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Post by chaney on Jul 24, 2009 18:17:33 GMT -5
Does anyone remember the TV movie "Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story"? It originally aired in 1991 with Lance Henriksen portraying Charlie and a miscast Jill Clayburgh playing Jill. I remember seeing it when it was first on and thinking that Henriksen did well in portraying Charlie's personal strength and stoicism. He may not have had the bulging muscles, but he had the physical cragginess.
Remember being a bit off-put by his receding hairline though and thought they should have stuck some Charlie hair over his forehead to make him look more like Bronson. Does anyone else remember this or have comments on Henriksen's portrayal of Charlie. Who else could have played Charlie? Fred Ward?
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Post by crego on Jul 25, 2009 0:20:15 GMT -5
I remember the film. And yes, Henriksen was not a bad idea, but Bronson's role was minimal in this film focused on Jill and her adopted son.
Who else could've played Bronson ? Fred Ward is obvious. Robert Forster, too. Or even Robert Blake who looks and sounds like Bronson.
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Post by redsun on Jul 27, 2009 14:31:48 GMT -5
Does anyone else remember this or have comments on Henriksen's portrayal of Charlie. Who else could have played Charlie? Fred Ward? I remember it well. I think Jill C. fought hard to get it made, hence the sad decision to cast her in it. She was bloody awful - not to mention totally unattractive compared to the beautiful Jill Ireland. Man, what a mess! I remember reading some interview with Lance at the time and apparently the real Bronson was pissed off about the TV movie and threatened to sue unless they took out his name -- so Henrikson is only referred to as "Charlie" or "the husband" never Charles Bronson. Does anyone remember this? He also referred to "tensions" on the set and thought he might be fired any day. Weird. If you are looking for an international Bronson I'd say Danny Trejo! |
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Post by chaney on Jul 27, 2009 15:52:15 GMT -5
Would hate to see Bronson more pissed off than his usual demeanor. I'm reminded of a book I browsed through at a major book store a number of years ago. It was written by a Hollywood "insider" who was either a bouncer or a bartender at some trendy club; I can't remember which. As I recall it was a rather flimsy paperback and very libelous as it unveiled drug use by a bunch of Hollywood types. I'm sure it was quickly pulled off the shelf. I never saw it anywhere again.
Anyway, there was a story about a drug house which Jill's son apparently frequented at some point in the 1980's. The drug users were holed up inside doing their thing when there was a knock on the door. Peeking outside the window they saw a pissed off Charles Bronson on the porch. Charlie pounded on the door some and said something along the lines of "This is Charles Bronson, and if I ever catch you giving my son drugs again I'll kick your asses!" or something along those lines. The druggies were rightfully frightened. Imagine being stoned out of your mind and an angry icon like Charlie shows up on your doorstep.
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Post by redsun on Jul 27, 2009 18:45:14 GMT -5
Anyway, there was a story about a drug house which Jill's son apparently frequented at some point in the 1980's. The drug users were holed up inside doing their thing when there was a knock on the door. Peeking outside the window they saw a pissed off Charles Bronson on the porch. Charlie pounded on the door some and said something along the lines of "This is Charles Bronson, and if I ever catch you giving my son drugs again I'll kick your asses!" or something along those lines. The druggies were rightfully frightened. Imagine being stoned out of your mind and an angry icon like Charlie shows up on your doorstep. Well...that may have been a true story. This would have probably been that son who was in the TV movie, the one they adopted. According to Jill Ireland's bio, "life Wish", he was born to a heroin addict so he had an inclination towards opiates. Tough to beat. And then he died from an overdose a few years before Jill, I think. So I can totally seeing that story - or a variation of it - being true! |
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Post by bronson613 on Jul 27, 2009 20:02:28 GMT -5
I thought Lance gave a good performance in this movie, but he wasn't given much to do. His hairline bothered me, too. I still have it on VHS, although I haven't seen it in many, many years.
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Post by harmonica on Jul 30, 2009 4:32:47 GMT -5
Does anyone else remember this or have comments on Henriksen's portrayal of Charlie. Who else could have played Charlie? Fred Ward? I remember it well. I think Jill C. fought hard to get it made, hence the sad decision to cast her in it. She was bloody awful - not to mention totally unattractive compared to the beautiful Jill Ireland. Man, what a mess! I remember reading some interview with Lance at the time and apparently the real Bronson was pissed off about the TV movie and threatened to sue unless they took out his name -- so Henrikson is only referred to as "Charlie" or "the husband" never Charles Bronson. Does anyone remember this? He also referred to "tensions" on the set and thought he might be fired any day. Weird. If you are looking for an international Bronson I'd say Danny Trejo! I agree on Danny Trejo. By the way look at this picture: www.imdb.com/media/rm909548544/tt0110307 Mickey Rourke tries to look like Charlie. |
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Post by redsun on Jul 31, 2009 13:55:47 GMT -5
that is a "Bronson-style" mustache if there ever was one!
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Post by crego on Aug 15, 2009 13:20:03 GMT -5
I've seen "THE LAST OUTLAW", and Rourke's mustache doesn't look much like Bronson's. In this film, he plays like a weird imitation of Brando in "THE APPALOOSA" (the 1966 one).
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Post by Mean Little Ass-Kicker on Jun 21, 2012 18:19:58 GMT -5
Anyway, there was a story about a drug house which Jill's son apparently frequented at some point in the 1980's. The drug users were holed up inside doing their thing when there was a knock on the door. Peeking outside the window they saw a pissed off Charles Bronson on the porch. Charlie pounded on the door some and said something along the lines of "This is Charles Bronson, and if I ever catch you giving my son drugs again I'll kick your asses!" or something along those lines. The druggies were rightfully frightened. Imagine being stoned out of your mind and an angry icon like Charlie shows up on your doorstep. That's hilarious! Almost sounds like a Death Wish sequel! I haven't seen the movie though, but would love to get a copy of it if it's possible, preferably on DVD. |
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Post by hammer on Dec 16, 2012 18:33:15 GMT -5
I actually remember something like that happening. I saw it on ET years ago. Bronson's agent told Bronson, "Charlie, this isn't a movie!" And Charlie said something like, "If they keep giving him drigs, I'll kill em." I remember the report well.
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Post by Mean Little Ass-Kicker on Jul 21, 2013 12:13:30 GMT -5
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