I may have to try to find a copy of Enemy Mine to watch in remembrance.
I guess it’s time to watch Iron Eagle again.
That was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid. I tried to rewatch it as an adult, and it didn’t hold up very well.
Enemy Mine, however, is still amazing.
Enemy Mine is definitely my favorite Louis Gosset, Jr. movie. He was also terrific in the recent HBO Watchmen series.
IMDB says he was in five episodes of Stargate SG-1, but I totally do not remember him in it.
Was he Teal’c’s mentor or something?
No, he was Gerak, the first prime of a not-screen-important Goa’uld before the Jaffa won their freedom, then became a member of the Jaffa Council that was trying to build a government.
He ultimately betrayed everyone to the Ori when he converted to origin… but betrayed the Ori at the last minute to use his new Pryor powers to cure the ori plague on earth, which resulted in him burning to death since the Ori dont like their powers being used for any reason but furthering their goals.
I watched and rewatched stargate abit
I’ve watched it through twice but I only have a trace of a memory of this. Maybe because it came so late in the show?
He was only in like… half a dozen episodes, but it was louis gossett jr so he left an impression for the small amount of screen time he had. I think it was the last or second to last season of SG1, so maybe you didnt watch that far?
I wouldnt blame you if you didnt. Show kept being told it was its final season, then ratings were too good so execs demanded more seasons, that it fell into the power creep hole when they dealt with the big bad in the finale, in what ended up not being the finale.
No, I did. I watched the whole thing twice. It was just a long time ago.
And I enjoyed the Ori story arc to be honest. It was an obvious extension of the whole criticism of religion the show had pushed.
I have a vague memory of that.
Wait, no, that was Master Bratac and he was a white guy.
Yeah, I was way off. He worked for the Ori according to the Internet.
I want to say I remember that, but I’m not sure if I do or I just think I do.
I’m a pilot as an adult and the opening scene where he races a motorcycle in his Cessna is hilarious. He’s got the flaps down the whole time to slow him. I think it was watchable though for nostalgia.
And then they made 3 sequels…
I loved fighter jets as a kid, Iron Eagle was one of my favorites in the 80s just for that. I even used to listen to music to focus for awhile lol, though it did help sometimes.Unless I’m highly under the influence I doubt I’ll ever watch it again.
Watched Enemy Mine again within the last decade or so, enjoyed it much more than when I was younger.
Got to watch Toy Soldiers tonight.
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I love Enemy Mine, but I highly suggest Diggstown if you’ve not seen it. Highly underrated movie and I think a great performance by Louis Gossett Jr. (Also James Woods but… hes a dick)
I have not seen Diggstown, thanks for the recommendation.
And James Woods is indeed a dick, which makes me glad I didn’t say anything to him when I saw him at a restaurant in Hollywood years ago when I lived in L.A.
Not that I ever went up to celebrities and talked to them unprompted anyway, but he’s pretty much the only one I can think of who I saw when I lived there that I’m not sorry I didn’t get to talk to. I suppose technically also Jared Leto, but I’m sure we could have had some sort of conversation.
I am sorry I didn’t get to talk to Michael Clarke Duncan while he was still alive, but at least I got to see the only person I’ve ever seen get out of a Cadillac Escalade who really did need a car that big.
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All I know from seeing him outside of the movies is that the man was an absolute mountain that cameras did not do justice to. I honestly have never seen a more huge person. I don’t mean obese, just massive. Tall, wide, etc. But also in shape. Even if I didn’t know who he was, it would have been stunning. Like I don’t know how strong he actually was, but if you ever wanted to see a real-life version of a big, bulky Marvel superhero, he was it.
Diggstown is a favorite of mine, although actually knowing how big of a piece of dung James Woods is kinda hurts it for me. But Louis Gossett Jr. is fantastic, and Bruce Dern is at his “jerky” best here. The plot, while not that realistic is still really enjoyable.
Nobody ever mentions Firewalker as their favorite Lou Gossett Jr. movie. Is it because of Chuck Norris?
“So, we meet again.”
In my case, it’s because I’ve never even heard of it before.
But it being a Chuck Norris movie does not make me inclined to see it.
I met him decades ago. He was very cool.
Lucky! Care to share the story?
It was Dragon Con in Atlanta. I met him on the elevator and I told him how much I enjoyed his work. He was very polite and congenial, asked a question or two about me. Then he got off the elevator. It wasn’t more than a couple minutes.
Oh fun. I went to DragonCon several times in the 90s as a vendor (and performer with the Atlanta Radio Theater Company). Had a great time and I also got to meet some cool celebrities.
I doubt it’s like it used to be now. We went to Indianapolis ComicCon this year and it was ridiculous. Famous people are now charging $60 for an autograph. It’s become thoroughly commercialized. I remember when cons used to have a “we put this together, but just barely” feel to them. It was much more fun.
