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Post by petrolino on Apr 22, 2020 23:37:38 GMT
Grodin is the master of the delivery of the understated comic line ... making the line so much funnier. Nice.
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Post by petrolino on Apr 22, 2020 23:39:33 GMT
Liked him in The Heartbreak Kid, Midnight Run, and Heaven Can Wait. Enjoyed his repartee with Letterman over the years. But he seems rather unlikable. I find him a spikey character, but I like his persistent manner. I liked seeing him interviewed by Sean Hannity who's used to dominating the conversation.
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Post by Ass_E9 on Apr 23, 2020 2:39:48 GMT
11 Harrowhouse
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Post by petrolino on Apr 23, 2020 4:15:16 GMT
Candice Bergen + Charles Grodin = Sexual Dynamite
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Post by petrolino on May 18, 2021 18:25:50 GMT
Charles Grodin has died at the age of 86. A sharp, funny man. He'll be missed.
Thanks for the movies, Mr. Grodin; rest well.
Ellen Burstyn, Charles Grodin & Gene Saks
Charles Grodin - Rest in Everlasting Peace
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Post by mattgarth on May 18, 2021 18:55:08 GMT
R.I.P.
Always a watchable performer.
He stole MIDNIGHT RUN right out from under DeNiro and all the other quality cast members.
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Post by Isapop on May 18, 2021 19:22:50 GMT
R.I.P. Always a watchable performer. He stole MIDNIGHT RUN right out from under DeNiro and all the other quality cast members. He did. And he was also very funny in Heaven Can Wait.
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Post by politicidal on May 18, 2021 19:53:50 GMT
R.I.P.
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Post by Stammerhead on May 19, 2021 0:05:45 GMT
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Post by bravomailer on May 19, 2021 3:56:18 GMT
His scenes with Eddie Albert in The Heartbreak Kid are great. Both are in top form.
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Post by teleadm on May 19, 2021 8:51:38 GMT
R.I.P. Charles Grodin
 Strangely this was the first movie that I took notice of him.
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Post by mattgarth on May 19, 2021 9:55:57 GMT
And he was ROSEMARY's first BABY doctor.
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Post by ZolotoyRetriever on May 19, 2021 19:03:34 GMT
Grodin, R.I.P., often played horrible jerks, but he did it well - so much so that I actually liked seeing him be a jerk in a movie. He was always so oddly amusing as a talk show guest, too.
I have to admit I have not seen either of his Beethoven films (I believe there were 2) but now that he has passed away I feel obligated to track those down and watch them - not to mention some other films of his that I've missed over the years. I sincerely hope that TCM channel puts on a Charles Grodin tribute one of these days, airing about 6 or 7 of his films.
petrolino, your OP was nice - very informative.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on May 20, 2021 14:00:23 GMT
This thread, coming just before his passing, goes to show he had not been forgotten or unappreciated.  Charles Grodin has been in many comedy classics, but to me, none were funnier than his role as Steve Martin's even lonelier friend in The Lonely Guy (1984). Every conversation between those two is hilarious, and knowing that the two of them were such great pals and were mostly improvising all their scenes together makes it all the more special.  It really feels like we're losing all the best of the best lately.  |
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