James Caan... dead at 82 (Page 1/2)
Patrick JUL 07, 04:43 PM

Most people will probably remember James Caan from his role as Sonny Corleone in The Godfather.

I remember James Caan from a terrific movie called Thief. It came out in 1981, and was directed by Michael Mann, before he went on to do Miami Vice.

The movie has a killer sound track done by Tangerine Dream.
IMSA GT JUL 07, 06:05 PM
I remember him best from the original Rollerball movie in 1978

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Cliff Pennock JUL 07, 06:27 PM
I honestly can't remember many movies he was in, but I loved him in "Las Vegas"!
82-T/A [At Work] JUL 08, 07:38 AM

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Originally posted by IMSA GT:

I remember him best from the original Rollerball movie in 1978






Oh man! I loved this movie!!!
IMSA GT JUL 08, 03:23 PM

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Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
Oh man! I loved this movie!!!



It was a very futuristic movie for it's time but if I remember, roller derby was huge at that time. San Francisco Bay Bombers and the New York Dynamite to name a couple. They just made a more violent and deadly version for the film
Patrick JUL 08, 04:05 PM

I saw Rollerball at a theater when it first came out. (Geez, I'm old.) What stuck with me all these years were the weird fonts!
Jonesy JUL 16, 03:40 PM

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Originally posted by Cliff Pennock:

I honestly can't remember many movies he was in, but I loved him in "Las Vegas"!



Misery.. That's a good one.. Kathy Bates was pretty terrifying in that movie..

"well that's what you get.... Mr. Man!"...

Valkrie9 JUL 18, 09:33 PM

Good actor,
see, he really isn't an operator, he just plays one.
Still.
Marko JUL 18, 10:24 PM
Just saw an obscure film from 1973, called "Slither". about two weeks ago.

Starred James Caan, Sally Kellerman, Peter Boyle, and Louise Lasser.

Quirky but very entertaining plot.
maryjane JUL 19, 04:22 PM
I think the 1st movie I remember seeing him in was El Dorado (with John Wayne) . His character seemed forced and kind of goofy, wearing a really dumb gay looking hat, (for the times they were) and his acting skills not what they were later in his career.

I liked Rabbit, Run, and he was pretty good in Cinderella Liberty and Gardens of Stone.