Dangerous A 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 I'm at work and 2 different radio stations confirmed that Marlon Brando is dead at the age of 80. This news is so fresh (as in new) that it isn't up on any news sites yet. I'm positive it'll be up in the next 5 minutes or so. RIP, Marlon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMann2003 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 Damn you beat me by a minute. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Amazing Rando 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 ...Damn. That's all I can really say right now. RIP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BrokenWings Report post Posted July 2, 2004 LOS ANGELES - Marlon Brando, who revolutionized American acting with his Method performances in “Streetcar Named Desire” and “On the Waterfront” and went on to create the iconic characterization of Don Vito Corleone in “The Godfather,” has died. He was 80. advertisement Brando died at an undisclosed Los Angeles hospital Thursday, attorney David J. Seeley said Friday. The cause of death was being withheld, Seeley said, noting the actor “was a very private man.” Brando, whose unpredictable behavior made him equally fascinating off the screen, was acclaimed the greatest actor of his generation, a two-time winner of the Academy Award who influenced some of the best actors of the generation that followed, among them Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Jack Nicholson. He was the unforgettable embodiment of the brutish Stanley Kowalski of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” the mixed up Terry Malloy of “On the Waterfront” (which won him his first Oscar) and the wily Corleone of “The Godfather.”Marlon Brando, who revolutionized American acting with his Method performances in “Streetcar Named Desire” and “On the Waterfront” and went on to create the iconic characterization of Don Vito Corleone in “The Godfather,” has died, his lawyer said Friday. He was 80. © 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Credit: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5351267 --- Damn indeed... I can't find the words. Rest in Peace. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dangerous A 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 I've seen On the Waterfront and own The Godfather, but this weekend I may try to rent Streetcar named Desire in honor of one of the greats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wrestlingbs Report post Posted July 2, 2004 Wow. And he just announced that he was bankrupt. He was a great actor in his prime. I think the same thing happened to Jimmy Stuart before he died. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dangerous A 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 His 15 minutes in Apocolypse Now was the most brilliant 15 minute performance I can recall in film. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JangoFett4Hire 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 I read that he was playing with his grandchild in his tomato garden and suffered a heart attack... is that true? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notJames 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 I read that he was playing with his grandchild in his tomato garden and suffered a heart attack... is that true? That was a joke right? (Yeah, I chuckled a little.) RIP Stanley. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JangoFett4Hire 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 Yes it was a joke. RIP to one of the greats. If not for Brando, we'd have never had Pacino, De Niro, Gandolfini, etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 RIP Brando Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caboose 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 RIP Godfather. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArkhamGlobe 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 RIP Marlon. While his later work was hardly anything worth mentioning for the most part, he was still unquestionably one of the great actors of all time. I personally consider his performance in Last Tango in Paris to be one of the greatest in cinema history. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 Marlon Brando was a legend in film, and it is a shame that the younger(my age group included) fans of cinema aren't more familiar with him. RIP Marlon Brando Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMann2003 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 Considering his last performance was in The Score, I'd say that's a good way to go out, it was an irreverent, smart role working with 2 great acotrs of their respective generations (Robert DeNiro and Edward Norton). I need to watch "Godfather" again (Not like I've ever needed an excuse to watch the film). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMann2003 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 So CNN is gonna replay his infamous appearance on Larry King tonight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eiker_ir 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 damn i just came back from lunch and this is quite shocking pretty sad, RIP Brando, great actor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlackFlagg 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 RIP to one of the greats... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SpiderFan Report post Posted July 2, 2004 RIP Marlon Brando Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Winter Of My Discontent Report post Posted July 2, 2004 I bet he killed himself... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 Films of Marlon Brando include: The Men, 1950 A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951 Viva Zapata!, 1952 Julius Caesar, 1953 The Wild One, 1954 On the Waterfront, 1954 Desiree, 1954 Guys and Dolls, 1955 The Teahouse of the August Moon, 1956 Sayonara, 1957 The Young Lions, 1958 The Fugitive Kind, 1960 One-Eyed Jacks, 1961 (also director) Mutiny on the Bounty, 1962 The Ugly American, 1963 Bedtime Story, 1964 Morituri, 1965 The Chase, 1966 The Appaloosa, 1966 The Countess From Hong Kong, 1967 Reflections in a Golden Eye, 1967 Candy, 1968 The Night of the Following Day, 1969 The Nightcomers, 1971 The Godfather, 1972 Last Tango in Paris, 1972 The Missouri Breaks, 1976 Superman, 1978 Apocalypse Now, 1979 The Formula, 1980 A Dry White Season, 1989 The Freshman, 1990 Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, 1992 Don Juan DeMarco, 1995 The Island of Dr. Moreau, 1996 The Brave, 1997 Free Money, 1998 The Score, 2001 Apocalypse Now Redux, 2001 Take it easy, Marlon. We'll miss ya. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 RIP Godfather. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haVoc 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 So CNN is gonna replay his infamous appearance on Larry King tonight Never heard of this. What happen? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TonyJaymzV1 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 Everyone should see “On the Waterfront”, thats one of the best movies ever. you know, with Brando dying, it's becoming more and more apparent that in the years to come, we won't have that group of legendery actors anymore, the ones that became icons like Redford, Heston, Newman etc. I mean, really, who will become a legend from the current crop of actors? Tom Hanks? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toshiaki Koala 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 I just finished reading The Godfather, and as hard as I tried, I couldn't picture the Don as being any different from the way Brando played him. RIP, you will always be the greatest film actor in history. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caboose 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 you know, with Brando dying, it's becoming more and more apparent that in the years to come, we won't have that group of legendery actors anymore, the ones that became icons like Redford, Heston, Newman etc. I mean, really, who will become a legend from the current crop of actors? Tom Hanks? Pacino? De Niro? I'm willing to bet if Pitt played a few more serious roles, he'd forge a legacy. But thats for another discussion. Channel 4 here in England devoted the first 15 minutes of its News bulletin at 7pm to Brando, and it had Richard Attenborough almost wetting himself over Brando's ability. He'll be missed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dangerous A 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 I'm willing to bet if Pitt played a few more serious roles, he'd forge a legacy. I'd also put Edward Norton in that same boat along with Pitt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TonyJaymzV1 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 you know, with Brando dying, it's becoming more and more apparent that in the years to come, we won't have that group of legendery actors anymore, the ones that became icons like Redford, Heston, Newman etc. I mean, really, who will become a legend from the current crop of actors? Tom Hanks? Pacino? De Niro? I'm willing to bet if Pitt played a few more serious roles, he'd forge a legacy. eh, I consider those two legends in the same vein as brando, etc. b/c they basically made their best films during the same time (70's, early-to-mid 80's) I'd rather not think of those 2 in the 90's and now. I mean, they are great actors but they have made some clunkers lately. Deniro hasn't had an outstanding performance since maybe CopLand now that I think about it. Harvey Keitel could be considered a legend, such a great actor. Brad Pitt will probably at best be a cult hero legend, but he really should try and act in an "Oscar" movie, he'd do good. Hell, he could just ask to trade a role for a role with Tom Hanks. Imagine Pitt in Saving Private Ryan and Hanks in Fight Club! You know what really scares me? With Hollywood's recent "Let's remake everything!" philosphy, they will eventually get to Godfather or On The Waterfront. Nobody could do those roles except Brando, nobody. btw I'm gonna start a thread about the whole who will be our legends? conversation, as I want to talk about it, but this is Brando's thread Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 dude...holy shit...just...damn... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
