Thank you, Paul Newman
by Steve, September 28th, 2008Paul Newman had some great scenes in his unbelievable 53-year cinematic career. Here’s one from Slap Shot (1977) with Strother Martin (in a twist on their roles in Cool Hand Luke). I love the way he acted with his eyes (Not safe for work!).
Besides being a great actor, Newman protested the war in Vietnam, was proud to be on Richard Nixon’s enemy list, and helped save The Nation when it faced economic troubles (here’s John Nichols on Newman in The Nation yesterday), among other things. And he did his own skating in Slap Shot. What more could you want from a guy?
Like Wacky Mommy said about him and Joanne Woodward, “It’s not like they were out taking off their panties in public and having nervous breakdowns in their SUVs.” No, Newman was a class act.
Thank you, Paul Newman for showing the world how to do it right. I’m going to go watch Slap Shot right now.
September 30th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Good clip. I’ll definitely rent Slap Shot
November 5th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Don’t know if you saw the story, but the Syracuse Storm (AHL) who now play at the arena where a lot of the action shots for “Slap Shot” were filmed have retired Reg Dunlop’s #7 to the rafters.