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Dom DeLuise1933 - 2009

Published at:  May 05, 2009 2:45:51 PM CDT

Beaks here...



This is the only time I've failed to smile at the thought of Dom DeLuise. Since Mr. DeLuise probably wouldn't want it that way, let's do this...



That's a great scene on its own, but it plays even better in the context of the film. For eighty minutes, Mel Brooks has been throwing everything at the audience: fart jokes, sex jokes, wildly inappropriate racial jokes... he's even scored with a rape joke! But just when it appears that the film is going to devolve into a wild brawl between the townspeople and Harvey Korman's thugs, DeLuise unexpectedly shows up as catty musical director Buddy Bizarre, and he fucking kills!

That's what DeLuise did. He made every movie funnier just by stepping in front of the camera. Starting with his uproarious performance as an inept spy in Frank Tashlin's THE GLASS BOTTOM BOAT, DeLuise was one of Hollywood's most reliably funny actors; whether cast in a substantial role or utilized as a walk-on scene-stealer, he was going to make you laugh one way or another. List the movies, and I'm sure you can think of one quintessential DeLuise bit: THE TWELVE CHAIRS, SILENT MOVIE, HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART I, HOT STUFF, THE END, THE MUPPET MOVIE, WHOLLY MOSES!, FATSO, JOHNNY DANGEROUSLY... they weren't all classics, but DeLuise's antics elevated every single one of them.

And then there was his turn as Victor Prinzim in the Hal Needham's all-star comedy smash-up, THE CANNONBALL RUN. I was eight years old when I saw this movie in the theater, and for some inexplicable reason, whenever Victor transformed into "Captain Chaos", I was in hysterics. I mean, there was no bit there: it was just a happy, rotund fella donning tights and beating up bad guys. And yet I doubt I have ever laughed harder in my life. So for that, Mr. DeLuise, I'd like to thank you.

What were your favorite DeLuise moments?



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  • May 05, 2009 2:36:27 PM CDT

    So sad

    by oaser

    Sad, sad news...

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  • May 05, 2009 2:37:47 PM CDT

    Best DeLuise moment

    by oaser

    was as Caesar in History of the World Part I. Great movie, great scene, great guy. This is truly bumming news.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:39:31 PM CDT

    Rest in peace, Mr DeLuise

    by themagicalhornofguntata

    Not only will I miss you, but I'll also miss ... HIM.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:41:16 PM CDT

    don't forget haunted honeymoon!

    by logicalnoise01

    Sexiest most hilarious fat old lady to ever grace a gene widler movie. But seriously such a cool guy. I hope whatever network that holds the rights does a marathon of his cooking show. Yeah he was in terrible shape for them but he was also really damn funny.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:41:45 PM CDT

    Sucks. I always liked him as the Pope in J Dangerously

    by doctorzoidberg

  • May 05, 2009 2:42:14 PM CDT

    Bloopers

    by kessler

    Those bloopers at the end of Cannonball Run left me in tears everytime. I also was around eight years old when the movie came out and must have watched it 100 times when we finally got a beta tape recorder. Those were the days. Thank you Dom.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:42:53 PM CDT

    Sorry to read that

    by christian_bale_trashed_my_lights

    Rest in peace, buddy. Real shame. Very funny guy.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:43:01 PM CDT

    RIP Dom

    by glovedone

    if you see Brad Renfro,PLEASE kick him in the balls for me

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  • May 05, 2009 2:43:07 PM CDT

    Godspeed Sir

    by erichaislar

    The world is now less funny.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:43:20 PM CDT

    "Watch me, faggots!" (no offense)

    by cutest_of_borg

    Buddy Bizzarre, super guy.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:44:25 PM CDT

    My favorite DeLuise role

    by volstaff

    The End with Burt Reynolds.You're right though, he made any movie funnier just by showing up.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:44:26 PM CDT

    great line

    by logicalnoise01

    Aunt Kate: Wait! Oh, wait. Before this moment is over, I want to say that this house has been under a cloud of darkness for so many years. And now, at last, the cloud has pissed.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:44:32 PM CDT

    Robin Hood: Men in Tights

    by dr sauch

    That makes me cry with laughter

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  • May 05, 2009 2:45:16 PM CDT

    Fatsy

    by 2ms

    He was a great chef.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:45:55 PM CDT

    dr sauch

    by oaser

    forgot about that one! I piss myself when he points to Dirty Ezio and imitates him laughing without a tongue. I wonder if her improvised that.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:46:41 PM CDT

    Captain Chaos is dead!

    by digitalcos

    That just sucks.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:47:03 PM CDT

    Just don't go and mention.....him.

    by brock landers baby

    Da da da!!!

    Captain Chaos!!!!!

    Loved that guy,I'll miss him.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:47:12 PM CDT

    "It's a living!"

    by wazoo

    Any of the clips you can watch will make you laugh til you cry. I just watched Dom and Johnny Carson having an egg fight and I was rolling. RIP Captain Chaos! Dum Dum Dum!!

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  • May 05, 2009 2:47:38 PM CDT

    No one mentions,...Fail Safe...

    by doc_hudson

    It wasnt a funny scene,..but he was excellent there.

    Night man,,,,hope there's home cookin' where your going.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:47:40 PM CDT

    Kessler

    by codymr

    Ya, those bloopers were great... I think the only time that format has worked in on CBR... and perhaps Toy Story too.

    Funny, as a kid I used to get DeLuise and Jonathan Winters mixed up... two jolly fat guys that would appear on late night looked the same to a 6 year old I guess.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:47:43 PM CDT

    sigh......

    by foomas

    What a class act....It was all about fun. The way he could crack up old Burt was amazing....

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  • May 05, 2009 2:48:08 PM CDT

    NO NO NO!

    by orcus

    Crap, Orcus loved this guy. Orcus thinks there is a Quickening thing going on with Abe Vigoda playing the Kurgan (sp?)

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  • May 05, 2009 2:48:12 PM CDT

    Pizza the Hutt, we hardly knew ye

    by axel fff

    What a shame.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:48:33 PM CDT

    Dom will own Heath Ledger

    by glovedone

  • May 05, 2009 2:48:44 PM CDT

    "What about The Blimp?"

    by darth busey

    We've lost a legend.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:50:34 PM CDT

    Dom shits bigger than heath ledger

    by glovedone

  • May 05, 2009 2:51:09 PM CDT

    RIP, Dom

    by heckles

    Guy was great. I always think of Chris Farley doing an impression of him with Carvey as Carson and Hartman as Reynolds. He comes up and hits the pantsless duo during a drunken Tonight Show bit with a pair of pies in the crotch. Then he wets himself from laughing so hard.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:52:24 PM CDT

    Haunted Honeymoon was great

    by lockesbrokenleg

    I know that one of you is a werewolf!

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  • May 05, 2009 2:52:33 PM CDT

    cannonball run was the shit!`

    by glovedone

    Dark Knight sucked balls

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  • May 05, 2009 2:53:18 PM CDT

    Damn shame

    by liljuniorbrown

    Between Dom and Jerry Reed both passing I'm seriously worried about Burt Reynolds. He was close to both of those guys and he seems to be out living all of his old buddies. Fucking sucks. The afterlife just got alot funnier.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:53:48 PM CDT

    Dom, Heath, Brad Who Cares?

    by biff and the watchful midget master

    People die. That's life. Besides, non of these guys were very good at their craft.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:53:58 PM CDT

    Itchy the dog or Jeremy the crow

    by my_blue_penis

    Those are the roles I associate him with most. That and the Agent in the Muppet Movie. "Read my lips: Hooowleeewood."

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  • May 05, 2009 2:54:29 PM CDT

    one of the funniest ever

    by ginny101

    the world just got quieter.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:54:55 PM CDT

    "Not In The Face!!"

    by skimn

    Blazing Saddles....Pizza The Hutt..etc etc etc, his work with Mel Brooks is legend.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:55:26 PM CDT

    Crap, I thought the poor guy died already...

    by coma baby

    like 10 years ago. That's too bad. That clip hasn't aged well.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:55:44 PM CDT

    Thanks for the laughs, Mr D

    by sonofchiba

    Such a sad piece of news. Whatever he was in, he was always good - man, his Capt. Chaos will stay with me forever!! Hope they got good food in Heaven or Dom'll be pissed! Sleep well, big fella.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:56:09 PM CDT

    Biff...

    by glovedone

    I agree. Lets celebrate life! Is Christopher Reeve still around?

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  • May 05, 2009 2:57:14 PM CDT

    "look at me, im fat"

    by glovedone

    I eat a shitload of lard everyday but im funny

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  • May 05, 2009 2:57:25 PM CDT

    Dom was a racist

    by biff and the watchful midget master

    I bet no one would have cared if Dom was a black man.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:57:38 PM CDT

    Wash THIS!!!

    by haildahypnotoad

    Ugh. Yes Sire!!!

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  • May 05, 2009 2:58:14 PM CDT

    TREASURE BATH!!!

    by haildahypnotoad

    Oh, do it to me, DO IT!!!

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  • May 05, 2009 2:59:15 PM CDT

    I guess Pizza sent out for him.

    by lockesbrokenleg

    Very sad.

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  • May 05, 2009 2:59:56 PM CDT

    Wasn't he gay?

    by biff and the watchful midget master

    Heath Ledger, not Dom.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:01:01 PM CDT

    "You know what burns my ass?"

    by shepard wong

    "A flame about this high." I always loved him in Cannonball Run, especially the blooper reel during the credits, and obviously as Ceasar in HOTWP1. But my favorite movie of his will always be Hot Stuff. Just a good natured, funny film. No nastiness to it at all. I asked this when Jerry Reed died and I'll ask it again now, why isn't Hot Stuff out on DVD yet.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:01:13 PM CDT

    Brilliant in Secret of Nihm too

    by darthpigman

    One of the all time best cartoon vocal performances.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:01:23 PM CDT

    RIP Dom

    by guido505

    I think one of my favorite scene is absolutely the Caesar scene in History Of The World Part I. Easily one of the funniest scenes ever. Alot of people love to talk about his films with Burt Reynolds and there were a bunch of great ones there. But one of the funniest films I remember with him was Hot Stuff with Jerry Reed, Suzanne Pleschette and Ozzie Davis. Such a funny movie. He will be missed for sure.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:01:32 PM CDT

    "History of the World Part I" was a cornerstone of my childhood.

    by themikejonas

    Well, my movie-watching childhood anyway. And now two scenestealers from that movie--DeLuise and Bea Arthur--are gone in the span of a few days....RIP.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:02:55 PM CDT

    Loved him in History of the World

    by mr slippy fist

    However, I always enjoyed him in voice-over work as well. He will always be synonymous with the Don Bluth films I watched as a kid like the Secret of NIHM and An American Tail. He was an amazing talent overall. RIP Dom.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:03:02 PM CDT

    Dom had lots of butt sex

    by biff and the watchful midget master

    Am I not speaking the truth here?

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  • May 05, 2009 3:03:58 PM CDT

    You no what they say about butt sex/

    by glovedone

    it gets you in the end

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  • May 05, 2009 3:04:20 PM CDT

    Met him at a ihop once.

    by yoda's ball sack

    Guy payed for my meal and his three. Nice chap. Men in Tights.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:04:41 PM CDT

    He Sweat A Lot!

    by biff and the watchful midget master

    Dom was never as funny as Belushi or Farley.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:04:45 PM CDT

    Actor dies people cry, child dies lifetime potential lost.

    by evilwizardglick

    Children die everyday. All that lost potential gone. No medical or scientific breakthroughs from them. No poetry, movies or songs.
    No one cares.
    An actor dies everybody gets teary eyed.
    I don't get it.
    Many if not all those children could be saved. Saved from disease, war, and hunger.
    Where are their tears?

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  • May 05, 2009 3:04:57 PM CDT

    speaking of butt sex....

    by glovedone

    I bet Dom could stimulate the hell out of a prostate

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  • May 05, 2009 3:05:17 PM CDT

    HAIL CAESAR!

    by thesinofthesky

    He will be sorely sorely missed.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:06:13 PM CDT

    Evil Wizard..

    by glovedone

    Stop bringing everyone down. Who cares about the children when you got blu-ray

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  • May 05, 2009 3:07:21 PM CDT

    EvilWizardGlick's Poetry Sucks!

    by biff and the watchful midget master

    Dude, seriously? You're a tool. Nobody cares what you think. Please refrain from commenting in this thread. You're hideous, kill yourself.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:08:17 PM CDT

    Captain Chaos!

    by fiester

    I also loved him in Fatso. Another funny flick.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:15:31 PM CDT

    I bet Evil Wizard voted for Obama

    by glovedone

  • May 05, 2009 3:15:37 PM CDT

    rip jeremy the crow

    by darkpassenger

    he did great voice work.. loved him in secret of nimh.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:17:35 PM CDT

    Gone to that big treasure bath in the sky...

    by liberty valance

    Rest in peace, funnyman. I've been using his deadpan reaction to what's under the sheet ("Nice....nice. Not thrilling, but nice.") in regular conversation for 20 years. A genuinely hilarious actor; I miss him already.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:18:14 PM CDT

    "Treasure bath! Treasure bath!"

    by tacom

  • May 05, 2009 3:19:14 PM CDT

    Loved him in SILENT MOVIE

    by ricarleite2

    Very sad :( RIP. "Is he a good Don, like Don DeLuise?"

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  • May 05, 2009 3:21:50 PM CDT

    The End

    by riskebiz

    I thought his best movie was "The End" with Burt Reynolds. He was great as the homicidal lunatic (wish the pic was available in 16x9 widescreen DVD instead of that crappy fullscreen version).

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  • May 05, 2009 3:25:49 PM CDT

    I voted for Obama

    by mullymt

    and I still think that Evil Wizard is a douche.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:27:25 PM CDT

    "I wanna live!"I wanna experience the universe! And I wanna eat

    by johnny smith

  • May 05, 2009 3:27:43 PM CDT

    Lov you Dom - You were one of a kind!

    by professor_monster

    There should have been a movie starring Dom and James CoCo - I liked James, but LOVED Dom. You can spot a warm soul in some people and he radiated kindness and joy. I really will will you.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:27:53 PM CDT

    Cannonball Run... CHINESE VERSION!

    by cenobite

    Wow, buy the chinese version of CRun and turn the audio to english and the subtitles to english. Two COMPLETELY DIFFERENT movies.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:27:56 PM CDT

    When Burt rips Dom's wig off

    by belasco_house

    in Best Little Whorehouse... waaaagh!... i loved that as a kid. Indelible memory!

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  • May 05, 2009 3:28:12 PM CDT

    Damn, Dom

    by greyspecter

    we'll miss ya.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:28:18 PM CDT

    Riskebiz, agreed

    by lone_wolf_mcquaalude

    Always thought 'The End' was really underated; great performances by both Dom and Burt. That's my favorite.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:29:34 PM CDT

    Terrible Loss

    by damned-dirty-ape

    The man was a legend, he will be missed. DUN DUN DERRR!

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  • May 05, 2009 3:29:38 PM CDT

    God dammit...

    by johnny smith

    "I wanna live! I wanna experience the universe! And I wanna eat pie!" There's the full quote.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:31:20 PM CDT

    GET DA FUCKIN' HONEY!

    by azultool

    Love FATSO, as well as all of his work with Mel Brooks, and "The End". Oh yeah, and the blooper reels after the two Cannonball Run movies. Dean to Sammy: "These Rosary bleeds?" We'll miss ya, Paisan!

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  • May 05, 2009 3:31:27 PM CDT

    WALK WITH BALE

    by bringingsexyback

    Why does Glovedone ONLY post in obit talkbacks? He's quite the odd duck in this pond.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:32:12 PM CDT

    R.I.P. Dom

    by derlanghaarige

    We had lots of fun with you.
    I just remember that he even was a guest star in one episode of Stargate SG1 (Obviously a favour for his son, who was a director/producer of it.). Neither his best role nor a very memorable episode of that show, but it was still a lot of fun to watch him.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:32:30 PM CDT

    EvilWizardGlick

    by damned-dirty-ape

    This isn't the time or place to be saying things like that. Dom de Luise brought happiness to a lot of people and will be missed. There's nothing wrong with stating your opinion, but please, not in a place where people are already paying respect to one of the greats.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:35:13 PM CDT

    Cannonball Run outtakes were hilarious.

    by vic twenty

    The amount of fun had on movie sets with Dom and Burt Reynolds must have been legendary.

    You will be missed, sir.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:36:22 PM CDT

    Glick is a Professional.....Douche

    by vic twenty

    No sense ripping into that one, damned-dirty-ape, he'll never understand.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:36:26 PM CDT

    Rest in peace HIM

    by dotten

    It was just yesturday I checked up on his IMDb page to see what he was up to. This news saddenes me, I'v blogged about my thoughts:
    http://flaglima.com/?p=1060

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  • May 05, 2009 3:38:53 PM CDT

    Another Comedic great is gone

    by sirlamorak

    RIP Dom you always made me laugh.
    One of my favorite lines "I saved that womans dog" Captain Chaos

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  • May 05, 2009 3:39:55 PM CDT

    Cannonball Run was the Dom Role For me....

    by captain_james_t_kirk

  • May 05, 2009 3:39:57 PM CDT

    Aughh!!!!

    by aphex twin

    Another Mel Brooks regular gone! I was hoping Dom, Gene Wilder, and Brooks would get together for one last movie. Call the movie 'Fuck It!'. No editing, advertise heavily, and use every non-pc gag in the arsenal. Coming this Christmas to a theater near you...Mel Brooks wants to just say 'Fuck It!'. Rated PG-13 for language and gratuitous nudity.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:40:00 PM CDT

    Dam, I'm at a loss for words...

    by morgoth

    ...so long big guy and thanks for the many, many laughs. Dam, I'm totally bummed out now. God speed Dom.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:40:24 PM CDT

    Rest In Pizza, Pizza the Hutt!

    by spyguy

    "Barf...Puke...Whatever!"

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  • May 05, 2009 3:41:16 PM CDT

    btw on subject

    by aphex twin

    RIP Dom. You brought many laughs to me, my friends, and my family. You shall be missed.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:42:29 PM CDT

    He always did great voices in Don Bluth movies

    by chuck_chuckwalla

  • May 05, 2009 3:42:45 PM CDT

    EvilWizardGlick Has a Point Though....

    by captain_james_t_kirk

    Nevertheless, RIP DD

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  • May 05, 2009 3:42:48 PM CDT

    DAAN DAAAN DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!

    by kizeesh

    shit, that's depressing. RIP Captain!

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  • May 05, 2009 3:43:38 PM CDT

    People that troll in obit TBs

    by skimn

    Are lower than fucking low.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:44:15 PM CDT

    RIP

    by i am the most horrible

    I remember when he co-hosted the Mike Douglas show for a week on a river cruise ship.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:48:42 PM CDT

    Why we mourn actors...

    by cartagia

    The most prime example I can think of here is James Doohan. I remember when he died and almost every senior engineer working at NASA said "Mr. Scott is why I do what I do." Sure not every actor has the same inspirational or emotional impact, and while it is sad that young children die every day before reaching their full potential, these are people who may have made a large difference in peoples lives. When Stan Winston died I damn near broke down in tears and took me a good 30 minutes to find out why. The man's work shaped my childhood.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:49:12 PM CDT

    Gotta Go With The Guys Who Said Caesar

    by kosherwookie

    Saw History of the World with my Dad (when I was at that age when sons rebel and Dads get stressed). We both HOWLED at DeLuise's work... And started to realize that we still got along. Thanks for that moment and RIP...

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  • May 05, 2009 3:50:27 PM CDT

    Also, Rest in Peace Dom,

    by cartagia

    You may not have had the lasting impact that others have had on my life, but you were still a class act and a funny man.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:51:05 PM CDT

    For a big guy, he lived a long time...

    by the dum guy

  • May 05, 2009 3:53:05 PM CDT

    RIP

    by princessleias_poohole

    Made me laugh in everthing he was in, sad day indeed.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:55:27 PM CDT

    Dominick the Great

    by sonny_williams

    Was his first regular TV gig, on the old Gary Moore Show. His big catchphrase from that character: "No applausa please, sav'a for da end!" I'll miss you, big guy.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:55:46 PM CDT

    I am sad he died...

    by ucb agent1

    ...but lets be honest. He wasn't that funny or influential and I actually thought he was already dead. Still, Chris Farley did a great job spoofing him on SNL back in the day.

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  • May 05, 2009 3:59:34 PM CDT

    "How..... do you do?" - Fievel Goes West

    by the dum guy

    That is actually the one the line he said that I laughed the most over, and that was while he was a cartoon cat (which may have made it even more funny).

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  • May 05, 2009 4:00:01 PM CDT

    Nice...nice. Not thrilling, but nice.

    by campion

    We were thrilled to have you Dom, RIP.

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  • May 05, 2009 4:07:55 PM CDT

    Cartagia

    by skimn

    To pick up on your comment, and to respond to EvilWizard, if we grieved for every child, every accident victim, every death...we would be unable to function, overcome with emotional grief. People share a common bond with entertainers, who have made them laugh, cry, whatever. And in remembering them upon passing, we recognize that bond, and grieve a bit, to release a little for all those we do not grieve for.

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  • May 05, 2009 4:08:21 PM CDT

    "The End," Dom's Oscar-worthy performance

    by romanxp47

    If you can track this all-but-forgotten Reynolds/Field comedy down, Deluise has a schizophrenic scene that's one of the greatest comic performances on film.

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  • May 05, 2009 4:09:22 PM CDT

    "Did you see that cat out there? All drippin', and, and WET..."

    by nasty in the pasty

    "...with WATER?"DeLuise's vocal performance as Jeremy the crow is an integral part of my adolescence. How sad that he'll never get his "Sparkly" now. :(

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  • May 05, 2009 4:12:52 PM CDT

    Also, he was the best CANDID CAMERA host

    by ricarleite2

  • May 05, 2009 4:13:55 PM CDT

    Dom

    by larry of arabia

    In every movie he was basically Dom DeLuise. The thing is that in every movie he was perfect. He was cast because when you had him in your movie you knew exactly what you would get, and you cast him because he was the only person for the role. He was a unique talent, and he killed every time, especially in his 70's and early 80's work.

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  • May 05, 2009 4:21:25 PM CDT

    He was great on the Dean Martin Show

    by banditmania

  • May 05, 2009 4:21:51 PM CDT

    Heaven is much funnier.......

    by ledergrant

    Dom DeLuise now joins Anne Bancroft, Madeline Khan, George Burns, Gilda Radner, John Belushi and Richard Pryor.

    ....and God has front row frickin' seats every night.

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  • May 05, 2009 4:21:53 PM CDT

    I was just thinking about Dom Deluise. Oddly enough..

    by cotton mcknight

    while watching the Golden Girls. Dorothy mentioned him, and I thought, "haven't heard from him in awhile. Wonder how he's doing". He will definitely be missed.

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  • May 05, 2009 4:23:03 PM CDT

    Him gets to meet Him

    by snappy

    The Cannonball Run is my favourite Dom performance just for the sheer lunacy of Captain Chaos. I know there's a substantial blooper reel over the credits but how they got ANY scenes done with DeLuise is a mystery. He doesn't even have to say a word and I laugh at him. God rest your soul Dom. Da-da-daaa

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  • May 05, 2009 4:25:39 PM CDT

    Dom was so funny. I loved that big guy.

    by orionsangels

    Thanks for all the movies and food. Now please make everyone laugh in the after life.

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  • May 05, 2009 4:29:21 PM CDT

    THE END, that's the one

    by palimpsest

    A fine movie.

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  • May 05, 2009 4:30:13 PM CDT

    Damnit

    by thepilgrim

    You know he's been on my mind a lot for the past 2 years. I keep thinking why isn't he making movies, both him and Gene Wilder. Very sad to hear this. He was such a funny guy and a big sweet hearted man. I'm going to watch Secret of The Nimh in his honor tonight.

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  • May 05, 2009 4:32:02 PM CDT

    His son David DeLuise is the Dad on Wizards of Waverly Place

    by orionsangels

  • May 05, 2009 4:34:32 PM CDT

    Dammit!!!!!!!

    by briannicus

    ANOTHER comedy legend leaves us, now we gotta settle for far LESS funny people (Seth Rogen, Will Ferrell) Fuck, I think I'll stop watching any new comedies altogether.

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  • May 05, 2009 4:36:19 PM CDT

    am i the only one...

    by v1cious

    that thought he was already dead?

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  • May 05, 2009 4:36:51 PM CDT

    He had a cooking show...

    by ernestborgnine

    and the episode I remember was where he demonstrated how to make pasta fagioli and it was brilliant.

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  • May 05, 2009 4:38:32 PM CDT

    Pizza the Hutt in "Spaceballs"

    by orionsangels

  • May 05, 2009 4:39:58 PM CDT

    just wanted to add my name

    by cool_britannia79

    to the respect in this professional talkback. cannonball run and an american tail especially get the nod from me, the man was a legend.

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  • I hope this isn't related.

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  • May 05, 2009 4:50:44 PM CDT

    He wasn't going to catch a plane...

    by singinghatchet

    with that tongue. (That was funny). "Read my lips HOLLL-YYYY-WOOOD."

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  • May 05, 2009 4:52:39 PM CDT

    they should remake the cannonball run now !!!

    by hesky75

    and dedicate to Dom DeLuise cause he was fk'ing legend..... those out takes at the end are awesome you can actually see them enjoying it, mr bale my fellow welshman you could learn a lot from this dude

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  • May 05, 2009 4:55:38 PM CDT

    Favorite moments -- when he made

    by dingbatty

    Burt Reynolds laugh in outtakes, and the mental patient trying to help Burt commit suicide in "The End." Hilarious performer. Peace to him and condolences to his family.

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  • May 05, 2009 4:57:35 PM CDT

    Simply, one of the best comedians on the planet!

    by hollywoodhellraiser

    RIP, Big Guy!

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  • May 05, 2009 4:59:01 PM CDT

    They should remake cannonball run and all the cars are CGI

    by orionsangels

    Only the actors are real and it could be like a spiritual sequel to the wildly popular speed racer. Actually they should just use the actors heads and CG bodies. No one wants anything organic these days. It has to be digital!

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  • May 05, 2009 5:03:15 PM CDT

    EvilWizardGlick...

    by conspiracy

    Dom DeLuise may not be worth a kind word from you...but let me tell ya; your precious "kids" don't mean FUCK to me. Unless they get posted on the side of a milk carton I'll never notice them, and even then I'll just assume it was a case of darwinism at work. Your kids never made me laugh, or brightened my day one bit like this guy did, in fact they are probably a drain on my pocketbook as they are just as likely to end up a rapist, thief or politican than they are a productive citizen. Let me know me when your precious "Kids" do something that betters my day...maybe THEN I'll say a kind word about them when they kick off.

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  • May 05, 2009 5:04:42 PM CDT

    whats up with the slaps?

    by darkslab

    damn. why the hell is Reynolds slapping Dom for? Geeze, what an ass.

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  • May 05, 2009 5:08:12 PM CDT

    That's a loving slap. It's like when Abbott would slap Costello

    by orionsangels

    It's a comedy routine between the fat and skinny guy. It would actually make Dom laugh more when Burt would playfully slap him.

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  • May 05, 2009 5:14:13 PM CDT

    I will never forget his voicework in The Secret of N.I.M.H.

    by ironhelix

    I was a little old for it, but i can distinctly remember my brother watching it every day for almost 2 years. Forever imprinted on my memory. RIP.

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  • May 05, 2009 5:15:03 PM CDT

    Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother

    by alfred_packer

    "Why don't we all drink..some very sexy wiiiiiine". The scene with him and Leo Mckern is just great. R.I.P Dom.

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  • May 05, 2009 5:17:35 PM CDT

    Hot Stuff

    by kimsshawn

    Check out this Deluise-directed flick from 1979. Hard to find but an HBO staple for a few years.

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  • May 05, 2009 5:20:23 PM CDT

    most recent: Muppet Show

    by oisin5199

    been watching the dvds of the old Muppet shows with my daughter. Grew up on that stuff, along with remembering Cannonball Run, The End (vaguely), and other Mel Brooks stuff. But damn, Dom was funny. Ledergrant, that was a really great post. Don't make me cry, fucker!

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  • May 05, 2009 5:20:53 PM CDT

    "oh God you're so strict!"

    by earlfist

    The 12 chairs. Goodbye Mr Dom.

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  • May 05, 2009 5:21:40 PM CDT

    Farewell Dom…

    by blakindigo

    Rest in Peace.

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  • May 05, 2009 5:21:50 PM CDT

    So sorry to hear about this.....

    by dr_midnight48

    I watched the cannonball movies repeatedly as a child and still love his scenes. Endlessly quotable.
    "have no fear....Chaos is here!"

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  • May 05, 2009 5:24:45 PM CDT

    Whenever........

    by drmorbius

    ... I watched him, in anything he did, a smile would cross my face. Sadly now, for today, that smile is gone! A Great One has passed.

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  • May 05, 2009 5:30:10 PM CDT

    Dom DeLuise...Fucking Professional!

    by conspiracy

    Thats all need be said.

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  • May 05, 2009 5:32:03 PM CDT

    Dom

    by victah

    He was always funny, but the scene when he gets stoned in "Hot Stuff" is great, though I doubt that many people saw that movie. I met his once at a video convention. Friendliest celebrity I ever met. Today is a total bummer.

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  • May 05, 2009 5:36:38 PM CDT

    R.I.P. to a funny man who made me laugh everytime.

    by otm shank

    I love the scene in Canonball Run where he and Burt crash their boat. As Dom sits in the ambulance with a splint on his index finger, Burt asks if Dom if it hurts.
    "Only when I point." Retorts Dom.
    Very funny shit.

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  • May 05, 2009 5:38:39 PM CDT

    To Dom's Kids

    by media messiah

    Your father was an extroardinary man/human being...and that continues in his spirit, his extraodinary nature. I grew-up in the industry, and people have reputations. Your father was a good man, I know this as I would have heard differently if this were not true. He raised a wonderful family, and your success is his success...but what is most important, is not his career, or yours, but the success of good character. Your father was a genius, yes, but more impressive was the fact that he was a good man, and that is his greatest legacy, besides his wife, his kids, and his grandchildren--although he would argue, I'm sure, that the latter 3 are his greatest legacy, and I am certain he would be correct. I'm wish you a peaceful journey, Dom!!!

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  • May 05, 2009 5:39:40 PM CDT

    I'm glad people are mentioning him in Secret of NIMH

    by walrusholder

    To me this and Pizza the Hut are the memories I have of Dom. He was always more a voice then a face to me. Sad I just watched him in Men in Tights over the weekend and my wife asked me if he was dead and I quickly answered NO! well now he's gone, sad day

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  • May 05, 2009 5:42:26 PM CDT

    Hot Stuff

    by sirlamorak

    Victah of course I remember that scene and I am not the only one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8bextcivUw When he is snorting like the bull with the horns in the background was classic.

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  • May 05, 2009 5:45:44 PM CDT

    The END was great.

    by sal_bando

    I enjoyed heck outta him in Blazing Saddles too! Captain CHAOS!! dah dah dah!!!!!!!! all three of those are fun times. Nice obit.

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  • May 05, 2009 5:49:07 PM CDT

    I teared up a little bit watching Cannonball Run outtakes.

    by bonecrushersmith

    What a hilarious soul. His role as Jeremy in The Secret of Nimh is one of my all time favorite cartoon characters. Keep 'em laughin' in heaven Dom.

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  • May 05, 2009 6:06:08 PM CDT

    I'm hiding behind gasOLINE!!!

    by carsten

    @Victah and @Kimsshawn

    Hot Stuff is a great movie that nobody seems to have seen!

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  • May 05, 2009 6:07:04 PM CDT

    Made life better

    by banville

    just by popping up in stuff and being hilarious. RIP Dom.

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  • May 05, 2009 6:09:32 PM CDT

    RIP the DOM

    by outlaw

    SECRETS OF THE NIMH, AN AMERICAN TALE, ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN...these movies shaped my childhood, and fed into my imagination. Sorry to hear the big lug go...we'll miss you.

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  • May 05, 2009 6:11:05 PM CDT

    Captain Chaos R.I.P.

    by tedkordlives

    I vow to carry on your legacy. Jeez, how many legacies do I have to carry on?

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  • May 05, 2009 6:20:59 PM CDT

    ok shoudl i say this?

    by toguy

    about 10 years ago, dom deloise paid me for sex in vancouver..yeah im a guy....sorry to anyone i offended. its true..lol

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  • May 05, 2009 6:21:06 PM CDT

    You will be missed

    by ecupirate71

    sad news for movie fans.

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  • May 05, 2009 6:58:25 PM CDT

    Goodnight Fat Man...may you eat pie for the rest of time.

    by gus van rant

    RIP on Bro...RIP on.

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  • May 05, 2009 7:02:52 PM CDT

    I always laugh

    by cgccomics

    Dom was great and I will miss him. Thank God he will live forever on TV.

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  • May 05, 2009 7:08:53 PM CDT

    "It's not high enough"

    by powerring

    Dom as the half-wacked sidekick in "The end" was a scream!

    RIP DOM....

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  • May 05, 2009 7:10:46 PM CDT

    total bummer

    by bacci40

    i hated the cannonball movies...except for his roles, which were genius and there isnt a tonite show appearance that isnt a classic many have been critical about his appearance in the 12 chairs, but i think its classic comedy at its best truly a sad day...really wish he had gotten his weight under control...he shoulda lived to 100 i have a feeling that reynolds is pretty bummed out right now...and all my sympathies to mr deloise's family

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  • May 05, 2009 7:11:18 PM CDT

    When there's no more room in hell.......................

    by crackerfarmboy

    the dead will walk the earth. Just sayin'. Oh, and Abe Vigoda laughs at you all!

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  • May 05, 2009 7:15:38 PM CDT

    I love, love, LOVE DeLuise!!

    by mrplowking

    He will be one of the all-time great comedians ever. Ever!! Like most everyone else here, I practically grew up in front of the TV. "Hot Stuff," "Smokey and the Bandit II" and the "Cannonball" films were simply staples of growing up with HBO in the 80's. His impressive body of cameos in other films are little nuggets of goodness that I will treasure forever. Be sure to catch "Fatso" if you haven't already. Bittersweet and quotable at the same time. He should have been nominated for an Oscar on that one. We have lost one of the greats today. Respect forever, Dom!!

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  • May 05, 2009 7:19:04 PM CDT

    toguy...therefore what?

    by bacci40

    did he stiff you or something?

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  • May 05, 2009 7:19:35 PM CDT

    History of the World Pt 1

    by red diver

    "Okay faggot, what's next?!"

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  • May 05, 2009 7:20:37 PM CDT

    I said piss! Did you hear me! I said Piss

    by lockesbrokenleg

    on national radio

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  • May 05, 2009 7:22:39 PM CDT

    I have to agree with dr sauchs

    by drunkymclush

    "And you want Robin hunted down, eliminated, maybe even killed."

    and

    "Don Giavani, your lizard seems limp."
    "At my age, you know sometimes... oh, my lizard."

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  • May 05, 2009 7:46:33 PM CDT

    RIP

    by veritasses

  • May 05, 2009 7:54:44 PM CDT

    cant stop thinking about the SNL SKIT

    by six demon bag

    where i think it was arley playing dom and phil hartman playing but reynolds and they pranked themselves and started laughing so hard (like burt and dom did oh so well) they pissed themselves...cute tribute. anyone finds it let me know

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  • May 05, 2009 8:04:40 PM CDT

    Dom SNL SKIT

    by six demon bag

    http://www.hulu.com/watch/2344/saturday-night-live-carson-anniversary-cold-open


    pretty funny shit

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  • May 05, 2009 8:04:58 PM CDT

    R.I.P. Dom

    by genre_baby

    Loved him. Thanks for the great article Beaks.

    Besides Blazing Saddles and several others you mentioned, my favorite has to be his movie-stealing scene from Robin Hood: Men in Tights where he sends up Marlon Brando's god father like no one else ever has. Hilarious.

    I miss the man already

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  • May 05, 2009 8:05:54 PM CDT

    Cannonball Run are my biggest memories

    by frodofraggins

    But he was great in everything he did. For some reason I thought he had already passed though, so it isn't hitting me as hard as it would. REgardless, he was one of the best funnymen of all time.

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  • May 05, 2009 8:20:26 PM CDT

    He will be sorely missed. A true original

    by toadkillerdog

    Always, always always, made me laugh. Being funny takes talent. And Dom had it in giant buckets full. Just ask that talentless hack Dane Cook how difficult it is to make people laugh.

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  • May 05, 2009 8:22:33 PM CDT

    Fred is deeply sad to hear of his passing

    by freds_balls_in_a_mason_jar

    Fred will watch Blazing Saddles and Cannonball Run this weekend as a tribute.

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  • May 05, 2009 8:23:40 PM CDT

    I once banged a chick who looked liked Dom DeLuise

    by cruel_kingdom

    I'm not proud of it, but she had huge knockers and I was drunk. Given the circumstances, I'm sure Mr. DeLuise would find the humor in that.

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  • May 05, 2009 8:28:57 PM CDT

    I will miss Captain Chaos

    by liberal_warrior

    Vaya Con Dios

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  • May 05, 2009 8:30:30 PM CDT

    Seriously....how much food did he consume in a week?

    by dannyglovers_dickblood

  • May 05, 2009 8:49:50 PM CDT

    Cannonball Run Pit Stop is saddened

    by ed okin

    Of course all of us at the site are terribly saddened by this news. AS everyone I've interviewed that was involved in "Cannonball Run" has said, "Only Dom DeLuise. He made it so funny."

    ca.geocities.com/cannonballrunpitstop

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  • May 05, 2009 8:50:27 PM CDT

    Greatly missed

    by zacdilone

    Nobody made me laugh harder in my teen years. Thank you, Dom.

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  • May 05, 2009 8:52:08 PM CDT

    Even his ad work

    by brandloyalist

    Now this is a pretty piddly example of his comedy compared to what people are bringing up here, but: there was some commercial he did for paper plates or something where he packs a picnic basket full of so much stuff, when he picks it up at the end he can barely get it off the counter... he walks off camera with it & a moment later comes staggering backward right through the frame and lets out this little gasp, then there's a big crash sound. So simple, but he made it so funny. He was also a very reliable talk show guest. RIP.

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  • May 05, 2009 8:52:42 PM CDT

    I looked up to him

    by dirk_the_amoeba

    Of course at my height I look up to everything. But he made my pseudopod giggle

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  • May 05, 2009 9:01:53 PM CDT

    Long live Captain Chaos

    by lornsorrow

    I miss you so much Dom, R.I.P., you will live on forever in our hearts. You and Burt were one of the funniest comedy "teams" ever. So had so much fun doing some of the stuff you guys did, and that true fun was so great to watch. There is a dvd extra here, I think it is on the Robot Chicken Star Wars disc, where they talk about Burt Reynolds doing a voice or something, and how Dom showed up and the two of them went on forever, picket right up where they left off cracking jokes and going crazy just like the good old days. We love ya Dom. Thanks.

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  • May 05, 2009 9:17:31 PM CDT

    I at a fruit pie from the vending machine in honor of Dom..

    by malificus

    ..then I started thinking about all the dead children and lost potential and went for a package of Zingers as well. Nothing like eating red dye'd coconut twinkies with tears streaming down your cheeks. Someone asked me: "Are you all right?" and I stammered out: "Dom Deluise and a bunch of kids died..." and they said: "Did Dom eat them?" and I said: "You bastard.." but my mouth was so full of Zinger it came out sounding like "'ew aster'd!" and they quickly jerked me out of my chair and performed a bad Heimlich Manuever, cracking 3 ribs. I'm recovering nicely, thanks.

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  • May 05, 2009 9:40:32 PM CDT

    Thanks for all the funny Dom

    by melvin_pelvis

    God Bless Captain Chaos.
    My condolences to his family for their loss

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  • May 05, 2009 10:02:16 PM CDT

    Dann dann dannnn!!!!!! rip Mr. Deluise

    by theonecalledshoe

    very cool dude imho. I've never met him. His work did wonders to me as far as how to treat friends.

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  • May 05, 2009 10:09:45 PM CDT

    OOoooo A Sparklie!

    by murdermostfowl

    I always loved him for his random stuff....bit parts on Stargate etc. but I admit Secret of Nimh is what I remember him most fondly for.

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  • May 05, 2009 10:20:09 PM CDT

    "There's a crazy lady with a hat! She had big teeth, she tied me

    by nasty in the pasty

  • May 05, 2009 10:20:34 PM CDT

    up!"

    by nasty in the pasty

  • May 05, 2009 10:21:27 PM CDT

    Burt Reynolds is a Douche for slapping that Fat Man around.

    by sarsippius

    and I hope Dom Delouise's rotting fetted corpse haunts that fucking douche bag for the rest of his toupee wearing life. Fuck Burt Reynolds! That limp dicked cocksucker was never as cool as Captain Chaos! Go get another face lift you dirty fucking shit wound!

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  • May 05, 2009 10:26:31 PM CDT

    Somebody who posted about HOT STUFF

    by cymbalta4thedevil

    reminded me that that whole cast is gone! Jerry Reed, Suzanne Pleshette, Ossie Davis and now Dom. And it isn't on DVD? That movie is also sweet because Dom's whole family is in it. His wife and kids play his wife and kids in the movie. Funny Stuff. His reactions to other people being funny are as funny as him being funny. He will be missed.

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  • May 05, 2009 11:09:00 PM CDT

    He was da bomb in Men in Tights yo

    by prossor

  • May 05, 2009 11:24:11 PM CDT

    Favorite DeLuise moment

    by de boss

    As many times as he has made me laugh through the worst comedies imaginable, the one time I actually peed my pants from laughing in a theater was his grass smoking scene from "Hot Stuff". I went back to see that movie three times just for that scene. God, Red Skelton was one of America's great clowns, and Dom DeLuise was certainly his equal.

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  • May 05, 2009 11:30:29 PM CDT

    Bernie the Agent in THE MUPPET MOVIE...

    by bob loblaw law blog

    and, of course, as Caesar in HISTORY OF THE WORLD: PART I.Comedy legend... he'll be missed greatly.

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  • May 06, 2009 12:00:14 AM CDT

    Bummer, Hope his sons are doing ok

    by locutus_jones

    Peter, Michael & David all seem like great guys who had a great dad.

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  • May 06, 2009 12:29:55 AM CDT

    malificus: Fuck you....

    by the dum guy

    I almost pissed myself from your' post.

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  • May 06, 2009 12:38:14 AM CDT

    He still looks better than Burt Reynolds

    by bumpasses dawg

    Rest in Peace, Dom.

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  • May 06, 2009 12:43:29 AM CDT

    "I'm not Captain Chaos anymore...

    by darthfloyd

    I'm Captain U.S.A.!"Loved Dom in the Cannonball run movies, and he made Smokey and the Bandit Part 2 watchable.Rest in Peace Dom, you will be remembered.

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  • May 06, 2009 12:53:18 AM CDT

    Dom DeLuise Tribute

    by snartwork

    Just my small tribute to the man in the medium I loved the best. The laugh will be missed...

    http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/8458/domeaz.jpg

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  • May 06, 2009 1:11:00 AM CDT

    Captain Chaos is dead..

    by gabba-uk

    Who will save us from poorly driven blinged up ambulances and crappy toupe's now. "before I open this door, just remember one thing. I was pressed for time.." RIP Dom.

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  • May 06, 2009 1:35:25 AM CDT

    Balln the Jack!

    by lockesbrokenleg

  • May 06, 2009 1:44:10 AM CDT

    I bow to the man

    by blitz

    I saw this before you got a chance to put it up. But I know you wanted the chance to say your words and that is cool. A shame, a very fun entertainer. He will be remembered.

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  • May 06, 2009 2:30:08 AM CDT

    Ah man, this sucks.

    by brody77

    Guy was a genius.
    Cannonball Run, Haunted Honeymoon....even Stargate SG1!

    Legend.

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  • May 06, 2009 3:14:29 AM CDT

    Six Demon Bag

    by continentalop

    Thanks! Laughing my ass off at the sight of that.

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  • May 06, 2009 3:50:48 AM CDT

    Wasn't he also in 'Smokey & The Bandit 2'?

    by pokadoo

    As the Doc Burt kidnaps to look after the Elephant?

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  • May 06, 2009 4:08:22 AM CDT

    Thank you, Victor.

    by llghtst0rmer

    Yeah, for a while I grew up watching two things on HBO every time they aired: Star Wars and Cannonball Run.

    Anyone ever see The State's genius shot-for-shot recreation of the Cannonball Run Bloopers? Hysterical.

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  • May 06, 2009 4:22:08 AM CDT

    SAD!

    by deanbarry

    That's some fucked up piece of news right there. I feel for his family. Particularily Peter (21 Jump Street made me love the guy). Condolences.

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  • May 06, 2009 5:37:16 AM CDT

    A truly funny man

    by jack bauer

    I'm from the cannon ball run era (and before), Dom always made me laugh no matter what he was doing. He could do a walk on and instantly that portion of the film was ace. He came across as a genuinely nice guy on and off screen. He certainly deserves some memorial in his name.

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  • May 06, 2009 6:22:00 AM CDT

    This house...is cursed!

    by chokinonrhodes

    Haunted Honeymoon..he was great in that.

    he'll be missed.

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  • May 06, 2009 7:09:30 AM CDT

    Pure class act... Truly PROFESSIONAL

    by spud mcspud

    Dom Deluise was the single funniest thing about both the Cannonball Movies and Smokey and the Bandit II. And as much as I LOVE that 70s redneck car genre, they were elevated by the greatness that was Dom DeLuise. They REALLY don't make them that funny any more.

    RIP Dom, you've earned it. And RIP... HIM.

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  • May 06, 2009 7:48:01 AM CDT

    My favorite line? From The End....

    by damned if i can login

    He was telling the story of how he liked this one girl, so he brought her home to meet the family. And in the middle of dinner, his father blurted out:"He thought Moby Dick was a venereal disease!"

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  • May 06, 2009 8:07:17 AM CDT

    RIP

    by tinseltown terror

  • May 06, 2009 8:15:09 AM CDT

    The movie that nobody remembers.....

    by dr gregory house

    ..."Hot Stuff"....with Dom, Jerry Fuckin' Reed and Suzanne Pleshette. STILL pissed it hasn't been released on dvd. Dom getting stoned + his laugh = comedy gold to a 10-11 year old at the time.

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  • May 06, 2009 8:29:52 AM CDT

    DOM DEL RIP

    by damien chowder

  • May 06, 2009 8:35:54 AM CDT

    I'm a Pepper, You're a Pepper...

    by hangar315

    He's a Pepper, She's a Pepper, wouldn't you like to be a Pepper too! God's Speed Cap'n!

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  • May 06, 2009 8:47:15 AM CDT

    Paul Prudhomme is going to star as Dom in his life story.

    by hypeendshere

    i always think of Chris Farley as Dom DeLuise on SNL pissing his pants on the Johnny Carson show.

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  • May 06, 2009 8:50:17 AM CDT

    Watch the Twelve Chairs

    by beezbo

    If you want to see why Dom was great. Saw "Hot Stuff" at a drive-in as a kid and even though it's not a great movie, I always have fond memories of Dom in it.

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  • May 06, 2009 10:39:04 AM CDT

    Always made me laugh just by walking on screen.

    by mr nicholas

    RIP Dom and condolences to his family.

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  • May 06, 2009 10:52:11 AM CDT

    Those CANNONBALL outtakes > than 90% of comedies today

    by yackbacker

    I remember seeing those outtakes in the theater as a kid and thinking "Credits are fucking cool!" RIP, Dom.

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  • May 06, 2009 1:05:54 PM CDT

    "I was da leading gynecologist in Pompei"

    by keith maniac

    Another chunk of my childhood gone, really sad!

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  • May 06, 2009 1:29:42 PM CDT

    He even made Stargate SG-1 funny

    by thedoctor28

    RIP Dom!!

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  • May 06, 2009 1:40:15 PM CDT

    He would have liked my iphone app Mmm Cookies

    by randfilms

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UNJ3osvSgM&feature=channel_page

    and also direct:

    www.itunes.com/apps/MmmCookies

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  • May 06, 2009 2:46:52 PM CDT

    Dom, Peter, and Michael were

    by grammaton cleric binks

    in an episode of Seaquest DSV together. It was fun to see all three of them. Peter was in his shaved head Dagwood the Dagger role, and I think said something to the effect of if he had a father he would want it to be like Dom Deluise's character.

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  • May 06, 2009 2:58:32 PM CDT

    Dom and Prudhomme were separated at birth

    by grammaton cleric binks

    They also both came out with best selling cookbooks at the same time so you always had to do a double take.

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  • May 06, 2009 3:54:31 PM CDT

    "Sounds like steam escaping!"

    by banditdarville

    I agree that the world became much less funny this past year now that we have no Harvey Corman, George Carlin, and Dom DeLuise. "They'll never catch us now J.J.!"

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  • May 06, 2009 5:48:14 PM CDT

    Loved him as Tiger

    by dookiemercury

    An American Tail and Fievel Goes West were made awesome and his Tiger was key, hell the even Robot Chicken pilot was awesome. It is true that whatever he was in whether it was for a few minutes or the whole movie he brought the funny. Silent Movie to Sesame Street, he will be missed.

    Man, this year, last year sucks with losing classic talent. Who could fill the shoes of such talent? Answer is none of these Disney stars.

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  • May 06, 2009 6:22:22 PM CDT

    The Magic Voyage FTW!

    by ao33

    I musta seem that movie over a thousadn times growing up between me and my sister. Haven't seen it in years.

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  • May 06, 2009 7:15:41 PM CDT

    holy shit

    by the amazing g

    Dom DeLuise is dead? well, fuck

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  • May 06, 2009 8:22:08 PM CDT

    Sad to Hear

    by cobbio

    To me Dom was always a very funny, ingratiating, and humble person. I laughed really hard many times watching him in his various films. His eyes and facial expressions cracked me up.
    I'm sorry to hear he's gone. He made me smile.

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  • May 06, 2009 9:10:28 PM CDT

    ABE VIGODA LAUGHS AT YOU ALL!!

    by thelordofhell

    Abe Vigoda will outlive everyone!! All hail the great Abe Vigoda!!

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  • May 06, 2009 9:56:37 PM CDT

    wow that's actually really fucking sad to hear...

    by thajackal

    He was a very funny guy.... Sad news.

    RIP.

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  • May 06, 2009 10:14:40 PM CDT

    It took thelordofhell long enough to chime in

    by grammaton cleric binks

    Gotta love the lord. I truly believe the next big one we're going to see is Clint Eastwood. Not today, or tomorrow, but within a year or two. Clint is 79, and has aged like fine wine, but every man's got to know his limitations. That will be one sad day indeed.

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  • May 07, 2009 7:55:15 AM CDT

    Dom Deluise..The End!

    by pavobros

    As a child i remember loving Cannonball Run but I have to say Dom Deluise in THE END was one of the times that i'll always remember. His first scene with Burt Reynolds when we think he is a doctor when in fact he is a patient had me laughing so much i thought my throat would split. Its a sad day for comedy today. Cheers for the laughs Mr Deluise!

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  • May 07, 2009 10:14:15 AM CDT

    That bully episode of 21 Jumpstreet

    by toby_fn_wong

    One of the best eps ever. Dom didn't have a funny role there but it was nice to see him with one of his sons.

    RIP. And my condoleances to Peter Penhall and Michael.

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  • May 07, 2009 10:20:06 AM CDT

    RIP

    by animation

    3 cheers for Dom for being entertaining and funny all my life! And all my love to ... him.

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  • May 07, 2009 11:24:45 AM CDT

    pavobros and Toby_FN_Wong

    by palpatinefuckedmydog

    I remembered both. The scene at the end when he's trying to kill Burt Reynolds still cracks me up..and the Jump street episode was also memorable.

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  • May 07, 2009 2:40:04 PM CDT

    Lighten up fellas

    by screwbini

    EvilWizard - good point, wrong forum.
    Conspiracy - you're just a douche!

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  • May 07, 2009 3:59:21 PM CDT

    WATCH ME. FAGGOTS.

    by prossor

  • May 07, 2009 5:06:06 PM CDT

    Grammaton Cleric

    by thelordofhell

    I usually do wait a couple of days, it let's the people who are really touched by someone's acting career get their ya-ya's out about how the actor must be such and such a guy because of what they saw on a movie screen or T.V.......I also think that a big name in geekdom will die pretty soon too, either William Shatner or Leonard Nimoy.......Oh, and by the way, Abe Vigoda is the original master of Gunkata.

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  • May 07, 2009 9:26:56 PM CDT

    Very Sad

    by drdoom_v

    Another great comedic talent lost. RIP DOM

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  • May 08, 2009 3:00:01 AM CDT

    FATSO

    by thegreatwhatzit

    Little film but completely unworthy of its neglect; a couple of genuinely hilarious scenes balanced with compassion (end credits are a hoot). Lots of bathos but Dom's best performance. CANNONBALL RUN II? Awful a la Ed Wood; the beginning of the end for many of its players (Burt Reynolds, Arte Johnson, Marilu Henner, Jim Nabors, Jamie Farr, Susan Anton, George Lindsey. Tim Conway, Doug McClure, etc., etc. At least Jack Elam left the set with his dignity intact...maybe).

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