CHRISTMAS STORY director Bob Clark is dead

flippyshark · 04-04-2007, 03:28 PM

Bob Clark and his son were killed in an auto accident this morning. Clark leaves behind a colorful legacy of hits and cult oddities, as well as some regrettable crap. A CHRISTMAS STORY is his sure bid for immortality, and he inaugurated the PORKY'S series. The original BLACK CHRISTMAS remains a terrific thriller, and a very influential one. Cult fans still adore the disturbed Vietnam vet story DEATHDREAM. Alas, he also unleashed sludge like BABY GENIUSES and KARATE DOG in more recent years. He was in preproduction on a remake of his early film CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS.

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mousepod · 04-04-2007, 03:36 PM

Wow, that's really sad. I'm always nervous driving south on PCH. What a tragedy.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 04-04-2007, 03:46 PM

People are idiots on PCH. Its a wonder more aren't killed.

I was an extra in Baby Geniuses.
RIP -

flippyshark · 04-04-2007, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bornieo: Fully Loaded

I was an extra in Baby Geniuses.

Did I say BABY GENIUSES was sludge? I take it back. It was sludge almost singlehandedly redeemed by one particularly charismatic extra.

Alex · 04-04-2007, 04:06 PM

I thought Baby Geniuses was a candidate for worst movie ever made with serious people involved. Then they made Baby Geniuses 2.

That's the only movie mentioned in this thread so far that I've seen.

Morrigoon · 04-04-2007, 03:51 PM

Was that that accident in Pacific Palisades? I remember hearing about it on the news. I guess the other driver is in custody, and he and his passenger are both injured.

Tref · 04-04-2007, 04:55 PM

He made a lot of bad movies, that is true, but BC did pull one true little gem out of his hat o' crap. And in the end that was all he really had to do anyway.

God bless, Bob Clark.

Strangler Lewis · 04-04-2007, 06:19 PM

I like A Christmas Story, though I find it a bit precious. Porky's, however, was a truly great film.

Tref · 04-04-2007, 09:12 PM

My friend just e-mailed this story ...

Our head writer just found out that a comic/musician I
know - Henry Phillips - has a father who loaned $5000 to Bob Clark 3
weeks ago (Henry's dad was an actor in Porky's). And Clark apparently
told Henry's dad that if he wanted a signature to pay him back, he would
give him one. Henry's dad said it was cool. "What if I get hit by a
bus?" Clark told him.

Well, it wasn't a bus, but it was close.

CrazyLegs · 04-04-2007, 11:49 PM

How sad RIP

04-04-2007, 03:28 PM	#1
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	CHRISTMAS STORY director Bob Clark is dead Bob Clark and his son were killed in an auto accident this morning. Clark leaves behind a colorful legacy of hits and cult oddities, as well as some regrettable crap. A CHRISTMAS STORY is his sure bid for immortality, and he inaugurated the PORKY'S series. The original BLACK CHRISTMAS remains a terrific thriller, and a very influential one. Cult fans still adore the disturbed Vietnam vet story DEATHDREAM. Alas, he also unleashed sludge like BABY GENIUSES and KARATE DOG in more recent years. He was in preproduction on a remake of his early film CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS. Here's the story
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04-04-2007, 03:36 PM	#2
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Wow, that's really sad. I'm always nervous driving south on PCH. What a tragedy. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	People are idiots on PCH. Its a wonder more aren't killed. I was an extra in Baby Geniuses. RIP -
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I thought Baby Geniuses was a candidate for worst movie ever made with serious people involved. Then they made Baby Geniuses 2. That's the only movie mentioned in this thread so far that I've seen.
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Was that that accident in Pacific Palisades? I remember hearing about it on the news. I guess the other driver is in custody, and he and his passenger are both injured. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Tref Not Tref Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,188	He made a lot of bad movies, that is true, but BC did pull one true little gem out of his hat o' crap. And in the end that was all he really had to do anyway. God bless, Bob Clark. __________________ Tref3.0 Listen in aural 3-D to Pop's muzak! (New songs added semi-bi-daily) j & j Did you know that Emas eht yltcaxe is exactly the same spelled backwards?!
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Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	I like A Christmas Story, though I find it a bit precious. Porky's, however, was a truly great film. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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04-04-2007, 09:12 PM	#9
Tref Not Tref Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,188	The moral: always get a signature My friend just e-mailed this story ... Our head writer just found out that a comic/musician I know - Henry Phillips - has a father who loaned $5000 to Bob Clark 3 weeks ago (Henry's dad was an actor in Porky's). And Clark apparently told Henry's dad that if he wanted a signature to pay him back, he would give him one. Henry's dad said it was cool. "What if I get hit by a bus?" Clark told him. Well, it wasn't a bus, but it was close. __________________ Tref3.0 Listen in aural 3-D to Pop's muzak! (New songs added semi-bi-daily) j & j Did you know that Emas eht yltcaxe is exactly the same spelled backwards?!
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CrazyLegs Love is.... Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 281	How sad RIP __________________ Elvis.com
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