The Real Reason You Don't Hear From Burt Reynolds Anymore
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In the '60s and the '70s, Burt Reynolds was perhaps the epitome of masculinity in Hollywood. The mustached maestro of Hollywood gained prominence in the western drama series Gunsmoke in the '60s and he rose to stardom in the '70 with movies like Deliverance, White Lightning, The Longest Yard, and Smokey and the Bandit.
But in the '80s, Reynolds experienced a career decline and was known for turning down the role of astronaut Garrett Breedlove in Terms of Endearment, for which Jack Nicholson won an Academy Award.
Even though Reynolds revived his career with 1997’s Boogie Nights, the following decade has seen him gradually fade away from the spotlight. Here’s the real reason you don’t hear from Burt Reynolds anymore.
#BurtReynolds #Celeb #Actor
Becoming a star | 0:00
A few bad choices | 1:10
Too many refusals | 2:04
A thwarted comeback | 3:02
Personal problems | 4:02
He's still busy | 4:46
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@rdecredico
7 жыл бұрын
None. Go the fuck away.
@philsmith3261
7 жыл бұрын
Donald Trump
@adrianlee3497
7 жыл бұрын
Because ageism is the new racism. 😕😕😕😕😕😕😠😠😠😠😠💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩
@BigBadJerryRogers
7 жыл бұрын
Definitely continue this great series, hey why don't we hear more from Kirk Douglas these days? Why isn't anybody casting him in anything anymore???
@bherber
7 жыл бұрын
@Looper - I'd like to see plenty as long as they aren't as negative as this one...
Burt Reynolds made his mark in the movies,and no one can ever take that away from him.
RIP Burt what a guy !! Loved your work for 40 years
as a guest on Password, the word was "money" so Burt gave the contestant ( a black guy) the clue "dough" to which the black guy responded "knob". Burt busted out laughing so hard he fell off his chair and on to the floor. They had to cut away to a commercial. One of the funniest moments on TV.
The man was the #1 Box Office draw for 5 consecutive years. No one else had ever done that before. Deserves a mention.
One of my favorite actors ever.
Those who made this video try to play down the accomplishments of Burt Reynolds, as if he were just a forgettable, "B" actor or something, however, Reynolds was extremely popular in his day. He was as popular as an actor could be in his time and in his prime and the reason we do not hear more from Reynolds today, is because the man is 82 years old, for Christ's sake. What are most people doing at 82 years old ? They are at home drinking a cup of coffee and staying the hell away from people.
@nehsangbong7259
5 жыл бұрын
unfortunately hes' gone now. so sad.
@daisymaefrench4041
5 жыл бұрын
You couldn't have said it better. I agree 1000%. Rest in peace Burt.
@mariec3527
5 жыл бұрын
How weird you wrote this 3 weeks before his death
You can put him down if you want, but he is one of the nicest "Big Stars" I have ever met. He's a great guy.
@lukebecker9382
5 жыл бұрын
You got to meet him!?
dudes a legend this video doesn't do him justice
Burt will always go down as one of my favorite actors just like Clint. I saw all their movies as a young kid in the theaters. Love them all. I wanted to be a stunt man as a kid after seeing Hooper!
Burt was a great stuntman. Someone should make a video showing some of his great stunt work. What really ruined his career was too many wigs, women and somebody told him he was a comedian. Hollywood used him up. My favorites were Navajo Joe, Deliverance and Sharkey's Machine. Bless his heart.
I liked Burt in Best Friends with Goldie Hawn also and I have the DVD The Man who loved Women with Julie Andrews and Kim Basinger. I liked a lot of his films! Glad he is still around at his age.
@momcatx2
6 жыл бұрын
Loved Best Friends! Everytime my glasses get covered in steam, I quote that movie. I loved Hooper too. Neither one of those movies are shown anymore.
It doesnt matter what some people may think about Mr. Reynolds - to me, he is one of the coolest guys in filmbiz.
@memberFU
7 жыл бұрын
Chris Alpha Burt Reynolds Fan Club 2017 on Facebook check it out.
Burt gave us good entertainment, thanks Burt you should have no regrets.
Thanks for all the great movies in the memories Bert awesome one hell of an actor
I will never forget the generosity Mr. Reynolds extended to me when he allowed me to stage one of my scenes in his class and provide an honest critique. He is a true gentleman and one who gives back to his community.
Hollywood Stuntman Jim Burk was my husband and he was the first Stuntman that Hal Needham actually came to the Hospital where Jim was admitted in L.A. after returning early from Durango Mexico Location for Hepatitis B and Hal asked Jim if he'd leave SAMP to join 'Stunts Unlimited'. Hal looked at me and asked, 'Would you mind Sandi?' and I laughed and said, 'Not at all. I don't do Stunts.' lol A SUPER GROUP was about to come together in Hollywood! Burt Reynolds was a close friend with Hal, Jim, Alan Gibbs, and all the fantastic Stuntmen that gladly left SAMP for Stunts Unlimited, which was a GOOD MOVE. Burt Reynolds is a very talented man and a very funny man with a great sense of humor and he loves to laugh a lot. Locations were a blast and Burt was a great Stuntman in his own right! He feared nothing but Producers feared him getting hurt and them losing money so he used the best Stuntmen in the Business! I wish him the very best as he's earned it and deserves it.
Burt was a hero to my friends and I back in the 70's when we were teenagers. I'm glad to hear he's still finding work in front of the camera. Also, apparently IN video games too! Not bad for an 80 year old.
@cgasucks
7 жыл бұрын
He was the man back then.
@BigBadJerryRogers
7 жыл бұрын
Even if he did nothing else, Deliverance gave him one of the greatest movie parts in history.
@PertNearFedUp-bj1tx
7 жыл бұрын
BigBadJerry Rogers ...DELIVERANCE is a rough movie to watch....but it is a good movie. The best of Burt Reynolds.
@demongo2007
7 жыл бұрын
But pretty fucked up for a broke has-been 80-year-old.
@cgasucks
7 жыл бұрын
He was the toast of the town back then...now he's just toast...
r u nuts that's Burt Reynolds. ....growing up in the 70s & 80s I remember how big he was and is........he's a legend .
@terihill2972
6 жыл бұрын
Sage phillip AMEN to that Sage Phillip!
No matter what profession, everybody has their time and then exits the stage! It's the way life goes!
Legend. R.I.P Bruce.
Burt is an icon and a movie legend!
R.I.P. Burt.
Rest in peace, Burt Reynolds! We'll never forget you, as long as we're alive!
Rest In Peace Burt, regardless of what this video displays, You are and will always be loved and missed. You were a great actor, voice and unforgettable laugh.
I just saw Smokey and the Bandit in the theater a few weeks ago (40th anniversary re-release). Thanks for putting this together. He is about the REALEST actor out there. As in, a real person. Thank goodness for actors like him.
@trevmac8362
6 жыл бұрын
He's as real as his hair
He is still awesome to me.
I'll never forget that laugh of his . loved him in Gator.
I never listened to movie critics, but I always liked Burt Reynolds good and bad movies.
Y’all made this just a few months to early... Rest In Peace Bandit.
@arosebroable
5 жыл бұрын
he is definitely Bandit
East bound and down. the bandit is a legend. big part of my childhood.
I love you Burt Reynolds, and I always will...
He' s always Bandit, will Stay forever Gator! A Hero of my youth.
It's because Archer kidnapped him.
@OllihuAkbar
7 жыл бұрын
He's currently in an mental ward with total amnesia under someone else's name.
@JohanLebbing
7 жыл бұрын
I believe he has parkinson`s disease, he is shaking with his hands, can`t get up from a chair and more. That`s what his good friends say.
@alvinanderson7944
7 жыл бұрын
That makes this article disgusting and cruel. Do some people never grow up enough to understand the job category "Actor" and never understand they are looking at fellow human who live, love, work and die on the same time schedule we all do. Just say 'thank you' to the cool actors and actresses from older movies and be grateful for their work if it's still viable to you.
@alisterfolson
7 жыл бұрын
Johan Lebbing Either that or I thought HIV. I knew it wasn't from doing his own stunts in movieeslike he mentions. Just admit something Burt, we still like you..its 2017, c' mon, man
@peepingtom20101
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah I think he has AIDS sadly. Its tragic that at this point in time its still such a taboo.
Burt Reynolds, from Gator. Lana!!!
@fcaughli
7 жыл бұрын
They were awfully simple, but I have always loved White Lightning and Gator. I think a lot more could have been done with that idea and Burt was the best at them.
@fatherjameslloyd5684
7 жыл бұрын
Fred C n
@dooley1230
7 жыл бұрын
Two things bothered me about White Lightning, concerning the Custom 500. Burt said the 429 had dual carburetors, which it didn't. Also, the soundtrack had him driving a standard, and showed him shifting a stick shift. However, when he pulled up to his parent's house, you could clearly see him putting the column shifted automatic into park. The thing is, they could have put a stick in the car, and all would have been right in the movie(and the world).
@spunbearing65
7 жыл бұрын
Lana spelled backwards is..........
@gunfighterzero
6 жыл бұрын
They left out a lot of good flicks like gator, Hooper, semi tough, longest yard etc.
🤔 I love Burt Reynolds ❤❤❤❤ !
@bernardwoodcock2248
5 жыл бұрын
Born Again Farm Girl m g
Wow, what a negative portrayal of a great actor. Deliverance is a classic movie & the video doesn't mention The Longest Yard. Give me a break.
@GUIRADE95
7 жыл бұрын
Larry Hinze Kuir!
@EvanKerr
6 жыл бұрын
Bryan Herber or white lightning
@peacefuljeffrey
5 жыл бұрын
He was also the star of “The Man Who Loved Women.”
@nyc9993
5 жыл бұрын
RIP BURT REYNOLDS.......
Gee whiz why aren't we seeing more of that 81 year old guy?!?
@MrProp46
7 жыл бұрын
Chris Johannsen ... cuz play girl magazine fold couple of decades back when you could get porn for free on the internet
@davidearea2987
7 жыл бұрын
chris johannsen - Gee whiz, why are you watching a video on an 81 year old crumbly when your youtube photo to the left shows you with a smoking hot babe?
@ChrisJohannsen
7 жыл бұрын
David Earea that smoking hot babe is my wife and we both work. But thanks.
@Aivottaja
7 жыл бұрын
Well, honestly age wouldn't be an unsurmountable obstacle. Christopher Lee acted well over his 80's (I think he worked till the end) and Clint Eastwood's still working. I wouldn't be surprised if he wanted to retire (Sean Connery did the same thing), but just saying that people in the industry working over the age of 80 aren't rare at all.
@BigBadJerryRogers
7 жыл бұрын
Name the movie Clint Eastwood last acted in. You're drawing a blank aren't you?
and no reference to the gator mclosky movies or the longest yard wtf
I always loved Burt and yeah, he made some raspberries but he always hung in there and stuck with what he loved. Atta boy BR!
You forgot The End (1978) which I enjoyed and would watch it again :) great job, Burt and the rest of the star-studded cast .
Narration left out "Starting Over", perhaps Reynolds' best.
He was beautiful
reinolds is one of my favorite actor .. so cool that guy!
Still blows away today's millennial generation of actor's .
what are you talking about till this day Burt Reynolds is one of the best actors ever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He'll always be the Bandit no matter how many forgettable roles he's had and TBH I liked him as Sheriff Ed Earl in Best Little Whorehouse In Texas and it's kinda cool having Mayor Burt on your team in Saints Row 3 after dealing with the zombie outbreak.
@memberFU
7 жыл бұрын
ᕼᑌᗰᗩᑎ ᖴᗴᒪᒪᗩ Burt Reynolds Fan Club 2017 on Facebook check it out.
@royslade450
6 жыл бұрын
I KNOW RIGHT !!!!!! LOL !!!! WEEEE HAAAAAA !!!!
Sadly, today’s news tells us that Burt Reynolds - the legend - has died at age 82. How saddening it is to me to learn from this video that he was at one point forced to sell off his own sentimental belongings. May he rest in peace.
This video was very short on his best works. Gunsmoke, often considered one of the greatest TV shows of all time. Dan August, nominated for Best Actor. Deliverance, masterpiece. White Lightning, The Longest Yard (nominated for Best Actor), and Hustle were great. Smokey and the Bandit is one of the most famous movies of all time. Semi-Tough, The End, and Hooper were good. Starting Over earned him another Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor. Sharky's Machine was his best work as a director and one of his best movies. He earned an Emmy for Evening Shade and a Golden Globe for his riveting performance in Boogie Nights. Burt Reynolds was one of the most popular and accomplished actors of all time.
Rip Burt
The Cannonball run is one of my favorite comedies
@gilmoat9472
6 жыл бұрын
Dwayne johnson
@MAGGOT_VOMIT
5 жыл бұрын
Gil Moat Ummm, Who is the WORST Actor and Lamest WWE Personality Ever. Alex Trebek; *CORRRRECT!!!*
the main reason we dont see him much is he is in his 80,s getting old but we still love you burt and miss you
Sugarland express in 72-73 just before it was released, I was sitting at a intersection just outside of Houston, TX, in Sugarland, I looked over low and behold was Burt Reynolds, I nodded, he waved and my dad in the back seat hollers out the window " Hey Burt " Burt waved and drove off, never will I ever forget the look on Dad or Burts face.. priceless.
I remember when *Sharkey's Machine* came out. It was instantly my favorite movie and IMHO was BR's finest work. Don't get me wrong... I love *Deliverance* and *Smokey & the Bandit* but for me, Sharkey's Machine was a damn good movie. If that didn't make Hollywood forgive his transgressions then nothing would. Then again, Hollywood doesn't have a goddamn clue when it comes to true acting talent. They've lost much of their credibility and their ability to recognize talent is questionable.
Stick and Gator were both awesome!
I can't stand Looper's superficial narration and editing. I grew up with Burt Reynolds & the Cannonball movies, show some respect, you ingrates!
Breaker breaker 19. Calling all ex CB'ers from the 70's and later. Burt Reynolds every CB'ers favourite actor.
@codykoch7081
5 жыл бұрын
Great lakes bandit 462 waving a hand break broke RIP BURT REYNOLDS and I am clearing on the side
Burt fucking Reynolds is a legend!!!
@JohanLebbing
7 жыл бұрын
A living legend.
@delona6485
7 жыл бұрын
Johan Lebbing always will be!
@tonymonroy64
7 жыл бұрын
l agree delon and would have to a better bond than the actors that came after Sean Connery! What an elegant man .
@chrisrkelly61
7 жыл бұрын
are you kidding? sir roger moore came after connery, the best bond ever!!!!! nobody could have done it better...
@delona6485
7 жыл бұрын
crusty ringpimple roger Moore was a nice amiable chap but come on Georgia Laznby was a better Bond than him. Burt, I am afraid would have not made a good bond. Like he said at the time , bond has to be British.
Hooper was awesome. I think it also has Jan Michael Vincent.
@painkillerjones6232
6 жыл бұрын
It did. He played a up and coming stuntman who had no bad habits.
Met him personally in Savannah, Ga. while filming the LongestYard.. Really kool dude as he took time to chat and sign autograph. Recently saw him on a 'Loud and Fast ' episode at his ranch in Jupiter Florida. Looked a little aged.. like most of us as the years pass!! Hang in there buddy!! Thx. Jeff Brown.. So. Carolina
Burt Reynolds' comedy chops were still sharp in 2006 when he played Chubby, the owner of a strip club in an episode of 'My Name Is Earl'. It probably gave him a big ego boost since 'Earl' star Jason Lee was a huge Reynolds fan. Later in the series, when Reynolds character was killed off, we were treated with 2 episodes featuring spot-on impressions of him by Norm McDonald, playing Little Chubby, Chubby's son.
@billmelton5528
6 жыл бұрын
norm mcdonald does the best burt reynolds
He's Burt Reynolds !! ,, for fucks sake. and he's cool.
@memberFU
7 жыл бұрын
will wing Burt Reynolds Fan Club 2017 on Facebook check it out.
So handsome and such personality. Loved him and his acting.
Sean Connery - Scottish, Timothy Dalton - Welsh, George Lazenby - Australian, Roger Moore - English, Pierce Brosnan - Irish, Daniel Craig - English. (not including 2 early versions of Casino Royale - the first James Bond [in 1954] was an American - Barry Nelson). So much for James Bond always being played by an Englishman as suggested in the this video's voice over.
George Clooney reminds me of Burt a bit. George can be extremely funny in a dry humble way. Whereas Burt liked being the more out going stone faced prankster. If the clip of 'Burt Reynolds Farts In Mudbath' out takes from Evening Shade is around here, it has to be seen to be believed. And no one knows if Burt was doing that on cue, or got a prop person to rig it up beforehand. Funniest thing I ever seen, but still can't believe Burt kept such a straight face through it all. I think that dogged his career more than anything, saying to his agent 'I want a billion dollars for that role!' And his agent and all taking him seriously.
nice you missed The longest yard in your video, talk about a great movie
@rexfellis
7 жыл бұрын
The first one was great. And even the re-make had some redeeming qualities Actually, the re-make may go down in history as the last Adam Sandler "comedy" that had some real comedy to it. They also missed Smokey and the Bandit. Another great film by Reynolds.
@atranfanatic
7 жыл бұрын
Umm....they did mention Smokey and the Bandit. lol
@jimfitts1
7 жыл бұрын
Rexfellis mm
@SavageDawgJoshua
7 жыл бұрын
atran, no, they mentioned Smokey and the Bandit 3.
These are starting to get a little mean spirited you guys. How about a "The Real Reason Looper has run out of good ideas." 🤔
Bert thrived on physical roles, took roids in his early days,but he just cant get those roles anymore so it sucks, but will always be the nicest bloke and the king of cool.
I used to watch that tv show with Burt as the alien dad talking through that crystal box thing. I thought is was a guy trying to sound like Burt. But one time he did his signature laugh, and I knew it was him.
But he's been on Jeopardy as Turd Furgeson.
@saberjpg-mo3hy
7 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, I think he wore a big hat...because it's funny. He really nailed that "Swords" category.
@stevenbaumann8692
7 жыл бұрын
saberjpg1975 😂
@kat35lulu88
7 жыл бұрын
Steven Baumann Turd! Funny!
@dooley1230
7 жыл бұрын
Norm Macdonald was perfect as Burt. He also did a skit with Cheri Oteri, was was playing Barbara Walters. During the interview, he suddenly gets up and leaves, much to the dismay of Cheri. He returns, to a smiling Cheri, only to pick up a magazine, and leave again.
@stevenbaumann8692
7 жыл бұрын
Andrew M he really did a great impersonation! He even looked like a young version of him.
Because people don't keep steadily acting when they're 80 unless they're Morgan Freeman or Jack Nicholson.
@theitalianalien8477
7 жыл бұрын
Even Nicholson is retired (as of 2017, at least)
@PHlophe
7 жыл бұрын
meanwhile Jeanne Fonda is still killing it in the screen. they are basically the same age. both their cosmetic surgery are the best in town. White people never look like that past 65
@greenrefrigerator
7 жыл бұрын
ikr? The man is in his *EIGHTIES* and they're talkin' about why we don't hear from him anymore? Are these clowns serious? Sometimes Looper doesn't make a lick'a sense...
@PHlophe
7 жыл бұрын
age is nothing but a number.
@LeviBoldock
6 жыл бұрын
Jack retired 7 years ago.
He just passed. Sad to see an icon go but as an Everyman he left a hell of a legacy.
Casting Burt as Han Solo would have given life to the 70's mustache for another 6 years.
"Thanks for the ride Bandit, good luck tapping some of that hot, hot Sally Field's tail" -Stewie
I love Burt !!
Vielen Dank für den Rückblick eines großen Stars der sich nie in den Vordergrund drängte. Ruhe in Frieden
He is a legend. An American icon.
He ruled much of the seventies but yeah too much tongue in cheek stuff and crappy movies. He should have been more serious like Clint. Great career though. I don't know how the hell he went broke. WTF
@JimInTally
7 жыл бұрын
Wine, women and song.
He was funny in Strip tease as David Dillbeck , the congressman that had the hots for Demi Moore as Erin Grant.
Reynold's appearance in the X Files is a classic. Well, that particular episode is nothing short of brilliant. Especially that marvelous score by Karl Zero from his CD, Music For Cabriolet's. Magic.
I'm still awaitin' on Deliverance Deuce
No mention of the longest yard great film
@waynedaly100
7 жыл бұрын
And Hooper was a good one
@MrMatt3046
7 жыл бұрын
Hooper was great.
These millionaires always go bankrupt , that frustrates me as I know with my current lifestyle one million would stretch out for the rest of my life. They always have to have extravagant lifestyles.
@1cmman
7 жыл бұрын
You aren´t the only one who thinks that, millions of us do and don´t look up to these assholes. Just always remember that you are a much better person than they will ever be.
@painkillerjones6232
6 жыл бұрын
You'd be surprised how easily it is to go bankrupt. If you won the lottery, you would be a candidate.
@bamlin52
6 жыл бұрын
Max Payne You are dead right. I know the feeling.
@EagleTwo758
6 жыл бұрын
Painkiller Jones Loni Anderson cleaned him out. That's the high-maintenance poon-tang for ya
@painkillerjones6232
6 жыл бұрын
Well, that face and bod had to pay off for her sometime, she couldn't act all that well.
His best was interacting with Ken Curtis' Fesus on Gunsmoke as "Commanch".
To be fair we here in South Florida hear from him all the time.
ahhhhh Burt !!! you are so cool !!!!
He lives in my condo complex in Jupiter, FL. He is a very nice man, very polite.
Everybody rocked in Boogie Nights. It was an unprecedented assembly of talented rising stars who all went on to epic careers, and a few veteran actors like Burt Reynolds.. Everybody was great, and the movie just worked. On my short list of greatest ever movies.
Long live the Bandit.
...is because he's dead.
@TheRamsay
5 жыл бұрын
Nope. Now you hear about him all the time
@FrancisXLord
5 жыл бұрын
Watch the dislike count rise. It's fascinating. Perhaps Looper will actually be sensitive to the mood of its viewers and remove this video, but probably not. Nearly 2 million views? I think they'll keep it, dislikes be damned somehow.
@SegaNintendoGuy64
5 жыл бұрын
Dude too soon.
@deannetzel1606
5 жыл бұрын
Christian K good guess captain obvious!
@DylanTaylor
5 жыл бұрын
I just found out too
This movie is for older people who can appreciate the life and times of Burt Renalds Just watched it.... very well written and acted ..loved the parts where they spliced in The old and young Burt Renalds interacting awesome flick ...so true / great message ...
The difference in people when they age is incredible and you really get to see it with the last few generations of actors.
Burt rocks😎😎😎
WTF I really like Burton Reynolds
Smokey and The Bandit @ 12. That's what got me into CB & Truckn. Still 'The Bandit' to me 10/4
@codykoch7081
5 жыл бұрын
Great lakes bandit got a copy of you break break
I loved the movie Smokey and the Bandit now when I look at Burt Reynolds it's hard to believe what getting old does to your body you can't stay young and sexy forever.
Because he's old
@rohanm2394
7 жыл бұрын
Yes u r right charlie i also think the same ;)
@SenerS10
7 жыл бұрын
Age is not that important, Christopher Lee played in LOTR after the age of 80.
@bernhardtsen74
7 жыл бұрын
92 yrs at the battle of the five army!
@EdwarioERS
7 жыл бұрын
Old and F'd up.
@jennablurr7597
7 жыл бұрын
Charlie Murphy yep and broken. literally cuz he used to do his own stunts and was once a stuntman kind of like Jackie chan minus the martial arts. his body is broken so while Christopher lee could still act ( cgi) Burt has major pain beyond old age.
He is retired...
@Katzenhase
7 жыл бұрын
He ain´t. His last movie "Dog Years" is according to reviews very good and was shown at Robert de Niro´s film festival.
The New limited 77 Bandit Edition Trans Am cars are going to be hot sellers.Each Trans Am car is Autographed by Burt himself.Right there he will have more money coming to his bank account.Why work? He's old,with all that new money coming to his bank account,the legend can relax now and take it easy.Burt is a legend. He will always be one of the great screen stars even after he is dead and gone.
R.I.P Burt Reynolds. He will truly be missed!