A New Holiday Declared -- Roy Scheider Day!
Filed under: Action, Classics, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers, Newsstand, Remakes and Sequels
Roy Scheider is one of those actors that was really popular many years ago and who appeared in several important and successful films and then, for the most part, disappeared. Sure, he's been working here and there but after you've starred in some of the best and most interesting films of the 70s: The French Connection, Klute, Marathon Man and, of course, Jaws, you probably are not so quick to highlight your more recent appearances in such "classics" as Chain of Command, Dracula III: Legacy and Dark Honeymoon. Even if his recent projects may not up to his former standards, according to Vanity Fair's James Wolcott, Scheider deserves recognition for his past triumphs as well as for his most recent TV role -- as a psycho killer matching wits with Vincent D'Onofrio's detective Goren on TVs Law and Order: Criminal Intent. In fact, Wolcott is so in love with Schneider and his latest role as a TV psycho he wants next Monday -- the day the episode airs -- to be declared a holiday commemorating Scheider and his body of work.
According to Wolcott, "Roy Scheider Day," as he wants it known, "is my way -- America's way -- of toasting an actor too seldom seen these days on big screen or small." I have to agree with Wolcott on this one -- Scheider is a good actor that deserves recognition. Not only was he in some great films over the years that I, an many others, enjoyed but he also had the brains not to make any more Jaws films after Jaws 2. For that, alone, he deserves our respect. Kudos to you Roy. What's your favorite Roy Scheider film?
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5-12-2007 @ 1:09AM
Adam said...
I always liked Marathon Man a lot. I actually watched that, The French Connection and The Seven-Ups for class forgetting that Roy Scheider starred in all three.
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5-12-2007 @ 2:28AM
Christmas Jones said...
I really liked Blue Thunder that was one bitchen helicopter. It was also the first time we saw that guy from the movie City Slickers. Jaws kept me out of the water even the pool was scary after that movie.
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5-12-2007 @ 2:34AM
Christmas Jones said...
I forgot about All That Jazz that was a very difficult
movie with all the dancing and crazy stuff going on in it. If you haven't seen those check them out.
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5-12-2007 @ 4:21AM
dan.radio said...
Marathon Man has always been a favorite of my and Scheider is big reason for that. I'd also throw in The Seven Ups, 52 Pick Up, and Sorcerer up there.
Now I have a good reason to take Monday off.
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5-12-2007 @ 7:46AM
Peter Nellhaus said...
"All that Jazz" would be on top. I saw "The Seven-Ups" on cable, having seen it once before at the time of its theatrical release and found that I liked it better now than I did at the time.
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5-12-2007 @ 5:46PM
Andy Grey said...
Don't forget the critically acclaimed sequel starring Roy to Space Odyssey
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5-14-2007 @ 1:16PM
MC said...
Seaquest, DSV.
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5-15-2007 @ 12:06PM
Jim Kosmicki said...
All That Jazz -- play it along with any of the action roles like The Seven Ups, and you'll see how good he is. I remember seeing an interview with Scheider at the time Jaws 2 came out. the interviewer asked if he would be willing to do another sequel, and Scheider attempted to jump into the water from the bridge or dock that they were walking on. He was VERY clear that he was forced to do the second one - and it shows in the film.
and I'll second the votes for 52 Pickup and Sorceror -- good, good films -- Sorceror may even be great (even as a remake).
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5-31-2007 @ 6:09PM
michael steven costello said...
I'm so happy there is someone out there wdo's as big a ROY fan as me! I've beeb obsessed with him for decades! First of all roy has never stopped working he still does 3 or 4 movies a year not to mention all the work he does helping new writers develop. His name is still respected for that. Of course all that jazz is his fav role but has anybody out there seen PUZZLE OF A DOWNFALL CHILD? a jerry schatzberg{SCARECROW} film co starring Faye Dunaway. I cant find it anywhere, its the ONLY scheider movie I havent seen.Why the fuck hasnt he been givien the lifetime achievment award at the GOLDEN GLOBES for crying out loud? All his contemporaries have got one. He's kissed every major leading lady in the 70s. Meryl streep, jessica lange, jane fonda, Ann Margret, faye dunaway,ann reinking,Helen Mirren, Liv Ullman etc.
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