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Iron Eagle (Louis Gossett Jr.)
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:30 am
by wlu_lax6
Yup...and Iron Eagle is his best movie
Re: Iron Eagle (Louis Gossett Jr.)
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:31 am
by L-Jam3
An Officer and a Gentleman.
Re: Iron Eagle (Louis Gossett Jr.)
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:33 am
by rass
Doesn't he get his ass eaten (literally) by the shark in Jaws 3D? I vote for that.
Re: Iron Eagle (Louis Gossett Jr.)
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:36 am
by DSafetyGuy
"Diggstown" is enjoyable.
ETA: His son went to Syracuse. He was visiting and came to a basketball game, at which he ended up returning to his seat during play. Upon seeing him, a noise started to rise through the crowd: "Loooooooooouu..."
Re: Iron Eagle (Louis Gossett Jr.)
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:15 am
by P.D.X.
Enemy Mine!
Re: Iron Eagle (Louis Gossett Jr.)
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:09 am
by sancarlos
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:31 am
An Officer and a Gentleman.
Yup
Re: Iron Eagle (Louis Gossett Jr.)
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:33 pm
by brian
wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:30 am
Yup...and Iron Eagle is his best movie
That movie severely tests the theory of suspension of disbelief.
Re: Iron Eagle (Louis Gossett Jr.)
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:03 pm
by GoodKarma
wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:30 am
Yup...and Iron Eagle is his best movie
Roots might like a word...
Re: Iron Eagle (Louis Gossett Jr.)
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:30 pm
by Nonlinear FC
Yeah, Roots is such a weird thing to place though... it's not really a movie.
But I think ppl of a certain age, that movie was pretty vital in getting the message about slavery across. As we've discussed, America's education system continues to do a pretty lousy job of telling our entire history. For a lot of people, watching Roots completely destroyed the notion that slaves were just employees and/or part of the family.
And just to be blatantly obvious... That narrative was very much purposeful.