Louis Gossett jr. passes

[Malo83]

He was great in An Officer and a Gentleman.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/louis-gossett-jr-first-black-171612934.html

 

[andrewg]

Good actor. I enjoyed his work.

 

[wpod]

Sad . RIP I enjoyed his movies.

 

[vavavroom]

Not Chappie from Iron Eagle!

 

[Jetronic]

Not the Free Jaffa council president

 

[vavavroom]

Not Drac from Enemy Mine!

 

[DBMaster]

Drac from "Enemy Mine." That was one of my favorite of his lesser known roles.

 

[y_p_w]

Watchmen.

 

[vavavroom]

Drac from "Enemy Mine." That was one of my favorite of his lesser known roles.

It's an odd movie with an interesting premise that has been dealt with by Star Trek. Or maybe Enemy Mine wanted to be like one of the low-cost filler episodes of Star Trek. Nevertheless, Enemy Mine has some things going for it and Drac was an interesting character played very well by Louis Gosset Jr. That said, the story would work perfectly fine between two marooned humans and the sci-fi setting is unnecessary in terms of the character-driven story and ideas that are addressed. Red Letter Media has a good video in which Mike and Jay discuss Enemy Mine.

 

[vavavroom]

Did I mention Iron Eagle rocks - or rather rocked? Keep in mind I was ten and my entertainment threshold was low. The movie was a tween/teen fantasy. Iron Eagle was aimed at a younger audience than Top Gun. Did you know Iron Eagle was released before Top Gun and that Chappie was inspired by a real general?

 

[Dave Hess]

RIP.

He was a very good actor.