434. CalGal - 9/23/99 9:52:52 AM
George C. Scott

Scott was never an actor I particularly enjoyed; he started going well over the top early on and never seemed to pull it back. He also seemed to lose his ability to choose properties later in his career. Still, he was a talent.

I liked him best when he underplayed; his marvellous supporting work in Anatomy of a Murder remains my favorite of his performances.

Other great Scott (ha) roles:

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• The Hustler
  
• The Changeling (see our recent discussion of this in Mote Movies)
  
• Patton
  
• Dr. Strangelove
  
• Petulia--it has been years since I've seen this movie, but I remember it as being astonishingly good.
  
• They Might Be Giants
  

His recent work with Lemmon has been okay (remakes of Inherit the Wind and Twelve Angry Men). Other notables: The Hospital, Flim Flam Man.

And then, there is Day of the Dolphin. (Fa is not!). The Hindenburg. Taps. The Exorcist III. The Savage is Loose.

Apparently, Scott was a hell-raiser, and didn't really like making movies all that much. Apart from his firstOscar nomination, he made some form of refusal for all of his Oscar nods. However, he accepted Emmies and Obies without protest. Go figure.

435. glendajean - 9/23/99 9:55:29 AM
He's father of Campbell Scott, co-collaborator with Stanley Tucci of Big Night, The Imposters and The Day Trippers.

George C. was once married to Coleen Dewhurst, Campbell's mom.

443. Chris J. - 9/23/99 5:38:56 PM
Why was most of the thread deleted?

Why did I have register with my old assigned password when I had already changed it?

George C. Scott was an incredibly talented and intense actor, whose best work was on the stage yet managed 7 or 8 unforgettable performances on film and several in cable and network t.v. movies.
His Christmas Carol is quite good.
He nearly died in 1996 and then appeared in the revival of Inherit the Wind on Broadway to I'm sure deservedly rave reviews.

I thank my lucky stars I was able to see him in Uncle Vanya and Death of Salesman on stage.

His output in films of late has been nothing much to write about it, but the chance of another great performance was always a possibility.

Now he's gone.

444. CalGal - 9/23/99 8:18:50 PM
Chris--we had a nasty problem a few nights ago; someone was spamming the threads. We had to delete a lot of posts, but no posts of value were deleted.

The login problem will be fixed soon; a long story. Sorry for the inconvenience.

And you are right--I thought later of Scott's Christmas Carol. That's another one on his list.

Did you see the Showtime version of Inherit the Wind with Jack Lemmon?