Actor Roy Scheider passed away yesterday at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital in Little Rock. Roy was battling multiple myeloma for the past two years. He was 75. The AP reports:
He was perhaps best known for his role as a small-town police chief in Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film “Jaws,” about a killer shark terrorizing beachgoers — as well as millions of moviegoers.
In 2005, one of Scheider’s most famous lines in the movie — “You’re gonna need a bigger boat” — was voted No. 35 on the American Film Institute’s list of best quotes from U.S. movies.
This was sad news to me because I freaking loved Jaws growing up. I mean, shit, I wanted to be Jaws. At least until my doctor told me I didn’t have a dorsal fin. Or gills. That was this morning actually. It was pretty embarrassing considering I’d just bitten him in the leg then tried to breast stroke away on the linoleum. Awkward.
For all you Jaws fan out there I included the hilarious parody/trailer mash-up “Must Love Jaws” after the jump. Rest in Peace, Roy.
I got something you can be friends with, #46: my asshole. Kiss, and make-up.
No, don’t put make-up on my asshole, weirdo. Tell the portal that you’re sorry. Not for anything in particular, just that you’re a sorry excuse for animal tissue.
Cancer my ass. Anybody seen that fucking shark lately? hmmmmmm?
Jaws? he was the bomb in Seaquest DSV.
D. Richards, my attention seeking buddy, please don’t be so hostile. Your anger is terrifying. We could make a great team, believe me. Please reconsider. We can conquer the world. I can give you all the attention that you are lacking, and you, in turn, would complete me. Think it over before jumping to such rash conclusions.
Loved him in All That Jazz. Super movie and a super performance.
Great actor,i like his role in ‘Once upon in America.’ Respect.
He was so talented, I will never understand death. He was the one person I would like to just sit at a table and talk about his life and achievements. I only hope he died peacefully, RIP Roy you will be missed so much….knight
Time for a Seaquest marathon…
Yet ANOTHER good actor gone.
RIP man. :(
I loved Roy…but myeloma doesn’t surprise me…did anybody ever see Roy without a tan??? I mean this guy looked like an East Indian in January.
Want to see a great movie with Roy other then the usual…Check out the
“7-Ups”…fantastic cop/gangster flick!
Roy has gone to the great tanning bed in the sky now.
RIP Roy!
Damn… I first got happy because I thought it was letterman that was dead,.
wow, a lot of people are dying this year & its only february.
this is sad.
Roy Scheider Iron Cross
My favourite movie that nobody , probably never heard of !
is THE SORCERER . 1977, now that’s thinking outside the BOX.Now it was SCARRY
ROY SCHEIDER’S FINAL FILM “IRON CROSS” – TRAILER & UPDATE MAY 2009
Calibra Pictures is pleased to announce the release of the trailer for Roy Scheider’s last film “Iron Cross”.
The revenge thriller, written and directed by Joshua Newton, will be previewed towards the end of the year in Los Angeles, following our Roy Scheider Film Week, dates and location tbc.
The trailer can be downloaded securely from the following yousendit.com link:
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/674374016/2c8d2c044adbfe73d4293fc995eca0cb
We’d be delighted to receive your comments.
Yours truly
The Iron Cross Team
ironcross@calibrapictures.com
ROY SCHEIDER’S FINAL FILM “IRON CROSS” – TRAILER & UPDATE MAY 2009
Calibra Pictures is pleased to announce the release of the trailer for Roy Scheider’s last film “Iron Cross”.
The revenge thriller, written and directed by Joshua Newton, will be previewed towards the end of the year in Los Angeles, following our Roy Scheider Film Week, dates and location tbd.
The trailer can be downloaded securely from the following yousendit.com link:
http://rcpt.yousendit.com/674374016/2c8d2c044adbfe73d4293fc995eca0cb
We’d be delighted to receive your comments.
Yours truly,
The Iron Cross Team
ironcross@calibrapictures.com