Originally Posted By brotherdave Actor Roy Scheider, best known for his role as Chief Brody in Jaws, died on Feb 10. His line "You're gonna need a bigger boat!" became one of the most famous lines in movie history (Ranked #35 by the AFI in 2005). <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/10/obit.scheider.ap/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBI Z/Movies/02/10/obit.scheider.ap/index.html</a>
Originally Posted By brotherdave I agree with you, skipper. I also enjoyed his work in 2010. One Disney connection that I know of was that he starred in what I believe was the first made for Disney channel movie, Tiger Town, in 1983.
Originally Posted By DAR They're going to need a bigger coffin.....in all seriousness may he rest in piece. Jaws is one of the all time greats. And it works because of those three actors, Scheider, Dreyfuss and Shaw.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <They're going to need a bigger coffin> Actually, smaller... I saw him once, and he's smaller than you may think. Only about my height and really wiry. I think I saw him listed once at 5'9" and 140 pounds. Fine actor. Even a pretty good dancer in All That Jazz.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I liked just about everything he appeared in. "Marathon Man" is one of my favorites, as is "French Connection." And, of course, "Jaws." : (
Originally Posted By threeundertwo The famous line in Jaws was actually an ad lib that stuck. I also loved him in "All that Jazz."
Originally Posted By wonderingalice "Jaws" was the second (and last) movie I ever stood in line for through a sold-out first viewing ("Mary Poppins" was the first). It was SO worth waiting for -my friends and I were frightened out of our wits... such fun... I was still shaking while driving us home that night! And the last movie I watched with this great actor was his first, "Curse of the Living Corpse," a two-fer DVD of classic horror. I didn't realize he was in it - until the moment I saw him... immediately recognizeable and what a delight! Rest easy, Mr. Scheider...
Originally Posted By brotherdave Just curious, do you think that Universal Studios Florida might do some tribute to his passing for the Jaws ride? I remember being at Disney/MGM Studios a few days after Jim Henson died, and a nice floral arrangement was placed on his handprints in front of the Chinese Theatre. I was never sure if the park did that, or if it was from some fan. Regardless of who did it, it was very touching and made me tear-up a little when I saw it.
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF I really hope they see fit to release "Sorcerer" to DVD someday soon. That was an excellent movie and not one that's cited very often when referring to Scheider's career.
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF Whoops...spoke too soon...it *is* on DVD. In Region 1, no less. (*Running to Netflix*)
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I accidentally posted this in another thread... Anyway, anyone notice how much Scheider looked like Basil Rathbone? BR could have been his Dad. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yorcxr" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/yorcxr</a> Check out the Robin Hood pic especially.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice ^^Oh surrrrre... After I spent 10 minutes looking at Rathbone photos on Yahoo... Thinking you were talking about John Lennon's dad... *LMAO*
Originally Posted By wonderingalice LOL... I kept looking at his nose... Thinking, "Okay, yeah... maybe." ;-)
