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'Godfather' star James Caan dead at 82,
family says

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Posted By: JunkYardDog, 7/7/2022 1:51:48 PM

James Caan has passed away. "It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the evening of July 6," the family wrote in a tweet shared Thursday. "The family appreciates the outpouring of love and heartfelt condolences and asks that you continue to respect their privacy during this difficult time."

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Reply 1 - Posted by: DVC 7/7/2022 1:55:48 PM (No. 1209176)
IMO, one of his better action movies was "Thief". He actually went to a well known firearms training school to learn to handle his firearm convincingly in the movie. He was an antigun guy, though and made disparaging remarks about the instructors after the training. Still, a decent movie. And he did a good job in Godfather, and Elf...which was a lot more lighthearted than much of his other work.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: vrb8m 7/7/2022 2:03:23 PM (No. 1209190)
My favorite was Freebie and the Bean. The car crash in the apartment is a classic. Loved him in Misery, The Godfather, and The Good Neighbor. RIP.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: udanja99 7/7/2022 2:04:43 PM (No. 1209193)
I’m old and female so my favorite movie of his was Chapter Two by Neil Simon. RIP
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Reply 4 - Posted by: davew 7/7/2022 2:16:17 PM (No. 1209206)
I was interesting to see in "The Offer" series that Caan was the first pick of Paramount to play Michael instead of Al Pacino. Everyone except Ruddy and Coppola thought Pacino was too short and not a big enough star for the Michael part. Fortunately, they shot the scene in the Italian restaurant where Michael kills the crooked cop and mob boss in front of the Paramount heads, and they immediately saw that Pacino was the right choice. When Al Ruddy got mad at the actor who played Carmine for not pulling his punches in the scene with Talia Shire and really hitting her, he went to his friend James Caan and explained how he wanted him to handle the street scene where Sonny gets revenge for his sister's beating. Caan ad-libbed much of the violence including dislocating Carmine's arm and smashing the garbage can lid on his head. It made for a very realistic scene and sent a clear message to the actor that he never forgot. RIP
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Reply 5 - Posted by: earlybird 7/7/2022 2:21:55 PM (No. 1209210)
Handsome man, fine actor. What do I remember? “Misery” with Kathy Bates. Stephen King nailbiter.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Ida Lou Pino 7/7/2022 2:36:10 PM (No. 1209224)
James wasn't a very good actor - - certainly not the leading man type. Of all the featured actors in The Godfather - - he was the worst. But I understand that he was a pretty decent man - - so I wish him nothing but joy in the afterlife.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Vaquero45 7/7/2022 2:38:37 PM (No. 1209226)
That’s too bad. I liked him in “El Dorado”. For a guy from New York, he rode a horse pretty well. One of my favorite scenes in “The Godfather” was right before they left the house with Al Pacino, to kill Solozzo and the police captain, when he said “I want somebody very reliable to plant that gun - I don’t want my brother comin’ outta there with just his d**k in his hand!” RIP, Jimmy.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: WV.Hillbilly 7/7/2022 10:45:25 PM (No. 1209607)
"Over the mountains of the moon, down the valley of the shadow, ride, boldly ride."
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Reply 9 - Posted by: faceincrowd 7/8/2022 10:42:44 AM (No. 1209970)
"Gardens Of Stone". A very much unappreciated movie of his. I just saw it a couple of months ago for the first time since the early 90's. It is currently on Tubi or Pluto, I forget which.
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