If He Were Alive, Oliver Reed Would Be The Real Most Interesting Man In The World

[Dino Velvet]

Oliver Reed Talk Shows - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZMXIxIQmPw)

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[Dino Velvet]

Even Mitchum agrees.

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[JohnnyWalkerBlackLabel]

All due respect I disagree

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[Merkurie]

I thought the Dos Equis guy was Oliver Reed.

[Dino Velvet]

I thought the Dos Equis guy was Oliver Reed.

He's not even from Spain. Here's Jonathan Goldsmith. We've been tricked again.

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[russtafa]

Oliver Reed was a great drinker and brawler and would walk right over most of these new Hollywood types

[JohnnyWalkerBlackLabel]

He's not even from Spain. Here's Jonathan Goldsmith. We've been tricked again.

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Jonathan Goldsmith -- the dude from the Dos Equis commercials -- surfaced in Los Angeles this weekend, where the most interesting thing we learned about him ... is that he really likes Cream of Mushroom soup. -TMZ

[Dino Velvet]

Oliver Reed was a great drinker and brawler and would walk right over most of these new Hollywood types

Oliver Reed was a genuine article for sure.

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[addicted]

Oliver Reed Talk Shows - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZMXIxIQmPw)

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dude you flood this board with some stupid fucking threads making it hard to sort thru board about what this board is supposed to be about transex.

[Prospero]

Reed was an idiot who squandered his great talent.

[Dino Velvet]

Reed was an idiot who squandered his great talent.

Always thought you guys loved him like Michael Caine.

Reed was a better Werewolf than Lon Chaney Jr too.

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[russtafa]

keep up the good work dino

[El_hefe]

Well if by "interesting" you mean a drunken idiot who squanders his talent & resources to act like a 18 yo who just discovered drinking.... then you are right.

[uncutflmeat]

He's not even from Spain. Here's Jonathan Goldsmith. We've been tricked again.

http://old.lushangeles.com/sites/default/files/4469188216_10feda6620.jpg

Why would he have to be from Spain?

[russtafa]

Always thought you guys loved him like Michael Caine.

Reed was a better Werewolf than Lon Chaney Jr too.

http://www.yourtrailers.net/vsebina/the-curse-of-the-werewolf.jpghe was a good mate of the Who

[Dino Velvet]

he was a good mate of the Who

Reed liked Sabbath over Zeppelin too.

[MatiasTz]

Two Reed stories -- he was stabbed in the neck during a fight scene during The Three Musketeers (they used real swords in those movies), but wouldn't allow production to be slowed.

During the shooting of Tommy, Reed and Keith Moon became party buds. One day Moon hires a helicopter and has himself taken over to Oliver Reed's estate. Reed greets him carrying two swords and chsllenged Moon to a duel. Moon wound up stabbing Reed in the ass.

[Stavros]

The thread is about Reed as 'the most interesting man', presumably man and actor; but most of his films are third-rate howlers; and as a man, Reed was a loud, foul-mouthed drunk who had his name, Oliver, tattooed on his cock; at least Michael Caine has made films throughout his career that were worth watching, even today The Iprcress File retains its appeal as one of the few realy good spy films. Reed was not interesting in any way, he was just a problem. Having just read an article on Anjelica Huston which as usual refers to her 'hell-raising' daddy John, I wonder, what is the appeal of such people?

[russtafa]

The thread is about Reed as 'the most interesting man', presumably man and actor; but most of his films are third-rate howlers; and as a man, Reed was a loud, foul-mouthed drunk who had his name, Oliver, tattooed on his cock; at least Michael Caine has made films throughout his career that were worth watching, even today The Iprcress File retains its appeal as one of the few realy good spy films. Reed was not interesting in any way, he was just a problem. Having just read an article on Anjelica Huston which as usual refers to her 'hell-raising' daddy John, I wonder, what is the appeal of such people?the guy was a legend he liked a fight a fuck and a drink what's wrong with that .when i was younger i used to live by that code

[Dino Velvet]

The thread is about Reed as 'the most interesting man', presumably man and actor; but most of his films are third-rate howlers; and as a man, Reed was a loud, foul-mouthed drunk who had his name, Oliver, tattooed on his cock; at least Michael Caine has made films throughout his career that were worth watching, even today The Iprcress File retains its appeal as one of the few realy good spy films. Reed was not interesting in any way, he was just a problem. Having just read an article on Anjelica Huston which as usual refers to her 'hell-raising' daddy John, I wonder, what is the appeal of such people?

Ever see The Brood? Cronenberg at his finest. Reed was like a head doctor/cult leader. Very natural and believable performance.

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[Dino Velvet]

Revolver is a great Poliziotteschi Film. Sollima said he had to shoot Reed's scenes before 2PM while he was still sober enough. Turned out a great film regardless.

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[Dino Velvet]

When the heck is Criterion putting out The Devils???

The Devils (1971) Trailer - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9DFfrH-018)

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[Prospero]

Yep we DID like him a lot - until the booze toppled him into a ludicrous parody of the fine actor he once was. Those who admire drunken sots being offensive and acting like assholes might find the latter days of Reed appealing, but the films you've mentioned (like The Devils) and others such as Women In Love were made during the days when he had the rabble rousing under control. A sad man.

Hi brother Simon is a sports presenter on british TV.

[Dino Velvet]

Yep we DID like him a lot - until the booze toppled him into a ludicrous parody of the fine actor he once was. Those who admire drunken sots being offensive and acting like assholes might find the latter days of Reed appealing, but the films you've mentioned (like The Devils) and others such as Women In Love were made during the days when he had the rabble rousing under control. A sad man.

Hi brother Simon is a sports presenter on british TV.

A guilty pleasure of mine is to search "Oliver Reed Drunk (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Oliver+Reed+Drunk&oq=Oliver+Reed+Drunk&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=2951l2951l0l4977l1l1l0l0l0l0l190l190l0.1l1l 0)" on YouTube and watch his many appearances in interviews.

[Prospero]

Yeah - he was entertaining in that respect. one of the best (or worst) was a sho called After Dark which Channel Four used to show. It was a discussion shoe which was open ended (in the days before 24/7 broadcasting) It would only end when producers felt the panel had run out of things to talk about.
Reed appeared on one show about - as I recall - feminism. The producers called a a halt to the show when he attempted to grope a very famous radical American feminist.

[russtafa]

Yeah - he was entertaining in that respect. one of the best (or worst) was a sho called After Dark which Channel Four used to show. It was a discussion shoe which was open ended (in the days before 24/7 broadcasting) It would only end when producers felt the panel had run out of things to talk about.
Reed appeared on one show about - as I recall - feminism. The producers called a a halt to the show when he attempted to grope a very famous radical American feminist.
that should be a sport "groping feminists" i love the idea

[GroobySteven]

Reed was an idiot who squandered his great talent.

Agreed.

If anyone wants to read a killer book try "Hellraisers: The Life and Inebriated Times of Burton, Harris, O'Toole and Reed". It's a great book but whereas the other three managed their great talents within their addictions, Reed had other issues and just came across as an overall twat.

Right up until his death, he was being an idiot. There was a story of during the filming of Gladiator he was in Gibraltar and a father with a small son went up to ask for his autograph - he punched (or butted) the guy. A real class act.

[Rolando]

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[Dino Velvet]

I guess I'm a fan of Oliver Reed for the same reason I like Klaus Kinski. Their off the screen antics are as entertaining as the ones on screen.

Watch this film.

Mein Liebster Feind (My best fiend) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4sg459P8m4)

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[fred41]

Reed was a better Werewolf than Lon Chaney Jr too.



...they do have a very good friend in common...



...booze.

[Dino Velvet]

...they do have a very good friend in common...



...booze.

Chaney Jr wrecked himself with booze. He always lived in the old man's shadow and probably thought he would live as long. Chaney Sr was originally supposed to play Dracula until he got sick. Such a loss that he died at 47.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon_Chaney,_Sr.

[fred41]

Chaney Jr wrecked himself with booze. He always lived in the old man's shadow and probably thought he would live as long. Chaney Sr was originally supposed to play Dracula until he got sick. Such a loss that he died at 47.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon_Chaney,_Sr.

Guys like Lon Chaney Sr. did so much with what they had to work with....had a lot of his films on VHS...but I couldn't get "London After Midnight" because it doesn't exist anymore..

[Dino Velvet]

but I couldn't get "London After Midnight" because it doesn't exist anymore..

It was destroyed. The best version has stills. Still kinda good considering we'll never eat the whole pizza ever. I have this. Great doc on the set too.

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London After Midnight - Reimagined - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTuKq6-c5wg)

[fred41]

If you haven't seen it yet...try to get "The Penalty"...classic.