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Was just coming to post this. I loved his a-hole persona in everything.

Didn't realize that was him in Yellowstone.

Seems like I have seen him in many productions but looking over the filmography really only remember 9-5, cloak and dagger and Beverly hillbillies.

I know I watched drexels class but have no recollection of the plot.

Al Bula said:

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Didn't realize that was him in Yellowstone.

Seems like I have seen him in many productions but looking over the filmography really only remember 9-5, cloak and dagger and Beverly hillbillies.

I know I watched drexels class but have no recollection of the plot.

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What???? Holy cow, didn't either. Did not recognize him at all.

We'll miss you Principal *****ly

Don't forget Modern Problems with Chevy Chase's run. Shocked he was 92. RIP.

Coincidentally, the kids and I watched Inspector Gadget last night, and he plays the police chief in that movie. I saw him, and thought, "That guy is in everything."

Now he's not.

He also played Jane Fonda's character's boyfriend in On Golden Pond. I remember Henry Fonda's line stating "you're going to abuse my daughter" when he met him for the first time and he found out they were sleeping together.

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Don't forget Modern Problems with Chevy Chase's run. Shocked he was 92. RIP.

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While I recall him from many of the other movies already listed, like WarGames, but for some reason this is the title that always comes to mind when I hear the name Dabney Coleman. I probably watched Modern Problems 100 times on HBO after having seen it a couple of times at the theater. I don't recall much now, but I do recall laughing my ass off.

Cinco Ranch Aggie said:

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agz win said:

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Don't forget Modern Problems with Chevy Chase's run. Shocked he was 92. RIP.

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While I recall him from many of the other movies already listed, like WarGames, but for some reason this is the title that always comes to mind when I hear the name Dabney Coleman. I probably watched Modern Problems 100 times on HBO after having seen it a couple of times at the theater. I don't recall much now, but I do recall laughing my ass off.

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Please tell me large quantities of drugs were involved because objectively that movie is terrible.

Well, Chevy did snort a line of powdery substance from the floor around the bed in that movie. It might have inspired drug usage from the viewers.

Dude, I was in 8th grade.

Cinco Ranch Aggie said:

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agz win said:

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Don't forget Modern Problems with Chevy Chase's run. Shocked he was 92. RIP.

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While I recall him from many of the other movies already listed, like WarGames, but for some reason this is the title that always comes to mind when I hear the name Dabney Coleman. I probably watched Modern Problems 100 times on HBO after having seen it a couple of times at the theater. I don't recall much now, but I do recall laughing my ass off.

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He had a great role in that movie.

Cinco Ranch Aggie said:

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Dude, I was in 8th grade.

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Like I knew that...dude, it's a crap movie. I remember watching it in the theater and I almost walked out. Only did that one time in my life, for Cyborg.

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Cinco Ranch Aggie said:

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Dude, I was in 8th grade.

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Like I knew that...dude, it's a crap movie. I remember watching it in the theater and I almost walked out. Only did that one time in my life, for Cyborg.

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It was fun and funny to a lot of people. I will stop and watch it when it reruns on tv and I'm flipping channels. Not everyone has a sense of humor, though.

I was coming to make this exact post. Kids came across it last night on Disney+ and gave it a watch. I made it about 10 minutes but the kids said they enjoyed it.

As a result of this thread, I went to iTunes yesterday and bought Modern Problems. I can't say the last time I actually watched this one, but am guessing sometime in the early 80s, maybe late in 1981. I was 13. That movie was hilarious for me, as I stated previously (and was asked if I had done rails to make it funny). No, it was funny because a 13-year-old would find that kind of stuff funny. I watched it with my daughter last night. She laughed a good bit, but this is a great example of a movie that was great as a kid but not-so-great as an adult.

I absolutely love the use of the word "objectively" in posts about movies. That word is a TexAgs go-to when discussing movies. Especially when a title may be perceived as bad. The use of this word implies that whatever the viewpoint being discussed is universal, like, say, the value of PI is always 3.14 in basic geometry problems.

On TexAgs, I've had many conversations that would lead me to believe:
The Phantom Menace = objectively bad
Attack of the Clones = objectively bad
Revenge of the Sith = objectively bad
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull = objectively bad
The Godfather Part III = objectively bad
I could go on.

I would use the term "subjectively" in describing movies. Modern Problems was intended for a young teen audience. From that perspective, that movie was hilarious. As a stand-alone movie to watch for the first time in 30+ years, it wasn't that funny to me last night; I laughed more with my daughter than I did at the movie.

Don't understand how I never saw Cloak and Dagger.

Cinco Ranch Aggie said:

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As a result of this thread, I went to iTunes yesterday and bought Modern Problems. I can't say the last time I actually watched this one, but am guessing sometime in the early 80s, maybe late in 1981. I was 13. That movie was hilarious for me, as I stated previously (and was asked if I had done rails to make it funny). No, it was funny because a 13-year-old would find that kind of stuff funny. I watched it with my daughter last night. She laughed a good bit, but this is a great example of a movie that was great as a kid but not-so-great as an adult.

I absolutely love the use of the word "objectively" in posts about movies. That word is a TexAgs go-to when discussing movies. Especially when a title may be perceived as bad. The use of this word implies that whatever the viewpoint being discussed is universal, like, say, the value of PI is always 3.14 in basic geometry problems.

On TexAgs, I've had many conversations that would lead me to believe:
The Phantom Menace = objectively bad
Attack of the Clones = objectively bad
Revenge of the Sith = objectively bad
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull = objectively bad
The Godfather Part III = objectively bad
I could go on.

I would use the term "subjectively" in describing movies. Modern Problems was intended for a young teen audience. From that perspective, that movie was hilarious. As a stand-alone movie to watch for the first time in 30+ years, it wasn't that funny to me last night; I laughed more with my daughter than I did at the movie.

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But everything in bold is true!

Are you Obi Wan Kenobi? From a certain point of view….

maroon barchetta said:

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YouBet said:

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Don't understand how I never saw Cloak and Dagger.

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I've never seen it or even heard of it until this thread.

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I remember it but missed it somehow. Seems like a classic 80s movie I would have seen at some point.

Cloak and Dagger was one of my favorite childhood movies. The old grandmother lady scared the crap out of me.