Push The Button, Max

[filkertom]

Again, great sadness. Peter Falk, a superb character actor who was featured in some our favorite movies, has passed away at the age of 84.

He's best known, of course, as Lt. Columbo. But would TV's Frank have ever pushed the button for Dr. Clayton Forrester without Professor Fate's henchman Max pushing it first? Would The Princess Bride be half so poignant without Grandpa reading the story to Fred Savage? Without him, would we only have A Mad, Mad, Mad World?

Thanks for the excellence, sir, and rest well.

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[saganth.livejournal.com]

My most favorite comedy film is The Cheap Detective. Long live Sam Peckinpaugh. Falk did such a great impression of Bogart. I remember some of my favorite lines of his:

"I'm using rented bullets for my gun. We all got problems."

"Don't call me 'darling' in front of the police with a dead husband."

"Being a private eye may not be much, but we do have a code of honor. It's all right to fool around with your partner's wife, but once he's dead it makes it all so dirty. That's the way it is, angel. You marry yourself a nice guy, have a couple of swell kids. Once you're all set up and happy, maybe we can fool around again."

"Just once I'd like to see somebody die *regular* on this case!"

"Oh, hello, Georgia. I just had you on my mind."

RIP Mr. Falk.