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Stuart Fyvie
Film Handler

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From: Amersham
Registered: Jun 2003


 - posted December 18, 2009 04:44 AM      Profile for Stuart Fyvie   Email Stuart Fyvie   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Has passed away. Those kids of the seventies would know doubt
know him from the writer of 'Alien' and 'Dark Star', both of which were on 8mm. An icon for those geek kids like myself from those days.

Good bio here:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43415

Stuart

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Claus Harding
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Washington DC
Registered: Oct 2006


 - posted December 18, 2009 11:21 AM      Profile for Claus Harding   Email Claus Harding   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
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When "Alien" premiered, I was made aware of Mr. O'Bannon as a rather tortured soul who had poured a lot of his frustrations into writing the ultimate frightening movie after "Dark Star" had helped put him on the map.

He certainly had his hand in some big-name projects along the way, but one got the idea from reading about him that he didn't really "fit in" in Hollywood.

But whatever else happened, in 1979 he gave us all two of the scariest hours ever put on film. I am sure Ellen Ripley could have coined a nice farewell phrase.

R.I.P.

Claus.

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Michael O'Regan
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From: Essex, UK
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 - posted December 18, 2009 01:13 PM      Profile for Michael O'Regan   Email Michael O'Regan   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
DARK STAR was an excellent piece of work. Haven't seen it in years.

RIP

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Marshall Crist
Master Film Handler

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From: San Pedro, CA USA
Registered: Oct 2008


 - posted December 19, 2009 03:23 AM      Profile for Marshall Crist   Email Marshall Crist   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Watched DARK STAR again last night after receiving this horrible news. He really is great in it. ALIEN was a huge part of my childhood, but DARK STAR is my favorite of Dan's films. What sort of 8mm release was there for this title?

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