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Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: Dark Vengeance on December 29, 2004, 11:44:42 AM Jerry Orbach dead at 69 (http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/29/obit.orbach/index.html).
Jerry was most recognized for his role as detective Lenny Briscoe on Law & Order (IMO, he and Sam Waterston made that series work), he passed away due to prostate cancer. For those who didn't get the title, Orbach also played the disapproving father of Jennifer Grey in the classic chick-flick Dirty Dancing. Bring the noise. Cheers............ Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: SirBruce on December 29, 2004, 12:02:56 PM Damn, when he started doing the new series, I figured he had beat his cancer... guess not.
Bruce Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: WayAbvPar on December 29, 2004, 12:03:06 PM Quote For those who didn't get the title, Orbach also played the disapproving father of Jennifer Grey in the classic chick-flick Dirty Dancing. I have held a grudge against Orbach for exactly this crime. Words cannot express how much I fucking hate that piece of shit movie. Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: HaemishM on December 29, 2004, 12:28:10 PM Dirty Dancing sucked it, this much is true.
But Orbach made Law & Order worth watching for a long time, so I think he has been forgiven by the great casting agent in the sky. /sadf Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: Shockeye on December 29, 2004, 12:35:01 PM He was a good song and dance man (http://www.musicals101.com/who6d.htm) as well.
Quote Orbach, Jerry Actor, singer b. Oct. 20, 1935 (Bronx, NY) - d. Dec. 28, 2004 (NYC) A student of acting guru Lee Strasberg, Orbach appeared in several national tours before joining the cast of the long-running revival of Threepenny Opera in 1958. He was the original El Gallo in The Fantasticks (1960) – the Schmidt & Jones Off-Broadway hit in which Orbach introduced "Try to Remember." He made his Broadway musical debut as the embittered puppeteer Paul in Carnival (1961), singing Bob Merrill's "Her Face." Orbach played character roles in several revivals before his Tony-winning performance as Chuck in Promises, Promises (1969), where he introduced the Burt Bacharach hit "I'll Never Fall in Love Again." As the original Billy Flynn in Chicago (1975), he stopped the show with Kander & Ebb's "All I Care About Is Love" and "Razzle Dazzle." He then created the role of the imperious Julian Marsh in the long running 42nd Street (1980), where his solo rendition of the title song provided a haunting finale. In the years that followed, Orbach worked extensively in television and film. He appeared as a judgmental father in the semi-musical Dirty Dancing (1987), and provided the Chevalier-esque voice of Lumiere in Disney's animated masterpiece Beauty and the Beast (1989). In this role he introduced Ashman & Menken's Academy Award-nominated song "Be Our Guest." From 1992 to 2004, he starred as veteran detective Lennie Briscoe on the NBC drama series Law and Order. While battling prostate cancer, this beloved performer died at age 69. Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: Gondonaron on December 29, 2004, 03:43:08 PM Quote from: HaemishM Dirty Dancing sucked it, this much is true. /sadf Come on now. It has only sold millions and millions of copies, the soundtrack went platinum...Shit I wish I could have been involved in such a shitty suck ass film and gotten rich too. Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: Murgos on December 29, 2004, 03:48:31 PM If you had lurked a little longer you would have noticed one of the recurring themes around here is Popular != Good.
Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: Riggswolfe on December 29, 2004, 03:50:15 PM Quote from: Gondonaron Come on now. It has only sold millions and millions of copies, the soundtrack went platinum...Shit I wish I could have been involved in such a shitty suck ass film and gotten rich too. You've wandered into Jaded-ville. The favorite past time here is dissing anything that was or is popular. For instance, God help you if you bring up Titanic! Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: WayAbvPar on December 29, 2004, 04:46:04 PM Mangina sore?
Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: Shockeye on December 29, 2004, 04:49:37 PM Quote from: Riggswolfe You've wandered into Jaded-ville. The favorite past time here is dissing anything that was or is popular. For instance, God help you if you bring up Titanic! We mock popular things because deep down inside we are the hoi polloi but do not want to admit it. Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: Hanzii on December 29, 2004, 05:07:18 PM Quote from: Riggswolfe You've wandered into Jaded-ville. The favorite past time here is dissing anything that was or is popular. For instance, God help you if you bring up Titanic! Why would anybody diss Titanic. It was a beautiful ship, well designed but ruined by bad management - could have been sailing still. Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: HaemishM on December 29, 2004, 05:33:10 PM Look here, Orbach was a good actor. But any movie that has Patrick Swayze prancing about and saying lines like "Nobody puts Baby in a corner" with a straight face SUCKS CINEMATIC SPHINCTER.
The movie's suck was completely above and outside of anything Orbach had to do with it. Oh, and Titanic the movie blew monkeys as well. However, I am quite sad that Orbach is gone. Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: Gondonaron on December 29, 2004, 06:39:21 PM Just for the record I never said Dirty Dancing was good only that it made a lot of money and because of said money I would have liked to have been involved. No Dirty Dancing wasnt a good movie.
Riggs I know everyone on this forum seems jaded. Thats why I like it. Glad you pointed it out to me. I am sad he is dead as well he was one hell of an actor. Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: Riggswolfe on December 29, 2004, 06:50:34 PM Gondonaron cried when Leo died in Titanic. I have photographic proof!
I liked both Dirty Dancing and Titanic. I ain't afraid to admit it. Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: Gondonaron on December 29, 2004, 07:05:38 PM Good for you. I am glad you liked them. I must admit that If I had to choose between the two I would go for Dirty Dancing. It is the better of the two imo
Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: daveNYC on December 29, 2004, 07:19:31 PM Quote from: Hanzii Quote from: Riggswolfe You've wandered into Jaded-ville. The favorite past time here is dissing anything that was or is popular. For instance, God help you if you bring up Titanic! Why would anybody diss Titanic. It was a beautiful ship, well designed but ruined by bad management - could have been sailing still. It's two sister ships also sank, so I kind of doubt it. Jerry Orbach was the man. The announcement that he had prostate cancer came at the beginning of the month, so I'm wondering if they caught it very late, or if they held off on telling the world about it. That sucks. Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: daveNYC on December 29, 2004, 07:23:23 PM Double post.
Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: stray on December 29, 2004, 07:29:42 PM Some people watch Star Trek or the X-Files religiously, but I used to never miss an episode of Law & Order. Orbach was cool as shit. So cool that the NYPD treated him like he was the real deal.
I kind of gave up on it when they started killing off the other good characters though. The best cast was with Orbach, Chris Noth, Sam Waterson, and Jill Hennesy. Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: El Gallo on December 29, 2004, 08:36:27 PM Jerry O originated the role of El Gallo, for my money the best role in music theater and the inspiration for my screen name. Deep in December it's nice to remember, and follow.
Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: Hanzii on December 30, 2004, 01:03:36 AM Quote from: daveNYC It's two sister ships also sank, so I kind of doubt it.. RMS Olympic was retired and scrapped in 1935. It actually suffered a 35 feet gash in it's hull and survived proving that the idea behind the 'unsinkable' hull was a good one (which is why ships today use it). HMS Britanic was sunk by either a bomb or a torpedo - something which to this day is still prety hard to safeguard any ship against. Of course the Titanic design did have faults, but mostly the tragedy was caused by human error, misjudgment and bad management. the tradegy of the movie Titanic is that Cameron never did the special edition he suggested in an interview - which would be aimed at all the men, who only suffered through the original to keep girlfriends happy. In this version he would tone down the love story and beef up the actual sinking - adding all the deleted scenes including those on the Carpathia. Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: Abagadro on December 30, 2004, 01:17:44 AM He's too busy sleeping on large piles of money with many beautiful women.
Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: WayAbvPar on December 30, 2004, 02:19:42 PM Quote from: Riggswolfe Gondonaron cried when Leo died in Titanic. I have photographic proof! I liked both Dirty Dancing and Titanic. I ain't afraid to admit it. Are you a Celine Dion fan as well? That would be like the ultimate trifecta of suck. =P Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: Riggswolfe on December 30, 2004, 03:18:12 PM Celine Dion is kind of like Kenny Loggins. Music is ok depending on the movie it is with. Overall though she's kind of freakish.
Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: Gondonaron on December 30, 2004, 03:33:57 PM She is Canadian. What do you expect!
Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: Alkiera on December 30, 2004, 03:35:12 PM I was in a chinese restaurant the other day when something about the background musak raised my hackles... after listening more intently for a minute, I realised it was a re-tempo'd instrumental version of "My Heart Will Go On". It was almost as scary as the sounds of chinese people singing karyoke in English coming from the party room in the back.
Alkiera Title: This is what happens when you put Baby in a corner Post by: Train Wreck on January 03, 2005, 01:54:50 PM Quote from: Riggswolfe Gondonaron cried when Leo died in Titanic. I have photographic proof! One of the best movie deaths ever. Is there anything better (besides Team America's glorious puppet bloodshed)? |