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  • Blzer
    Resident film pundit
    • Mar 2004
    • 42520

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    James Caan dies at 82

    James Caan, whose Oscar-nominated performance as the hotheaded Sonny Corleone in “The Godfather” produced some of the most memorable moments in movie history, died Wednesday at age 82. …
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  • countryboy
    Growing pains
    • Sep 2003
    • 52762

    #2
    Re: James Caan dies at 82

    So sad.

    I'm not a movie person by any means, but James Caan stars in two of my all time favorite movies, The Godfather and Elf.

    RIP
    I can't shave with my eyes closed, meaning each day I have to look at myself in the mirror and respect who I see.

    I miss the old days of Operation Sports :(


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    • JayBee74
      Hall Of Fame
      • Jul 2002
      • 22989

      #3
      Re: James Caan dies at 82

      Brian's Song, Killer Elite, Rollerball and a good portrayal of a compulsive gambler in The Gambler. Maybe his greatest performance in Misery.

      Time flies by. I remember reading an article on him where he says he's not a kid anymore (he was 35).

      RIP Jimmy.

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      • Madden08PCgmr
        MVP
        • Feb 2017
        • 2441

        #4
        Re: James Caan dies at 82

        Got pretty hosed in the Godfather. They cut so much of Sonnys parts out.

        Really enjoyed him on the small screen in Las Vegas.
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        Let's see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours.

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        • JayBee74
          Hall Of Fame
          • Jul 2002
          • 22989

          #5
          Re: James Caan dies at 82

          Originally posted by Madden08PCgmr
          Got pretty hosed in the Godfather. They cut so much of Sonny's parts out.
          I don't know about hosed. The part rocketed his 70's career. He had significant scenes throughout the film (The Sollozzo meeting, Beating up Carlo, It's strictly business, his death).

          The guy that played Carlo said that Caan and him never got along and that he suffered two cracked ribs and other injuries in their "one-sided fight scene".

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          • LambertandHam
            All Star
            • Jul 2010
            • 8008

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            Re: James Caan dies at 82

            RIP. Thief is really good as well as his performance in it.
            Last edited by LambertandHam; 07-07-2022, 04:31 PM.
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            • Madden08PCgmr
              MVP
              • Feb 2017
              • 2441

              #7
              Re: James Caan dies at 82

              Originally posted by JayBee74
              I don't know about hosed. The part rocketed his 70's career. He had significant scenes throughout the film (The Sollozzo meeting, Beating up Carlo, It's strictly business, his death).

              The guy that played Carlo said that Caan and him never got along and that he suffered two cracked ribs and other injuries in their "one-sided fight scene".
              They literally cut out half of his character from the book. The extended versions are a much more balanced portrayal than just a philandering hothead.

              .. Gianni Russo (Carlo) had real mob ties, allegedly.
              Last edited by Madden08PCgmr; 07-11-2022, 09:53 AM.
              You want free speech?
              Let's see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours.

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              • JayBee74
                Hall Of Fame
                • Jul 2002
                • 22989

                #8
                Re: James Caan dies at 82

                Originally posted by Madden08PCgmr
                They literally cut out half of his character from the book. The extended versions are a much more balanced portrayal than just a philandering hothead.

                .. Gianni Russo (Carlo) had real mob ties, allegedly.
                I didn't dispute scenes getting cut, just acknowledged that his career went on steroids after the movie. At nearly three hours something has to go.

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                • Jeffx
                  MVP
                  • Jan 2007
                  • 3045

                  #9
                  Re: James Caan dies at 82

                  He was great in 1975's 'Rollerball'


                  James Caan was the all-American leader who learns how the American dream is rigged in Norman Jewison's classic sci-fi dystopia: Rollerball.
                  Last edited by Jeffx; 07-18-2022, 11:49 AM.

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                  • SuperBowlNachos
                    All Star
                    • Jul 2004
                    • 10218

                    #10
                    Re: James Caan dies at 82

                    I knew him mostly from the TV show Las Vegas

                    RIP

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                    • Caulfield
                      Hall Of Fame
                      • Apr 2011
                      • 10986

                      #11
                      Re: James Caan dies at 82

                      often underrated and overlooked, Caan was one of the two title leads in one of the first buddy cop genre, Freebie & the Bean.
                      a wonderful film, wish it had gotten a sequel or two. now I'm wishing for a remake

                      and while he only had a very small role in Dogville, an excellent story driven movie worth a look

                      RIP
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