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RIP William Goldman

WeedLordVegetaWeedLordVegeta Registered User regular
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William Goldman passed away today of complications of Pneumonia and Colon Cancer. He was 87.

This one hurts. Rest In Peace.

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Shit

    I'm gonna have to rewatch Butch Cassidy this weekend

    One of my favorites and largely due to his script

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  • DoobhDoobh She/Her, Ace Pan/Bisexual 8-) What's up, bootlickers?Registered User regular
    damn

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  • HawkstoneHawkstone Registered User regular
    Butch and Sundance/ Princess Bride double feature this weekend.

    Inside of a dog...it's too dark to read.
  • BeastehBeasteh THAT WOULD NOT KILL DRACULARegistered User regular
    his fucking credits

    are huge

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
    The Stepford Wives
    Marathon Man
    All the President's Men
    A Bridge Too Far
    Heat
    The Princess Bride
    Twins
    Misery
    A Few Good Men
    Indecent Proposal
    The Last Action Hero
    The Ghost and the Darkness
    Good Will Hunting

  • HoukHouk Nipples The EchidnaRegistered User regular
    When I was in late high school/most of college, I became a big-time film nerd and decided I wanted to be a screenwriter thanks in large part to William Goldman. Obviously his fiction writing is super good, but he also wrote a lot on the craft and business of screenwriting and filmmaking, and it was really influential.

    RIP man, your impact is going to be felt for generations.

  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    Fuck fuck shit
    Got a few movies it's time to rewatch now. He had a real talent for both wit and heart in his work

    Bluesky|Cohost
  • XehalusXehalus Registered User regular
    A Bridge Too Far is one of my favorite movies

    the character work was incredible

  • UnbrokenEvaUnbrokenEva HIGH ON THE WIRE BUT I WON'T TRIP ITRegistered User regular
    Aw, man

    S. Morgenstern died today too, this is bullshit

  • Goose!Goose! That's me, honey Show me the way home, honeyRegistered User regular
    Fearghaill wrote: »
    Aw, man

    S. Morgenstern died today too, this is bullshit
    One of my favorite things about reading the Princess Bride book is Bill's commitment to this bit.

  • ShortyShorty touching the meat Intergalactic Cool CourtRegistered User regular
    I read the princess bride when I was like seventeen
    I didn't realize it was a bit for a long time

  • WeedLordVegetaWeedLordVegeta Registered User regular
    Shorty wrote: »
    I read the princess bride when I was like seventeen
    I didn't realize it was a bit for a long time

    Thank Christ I'm not the only one

  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    I somehow managed to be meta-dumb, where I knew that the S Morgenstern thing was a bit, yet still spent twenty minutes hunting for the 'unabridged' copy in the bookstore before reluctantly buying the 'abridged' version.

    I'm not really sure what I was thinking.

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  • ShortyShorty touching the meat Intergalactic Cool CourtRegistered User regular
    nic aren't you a scientist

  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Shorty wrote: »
    nic aren't you a scientist

    look I never said I was a good one

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Shorty wrote: »
    nic aren't you a scientist

    And a spy!

  • DoobhDoobh She/Her, Ace Pan/Bisexual 8-) What's up, bootlickers?Registered User regular
    What do scientists even know about princesses anyway

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  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited November 2018
    Doobh wrote: »
    What do scientists even know about princesses anyway

    I used to read a lot of pretty traditional fairytales as a kid, but according to my parents i was ... dissatisfied with the gender representation, and invented my own hero called Princess Jenny who had a sword and was also an astronaut

    I still don't know much about princesses but I now know a lot more about astronauts and probably would not choose to carry a sword into space.

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  • DoobhDoobh She/Her, Ace Pan/Bisexual 8-) What's up, bootlickers?Registered User regular
    But lightsabers...

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  • L Ron HowardL Ron Howard The duck MinnesotaRegistered User regular
    I guess I'll be watching at least The Princess Bride this weekend.

    Heat is streaming too.

    RIP

  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    I lent my copy of Princess Bride to a coworker years ago, and when she gave it back she told me she loved it but was really interested in the unabridged version and couldn't find it anywhere, even online, and it was really frustrating
    We had to sit down and have a talk

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  • UnbrokenEvaUnbrokenEva HIGH ON THE WIRE BUT I WON'T TRIP ITRegistered User regular
    Went on a date with a woman once, and when we were talking favourite movies, she mentioned she hadn’t seen The Princess Bride

    Second date was going well and neither of us wanted it to end, so we bought a copy of it and went back to her place to watch it

    We’ve been married for 11 years now.

  • Goose!Goose! That's me, honey Show me the way home, honeyRegistered User regular
    FYI if you don't have the DVD, HBO Now/Go has The Princess Bride available for subscribers

  • ElaroElaro Apologetic Registered User regular
    edited November 2018
    tynic wrote: »
    Doobh wrote: »
    What do scientists even know about princesses anyway

    I used to read a lot of pretty traditional fairytales as a kid, but according to my parents i was ... dissatisfied with the gender representation, and invented my own hero called Princess Jenny who had a sword and was also an astronaut

    I still don't know much about princesses but I now know a lot more about astronauts and probably would not choose to carry a sword into space.

    An astronaut princess, huh? Where have I heard that before?...

    The Astronaut Princess, a French-Canadian tv show from my youth

    Yeah. Yeah. Good times.

    Elaro on
    Children's rights are human rights.
  • ShortyShorty touching the meat Intergalactic Cool CourtRegistered User regular
    Goose! wrote: »
    FYI if you don't have the DVD, HBO Now/Go has The Princess Bride available for subscribers

    I watched it last night

    that movie still rules

  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    I have the 20th anniversary edition back in Australia, definitely putting it on at least once over the christmas break.

    phots on my flickr pics on my tumblr
  • DoobhDoobh She/Her, Ace Pan/Bisexual 8-) What's up, bootlickers?Registered User regular
    we're probably gonna watch The Princess Bride this weekend

    it is TIME

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