RIP DICK MILLER...

When I meet you in the early '90s, you were as cantankerous, humble and straightforward as I'd always imagined--and more than willing to sign my precious VHS copy of "Bucket of Blood". (Thank you, Walter Paisley--ha, ha.)

Not only did you star in the latter for the great Roger Corman, but the director/writer/producer's "Little Shop of Horrors"; "The Terror"; "It Conquered the World"; "Not of This Earth"; "Premature Burial"; "Man with the X-Ray Eyes"; "Space Raiders"; "War of the Satellites"; "The Trip"; "Wild Angels"; "Crazy Mama"; "Big Bad Mama"; "Carnival Rock"; and "Rock All Night". 

There's also "Piranha"; "Gremlins 1 and 2"; "The Howling"; "The Burbs"; "Innerspace"; "Explorers"; "Twilight Zone: the Movie"; "Small Soliders"; "Matinee"; "Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy"; "Amazon Women on the Moon"; "Hollywood Boulevard" (the latter string for the amazing Joe Dante, btw); "Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype"; "After Hours"; "Chopping Mall"; "The Terminator"; "Heartbeeps"; "1941"; "Night of the Creeps"; "Demon Night"; "White Line Fever"; "Wild Wild Winter"; "Project X"; "Pulp Fiction"; "Mask of the Phantasm"; "Rock 'n' Roll High School"; "That Guy Dick Miller"...and the list goes on and on and on, not to mention the endless television shows you graced...

You worked with infinite zeal and blessed our lives with fun, villainy and quirkiness: a character actor who set the standard for others--and those yet to come. You'll be missed more than words can express, Mr. Miller and be forever perceived as one of the enduring greats.