Kelly the Dog Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 One of the great directors of all-time. Three Days of the Condor Tootsie Out of Africa Absence of Malice The Way We Were The Firm The Interpreter The Electric Horseman Jeremiah Johnson The Yakuza They Shoot Horses Don't They Produced numerous other great films, a terrific actor, known as a great guy. Truly one of the best. RIP.
KD in CA Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 RIP Tootsie is one of the funniest movies ever made.
K-Gun10 Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 Didnt he produce that recount movie that premiered on hbo this week?
Beerball Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 RIP Tootsie is one of the funniest movies ever made. Cannot disagree. RIP
Kelly the Dog Posted May 27, 2008 Author Posted May 27, 2008 Didnt he produce that recount movie that premiered on hbo this week? Yep. "Recount" (although I have no idea if it will be any good or not). He produced or Executive Produced numerous terrific films, too, like -- Michael Clayton Searching for Bobby Fisher The Fabulous Baker Boys Flesh and Bone Sliding Doors Sense and Sensibility The Quiet American The Talented Mr. Ripley even King Ralph It's funny, but the only comedy he ever directed was Tootsie, thought to be one of the best comedies ever made.
Buftex Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 Sydney made a great cameo, in one of the final episodes of the "Sopranos". He was the prison hospital orderly who was giving Johnny Sac medical advice. RIP!
In space no one can hear Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 I liked him as Victor Ziegler in Eyes Wide Shut.
buckeyemike Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 Remember that he not only directed "Tootsie", he played Dustin Hoffman's agent as well. That scene between Pollack and Hoffman in drag at the Russian Tea Room is one of the funniest ever. RIP, Sydney.
Steely Dan Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 One of the great directors of all-time. Three Days of the Condor Tootsie Out of Africa Absence of Malice The Way We Were The Firm The Interpreter The Electric Horseman Jeremiah Johnson The Yakuza They Shoot Horses Don't They Produced numerous other great films, a terrific actor, known as a great guy. Truly one of the best. RIP. That's very sad. He was a great actor/director. BTW, I agree with those who say Tootsie was one of the funniest movies ever. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Dorsey: Are you saying that nobody in New York will work with me? George Fields: No, no, that's too limited... nobody in Hollywood wants to work with you either. I can't even set you up for a commercial. You played a *tomato* for 30 seconds - they went a half a day over schedule because you wouldn't sit down. Michael Dorsey: Of course. It was illogical. George Fields: YOU WERE A TOMATO. A tomato doesn't have logic. A tomato can't move. Michael Dorsey: That's what I said. So if he can't move, how's he gonna sit down, George? I was a stand-up tomato: a juicy, sexy, beefsteak tomato. Nobody does vegetables like me. I did an evening of vegetables off-Broadway. I did the best tomato, the best cucumber... I did an endive salad that knocked the critics on their ass. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chef Jim Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 RIP Sydney. One of the few Hollywood people I actually enjoyed cooking for. Good guy and will be missed.
R. Rich Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 "Sydney Pollack is out." That was a line from an old clip of Not Necessarily The News, where they had a video of Fidel Castro talking w/ some advisors and changed the audio to make it sound like he was doing the casting of a film of his life. A great director has left us, but what a body of work he has left us w/. Rest in peace.
Chef Jim Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 I'm suprised nobody mentioned this one. Say goodnight Dick.
WellDressed Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 Sydney made a great cameo, in one of the final episodes of the "Sopranos". He was the prison hospital orderly who was giving Johnny Sac medical advice. RIP! Yea, that was hysterical. He was in there because he caught his wife with another man and killed her. He directed Sean Penn & Nicole Kidman in "The Interpreter"
Mark Vader Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 That's very sad. He was a great actor/director. BTW, I agree with those who say Tootsie was one of the funniest movies ever. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Dorsey: Are you saying that nobody in New York will work with me? George Fields: No, no, that's too limited... nobody in Hollywood wants to work with you either. I can't even set you up for a commercial. You played a *tomato* for 30 seconds - they went a half a day over schedule because you wouldn't sit down. Michael Dorsey: Of course. It was illogical. George Fields: YOU WERE A TOMATO. A tomato doesn't have logic. A tomato can't move. Michael Dorsey: That's what I said. So if he can't move, how's he gonna sit down, George? I was a stand-up tomato: a juicy, sexy, beefsteak tomato. Nobody does vegetables like me. I did an evening of vegetables off-Broadway. I did the best tomato, the best cucumber... I did an endive salad that knocked the critics on their ass. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for posting this dialogue from Tootsie, I absolutely love this scene. No question one of the greatest comedies ever made. RIP Sydney Pollock, the movie industry has lost a great one.
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