James Caan has sadly passed away at the age of 82

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

[jimfields33]

1. I feel bad for Scott, his son. So sad.

[ARPad95]

3. RIP, Mr Caan.

[PCIntern]

4. Fascinating actor

May his memory always be for a blessing

[TheBlackAdder]

65. CAAN!

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[PCIntern]

83. Funny. Thx.

[milestogo]

5. Sonny Corleone!

Great actor.

[PoliticAverse]

14. RIP Sonny...

[MissMillie]

58. I confess... I haven't watched The Godfather

Years ago I started to watch it, and it was a little too gory for me.

Maybe I'll try again. I recently got through Breaking Bad. Maybe I've found some tolerance for gore.

[LuckyCharms]

67. Arguably the best film ever made...

A gorgeous motion picture that has so many seemingly small but impactful aspects, you will be re-playing them in your mind for years.

Following is one of my favorite clips. nothing gory involved. There is something about it that hits me hard.

Marlon Brando generally did not look like my father, but in this particular movie, his make-up, his mannerisms...he looks EXACTLY like my father, who died when I was young, so perhaps that is a factor on why this movie appeals to me so much.

[MissMillie]

69. I've heard it said many times that it's the best (n/t)

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[Hassin Bin Sober]

89. I didn't care for The Godfather. It insisted upon itself.

Just kidding. It’s one if my favorites.

[LuckyCharms]

90. Lol! That made me laugh.

Thanks!

[Wounded Bear]

6. RIP...he was in so many good roles over the years...

Good night Sonny.

[Nevilledog]

25. I had forgotten exactly how many great roles he had.

[LoisB]

7. This is sad. I really liked his acting. RIP Mr. Caan.

[634-5789]

8. One of the best.

Sonny Corleone....RIP.

[wendyb-NC]

9. Sad day

R.I.P. Mr Caan

[Quakerfriend]

10. Loved him in Cinderella Liberty.

[mountain grammy]

19. The best!

[Ohio Joe]

11. RIP

[PoliticAverse]

12. John a than... John a than... John a than...

RIP.

[underpants]

21. What an interesting movie.

Loved that movie.

[PoliticAverse]

22. A great the individual vs the corporate oligarchy movie. n/t

[Paladin]

29. There are very few genuinely GREAT sci-fi movies.

The original "Rollerball" starring Caan is one of them. He will be missed.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

52. I thought Rollerball was the absolute shit when it came out.

My dad took me to see it when it was in theatres. The first time I saw an R-rated movie.

[Auggie]

13. I'll always think of him as a young guy

[Omnipresent]

15. He was like Dennis Miller.

A Hollywood conservative that supported trump.

[hunter]

82. Bad comparison. Caan had some talent.

"So sorry to hear the news," Rob Reiner wrote. "I loved working with him. And the only Jew I knew who could calf rope with the best of them. Love to the family."

https://www.dailywire.com/news/hollywood-reacts-to-death-of-ultra-conservative-james-caan

My own crazy Union Card Carrying Hollywood Liberal family mocked Caan's politics but didn't disrespect his art.

[Omnipresent]

85. I never said he didn't have talent.

Also, many leftwing comics like Dennis Miller.
So your wrong.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

16. RIP

always liked him

[mountain grammy]

17. Cinderella Liberty

one of my favorite movies ever.. Rest in Peace James Caan.

[LuckyCharms]

18. Oh no, Rest in Peace, Mr. Caan. It's strange, I've thought about him

more than a few times this past week or so.

Thinking back to his role in The Godfather...

[Just A Box Of Rain]

20. "It's a pretty dangerous world,

so given the choices – which are not really wonderful – I am supporting Donald Trump in the hopes that his ego won’t get in the way, and that he’s smart enough to hire good people.

We don’t know that, but we pretty much do know what Hillary will do.

So if Trump listens to the people he hires and he has a great cabinet, the scale tips that way for me. We need a hawk right now.”

~James Caan quoted in The Jerusalem Post July 22, 2016

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/james-caan-believes-trump-makes-the-us-an-offer-it-cant-refuse-462097

[LisaM]

24. I know, that was very unfortunate.

I think he may have been a tad misogynistic. Very talented actor, though. I don't know who thought of casting him for "Elf", but he absolutely made that movie with his straight man performance where he never dropped character for one second.

[kcr]

33. Loved him in ELF

That's how my kids know him. We've watched that movie every year since it came out.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

26. So what?

That was then, this is now and has jack shit to do with this thread.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

27. Really? Supporting Trump has nothing to do with the legacy of James Caan

on a forum for Democrats?

I'm of an entirely different mind on this issue.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

30. There's always one in the crowd.

What happened in 2016 is irrelevant to the annoucement of his death, start your own thread of his "dastardly" comments in 2016, but quit trying to hijack the thread.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

32. One in the crowd? I tend to doubt that.

Caan backed Trump, while attacking HRC, and that is not relevant to his legacy on a forum for Democrats.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

34. I was talking about you.

Go start your own thread, this is about the death of a great actor, James Caan, not about what he said in 2016.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

36. I'm aware of whom you were speaking.

You don't get to dictate my speech.

Caan used his fame to support Donald Trump. Full stop.

That is entirely relevant thing to point out on a forum for Democrats.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

38. Well you seem to be the only one here pushing this bullshit,

and how do you know that his opinion didn't change since 2016?

Quit trying to hijack the thread.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

51. pointing out that James Caan supported Trump is "bullshit?" in your eyes?

On a forum for Democratic Party loyalists? For real???

Boy do we read that differently.

Good day.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

53. Well, you are, after all, in the minority here on this subject.

Good day to you also, and have a great upcoming weekend.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

60. I highly doubt that I'm in the minority in thinking Caan's support of Trump

stains the man's legacy or that it is relevant point on a Democratic forum.

I'm kinda shocked you'd think otherwise.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

61. And I'm kinda shocked that you haven't read the replies to this thread.

Kinda blows your statement out of the water.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

62. Not a bit.

Caan was a significant actor. He also supported Donald J Trump and attacked Hillary Clinton.

Those are relevant facts on a Democratic forum.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

64. But they're not relevant to this thread,

in case you hadn't noticed, the thread was about his death, not his support in 2016 for the Mango Menace, IOW, you tried to hijack the thread.

You can have the last say, I'm done with you on this particular issue.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

66. We disagree entirely of the relevance to this thread

on Democratic Underground.

It is an odd objection that James Caan's support got TFG and disrespecting of HRC isn't relevant.

This is not an "acting forum." Nor is this thread in the Lounge.

[BlackSkimmer]

70. Where are you on all the grave-dancing threads about trumpers who bite the dust?

All that poster did was point out Caan's political beliefs. I don't think he or she rejoiced over the death.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

74. Where am I on grave dancing?

I guess I'm old school, I find it distasteful, but I'll make an exception to the demise of the Mango Menace, except I won't grave dance, I'll piss dance on his grave.

I didn't say he or she was rejoicing over his death, I just pointed out that this wasn't about his past statements about Trump, it was about his death and the many great movies and tv shows he did.

Have a great day and great upcoming weekend.

[BlackSkimmer]

77. No, I didn't say you were one of those who enjoy those threads.

I just wondered why you don't scold those who do as you're scolding this poster here.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

78. I used to, but I gave it up as it's too tiring.

Peace out.

Tomorrow, DU won't hear from me for a while, getting back on the road now that my truck is fixed, ready to go and a load is waiting for me in Phoenix going to upstate NY.

[Chautauquas]

49. I think you're right

the fact that he was a good actor doesn't excuse the fact that he supported someone who nearly wrecked the country.

[liberal_mama]

75. I think I get what you are saying. I've been a big fan of Jon Voight since I was a young kid

I met him once and he was very nice and gracious. However, now there is the problem of his Trumpery and crazy conservative views. As a result, I haven't been watching any of his movies anymore because his views disgust me. Are you saying that I should just ignore his offensive political views and enjoy his work and separate the artist from his politics?

[MarineCombatEngineer]

76. Not at all, I'm saying that the person in question should just start their own thread

on the dastardly statements made by Mr. Caan in 2016 instead of trying to hijack the thread.

I myself, don't judge an actor's accomplishments by their political views, that's a separate issue for me, their politics may suck ass big time, but if they're accomplished actors, as Mr. Caan was, then I'll continue to watch their movies.


Have a great day and upcoming weekend.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

35. The guy was kind of a douche who believed his own tough guy persona.

No surprise he was a trumpanzee.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

40. He was a pretty tough guy in real life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Caan

Caan was a practicing martial artist. He had trained with Takayuki Kubota for nearly 30 years, earning various ranks.[62] He was a Master (6 Dan) of Gosoku Ryu Karate and was granted the title of Soke Dai by the International Karate Association.[4] He also took part in steer roping at rodeos and referred to himself as the "only Jewish cowboy from New York on the professional rodeo cowboy circuit.

Say what you want about him, but he was an accomplished actor and martial arts expert.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

72. There is only one true karate master

[MarineCombatEngineer]

73. LOL.

I just got dizzy watching this gif.

Very good.

[edhopper]

46. Thank you

for posting this

[hlthe2b]

23. He was a wonderful actor and will be missed.

RIP

[MarineCombatEngineer]

28. Awwww, another great actor leaving us.

Kinda weird, but my favorite James Caan movie was Alien Nation.

[Twoflower]

31. Brian's Song nt.

[demtenjeep]

37. yes

this was what I was going to post

[llmart]

47. Me too.

A real tear jerker.

[Upthevibe]

59. Twoflower....

Brian's Song -Brian Piccolo.

I think (but am not sure) this is when movies of the week were fairly new.

I remember watching it as a kid with my family and we were all crying at the same time.

[kentuck]

39. RIP

One of my favorite characters was "Mississippi" in the old John Wayne western, El Dorado.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

42. Forgot about that one,

his shooting was so poor, he carried a sawed off double barrel shotgun in a holster.

Great movie.

[kentuck]

45. With his gambler's hat...

[MarineCombatEngineer]

50. Yep, he fit that role perfectly.

[ChazII]

41. Condolences to his friends and family.

I will always remember you from Brian's Song.

[crickets]

71. That's the first movie of his I thought of as well.

Also Alien Nation with Mandy Patinkin.

[Tarheel_Dem]

43. This is so sad. I just watched a movie the other day where he starred with Ellen Burstyn, called...

"Queen Bees". I have to admit, he looked really different, but I guess anyone would at age 82.

[vercetti2021]

44. Misery for sure

Easily my favorite movie with him. ELF second.

[Stinky The Clown]

48. Rest well, sir.

He was a great actor in a wide variety of roles and archetypes.

I will always love him for Sonny Corleone. I wasn't sure at first but his role has good well the test of time (50 years ago for that one!)

Brian's song made me cry.

[johnnyknj]

54. The Gambler

[William769]

55. What a great actor.

[YoshidaYui]

56. Turned down George Lucas...

Howard Stern once asked James Caan why he turned down the role when it was offered to him and he said bluntly, "They didn't want an actor. That's why they got Harrison Ford."*

[ZonkerHarris]

57. CHAPTER TWO by Neil Simon. another of Simons autobiographical stories and Caan was wonderful in it

as a writer healing after his wifes death and feels guilty when he falls in love with a new woman in his life.
Marsha Mason co stars as the love interest

and fun fact she's the real life woman Neil Simon fell in love with after his wife's death
wonderfully nuanced part for Caan
unlike many of his tough guy roles.
Love him and that movie

[PoliticAverse]

84. I saw that in the theater when it came out. Simon allegedly wrote it for Mason...

so she could get an Oscar.

[CaptainTruth]

63. RIP...

[highplainsdem]

68. RIP.

[BootinUp]

79. Loved his work. RIP big guy. Nt

[Catherine Vincent]

80. Rest in peace

[Liberal In Texas]

81. I still like the 1981 film "Thief"

Really good contemporary film noir. Great cast with Tuesday Weld and of all people Willie Nelson. Music by Tangerine Dream.

RIP

[Hassin Bin Sober]

91. Picked up my martini habit in "his" bar The Green Mill in Chicago.

[DFW]

86. Sometimes gifted artists will have views we can't stand

That’s just the way the world is. I can’t explain how it is that I’m friends with Richard Vighuerie, who is the Prince of Darkness politically. Whack Job would be too mild a term.

Though not leading roles, I thought that Jon Voight played a role closest to his political views in “Enemy of the State,” and Caan in the Schwarzenegger film “Eraser.” I think it is testimony to the artistry of each that neither role is considered significant for either of them.

[DashOneBravo]

87. Rest In Peace

Two I liked “Gardens Of Stone” which was about serving in “The Old Guard” 3rd Infantry Regiment during the Vietnam War.

“A Bridge Too Far” which is about Operation Market Garden during WW2.

And I don’t care who he voted for.

[Aristus]

88. His Wikipedia article said he supported HRC in 2016.

Was it hacked by some ultra-right-winger?

On edit: Looks like it. Someone switched it back to TFG in 2016.