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Tim Curry has died
- WalterBright 21d agoI apologize to women named Janet.
- UncleSlacky 21d agoDammit!
- platevoltage 21d agoThe wrong 80 year olds are dying right now. The grim reaper needs to work on his aim.
- nephihaha 20d agoA very versatile actor. It is easy to forget the range of roles he was in.
- julnepht 21d agoHe was also very good as Pennywise the clown in the TV version of IT in the nineties...
- _doctor_love 21d agoThat performance scarred so many of us growing up. It was a rite of passage to watch that movie.
- tmtvl 21d ago"Do you have Prince Albert in a can?" Rest in peace, mister Curry (inconceivable that he wasn't knighted).
- nephihaha 20d agoI would argue that despite the miniseries' setbacks, he is the definitive Pennywise. Better than Skarsgard, who seems to rely on the Kubrick stare.
- ectoloph 21d agoThis is sad news, he was a very good actor. One of my favourite roles I've seen him in was as Trymon in the TV version of Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic.
- sybercecurity 21d agoTim Curry, Dolly Parton, who is number 3?
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- nsxwolf 21d agoIn case anyone doesn't understand the reference, lproven is hoping that Donald Trump, current President of the United States, who has a bit part in Home Alone 2, dies next.
- gwd 21d agoI think "cameo" is the correct term. He didn't wait in line all day with 1000 others to be an extra; he was asked to be in the movie because of how easily recognizable he is, and he plays himself. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameo_appearance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameo_appearance
- jmedefind 21d agoThey didn’t ask him. He added it as a requirement to film in the hotel since he owned it at the time.
- larrywright 21d agoAs I understand it, he wasn’t asked to be in the movie but rather he made it a condition of filming in his hotel that he be given a cameo.
- morder 21d agoas far as i understand it he requires a cameo in any film/show that uses his properties (in this case the trump hotel). he wasn't asked. it was required. supposedly most of the scenes filmed by other productions just end up on the cutting room floor but that one was left in.
- iwontberude 21d agoRIP Premier Cherdenko
- fullshark 21d agoRIP His soul is escaping to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1Sq1Nr58hM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1Sq1Nr58hM
- bigstrat2003 21d agoHeaven! Honestly, even though that's the only thing I've seen Tim Curry in, it's so strong that he has a fond place in my heart just for that performance. Dude knew how ridiculous it was and was having fun, which is a delight. It's hilarious to me watching him try to keep from cracking up in that scene.
- toofy 21d agoomg that game!!! i forgot about it. RIP Tim Curry. i went to the symphony last year to see the movie Clue. the symphony played the music while the movie played on the big screen above. i’d never seen the movie, he was as amazing as everything else i’d seen him in.
- ChosenEnd 21d agoRest in peace
- shdon 21d agoApart from RHPS, his role in Clue was a highlight for me. And him giving Gabriel Knight.
- callumprentice 21d agoI was a fan since university when someone down the corridor would have The Rocky Horror Picture Show playing all the time... Imagine my delight at seeing him on a packed London Tube one morning on my way to work. He asked to get by and I said something like "Just a jump to the left, and then a step to the right?" waiting for him to burst into song with the whole carriage joining in.. He just scowled and pushed past - still made my day though :)
- wolfi1 21d agoI and a fellow clerk at a polling station realized that it would be only 15 minutes to the opening and we were the only ones manning it. he began: " it's astounding, time is fleeting" I joined in "madness takes its toll" we continued to the chorus, some seconds before the opening the other people managed to be there and we had our fun, too
- befictious 21d agoIt'd be hilarious if it was just some dude who looked a lot like him and is just so sick and tired of how he can't go anywhere without people thinking he's tim curry
- callumprentice 21d agoHahaha! Can you imagine..
- nephihaha 20d agoI went to school with someone who looked very like him, although he is much younger and lost his hair.
- gxd 21d agoDid you know some company made a Rocky Horror Show videogame in the 80s? https://www.hardcoregaming101.net/the-rocky-horror-show/ https://www.hardcoregaming101.net/the-rocky-horror-show/
- jojogeo 21d agoRIP. The 'Wilderness Girls' scene in Loaded Weapon 1 will forever be in my heart and laughter; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRN2spEualo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRN2spEualo
- rubiquity 21d agoRIP. I always think of him for his performance in Home Alone 2.
- BatFastard 21d agoBrilliant artist! I smile when I hear his name.
- flippyhead 21d agoAnd don't forget Legend!
- lubujackson 21d ago"Clue" was my favorite Tim Curry performance. Such a great actor, will be missed.
- BLKNSLVR 21d agoI just love Clue. Understated and the exact opposite in equal measure. Just a great comedic movie, all held together masterfully by Curry. I rewatch it every few years, still love it. "No meaning yes!?"
- mixmastamyk 21d agoWhich ending do you prefer?
- BLKNSLVR 19d agoMrs. Peacock's "I'll leave first, if you don't mind". Classic entitlement of a the political class. Best ending. But then there aren't (m) any movies the end on the line "I am going to go home and sleep with my wife". Hard to go past that too.
- garyhbutton 21d agoRIP, he made some great art and my favorite was Rock Horror Picture Show
- rhdunn 21d agoWill they send him ... TO SPAAACE?!
- andrewstuart2 21d agoCommand and Conquer was almost certainly my first exposure to him. I guess it's time to go replay Red Alert 3 and enjoy those cutscenes all over again.
- Lwerewolf 21d agoA regular yearly replay is in order for me, too. Already done with SC2... just SC1/WC3/DoW(2)/RA2(mental/flippedmissions/etc)/RA3(uprising)/HOMM3/etc/etc/etc. Ah well.
- pimlottc 21d agoThe full backstory of this clip is a great read: https://www.vice.com/en/article/an-oral-history-of-tim-currys-escape-to-the-one-place-uncorrupted-by-capitalism/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/an-oral-history-of-tim-curry...
- TallGuyShort 21d agoI often chuckle at the observation that Tim Curry and Michael Caine's respective roles in the Muppet films were so beloved because Michael Caine acted like all the muppets were real actors, and Tim Curry acted like he was a muppet. He would have an impressive range of serious / comedic roles anyway, but I admire the ability for an actor that successful to be able to put himself be in such a silly role that well too.
- AceJohnny2 21d agoIt is a popular story and I love it, but Tim Curry himself has denied it: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/movies/muppet-treasure-island-anniversary.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/movies/muppet-treasure-is... > Curry emphatically denied that interpretation. “I saw the Muppets as actors with distinct personalities,” he said. “It’s astonishing how quickly you see them as people.”
- shagie 21d agoThere's a video that expands on Tim Curry's time with the muppets: The Muppets Brought Out the Best in Tim Curry https://youtu.be/XzU8f4HaQw0 https://youtu.be/XzU8f4HaQw0 > In this video, we look at why Tim Curry’s Long John Silver works so well in Muppet Treasure Island, not just because he’s funny, theatrical, and completely larger than life, but because he understood the real magic of acting with the Muppets. > There’s a popular idea that Michael Caine treated the Muppets like real actors, while Tim Curry treated himself like a fellow Muppet. But according to Curry himself, that isn’t quite right. He didn’t see Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Rizzo, or the rest of the Muppet crew as props or puppets. He treated them as fully formed characters with their own personalities, timing, and emotional lives. That may be the key to why his performance feels so alive. > This video essay explores Tim Curry’s casting as Long John Silver, his love for the Muppets, his larger-than-life theatrical style, and the behind-the-scenes energy of Muppet Treasure Island. We also look at how the Muppet performers stayed in character, how Curry approached the songs and comedy, why the “A Professional Pirate” number works so well, and how one surprisingly heartfelt scene with Jim Hawkins revealed a more vulnerable side of Curry’s acting.
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- nozzlegear 21d agoWhy use a throwaway to shit on the memory of someone? This is the epitome of tacky.
- unicornops 21d agoI've never wanted down votes on this site until now.
- whstl 21d agoI will always be grateful for his performance as Gabriel Knight, my favorite game of all time. Not only he was one of the pioneers in the medium, but the performance itself is still one of the greatest of all time.
- greenowl 21d agoStop eating my sesame cake!
- tosh 21d agounderrated movie and Tim Curry role: Herkermer Homolka in Congo (1995) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112715/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112715/ RIP
- petethomas 21d agoIn 1979 Curry had a Billboard Hot 100 song in the U.S. called "I Do The Rock" https://archive.org/details/TimCurryIDoTheRock https://archive.org/details/TimCurryIDoTheRock
- wolfi1 21d agotime and again they still play it on the radio in my country, it's still somewhat popular
- Mistletoe 21d agoWho is the third since they come in 3s? Can we lose one bad one for the two good? I’ve got someone in mind.
- ClassAndBurn 21d agoHe will always be the Pirate in Muppet Treasure Island to me. Thanks for everything you gave the world
- ohazi 21d agoThis is my only number!
- RattlesnakeJake 21d agoHe was easily my favorite part of that movie. The scene where he preaches his way out of getting The Black Spot lives rent-free in my head: https://clip.cafe/muppet-treasure-island-1996/but-its-not-his-birthday/ https://clip.cafe/muppet-treasure-island-1996/but-its-not-hi... (aside: Someone needs to upload a better-quality version of this to YouTube)
- arrowsmith 21d agoI watched that movie so many times as a child I could probably still recite every line. RIP Long John Silver!
- cestith 21d agoAnnie, Clue, Command & Conquer, Criminal Minds, Legend, Muppets Treasure Island, Rocky Horror Picture Show He was an icon. It’s said you can tell a lot about a person by from where they recognize him.
- a4isms 21d agoSmaller role, but he was brilliant in "Oscar" with Marissa Tomei and some guy who was nominated for an Oscar in 1977 for the screenplay to "Rocky." Absolutely nobody else could make the word "elocution" sound so luxuriously redolent of desire.
- v-erne 21d agoOh that's right I almost forgot that this film exists - his astounding pronunciation and boogie woogie tailors are two highlights of this strange stage play adaptation. I have to .. no .. i must watch it again.
- alexandre_m 21d agoI don't understand the hate about Oscar, even Stallone himself seems to believe it was a bad idea career wise, but I always liked it!
- riffraff 21d agoI love that movie and I loved Tim Curry in it. If you see it next to the Rocky Horror Picture Show (edit: and as pennywise in IT!) it really displays how wide the interpreting skill of the actor were.
- ColinWright 21d agoHe was brilliant in "Oscar". (Sorry, just noticed the older sibling comment said the same thing)
- a4isms 21d agoNevertheless, you are still Wright to have your own say, and it is delightful to have commonality, no matter how "trivial."
- changoplatanero 21d agoTim Curry as the pirate king in Pirates of Penzance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWzqcele1tY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWzqcele1tY
- Grimeton 21d agoRIP. Poor guy. Slipped on a cuppa tea and broke his neck while hitting the dining room table on his way down.
- erickhill 21d agoI know most folks think of other films, but his performance in Ridley Scott's Legend as the grumble-cackling lust driven red-faced demon is a core memory for me. Grew up watching and admiring that film and especially Mr. Curry's portrayal of that character so many times. Because of him.
- jonhohle 21d agoLegend is amazing and his character is still one of the most impactful practical effects I’ve seen. I was always happy to hear his voice work in shows as well. Mighty Max and Super Samurai Syber Squad being among my favorite. He’s fantastic in Clue as well.
- RajT88 21d agoCurry would turn up in some strange places. Less beloved was the 90's sci-show "Earth 2" (also featuring Clancy Brown).
- kraquepype 21d agoHis character in Legend is a core childhood memory for me. Also his voice role as Hexxus in Fern Gully!
- riffraff 21d agoHoly cow never realized it was him, absolutely terrifying for me as a kid
- gnuplustoejam 21d agoI was horrified that after his stroke they kept rolling him out in a wheelchair to perform for fandom nerds. Guy should have been allowed to live the rest of his life in dignity quietly, tending to his garden, not tap dancing for 40+ year old adults still obsessed with "The Time Warp".
- bmurphy1976 21d agoMaybe. I don't have enough context, but maybe that's what he wanted to do? Whatever you may think about it, I'm pretty convinced Ozzy wanted to go out with a big concert. Nobody had to push him to do it.
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- gnuplustoejam 21d ago> but maybe that's what he wanted to do Even if he did... he was in bad shape and it must have been physically taxing. The thought of him feeling obligated to be on stage in front of a room of wide-eyed adult children is particularly sad. This is more a commentary on his fans than Tim himself.
- t-writescode 21d agoObliged means he was doing something he didn’t want to do. Others here are saying, like Ozzy, he might have been doing what he wanted to do. To quote the poet, Dylan Thomas, Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
- ramesh31 21d ago>"Guy should have been allowed to live the rest of his life in dignity quietly, tending to his garden, not tap dancing for 40+ year old adults still obsessed with "The Time Warp"." You dont become Tim Curry unless you live for the attention. I highly doubt it was against his will. Shatner is still out there doing the theater circuit right now at nearly 100. Those generations in general (Silents and GIs) just had the mindset of "I'll stop working when I'm dead". It was the later Boomers really that latched onto the concept of retirement.
- billbrown 21d agoFor me, his best work was Muppet Treasure Island. I'm glad I watched this BTS video with him: I had no idea he had a stroke in 2012 and hasn't acted since. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzU8f4HaQw0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzU8f4HaQw0
- idontwantthis 21d agoNigel Thornberry is who I will always think of.
- esafak 21d agoI've read that Rocky Horror screenings were something of an event, though I have not experienced it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocky_Horror_Picture_Show_cult_following#Audience_participation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocky_Horror_Picture_Show_...
- a4isms 21d agoIn the 1970s, a bunch of us would have marathon sessions playing this newfangled game called "Dungeons and Dragons." It was a box set then, AD&D was yet to come. We played in a games club on Yonge Street in Toronto, and just down the street as the kind of sleazy movie theatre that played "Swedish Naturist" movies and any other porn or porn-adjacent films they could get away with. On Saturdays, we would play until about 11:45, lock the club up, and go to the theatre, where they would show The Rocky Horror Picture Show at midnight. It was semi-wild. A few people would be there in costume, and lots of people would shout out the most famous lines. I enjoyed it, and ended up making a minor contribution to the atmosphere: I started brining a water pistol along, and when there was rain in the movie, I'd fire it upwards, waving it randomly so other patrons would get a little sprinkle. People liked that kind of thing!
- zer00eyz 21d agoThey were great. Some of the modern criticism of it is rather harsh. The complaints about predatory tropes, and lack of consent miss the whole point. It is an outlandish piece of fiction, mixed with satire. It's just ment to be ridiculous and fun. It's why people turned the whole midnight showing into an event. You either got what it was, and went to laugh and have a good time or you were just too stiff and didn't get it. The whole scene was great for suburban queer and gay kids who might not have had another outlet or gathering place. I was lucky to have experienced it in the 80's and 90's in a few states. The relative homogeny of the crowed across states and venues was shocking. It was always a great way to "find your people" when you went somewhere new.
- pragma_x 21d agoThis still happens with full shadow-casts and everything. Look around, and look to bigger cities if you're living somewhere out of the way. If there isn't a troupe near you that does this regularly, you may have more luck closer to Halloween.
- EA 21d agoDiscovered him in Earth 2. 'Ello, poppet.
- Sparkyte 21d agoHis voice has a huge impact on so many forms of media from video games, movies, tv shows and radio. I'll miss him. I've been missing him since he couldn't use his distinct voice for many years. Miss him more that he is no longer with us.
- LetsGetTechnicl 21d agoLosing Dolly Parton and Tim Curry back to back my heart can't take it
- racl101 21d agoYeah, when you realize this decade and the next, pretty much everyone you grew up whose entertainment you consumed in the 60s-80s, who was an adult then, is coming up... it's a sobering thought.
- bsimpson 21d agoRobin Williams broke my perception of a lot of things when he died. I was 27 then, and it's already been a dozen years.
- vlan0 21d agoyeah...it's certainly a grounding feeling for me.
- phtrivier 21d ago"Baby Boom + Life Expectancy..." I dread at the idea that some startup is probably in stealth mode, ready to "disrupt funerals" by the end of the year. (Also, I dread the fact that I know a few boomers that I would actually like to stick around for while...)
- schmookeeg 21d agoI can't tell if I've just been in the bay area too long or what, but honestly, funerals could stand to be disrupted :) They could be better. RIP Tim.
- saulpw 21d agoDeath comes in threes and they were both 80, could be a party soon
- skullone 21d agoI remember when a group of friends went to see Rocky Horror at Clinton Street theater here in Portland, not having any idea what we were getting ourselves into. What a memory. Rest in peace Tim Curry
- nxobject 21d agoWhen was that? Just went there last year - they technically never stopped the Saturday night shows during the pandemic, so we’d both have watched the same uninterrupted theatrical run…
- skullone 21d agoOhhhh, it was about 25 years ago. They've been doing their weekend show for nearly 50 years apparently :p
- WalterBright 21d ago> Curry had a stroke while receiving a massage This happened to an acquaintance of mine. He had a pain in his neck, and went to a chiropractor. The chiropractor massaged his neck, which released a blot clot that went into his brain and gave him a stroke. His life afterwards was severely degraded. He was only in his 40s. I'll never let a chiropractor touch me.
- nixon_why69 21d agoChiropractors are cranks but a normal muscle massage is really unlikely to cause a stroke AFAIK. The risks from Chiros as I understand it involve the big "adjustments" where they go for big pops, particularly in the neck.
- WalterBright 21d agoHe already had the blood clot in his neck, which was the cause of his pain. The chiropractor's massage released the clot.
- nixon_why69 20d agoSorry for your friend. It sounds unfortunate all around. I'm not a doctor but I was an athlete and the default suggestion of "my neck/knee/legs/arms hurt" -> massage is standard common wisdom. Maybe an MD would have stalled for an ultrasound but then you have all of the insurance and delay issues.
- zemvpferreira 21d agoHear hear. An alarming amount of people around me have had serious health scares directly caused by manipulation. A friend of a friend was nearly left paraplegic after a sports "straightening" by a well-known local specialist. A close friend who had an extremely aggressive breast cancer at 35 (and is given to natural cures etc etc) took up acupuncture as a secondary treatment. All well and good until the third session, when the acupuncture people tried to get her to drop out of chemo and radiotherapy to fully commit to their treatments. Alternative medicine as a term should be considered fraud and its more radical practitioners thrown in jail immediately.
- dboreham 21d agoHad no anticip...ation of that.
- losvedir 21d agoEveryone's got their Tim Curry role that defines him. For me it's from The Three Musketeers. Though Nigel Thornberry is a close second. You can probably identify the age of every commenter in this thread based on the particular role that sits with them.
- ekianjo 21d agoOne of his best roles was Darkness in Legend, but seems like everyone has Alzheimer and forgot this great movie from Ridley Scott.
- scroot 21d agoIt's pretty much the best "devil" character in any movie I've ever seen. Perfectly executed
- dspillett 21d agoGreat part, but I can't say I thought much of the movie. A friend was obsessed with it, I could never quite get why (his explanations essentially amounted to the unhelpful "just because!").
- webarchitect 20d agoThey probably saw it when they were pretty young, nostalgia beats anything. For me, that scene with the dark doll and Mia Sara dancing by the firelight will go down in history as one of the best scenes in any movie.
- ekianjo 19d agoits a simple story but the directing is exceptional. Ridley Scott at his best
- nephihaha 20d agoI remember it well. It definitely has some memorable images in it.
- Teknoman117 21d agoSadly space has now been corrupted by capitalism
- world2vec 21d agoMy wife and I adore "Rocky Horror Picture Show". RIP absolute legend.
- telesilla 21d agoFinding myself in the audience as a young adult and being inculcated into performance art, underground culture, independent film makers and the wonderful weirdos who surrounded me.. All of us wearing pyjamas or petticoats or garters and yelling towards the screen.. What an excellent way to start adulthood, with these ideas of freedom of expression. I hope the traditions continue, and godspeed to Tim Curry.
- 120bits 21d agoMy first movie that introduced me to Tim Curry was Home Alone 2. It was maybe first few Hollywood Movies that I watched with parents(non-english speaking). Now I'm 42yrs old, and when my parents visit me, I watch Home Alone 2 with them. It has somewhat become a family tradition now. Thank you Tim for such a memorable moments. Great actor!
- shagie 21d agoOne of the oddities of YouTube comments is the gathering of random people on specific videos for memorable occasions. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) - Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal Scene - https://youtu.be/h_bUcNjmuSk https://youtu.be/h_bUcNjmuSk
- alexpotato 20d agoFascinating to me that YouTube comments went from "pit of hell" to "one of the most wholesome parts of the internet". Not sure how that happened though.
- markus_zhang 20d agoI wonder when is a suitable age to introduce Home Alone to my son…maybe 8 years old is good enough?
- hi_hi 20d agoGive it a go, they’ll soon let you know. My daughter first watched HA when she was around 8. It’s one of her favourite movies. She generally doesn’t like movies or even cartoons, something about the tension they build. But HA she loves.
- markus_zhang 20d agoThanks. He is just 6 so maybe too early.
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- rglover 21d agoRIP. Great actor. I went from knowing him first in Home Alone 2 as a kid and then later in RHPS (always gave me a chuckle to be like "wait...is that the guy from Home Alone?!").
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- joshka 21d agoDammit
- ReptileMan 21d ago2016 all over again?
- maqp 21d agoMy first introduction to the man was Muppet Treasure Island, the video game. I didn't see the movie until I was adult but the game really, really stuck with me. It's not on GOG (yet) but a copy of it sits on archive: https://archive.org/details/MuppetTreasureIslandPC https://archive.org/details/MuppetTreasureIslandPC It ran on W11 without too much trouble up until CD 3 started. There the whole game just seized up and refused to run. Weirdly no amount of uninstalling helped to get even earlier CDs running. That being said it's a masterpiece, still, 30 years later.
- monocularvision 21d agoNot to take things too off track but I worked at Egghead Software around that time and the looping recording we had on a TV for that game haunts me to this day.
- maqp 21d agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkmjSSC3r5A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkmjSSC3r5A something like this?
- WarOnPrivacy 21d agoI have a Tim Curry-adjacent story. A family friend had a yellow ~73 Duster. Tim Curry autographed her hood in spray paint. This was back in the early Rocky Horror days - a live performance in NYC, I think. Everyone adored the signature. ff to mid 80's: She is leaving work. She gets to her parking space and sees that her hood is just yellow; the autograph is gone. She's staring in shock when the attendant walks up to her and says in a heavy Arabic accent: "I'm so sorry that happened to you. I scrubbed and I scrubbed all morning until I finally got it all off!" and is just beaming at her. Her shock hasn't let up any. She manages to squeak out a "Thank you" and leaves.
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- miksteyp 21d agoAs a One Piece fan I truly believe Oda took inspirations from Tim Curry's works. I mean I don't think it's a coincidence that he played the Pirate King, a clown, a transvestite and a navy admiral - all of which are prominent roles in One Piece. Rest in paradise.
- abcd_f 21d agoOh, no. Not doctor Pool!
- ant6n 21d agoKnown for his role in Command & Conquer. “…in spaace!”
- butz 21d agoHere's an obsure one: Tim Curry voiced the main antagonist of Brütal Legend, Doviculus.
- SubiculumCode 21d agoDid you all notice this submission? Super Curry Combat II [1][2] [1]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49454496 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49454496 [2]https://curry-combat-2.com/ https://curry-combat-2.com/ Fast as AI turnaround indeed?
- SubiculumCode 21d agojust a FYI, I am not behind this submission or involved in anyway. I just thought it was curious, and wondered about it.
- Razengan 21d agoHe has gone to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism.. :')
- lencastre 21d agoThe Clue Top Movie Peak Performance by the great Tim Curry
- lanyard-textile 21d agoIn SF, I was on a "shadow cast" that did Rocky Horror as their main show. The movie would play in the theater, and we'd be in front of the screen acting out the film in "screen accurate" detail, with our own little humorous changes. I watched Rocky Horror what must have truly been upward of 1000 times :) Picking all the scenes apart, memorizing the movements and the lines. I played Rocky, Eddie (Meatloaf), Brad, Janet, Dr. Scott. But I never got to play the legendary Frank. To be honest, I don't think I could ever live up to it. There is a certain goofiness with all the other characters I loved to bring out and exaggerate -- But with Frank you had to embody Tim Curry. You can make it your own but there's still a root of him in all the depictions I've ever seen. The walk, the motions, the atmosphere of a demanding presence. It's all so distinctly Tim Curry :) I always loved seeing people fill the boots (well, the heels. Those heels are gigantic, if you've never looked at them closely!) RIP Tim Curry. Thank you for everything you've done. All the joy you've brought into this world. Some shadow cast RHPS memories, in tribute to our legend passing away. 1/ If you're doing a screen accurate show, you can play as Eddie and Dr. Scott :) It's a tight costume change but they're never on the screen at the same time. I always did both characters on those nights. 2/ Apparently the actor for Rocky had no idea what they were signing up for, and was super weirded out while filming. This was like the cast's entire favorite fun fact, and I don't have the heart to verify and ruin it. Because it certainly looks sort of true anyway if you take a closer look at him in the movie ;) 3/ The movie omits a single song from the broadway show. It is, of course, Brad's solo song. Which I have always found hilarious. Of course of all the songs, it's Brad's. 4/ After "Touch Me", Janet and Rocky have to stay hidden on stage almost totally naked in a tight prop space for the next scene to work right. It's a little thrilling seeing what you two can get away with, barely shielded from the audience and the cast :) 5/ Our regular Brad loved to "crowd surf" during the "don't dream it, be it" and... you know, it's very interesting doing that half naked with a boa! 6/ The floor show is the most stressful costume change. There's not enough time to do it yourself. We had people assigned and dedicated to the floor show costume change because it was so difficult to pull off. A full face of makeup, a whole new costume with fishnets, and a custom bedazzled corset! 7/ Dr. Scott's floor show change has it fairly easy in comparison. You can wear the fishnets for all of the show and just take off your pants :) 8/ Our main venue in SF was not set up for what we did. We didn't have a costume changing room; we had the trash room around the side. We laid towels over the trash cans and made our own little workstations, brought our own lighted mirrors, had to constantly whisper since the audience was literally right there at the door. 9/ My favorite all-time memory was caking the makeup on my face for floor show. I had these special spongey wedges I liked to do it with, and it was so meditative. You didn't have time to get it perfect, you had to slather it on and get up there. The feather boa, the cool night air touching my skin, the camaraderie of friends loving something together, laughing quietly and putting on a good show. None of it possible without Mr. Tim Curry.
- fallinditch 21d agoWhen I was a teenager my aunt got me and my brother some tickets to see The Rocky Horror Picture Show - the original west end theater production: "you must see this". We had front row seats for a weekday matinee performance, Tim Curry was in the middle of a long run as Dr Frank-N-Furter - and boy, he blew our little socks off. I have never been present at such powerful stage magnetism before or since. The film version sorta captured it somewhat, but in the flesh he was unbelievable, powerful and ... divine.
- Loughla 21d agoHe is beyond human sexuality in that. Just the perfect person for that role.
- fallinditch 21d agoYes, his immense sexuality was an experience to behold, as he strutted in his leather jock strap, fishnets and high heels.
- johnea 21d agoI'll always remember him for the prophetic quote from Rocky Horror Picture Show. It was only years later that I understood this to be a statement about all the corpse forward products produced by over-aggregated companies. Whenever it seems like the product just doesn't do what you want, and charges too much for it, remember this paraphrase: They didn't make it for YOU...
- patch_cable 21d agoSometimes I think I'm the only one who watched https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_Runners https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_Runners It was absolutely formative for my later tastes in science fiction. For a while, I thought it was something from a fever dream until I found a DVD on eBay.
- Lammy 21d agoI was meaning to re-play Brütal Legend anyway :/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF0x5qFwEp4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF0x5qFwEp4
- shevy-java 21d agoHe was in one of my favourite Tales from the crypt episodes. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0394935/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0394935/ Now, the salesman guy was IMO the best actor in that episode, but Tim Curry played several roles, and played as the daughter, which was absolutely hilarious. So if you can, watch that episode - Tim was a hilarious guy. I wonder who had the idea of him playing multiple roles (he was good in his other roles too, but playing the daughter was by far the funniest part).
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- schmookeeg 21d agocan we not?
- UncleOxidant 21d ago1946 was quite a year. Three presidents born that year: Clinton, W Bush and Trump.
- krupan 21d agoThe audiobooks from A Series of Unfortunate Events where he was the narrator are awesome
- dspillett 21d agoHe hasn't died. He's escaped… TO SPAISE!!
- alex1138 21d agoRocky Horror is one of those (movie, but also stage, if you go to see it) things where you're either in the culture already or you're not. Go to your first show, and be completely lost as the audience calls back things you obviously don't know yet. It gets better after you've seen it
- gerdesj 21d agoCome up to the lab and see what's on the slab. RIP
- ecopoesis 21d agoA few weeks ago I had Fable build https://curry-combat-2.com https://curry-combat-2.com: Super Curry Combat II Turbo: Legend Edition, a Street Fighter clone where every fighter is a Time Curry character. It, was to me, surprisingly good for an AI slop project. Though Fable not suggesting the Doctor from Red October or Homolka from Congo in its initial roster is the biggest indication to me that we're far from general AI.
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- sph 21d agoI tried this on a whim and I’m surprised it works: http://theoneplacethathasntbeencorruptedbycapitalism.space http://theoneplacethathasntbeencorruptedbycapitalism.space
- adregan 21d agoAt some point, after watching this video[0], I was never able to watch a movie with Tim Curry and not think about Haskell. 0: https://youtu.be/LnX3B9oaKzw?t=3m6s https://youtu.be/LnX3B9oaKzw?t=3m6s
- aboardRat4 21d agoHow are we to do currying from now on?
- syngrog66 21d agooff-topic here
- Danox 21d agoRIP first heard of him on the Dr. Demento show...
- gcanyon 21d agoPeter Pan and the Pirates!
- samud 20d agoHome Alone
- adzm 20d agoI was disheartened that there was no mention of his voice role as Auntie Whispers in Over the Garden Wall in this thread. It's an autumn tradition in my family to watch that entire animated series and that's one of my favorite episodes.