Remembering James Caan on what would have been his 85th birthday. #80s #80smovies #JamesCaan

Sigh...
Both of Elf's fathers are dead now.

Will Ferrell Says James Caan Told Him ‘You’re Not Funny’ on ‘Elf’ Set and Acting ‘Too Over the Top’; Caan Later Called Him ‘Brilliant’ After Seeing the Film
#Variety #News #Elf #JamesCaan #WillFerrell

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/will-ferrell-james-caan-elf-set-not-funny-1236066440/

#NowPlaying Since “Thief” (1981), directed by #MichaelMann and starring #JamesCaan, is coming to the #CriterionChannel in June, I’m getting ready with the soundtrack by #TangerineDream. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvxIFVnlufkAKHjEVUlEMqLEtfKMjZ4u4

Queen Bees review: Why, yes, elders rock https://oldaintdead.com/queen-bees-review-why-yes-elders-rock/ ##eldersrock, #AnnMargret, #ChristopherLloyd, #ElizabethMitchell, #EllenBurstyn, #HarrisonPowell, #JamesCaan, #JaneCurtin, #LorettaDevine, #MatthewBarnes, #QueenBees

#QueenBees takes some of your oldest favorites and puts them in a retirement home where they cause trouble and find love.

#EldersRock #CineMastodon #filmastodon #Movies #Review #EllenBurstyn #JamesCaan

https://oldaintdead.com/queen-bees-review-why-yes-elders-rock/

#Elf was released in movie theaters 20 years ago today.

#WillFerrell
#JamesCaan
#BobNewhart
#EdwardAsner
#MarySteenburgen
#ZooeyDeschanel

Buddy: "You sit on a throne of lies"

#HoneymoonInVegas was released in movie theaters 31 years ago today.

#NicolasCage
#SarahJessicaParker
#JamesCaan
#PatMorita

Who can forget the Flying Elvises!

On August 14, 1975, Rollerball debuted in Australia. Here’s a drawing of James Caan as Jonathan E.!
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#Rollerball #NormanJewison #DystopianFilm #JamesCaan #ScienceFiction #DystopianSciFi #70sSciFi #ActionMovies #ExploitationFilm #Art #SciFiArt #ScienceFictionArt #MovieHistory

Michael Mann's #Thief (1981) is one of the most memorable films of that decade. Style, substance & a #TangerineDream soundtrack. #JamesCaan & #TuesdayWeld deliver knockout performances--their diner scene is a master class. Iconic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSPtl9uTtx4

“The most talented people are always the nicest.”
— #JamesCaan (1940–2022)

#BornOnThisDay #FilmMastodon

#BriansSong (1971) premiered #OnThisDay in 1971.

The ABC TV movie starring #JamesCaan and #BillyDeeWilliams was so highly rated it earned a theatrical release.