Showing posts with label Fred Ward. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fred Ward. Show all posts

Friday, May 13, 2022

FAREWELL, FRED WARD...

You were absolutely perfect for Remo Williams (aka The Destroyer) in The Adventure Begins, but you filled the bill in a barrage of other swell productions, too. 

The evidence can be found in Tremors; Tremors II: Aftershock; Invasion Earth; UFOria; The Crow: SalvationThe Right Stuff; Cast a Deadly Spell; Southern ComfortEscape From Alcatraz; Uncommon ValorMiami Blues; Exit Speed; Maybe Tomorrow; The Player; Florida StraitsOff Limits; Naked Gun 33 1/3Ginger in the MorningSwing Shift; Sweet Home Alabama; Secret Admirer; Summer CatchFunky Monkey; Corky RomanoHenry & JuneBird's Eye; Joe Dirt; Short CutsWhat I AmEquinox '92; Thunderheart; CircusThe Chaos Factor; Wild Iris; ...First Do No Harm; The Last RideCatchfireBig Business; Bob Roberts; Full Disclosure; DiceThe Dark Wind; SilkwoodChain ReactionPrince of Pennsylvania and more

However, my favorite of your performances came through Michael Nesmith's Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann: a cool, time-tripping tale to the Old West, via motorbike, no less. You brought humor, bafflement and heroism all in one fine shot, and for that, I can't get enough of the movie.

Your rough style and sardonic squint will be enormously missed, but your portrayals will keep you forever and always smack-dab among those who crave varied and unfeigned cinema.