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19 August 2008

RIP Torn [More:] is a pretty funny guy. Wish he wouldn't drive drunk so often, though.
Nice, Excellent. That made my day.
posted by MonkeyButter 19 August | 10:15
Ha! My friend and I were discussing whether we'd see a RIP Torn headline first or a RIP Taylor one.
posted by jrossi4r 19 August | 10:19
The part of lawyer George Hanson in the Peter Fonda-Dennis Hopper road movie Easy Rider was written for Torn by Terry Southern (who was a close friend) but according to Southern's biographer Lee Hill, Torn withdrew from the project after he and co-director Dennis Hopper got into a bitter argument in a New York restaurant, ending with Dennis Hopper pulling a knife on Torn.

While filming Maidstone, Torn, apparently unhappy with the film, struck director and star of the film Norman Mailer three times in the head with a hammer. With the camera rolling, Mailer bit Torn's ear and they wrestled to the ground. The fight continued until it was broken up by cast and crew members as Mailer's children screamed in the background.

And to think, he first appeared on my radar as the crusty captain of a seafood restaurant in the genial John Candy comedy Summer Rental!
posted by Atom Eyes 19 August | 10:53
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