OK, I’m going to try to spit up the rest of the acid from my lungs now. It’s still as fun as it sounds. Hooray for proton pump inhibitor drugs!
On a side note, real classy of the Oscar committee omiting Brad Renfro from the death roll video.
There have been a number of reports on it that I won’t bother linking to because they mostly offer facile excuses for the omission. However, reports were swirling that because of his troubles with heroine abuse and his drug overdose death he was cut…and yet drug overdose death Heath Ledger remained in.
I don’t know if we will ever know the real reason is but the company line of ‘well we can’t include everyone and can’t do nothing but actors’ line of bullshit is, well, bullshit. Actors are the most recognizable part of the movie business and should be primarily featured on that part of the show. It’s not like Renfro did no movies. He was in Oscar nominated fair (the criminally neglected Ghost World that should be compulsory viewing for anyone who claims to enjoy films) and just completed several other films before his demise so it’s not like we are talking Corey Feldman here.
So shame on you Oscar for not paying tribute to a young man who gave his all to the craft and by the accounts of most, was ripped apart by this town and this industry in particular. He gave his life for your art and your business, you should have been able to give him 4 seconds and a still picture of him on your telecast.
/rant
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