Thursday, September 17, 2009

Henry Gibson - September 21, 1935 - September 17, 2009


Henry Gibson September 21, 1935 - September 17, 2009

There have been a lot of celebrity deaths lately, but this one really got to me. Maybe because I used to watch Henry on Laugh-In with my Grandfather when I was a kid and it's reminding me of him. Or maybe because The 'Burbs was my favorite movie until I was about 11. Probably a combination of the two.

He's one of the few guys who I feel the need to yell out the name of when I see them in a movie. I'm pretty sure I did this in the theater during Wedding Crashers. Him and Udo Kier. Udo wasn't in Wedding Crashers, I mean I yell out his name during movies also.

I think a week-long movie watching marathon tribute dedicated to Henry is in order for us all. Some possible choices:

Blues Brothers
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
Innerspace
The Long Goodbye
Monster in the Closet
The 'burbs
Wedding Crashers
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9 comments:

  1. Anonymous7:54 PM

    This guy was great. I especially like him as a creepy psychiatrist in Robert Altman's version of THE LONG GOODBYE. He only gets a few minutes of screen time but his performance is memorable.

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  2. Wayne Hipley9:09 PM

    C'mon - how can you not have Altman's "Nashville" at the top of the list? It's Gibson's best screen performance (and one for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe award)?

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  3. Scumbalina9:55 PM

    oh shit, what a bummer...

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  4. Anonymous6:26 AM

    Very sad news...
    I remember he was in a lot of Joe Dante films.

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  5. Wendel11:34 AM

    This one got to me too.
    Almost as much as Mary Travers.

    I think it is because they are of our generation. The generation of youth. As time passes, the youth does also.

    I think I'll go listen to my "Laugh-in" record on my turntable.

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  6. Unknown11:09 AM

    RIP! moment of silence...

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  7. gargoyle939:53 PM

    "Udo wasn't in Wedding Crashers..."

    And that's a damn shame!

    I just picked up a VHS copy of Brenda Starr for 50 cents at Movie Gallery. It's probably terrible, but at least Henry's in it!

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  8. Unknown11:50 AM

    Senator Jeff Sessions favors Henry Gibson.

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  9. Anonymous11:52 AM

    RIP Henry

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