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Richard Franklin, Aussie Hitchcock Disciple And Suspense Wiz, Has Passed Away

1st by SteffanLongdon	Jul 13th, 2007 02:36:55 PM
yipee ki yay fuckers
RIP by SteffanLongdon	Jul 13th, 2007 02:43:22 PM
Psycho 2 still sucked though.
shame - Franklin had talent by palimpsest	Jul 13th, 2007 02:52:59 PM
ROAD GAMES, PATRICK and PSYCHO II are good movies, and the F/X flicks were fun. Franklin also knew his movies - a massive Hitchcock expert...
I forgot he made the FX movies by SteffanLongdon	Jul 13th, 2007 02:58:34 PM
I fond of those two movies. I liked Bryan Brown, he just seemed to disappear. The last time I saw was on the Mimi Rogers massage thing. Man, Mimi Rogers - What a MILF.
I like Psycho II better than Psycho by TheContinentalOp	Jul 13th, 2007 03:42:18 PM
Not saying it's a better movie. I just like it more.
Psycho 2 - great movie by kwisatzhaderach	Jul 13th, 2007 03:42:47 PM
Psycho 2 is such an amazing piece of work. So underrated, and an incredible Jerry Goldsmith score too. Sad news.
Patrick and FX2 were very good by SpencerTrilby	Jul 13th, 2007 04:26:04 PM
RIP
Psycho 2, worthy sequel by Kenny8	Jul 13th, 2007 05:22:32 PM
What a shame. Psycho 2 was much better than people were expecting
speaking of by emeraldboy	Jul 13th, 2007 05:48:47 PM
Hitch i am currently reading Patrick McGilligan's a life in the darkness and light.. One of the best Biograhies I have ever read. I would really Recommend it to anyone, who is into hitch.
Good stuff. Liked FX2 etc. Saw Charles Lane is gone too by TomBodet	Jul 13th, 2007 05:58:55 PM
Who-? ya ask? Well-he was 102, great, durable character actor. Spent his whole life playing SOB IRS types-if you've ever seen It's A Wonderful Life, or You Can't Take it With You, or Petticoat Jct, etc--he's there. Balding, pipe, glasses, looking exasperated. Generally played that same irate business man for 60 years, amazing how long he lasted. Franklin's Psycho II was a fine, solid job, just look at Gus_Van_Rant's little '98 re-do, to see how good Franklin actually was by comparison.
I just watched Road Games on Monday night..... by cdp	Jul 13th, 2007 09:21:25 PM
Good film , any RIP Richard. Psycho 2 was better than it had any right to be.
Psycho II: Among the ten greatest sequels by deathbird	Jul 13th, 2007 10:25:20 PM
Seriously, I consider it The Godfather: Part II of the horror genre, insofar as its necessity in completing the narrative. Great performances, tight script, tasteful approach, and an absolutely haunting score by Jerry Goldsmith. (Anyone else think Norman's Theme could just as easily serve as Anakin Skywalker's?)
LINK! by JustinSane	Jul 14th, 2007 12:40:05 AM
Evil orangutan. What more do you need? His "evil stare" is fucking hilarious. And Cloak and Dagger, that movie freaked me out as a kid.
A brave man to take on a sequel to "Psycho" by BenBraddock	Jul 14th, 2007 12:44:03 AM
And succeed - great film! Way to go Mr.Franklin! RIP
"First" to be kind of an asshole. by Laserbrain	Jul 14th, 2007 09:12:05 AM
It's an obituary, dude. A little class, huh?
It seems Franklin also slept with SteffanLangdon's mom. by tonagan	Jul 14th, 2007 09:07:18 PM
It's the only reason I can think of for peeing on his obit.
Road Games is a forgotten gem.. by Carl's hat	Jul 15th, 2007 05:22:02 AM
great movie, that scene in the back of the meat truck and those with Stacy Keach driving his truck through the dak dark nights of the outback with just his dog and his cb radio...a madman somewhere out there...great stuff.
Ah Geez... by Paul T. Ryan	Jul 15th, 2007 06:09:30 PM
Vale to a great Aussie filmmaker.

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