As a big-time lover of B-movies in the 80’s and 90’s, I’ve mostly known Tim Thomerson as Dollman and Jack Deth in all those Trancers movies. I know there’s a bunch of those because Lisa hosted every one of them on #FridayNightFlix. But I found out a few years ago that he was also a well known stand up comedian who did a Charles Bronson impression. On his 79th birthday, I thought I would celebrate his stand up comedy. Be on the lookout for the Bronson impression that starts at about the 4 and a half minute mark. And this is definitely NSFW! Enjoy, my friends!
Category Archives: Scenes I Love
Scene That I Love: Douglas Trumbull’s Stargate Sequence From 2001: A Space Odyssey
Today would have been the 83rd birthday of special effects maestro, Douglas Trumbull.
Today’s scene that I love come from 1968’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. The famous stargate sequence was designed by Trumbull and it remains one of the most influential science fiction moments of all time. In one of their greatest oversights, the Academy neglected to include Trumbull when they nominated the film for its special effects. As a result, the Oscar only went to Stanley Kubrick. Trumbull was not happy about that and, sadly, Kubrick and Trumbull did not speak to each other for years afterwards.
Despite not being included in the nomination, Douglas Trumbull’s work has stood the test of time.
Brad’s Scene of the Day features Jackie Chan in PROJECT A (1983)!
Jackie Chan is a truly unique talent. He’s one of my all time favorites, and rates his own section in my massive physical media collection. On Jackie’s 71st birthday, and my granddaughter’s day of birth, I share this incredible bicycle chase featuring some fun Jackie stunts and ending with Sammo Hung. Enjoy my friends!
Scene That I Love: The Eye In The Sky From Casino
I need to rewatch this film soon. I wonder what the eye in the sky is seeing right now. From 1995’s Casino:
Billy Dee Williams in NIGHTHAWKS (1982)!
I love Billy Dee Williams. When I was a kid, I remember Florence from THE JEFFERSONS loving him. I also loved him as Lando Calrissian in the STAR WARS movies. I’m sure I had his action figure. As I got a little bit older, I started to appreciate his larger body of work in movies like NIGHTHAWKS with Sylvester Stallone and Rutger Hauer, and NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET with Robert Carradine. On his 88th birthday, I wanted to take a moment to celebrate Billy Dee Williams, and one of my favorite action movie scenes. This scene from NIGHTHAWKS features three unbelievably cool actors in their prime!
Enjoy, my friends, and Happy Birthday Billy Dee!!
Scenes That I Love: The Wheelchair Race From Days Of Thunder
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to the great character actor, Michael Rooker.
For today’s scene that I love, we’ve got a fairly silly scene from a fairly silly movie. Micahael Rooker and Tom Cruise play racing rivals in 1990’s Days Of Thunder. In this scene, we see just how dedicated they are to always trying to be the first to make it to the finish line.
Scenes That I Love: Peter Fonda Wants To Have A Good Time In The Wild Angels
In this scene, from Roger Corman’s 1968 film The Wild Angels, Peter Fonda sets forth a manifesto for living. It’s not exactly a manifesto for living for a long time but it certainly seemed to work for him.
Scenes That I Love: Robert Downey, Jr in Less Than Zero
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to Oscar-winner Robert Downey, Jr.
This scene that I love comes from 1987’s Less Than Zero. It features Downey as the self-destructive drug addict, Julian. Downey has said that this role wasn’t too far from his real life at the time. Julian’s father is played by the great character actor, Nicholas Pryor.
Happy birthday to Robert Downey, Jr! I’m thankful that, unlike Julian, he got a second chance.
Scenes That I Love: Marlon Brando In On The Waterfront
Scene That I Love: Jack Webb Sets The Hippies Straight
Today’s scene that I love comes from a 1968 episode of the iconic cop show, Dragnet. A group of hippies want to leave the United States and start their own country. Joe Friday (Jack Webb) and Bill Gannon (Harry Morgan) set them straight!
It’s always kind of easy to laugh a little at these episodes of Dragnet because it’s obvious that Webb had never actually met or dealt with any real hippies. But I don’t know. This episode, entitled The Big Departure, and this speech still feels relevant, even if I doubt it actually changed the mind of anyone planning on starting their own nation.
Through the Shattered Lens 