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- Will they send him ... TO SPAAACE?!by rhdunn
- The full backstory of this clip is a great read:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/an-oral-history-of-tim-curry...
by pimlottc - Command and Conquer was almost certainly my first exposure to him. I guess it's time to go replay Red Alert 3 and enjoy those cutscenes all over again.
- This is sad news, he was a very good actor.
One of my favourite roles I've seen him in was as Trymon in the TV version of Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic.
by ectoloph - As posted on Mastodon: “If I see Trump start walking around in Tim Curry’s hat or shoes, there will be trouble. Terrible, retributive trouble.”by a4isms
- Great show!by PaulHoule
- Losing Dolly Parton and Tim Curry back to back my heart can't take it
- Yeah, when you realize this decade and the next, pretty much everyone you grew up whose entertainment you consumed in the 60s-80s, who was an adult then, is coming up... it's a sobering thought.by racl101
- Death comes in threes and they were both 80, could be a party soonby saulpw
- I know most folks think of other films, but his performance in Ridley Scott's Legend as the grumble-cackling lust driven red-faced demon is a core memory for me. Grew up watching and admiring that film and especially Mr. Curry's portrayal of that character so many times. Because of him.by erickhill
- Holy cow never realized it was him, absolutely terrifying for me as a kidby riffraff
- His character in Legend is a core childhood memory for me.
Also his voice role as Hexxus in Fern Gully!
by kraquepype - Curry would turn up in some strange places.
Less beloved was the 90's sci-show "Earth 2" (also featuring Clancy Brown).
by RajT88 - Legend is amazing and his character is still one of the most impactful practical effects I’ve seen.
I was always happy to hear his voice work in shows as well. Mighty Max and Super Samurai Syber Squad being among my favorite.
He’s fantastic in Clue as well.
by jonhohle - In 1979 Curry had a Billboard Hot 100 song in the U.S. called "I Do The Rock" https://archive.org/details/TimCurryIDoTheRockby petethomas
- time and again they still play it on the radio in my country, it's still somewhat popularby wolfi1
- Apart from RHPS, his role in Clue was a highlight for me. And him giving Gabriel Knight.by shdon
- I'm the butler, I like to keep the kitchen tidy.by bena
- I have a Tim Curry-adjacent story.
A family friend had a yellow ~73 Duster. Tim Curry autographed her hood in spray paint. This was back in the early Rocky Horror days - a live performance in NYC, I think. Everyone adored the signature.
ff to mid 80's: She is leaving work. She gets to her parking space and sees that her hood is just yellow; the autograph is gone.
She's staring in shock when the attendant walks up to her and says in a heavy Arabic accent: "I'm so sorry that happened to you. I scrubbed and I scrubbed all morning until I finally got it all off!" and is just beaming at her. Her shock hasn't let up any. She manages to squeak out a "Thank you" and leaves.
by WarOnPrivacy - When I was a teenager my aunt got me and my brother some tickets to see The Rocky Horror Picture Show - the original west end theater production: "you must see this". We had front row seats for a weekday matinee performance, Tim Curry was in the middle of a long run as Dr Frank-N-Furter - and boy, he blew our little socks off. I have never been present at such powerful stage magnetism before or since. The film version sorta captured it somewhat, but in the flesh he was unbelievable, powerful and ... divine.by fallinditch
- He is beyond human sexuality in that. Just the perfect person for that role.by Loughla
- Annie, Clue, Command & Conquer, Criminal Minds, Legend, Muppets Treasure Island, Rocky Horror Picture Show
He was an icon. It’s said you can tell a lot about a person by from where they recognize him.
by cestith - Lexx.by harvey9
- He was brilliant in "Oscar".
(Sorry, just noticed the older sibling comment said the same thing)
by ColinWright - My wife and I rewatched Congo recently and he was great in that too even through all the goofiness. My wife's also a big fan of the Three Musketeers (that might be the first movie from my childhood I remember him from, come to think of it)by wernsey
- Hunt for Red October!
- Oh my... The clown played an important role in my command & conquer childhood!
Thanks for the reminder!
by SeriousM - The Colour of Magic! Tim Curry introduced me to Discworld, it’s a shame those movies are so overlookedby vermilingua
- I recall reading that Curry went to the same gym as the actor of Penelope in Criminal Minds and asked her (repeatedly as I recall) if he could get a role. Eventually he got one and delivered as Flynn perhaps the most terrifying unsub in the history of the show to date.
As someone who's exposure to him had been in the vein of Home Alone 2, C & C, Muppets and Ferngully where his portrayal had always had considerable amount of whimsy sillyness to it, seeing him take a seriously terrifying role like that was a wonderful experience.
Finale of season 5 and start of season 6 for those wishing to see for themselves (highly recommend).
by tomkarho - Smaller role, but he was brilliant in "Oscar" with Marissa Tomei and some guy who was nominated for an Oscar in 1977 for the screenplay to "Rocky."
Absolutely nobody else could make the word "elocution" sound so luxuriously redolent of desire.
by a4isms