News – Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing "Ben-Hur" and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the '50s and '60s, has died. He was 84.
The Omega man is dead. When I was a kid, he was one of my favorite actors. I liked him in Ben Hur, and The Planet of the Apes and Omega Man as well. I'll never forget that immortal scene at the end of Planet of the Apes where he is riding on the beach on horse back with Nova when he finally figures out he is back on earth after seeing the statue of liberty. It was very dramatic. "Oh my God! You finally did it, you maniacs....Damn you all to hell!" Or the other scene where he finally recovers his powers of speech and shocks his primate captors, "Take your hands off of me you filthy apes".
Rest in peace Mr. Heston.
RIP, but please! Bad (OK, mediocre) actor--and a gun-hugger.
Let's not let nostalgia for the movies of our collective youth cloud our sense of who the man actually was.
(I'm counting on those out there who think similarly to counter the, er, buckshot this post will undoubtedly receive. At least there's no argument FOR his skills as actor.)
Poulenc--
You are entitled to your opinion.
And I am entitled to call you a slackjawed liberal.
Thanks again to Heston and all of those like him that serve the cause of freedom every day.
Heck yes he fought for gun rights! Gun rights for law abiding citizens is what guarantees all of our freedoms and our security. To all of those who have been taking those rights for granted, we all have a little more work to do to continue Heston's tireless efforts.
Although you've both tried to politicize this, you'd be more accurate if you simply referred to him as a slackjawed bonehead. You're both letting your tendency to cubbyhole everyone as either "liberal" or "conservative," and guess what, regardless of what you both think, the world is not black and white, and anyone who clings to all of the tenets of either ideology is apparently an automaton incapable of making decisions for themselves as to what's wrong and right.
But then, it's always easier to let someone else tell you what to think.
"And I am entitled to call you a slackjawed liberal."
I hope you'll forgive me for intruding, but did you feel better after saying this? Because I think I can pretty much guarantee that Poulenc enjoyed it immensely.
Are people who, for whatever reason, badmouth the dead (especially among those who hold the deceased in high esteem) worth our attention?
"Let's not let nostalgia for the movies of our collective youth cloud our sense of who the man actually was."
Looks like you are just plain clouded. He supported second amendment rights. If he supported abortion, you likely would praise him. But, you are free to make asinine statements, no matter how wrong and tasteless.
He was a generation or two before mine, but I'll always remember that quote from The Planet of The Apes (the only movie I've seen with him starring)
"Get your hands off me, you damn dirty ape!"
here's the line:
"Take your stinking paws off of me you damn dirty ape!"
according to wiki
they just played it on the news and I looked it up to see if my ears heard it right
also that is one of the all-time great movie scores, period
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUR-OdR3egU
have we ruined it, us maniacs?
thin allegory roll reversal of apes being ashamed to be descended from people, and not only does the blasphemy go unnoticed by those it was meant for, but it works wonderfully as an adventure film
great stuff
Sadly, all the money in the world doesn't buy one's good health.
Well ya know, even with all the money in the world, most bodies wear out in 80 something years
Oldest living animal on the planet is 405 to 410 years old. Do ya think with people's intelligence (Sarcasm), people should be the oldest living creature on this planet?
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HE WAS TRULY 1 OF THE GREATS -WHO STOOD UP FOR OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. NOT TOO MANY ACTORS WILL DO THAT. CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY & ALL WHO LOVED HIM.RIP Mr.HESTON BE W/GOD.