RIP Charles Grodin .

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RIP #CharlesGrodin

One of my *all*-time favourite leading actor? character actor? comedian? talk show guest? talk show host?…just all around favourite inimitable, irascible, interesting, characters.

Just the other day TBH & I we were checking out both of our fave #MartinShort's career retrospective(😬er, sometimes it's better to appreciate the art, not go too deep into the artist…) during #TCMFF (thank you BatManuel!) and they showed scenes from Clifford(no, not *that* Clifford), and I was like, man, this looks hilarious, also, where is Chucky G, haven't seen him anything recently, I should look up what he's been up to…

Sigh…

I discovered him in…Beethoven…don't judge! It was a fun, funny movie(despite my film school's first-day "brilliant" dissection of the opening sequence reinforcing evil white male hegemonic patriarchy…but, uh, that's a story for another day😳) that made me a lifelong fan, and then, of course, the immortal Midnight Run in college. Has there been a more pitch-perfect onscreen duo than #DeNiro & Grodin (wait, #DennisFarina & #YaphetKotto were in on the fun, too, right? Man, I gotta re-watch that movie!)?!

Speaking of re-watch, look, I know things are opening up, and people are just bursting forth to enjoy life on the outside, but in case you're not one of those lucky few who have that luxury, or even if you do, why not grab a bunch of DVDs, er, streaming bytes, or whatever, and all the talk show clips you can find, and settle in for many days of marveling at one of the most unique, and criminally under-rated/appreciated, talents to ever grace the screen.

The best, man, he really was the best…

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#RIP #Grodin #actor #director #film #TV #Broadway #Hollywood #theatre #comedian #characteractor #legend
#InnocenceProject

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Midnight Run (1988)
The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Dave (1993)
Beethoven (1992)
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Clifford (1994)
Catch-22 (1970)
Ishtar (1987)
Heart and Souls (1993)
Real Life (1979)
King Kong (1976)
Sunburn (1979)
The Couch Trip (1988)
11 Harrowhouse (1974)
Thieves (1977)
The Woman in Red (1984)
The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
The Charles Grodin Show (1995)
Fresno (1986)
Same Time, Next Year (1975)
Lovers and Other Strangers (1968)
Thieves (1974)
Unexpected Guests (1977)
It Would Be So Nice if You Weren't Here: My Journey Through Show Business (1989)
We're Ready for You, Mr. Grodin: Behind the Scenes at Talk Shows, Movies and Elsewhere (1994)

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