Somebody has finally caught the Bandit
Unfortunately, it was the Grim Reaper. Ol’ Gator McKlusky has passed on, aged 82.
Burt Reynolds was once the biggest star in Hollywood. As Mental Floss pointed out, “Every year from 1973 to 1984, Reynolds was listed as one of Quigley’s ‘Top 10 Money Makers,’ and held the top spot on the annual poll from 1978 to 1982. The only other person to boast a record five consecutive years at the top of the list is Bing Crosby, back in the 1940s.”
I thought his last film, The Last Movie Star, was touching, and he was marvelous in it, playing a fictional version of himself. There must have been a lot of dust in my eyes when I watched it!
Damn onion truck!