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randallscott35 02-24-2014 12:16 PM

Harold Ramis Passes
 
Very sad. What a talent in so many ways.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entert...,2259309.story

GBBob 02-24-2014 12:34 PM

That is sad...makes me feel old remembering Stripes

mclem0822 02-24-2014 01:07 PM

Very sad to hear this........
 
Between his work in front and behind the camera, Harold Ramis was responsible for some many comedy classics! Caddyshack, Vacation, Animal House, Groundhog Day, a brilliant comedy mind! RIP.

Danzig 02-24-2014 01:11 PM

no way!

we just watched the story of the making of caddyshack last night. a great talent, both behind and in front of the camera.

GenuineRisk 02-24-2014 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig (Post 967027)
no way!

we just watched the story of the making of caddyshack last night. a great talent, both behind and in front of the camera.

That's a great documentary.

In honor of my favorite Ramis movie, the "Tell him about the Twinkie" scene:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzaQjS1JstY

I have a friend who is still upset that Egon and Janice were split up for the sequel.

Danzig 02-24-2014 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by GenuineRisk (Post 967030)
That's a great documentary.

In honor of my favorite Ramis movie, the "Tell him about the Twinkie" scene:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzaQjS1JstY

I have a friend who is still upset that Egon and Janice were split up for the sequel.

when i got this job that i've had for almost three years now, i had to go to some training. we were separated into groups of four, and each 'team' had to come up with a name for the team, a slogan, and a mascot.
our mascot was my idea--the staypuft marshmallow man. we were wracking our brain for a team name, and our mentor said 'hurry up'..i said do you know how hard it is to come up with a random name that's good?!
and the light bulb came on...team random, stay puft as our mascot...and our slogan was whatever random word came into our heads any time we had to yell it. good times.
i loved his movies, just loved them.

geeker2 02-24-2014 01:51 PM

Bummer..one of my all time fav scenes "willing to learn"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR9HuRUUTbs



RIP

joeydb 02-24-2014 07:47 PM

He was awesome. Liked his work very much.

Stripes (deciding to steal the armored truck)

Bill Murray: "Let's go"
Ramis: "No."
Bill Murray: "C'mon, let's go"
Ramis: "No."
Bill Murray: "C'mon!"
Ramis: "No!"
Bill Murray: "I'll drive."
Ramis: "OK."

Rudeboyelvis 02-24-2014 08:49 PM

Old enough (unfortunately) to remember him from the SCTV days back in the late 70's....John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis, and Dave Thomas... You knew as the head writer he was going to go on to amazing heights even back then... So very sad.

RIP

geeker2 02-24-2014 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis (Post 967089)
Old enough (unfortunately) to remember him from the SCTV days back in the late 70's....John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis, and Dave Thomas... You knew as the head writer he was going to go on to amazing heights even back then... So very sad.

RIP


I remember that show as well - very funny :tro:

GenuineRisk 02-25-2014 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis (Post 967089)
Old enough (unfortunately) to remember him from the SCTV days back in the late 70's....John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis, and Dave Thomas... You knew as the head writer he was going to go on to amazing heights even back then... So very sad.

RIP

When Martin Short had his Jiminy Glick show, he would sometimes have the SCTV veterans on and they were always the best guests because their improv background was so strong they could go toe-to-toe with him. His "interview" with Catherine O'Hara was like watching the comedy equivalent of two world-class aerialists. I searched on Youtube yesterday, hoping he'd had Harold Ramis on, but no luck.

My husband and I were speculating which of Ramis' films will be funny to our kid when he's old enough to watch them (since comedy changes over time). I don't know about Caddyshack (much as I loved it) but I think Vacation and of course, Ghostbusters, will hold up for a very, very long time. Vacation is funnier to me now than it was when I saw it as a kid (it was my very first rated-R movie).

Danzig 02-25-2014 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by GenuineRisk (Post 967119)
When Martin Short had his Jiminy Glick show, he would sometimes have the SCTV veterans on and they were always the best guests because their improv background was so strong they could go toe-to-toe with him. His "interview" with Catherine O'Hara was like watching the comedy equivalent of two world-class aerialists. I searched on Youtube yesterday, hoping he'd had Harold Ramis on, but no luck.

My husband and I were speculating which of Ramis' films will be funny to our kid when he's old enough to watch them (since comedy changes over time). I don't know about Caddyshack (much as I loved it) but I think Vacation and of course, Ghostbusters, will hold up for a very, very long time. Vacation is funnier to me now than it was when I saw it as a kid (it was my very first rated-R movie).

my kids are all in their 20's, and love all those movies. vacation will always stand up, because families always take hilarious vacations. (hopefully not quite as over the top as chevy and co's, but still!).
as long as there is golf, i think caddyshack will be funny. it's just a funny movie.

Kasept 02-25-2014 07:48 AM

So sad. A brilliant comic mind. The wellspring of so many favorite film moments. Tribute on ATR today.

GenuineRisk 02-25-2014 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Kasept (Post 967121)
So sad. A brilliant comic mind. The wellspring of so many favorite film moments. Tribute on ATR today.

A friend of mine posted on her Facebook page yesterday of her one encounter with Ramis- it's really sweet:

Quote:

My second summer in the city I walked into an elevator and was stunned to find Harold Ramis standing there. As the doors closed, he nodded at my Star Trek: Insurrection baseball cap and asked, "you work on the crew?" "Nope," I replied and then, in awe, I shot him my best grin and said, "Just a card-carrying dork." And he laughed. Mr. Ramis has so many things to be proud of from his amazing life, but that day I was so proud to tell all my friends how I made a Ghostbuster laugh. Rest in Peace.

GenuineRisk 02-25-2014 09:19 AM

And the President's words on him:

Quote:

Michelle and I were saddened to hear of the passing of Harold Ramis, one of America’s greatest satirists, and like so many other comedic geniuses, a proud product of Chicago’s Second City. When we watched his movies – from “Animal House” and “Caddyshack” to “Ghostbusters” and “Groundhog Day” – we didn’t just laugh until it hurt. We questioned authority. We identified with the outsider. We rooted for the underdog. And through it all, we never lost our faith in happy endings. Our thoughts and prayers are with Harold’s wife, Erica, his children and grandchildren, and all those who loved him, who quote his work with abandon, and who hope that he received total consciousness.
:)

Alabama Stakes 02-25-2014 10:58 AM

after going to the matinee show of Animal House the day it opened at the Sack Pi Alley in town, i was in pain from laughing so hard. Must have went back 10 times with groups of different friends to see it again. It's awesome when you rave about a movie and everyone is in agreement. Might also have been the last time I was right about anything...." Oh Bluto, we might get in trouble" lol

casp0555 02-25-2014 11:49 AM

So sad...one of the greatest comedic talents during my generation. His legacies will live on much to aour enjoyment. RIP Mr. Ramis....

rpncaine 02-25-2014 01:23 PM

"Lighten up Francis"...one of my absolute favorite lines from any movie. I use it all the time and there are damn few people who don't smile at it. :-)


RIP.

Danzig 02-25-2014 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by rpncaine (Post 967163)
"Lighten up Francis"...one of my absolute favorite lines from any movie. I use it all the time and there are damn few people who don't smile at it. :-)


RIP.

:tro:

docicu3 02-25-2014 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig (Post 967120)
my kids are all in their 20's, and love all those movies. vacation will always stand up, because families always take hilarious vacations. (hopefully not quite as over the top as chevy and co's, but still!).
as long as there is golf, i think caddyshack will be funny. it's just a funny movie.


"Don't Cross The Streams"……..will probably remain my favorite along side the Aunt Jamima treatment in "Stripes"……

Would love to hear Dan Ack. tell a few stories about him…..

dellinger63 02-25-2014 02:36 PM

Saw another site highlighting some of the best quotes.

My favorites from Stripes

Quote:

I've always been kind of a pacifist. When I was a kid, my father told me, "Never hit anyone in anger, unless you're absolutely sure you can get away with it." I don't know what kind of soldier I'm gonna make, but I want you guys to know that if we ever get into really heavy combat... I'll be right behind you guys. Every step of the way.
Quote:

C'mon, it's Czechoslovakia. We zip in, we pick 'em up, we zip right out again. We're not going to Moscow. It's Czechoslovakia. It's like going into Wisconsin.

Well I got the **** kicked out of me in Wisconsin once. Forget it!
From Animal House

Quote:

Christ. Seven years of college down the drain. Might as well join the ****ing Peace Corps.
Quote:

Dean Vernon Wormer: Here are your grade point avarages. Mr. Kroger: two C's, two D's and an F. That's a 1.2. Congratulations, Kroger. You're at the top of the Delta pledge class. Mr. Dorfman?

Flounder: [drunk] Hello!

Dean Vernon Wormer: 0.2... Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son. Mr. Hoover, president of Delta house? 1.6; four C's and an F. A fine example you set! Daniel Simpson Day... HAS no grade point average. All courses incomplete. Mr. Blu...

[sees Bluto with a pair of pencils in his nostrils]

Dean Vernon Wormer: Mr. Blutarsky... zero... point... zero.
And from my all-time favorite Caddyshack

Quote:

Spalding Smails: This is good stuff. I got it from a Negro. You're probably high already and you don't even know it.
Quote:

Al Czervik: Oh, this your wife, huh? A lovely lady. Hey baby, you must've been something before electricity.
Quote:

Al Czervik: You're a lot of woman, you know that? Yeah, wanna make 14 dollars the hard way?
Quote:

Al Czervik: [to his Asian companion] I hear this place is restricted, Wang, so don't tell 'em you're Jewish, okay?
Quote:

Al Czervik: Hey, doll. Could you scare up another round for our table over here? And tell the cook this is low grade dog food. I've had better food at the ballgame, you know? This steak still has marks from where the jockey was hitting it.
Quote:

Carl Spackler: This is a hybrid. This is a cross, ah, of Bluegrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, Featherbed Bent, and Northern California Sensemilia. The amazing stuff about this is, that you can play 36 holes on it in the afternoon, take it home and just get stoned to the bejeezus-belt that night on this stuff
Quote:

Al Czervik: He called me a baboon, he thinks I'm his wife.
Quote:

Judge Smails: You - you will never be a member of Bushwood!

Al Czervik: A member? You think I actually want to join this scumatorium? The only reason I'm here is because I might buy it!
BTW Never saw what other people saw in ghostbusters. Of course I didn't like Star Wars either.

GBBob 02-25-2014 03:06 PM

If you can spare 3 minutes and 12 seconds, this is worth the time:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjg7FqVC0pI

Danzig 02-25-2014 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GBBob (Post 967174)
If you can spare 3 minutes and 12 seconds, this is worth the time:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjg7FqVC0pI

the jeopardy parts in the movie crack me up...lol

Danzig 02-25-2014 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by docicu3 (Post 967169)
"Don't Cross The Streams"……..will probably remain my favorite along side the Aunt Jamima treatment in "Stripes"……

Would love to hear Dan Ack. tell a few stories about him…..

we just watched stripes a few weeks back...

and yeah, don't cross the streams. there's no telling how many lines we say without thinking about where they came from.

i'm a lean, mean fighting machine. lol i miss john candy too!

Danzig 02-25-2014 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GBBob (Post 967174)
If you can spare 3 minutes and 12 seconds, this is worth the time:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjg7FqVC0pI



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sQ_51KfxfM


this is the one that keeps coming to mind.


bye bye

Crown@club 02-26-2014 11:35 AM

SOB! Sh1t!!............. A good one gone too young


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDkVjsSSDbg

casp0555 02-26-2014 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rpncaine (Post 967163)
"Lighten up Francis"...one of my absolute favorite lines from any movie. I use it all the time and there are damn few people who don't smile at it. :-)


RIP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H-Cs-fi5tA

Unbelievably funny......ranks up at the top for me too...:tro:

joeydb 03-03-2014 04:28 PM

Bill Murray gave a tribute to Ramis during the Oscars last night. Loved it.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjeffe...ramis-during-o

GBBob 03-04-2014 07:56 AM

Sad, and hard to believe that they hadn't spoken in over 20 years

http://www.thewrap.com/harold-ramis-...ade-long-feud/

geeker2 03-04-2014 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GBBob (Post 968079)
Sad, and hard to believe that they hadn't spoken in over 20 years

http://www.thewrap.com/harold-ramis-...ade-long-feud/

Very sad..makes me want to reach out to Riot.

Rudeboyelvis 03-04-2014 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geeker2 (Post 968114)
Very sad..makes me want to reach out to Riot.


geeker2 03-04-2014 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis (Post 968116)

ROR !!!

casp0555 03-05-2014 11:52 AM

Watched Stripes for the gazillionth time last night......still cracks me up.

"ooh, I wish I was a loofa" :D

BigBlue 03-05-2014 10:10 PM

Realized last week that Ramis is responsible for about 80% of my entire vocabulary.

So funny.


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