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Posted by Andrew Wilson (Member # 538) on February 11, 2008, 12:08 PM:

I was sad to hear that ROY SCHEIDER,aka Police chief Brody from Jaws has passed away after a battle with Cancer.He will be missed.Andy.

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on February 11, 2008, 01:54 PM:

Scheider was a workhorse of an actor on films and TV. He was a real pro, always adding to the film by his presence. Jaws was probably his most remembered movie.
Time to replay that great 200ft Jaws digest.

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on February 11, 2008, 02:03 PM:

I was a big fan of his. He was just great in "All That Jazz".
I always liked "Blue Thunder".

He's had a few 8mm releases. Aside from "Jaws", there's "The Seven Ups", "Marathon Man", "The French Connection", "2010", and of course, "Jaws 2".

Doug

Posted by Andrew Wilson (Member # 538) on February 11, 2008, 02:27 PM:

I always felt that he was underated as a movie actor.Aside from the titles you named Doug;what else did he do?.I will always remember him,along with Shaw and Dreyfuss From JAWS.Andy.
PS Maybe the best threesome ever commited to film.

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on February 11, 2008, 02:58 PM:

Roy, we miss you, I liken him to the tough guy actor, like Lee Marvin. All business, no filler.

He was great on "Seaquest"

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on February 11, 2008, 04:03 PM:

A first rate actor that always seemed comfortable and well suited in his roles, apart from Jaws, Blue Thunder and 2010 also stand out.

Graham.

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on February 11, 2008, 07:46 PM:

It's a shame, he really was a great actor.

His "You're gonna need a bigger boat" is one of the most famous one liners in modern cinema, and by the way: it was an ad-lib.

We find ourselves quoting it at my job quite often when things seem to be getting out of hand.

Posted by Dan Lail (Member # 18) on February 11, 2008, 09:34 PM:

Scheider was also very cool in "52 Pick-Up". He made revenge so sweet!

Posted by John Clancy (Member # 49) on February 12, 2008, 03:08 AM:

It's upsetting to think that only Richard Dreyfuss of the threesome remains. One of the greatest films of all time in my humble opinion. I never tire of watching it.

Posted by Tom Photiou (Member # 130) on February 12, 2008, 01:22 PM:

Your right there John,
I'll be running my 16mm print of all that jazz soon, he was great in that one but i agree Jaws is what most people will remember him by, "we'r gonna need a bigger boat"

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on February 12, 2008, 01:48 PM:

Farewell and adieu unto you Spanish ladies.
Farewell and adieu to you ladies of Spain.
For it's we've received orders for to sail for old England,
But we hope very soon we shall see you again.

What a great scene!

Posted by Andrew Wilson (Member # 538) on February 12, 2008, 02:05 PM:

John im with you on that one.In my view theres never been a more stronger threesome in any movie.Perfect in every way.Jaws is after all my all time fav.movie.Andy.

Posted by David Kilderry (Member # 549) on February 13, 2008, 01:29 AM:

I remember running the first day screening of 2010: The Year We Make Contact in 70mm. We had some complaints about the 6 channel magnetic sound. I went down into the theatre to check and it was the scene where Roy is talking to the Russian at the radio telescope. Half the dialogue was there, the rest blank!

It turned out that some of the mag tracks had been wiped due to faulty heads in a preview screening. We had to revert to our 35mm scope back up print. It was still a great film that I would love to see again. RIP Roy.

David

Posted by Andrew Wilson (Member # 538) on February 13, 2008, 10:12 AM:

Yes David.I too think 2010 was a good film,better than the original
in my view.Andy.

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