tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post7866478300980600943..comments2024-02-25T12:47:03.941-06:00Comments on Johnny LaRue's Crane Shot: Heat (1987)Marty McKeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084642122976337263noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-86722239871968667772014-09-05T07:33:12.406-05:002014-09-05T07:33:12.406-05:00Erik Nelson is reading my blog! Ye flippin' go...Erik Nelson is reading my blog! Ye flippin' gods!Marty McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084642122976337263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-42097639426480197382014-09-04T13:32:03.550-05:002014-09-04T13:32:03.550-05:00I recently saw HEAT on the big screen as the openi...I recently saw HEAT on the big screen as the opening film in a recent Cinemapocalypse festival at the Ritz Alamo Drafthouse. The programmer who picked the film called it a "Dad film" - Reynolds transitioned from popular star to appearing in movies dads like to watch in their reclining chairs in their dens. I remember thinking "wtf" during the opening sequence and the tone of the film would change so fast I got nosebleed. Burt's pimp jacket got the biggest laugh, but I loved it when he stated his qualifications as an "escort": "Well, I've been knocked down, blown up, lied to, shit on, shot at, I'm not a virgin except in my heart, nothing much surprises me anymore except what people do to each other. I'm a licensed pilot, I lectured on economics at Yale, and I can memorize the front page of the New York Times in five minutes, and repeat it back to you in five weeks. I was National Golden Gloves Champion three years in a row and I'm fluent in four languages. And... I lie a lot!"<br /><br />I don't know what is harder to believe: Robert Altman was originally lined up to direct, the screenplay is by William Goldman, or it has been remade as WILD CARD with Jason Statham. Erik Nelsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-19651176844040513132014-08-31T10:17:00.708-05:002014-08-31T10:17:00.708-05:00This would be about the same time that Burt Reynol...This would be about the same time that Burt Reynolds drifted toward TV again. In fact, it would be the same time he ended up on the SF-oriented sitcom OUT OF THIS WORLD (which is really a lot wittier than quick glimpses of it might tell you). <br />The odd thing is, he played a disembodied voice on a machine, and was uncredited all through the series (which was on for several seasons). So even though there's nothing wrong with the show, that might say something about his career in 1986-87.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603892208775996594noreply@blogger.com