order to appreciate Donald Sutherland or offer thoughts on his passing? What does any of this have to do with the discussion at hand?