RIP Brian Dennehy

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Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, and Lee Marvin all turned down the role Dennehy ended up playing in Rambo. After the movie became a smash hit, I'm betting each wished they could have a do over on that.
 

leodisflowers

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Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, and Lee Marvin all turned down the role Dennehy ended up playing in Rambo. After the movie became a smash hit, I'm betting each wished they could have a do over on that.

Wouldn't have been the same. He was born for that role. If only he didn't draw first blood.
 

schuele

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He once played Bob Knight in a made-for-TV movie. Despite the movie being terrible, Dennehy was still good. He was also great in the role of John Wayne Gacy, even though it was also a crappy, low-budget TV movie.
 
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Husker.Wed._rivals

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First of all, you don't ask the questions around here. I do. Understand! Second, we don't want guys like you in this town, drifters. Next thing we know, we got a whole bunch of guys like you in this town. THAT'S WHY! Besides, you wouldn't like it here anyway. It's just a quiet little town. In fact you might say it's BORING. But that's the way we like it. I get paid to keep it that way.
 

DudznSudz

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He was awesome in Silverado, too!

Favorite actor: Dennehy! Favorite drink: O'Doul's!

Bears! Hawks! Sox! Bulls!

 

catch54

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Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, and Lee Marvin all turned down the role Dennehy ended up playing in Rambo. After the movie became a smash hit, I'm betting each wished they could have a do over on that.

Now you've done it. Now I have to watch the 'Dirty Dozen'. Come to think of it, Brian Dennehy would have been equally as good as Telly Savalas.
 

JohnRossEwing

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One of my favorite scenes (also what I use anytime people tell me they need their 57 guns that shoot 1000 bullets a second for hunting)