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B.E.E. Podcast Sky Salute: Philip Baker Hall
🕑 Added 2022-06-13 23:56:20 +0000 UTCSo Philip Baker Hall just landed a supporting role in that big Paul Thomas Anderson film in the sky, thus we look up to the movie heavens and salute them in his honor. Feel free to share your fondest cinematic memories of Mr. Hall in the comments section below.
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Thesy Surface
On stage. In Mamet's American Buffalo.
Jorge Espinha
Mr Bookman, an all time favorite
Babs Bab
Is this an episode? Says unlocked
Billy Schafer
"Sidney, don't say another fuckin' word, or I'll get up and bury this phone in your head!" (I know, it's not his line, but it's directed at him, and I love the "Oh, well..." looks he gives Dennis Farina.)
slimshadyfan666
"no jesus christ john don't go to vegas" -- hard eight
slimshadyfan666
"i am happy to see that you two are having a wonderful honeymoon" -- hard eight
slimshadyfan666
"as much money as you'll need. as much money as i have." -- hard eight
Grant Peterson
The Insider was the first film that came to mind and this scene. https://bit.ly/3tAckLS
Eric M. Rhein
He was so fucking funny in that 2 min scene; Jerry broke character but Mr. Hall didn't, a true pro.
Eric M. Rhein
GREAT Vegas flick!
Eric M. Rhein
Gotta love how plain spoken they guys he played always are, especially when PTA is writing w/ him in mind. Love his work.
Keith Harmon
“I'm not a complicated man. I like cinema. In particular, I like to see people fucking on film. But, I don't want to win an Oscar and I don't want to re-invent the wheel. I like simple pleasures, like butter in my ass and lollipops in my mouth. That's just me. That's just something that I enjoy. Call me crazy, call me a pervert. But, there's one little thing that I'mg going to do in this life and that is I'm going to make a dollar and a cent in this business.” Floyd Gondolli-Boogie Nights No truer words spoken about the cinematic arts!
Keagan Afonso
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john m
the insider
Seneca Garcia
Just recently watched Hard Eight for the first time - really good . . .
FlyingWaffle
The type of actor that when I saw he was in a movie, I knew it was going to be a good one.
Mickey Rock
I always think of him as Sherwood Morrill in Fincher’s ZODIAC. Weirdly, he’s in another movie about the Zodiac killer called THE ZODIAC from 2005 as well.
Knokkel knokkel
I mostly remember Hall from TV! He was good.
Nathan Stack
Hi did more acting with his eyes than most actors can do with their entire bodies.
Shawn Kilroy
“Don’t use the phone in the Doctor’s office” Curb Your Enthusiasm
Brian Rooney
I like simple pleasures, like butter in my ass and lollipops in my mouth. That's just me. That's just something that I enjoy. Call me crazy, call me a pervert.
Michael Reith
https://youtu.be/tIZ43V-3puc My favorite scene, also a PTA movie (Boogie Nights)
Adam Fix
Obviously Sydney, his other 2 Anderson films, Midnight Run, Secret Honor and of course his two episodes of Seinfeld. I think it's fair to say we've lost one of the best character actors.
tarmac492
he had a great run and a lot of great performances but agreed with those who love Bookman. A machine gun volley of great lines delivered perfectly.
Normaling
Mr. Bookman will never really die.
Paul Nolan
Two other things that have always stayed with me from Hard Eight since first seeing at 15/16 - Gwyneth Paltrow’s greatest performance & Philip Seymour Hoffman has a three-minute cameo that burns a hole in the screen. Really just fantastic performances all round - truly one of the great American film debuts from PTA.
Thomas Edwards
That diner scene in Hard 8, when you just know, this is going to be good. RIP.
Aron Harris
Still remember the first time I watched Hard Eight after I signed up for FilmStruck. He was captivating as Sydney. One of my favorite films to this day.
Paul Nolan
Glad you chose a pic of Hard Eight - PBH in that film gives as good a cinematic performance as you’ll ever see.
Mike
Fantastic actor.
MITCHELL SILVERMAN
loved Hard Eight
Sean
This one really hurts for me. I grew up on midnight run, secret honour, hard Eight, boogie nights and magnolia (yeah I was an odd cinemad kid / teenager and still am). I loved Hall in everything he did even his bad movies were great just for his scenes
