Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
Gossett’s nephew told The Associated Press that the actor died Thursday night in Santa Monica, California. No cause of death was revealed.
I may have to try to find a copy of Enemy Mine to watch in remembrance.
I guess it's time to watch Iron Eagle again.
That was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid. I tried to rewatch it as an adult, and it didn't hold up very well.
Enemy Mine, however, is still amazing.
I’m a pilot as an adult and the opening scene where he races a motorcycle in his Cessna is hilarious. He’s got the flaps down the whole time to slow him. I think it was watchable though for nostalgia.
And then they made 3 sequels...
I loved fighter jets as a kid, Iron Eagle was one of my favorites in the 80s just for that. I even used to listen to music to focus for awhile lol, though it did help sometimes.Unless I'm highly under the influence I doubt I'll ever watch it again.
Watched Enemy Mine again within the last decade or so, enjoyed it much more than when I was younger.
Got to watch Toy Soldiers tonight.
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I love Enemy Mine, but I highly suggest Diggstown if you've not seen it. Highly underrated movie and I think a great performance by Louis Gossett Jr. (Also James Woods but... hes a dick)
I have not seen Diggstown, thanks for the recommendation.
And James Woods is indeed a dick, which makes me glad I didn't say anything to him when I saw him at a restaurant in Hollywood years ago when I lived in L.A.
Not that I ever went up to celebrities and talked to them unprompted anyway, but he's pretty much the only one I can think of who I saw when I lived there that I'm not sorry I didn't get to talk to. I suppose technically also Jared Leto, but I'm sure we could have had some sort of conversation.
I am sorry I didn't get to talk to Michael Clarke Duncan while he was still alive, but at least I got to see the only person I've ever seen get out of a Cadillac Escalade who really did need a car that big.
Diggstown is a favorite of mine, although actually knowing how big of a piece of dung James Woods is kinda hurts it for me. But Louis Gossett Jr. is fantastic, and Bruce Dern is at his “jerky” best here. The plot, while not that realistic is still really enjoyable.
Nobody ever mentions Firewalker as their favorite Lou Gossett Jr. movie. Is it because of Chuck Norris?
"So, we meet again."
In my case, it's because I've never even heard of it before.
But it being a Chuck Norris movie does not make me inclined to see it.
I met him decades ago. He was very cool.