He was never part of the swarm of Hollywood biggest stars, but Brian Dennehy made his mark as one of the most prolific performers of film and television. If we are honest, his most prominent titles do not go beyond the 1990s and 1990s, but he gave us a range of characters – both bonachons and villains – who highlighted his best qualities. Will the American answer to Otm Shank? We’ll have to ask the people of Springfield, meanwhile, we celebrate their career of more than 180 titles, recalling some of their best appearances in front of the camera. Brian Dennehy died at age 81, from natural causes, at his home in New Haven, Connecticut, and takes a large part of pop culture in tow. COCOON (Ron Howard, 1985)
About ten thousand years ago, a peaceful race of aliens from Antarea came to Earth to explore, but as they left our planet they were forced to leave twenty of their fellow citizens behind, well protected in their cocoons (coccoon). Now they are back to rescue theirs from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, always guided by the wisdom of Walter (Dennehy). The cocoons are placed in the pool of a rented house especially for the occasion, facilities that a group of elders usually use regularly (and secretly) when sneaking out of the geriatric where they live. The old ones soon begin to experience changes in their body: a new vitality and youth that will put the entire alien mission at risk. SILVERADO (Lawrence Kasdan, 1985)
Among lawrence Kasdan and Kevin Costner’s all collaborations during the 1980s and 1990s is this Far West drama that brings together four “outlaws” willing to join forces and correct the injustices that took over the small town of Silverado. It’s 1880, Paden (Kevin Kline), Emmett (Scott Glenn), Mal (Danny Glover) and Jake (Costner) traverse all the unimaginable dangers until they stand in front of the real “bad guys,” including corrupt Sheriff Cobb (Brian Dennehy), Paden’s old friend and owner of the local canteen, busier in banking the whims of the mighty landowner who controls everything, rather than law enforcement. F/X (Robert Mandel, 1986)
Classic of friend video club classics or super-action Saturdays, this thriller directed by Robert Mandel takes us into the fascinating world of special effects. Roland ‘Rollie’ Tyler (Bryan Brown) is a specialist in this “magic of cinema”, who agrees to work for the justice department and thus “stage” the death of a famous gangster about to enter the witness protection program. Things get complicated, Tyler gets betrayed, but he plans to use all his tricks and gadgets to get out of here and let the truth come out. On the other side is Detective Leo McCarthy (Dennehy), “sidekick” NyPd police who are also investigating this twisted case. RAMBO (First Blood, Ted Kotcheff, 1982)
John J. Rambo (obviously Sylvester Stallone) is a decorated Vietnam War veteran and former green beret, who still drags the horrors of the battlefield and struggles to adapt to civilian life. After discovering that one of his unitmates died of cancer, Rambo continues to wander to the small town of Hope in Washington, where he conflicts with the tough local sheriff, Will Teasle (Brian Dennehy). The law enforcement’s prejudices collide with John’s traumas, and when we want to realize it, the matter gets out of hand and Rambo becomes the most dangerous man and sought after by the local authorities, always with Teasle at the helm. KNIGHT OF COPAS (Knight of Cups, Terrence Malick, 2015)
Terrence Malick gets partying with this drama that, after spinning a few years waiting for its premiere, ended up alone in the anecdote of the festivals without going through the local halls. Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Wes Bentley, Isabel Lucas, Teresa Palmer, Imogen Poots and Jason Clarke, among others, they are part of the director’s seventh film of “The Thin Red Line” (The Thin Red Line, 1998), a strange combination of great images (thanks to the photograph of Emmanuel Lubezki) and the story of Rick (Bale), a los Angeles-based screenwriter who tries to make some sense of his life among the frivolities of Hollywood and a tormented existence that bids to find the romantic and adventurous artist. Of course, he also has to get around a complicated relationship with his father Joseph (Dennehy) since the death of his brother Billy.In this note:
