#James B Sikking

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Sad news, RIP Francoise Hardy (80), Dr Ruth Westheimer (96), Richard Simmons (76), Shannen Doherty (53), Shelley Duvall (75), Bob Newhart (94), Greg Kihn (75), Alain Delon (88), Phil Donahue (88), James Earl Jones (93), James B. Sikking (90), Gena Rowlands (94).

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Lawrence H Styles will never sit in the Captain's chair again

RIP James B Sikking (1934-Jul 13, 2024)

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R.I.P. James B. Sikking

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W A T C H I N G

I saw this as a kid on TV, it's the first time I felt myself start understand that the kids who weren't white in my school were treated different. Sometimes by whispers between white kids.

Strange way to learn a lesson about society.

My best friend was a VERY white passing biracial Puerto Rican. But his father was very dark. And the kids snickered and murmured the n-word when he came to pick him up. They told him often, "you must be adopted."

It was confusing for me because I didn't get it. He was just my friend's dad. Like my dad had a European accent, and I didn't.

I just remember I was about 8 or 9 and even teared up at the at the speech that James Earl Jones gives at the end. It really stuck with me for while. It effected me kind of deeply. That even thinking about that day, I'm choked up.

It was a goofy 80s comedy, but for a suburban white kid like me, the message hit me how it was meant to.

Professor Banks: You've learned something I can't teach them. You've learned what it feels like to be black.

Mark: No sir.

Professor Banks: Beg your pardon?

Mark: I don't really know what it feels like, sir. If I didn't like it, I could always get out. It's not the same, sir.

Professor Banks: You've learned a great deal more than I thought.

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Legacy & input by actors from the movie:

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Rae Dawn Chong defended the film, saying of the controversy:

It was only controversial because Spike Lee made a thing of it. He'd never seen the movie and he just jumped all over it… He was just starting and pulling everything down in his wake. If you watch the movie, it's really making white people look stupid… [The film] is adorable and it didn't deserve it... I always tried to be an actor who was doing a part that was a character versus what I call 'blackting,' or playing my race, because I knew that I would fail because I was mixed [Chong is of African, Chinese and European ancestry]. I was the black actor for sure, but I didn't lead with my epidermis, and that offended people like Spike Lee, I think. You're either militant or you're not and he decided to just attack. I've never forgiven him for that because it really hurt me. I didn't realize [at the time] that not pushing the afro-centric agenda was going to bite me. When you start to do well people start to say you're a Tom [as in Uncle Tom] because you're acceptable.

Spike Lee responded by saying, "In my film career, any comment or criticism has never been based on jealousy."

"A white man donning blackface is taboo," said C. Thomas Howell. "Conversation over — you can't win. But our intentions were pure: We wanted to make a funny movie that had a message about racism."

Howell later expanded:

I'm shocked at how truly harmless that movie is, and how the anti-racial message involved in it is so prevalent... This isn't a movie about blackface. This isn't a movie that should be considered irresponsible on any level... It's very funny... It made me much more aware of the issues we face on a day-to-day basis, and it made me much more sensitive to racism... It's an innocent movie, it's got innocent messages, and it's got some very, very deep messages. And I think the people that haven't seen it that judge it are horribly wrong. I think that's more offensive than anything. Judging something you haven’t seen is the worst thing you can really do. In fact, Soul Man sort of represents that all the way through. I think it's a really innocent movie with a very powerful message, and it's an important part of my life. I'm proud of the performance, and I'm proud of the people that were in it. A lot of people ask me today, 'Could that movie be made today?'... Robert Downey Jr. just did it in Tropic Thunder!... The difference is that he was just playing a character in Tropic Thunder, and there was no magnifying glass on racism, which is so prevalent in our country. I guess that's what makes people more uncomfortable about Soul Man. But I think it's an important movie.

Robert Downey Jr. referenced Howell and Soul Man when addressing the potential controversy over his role in Tropic Thunder: "At the end of the day, it's always about how well you commit to the character. If I didn't feel [the role in Tropic Thunder] was morally sound, or that it would be easily misinterpreted that I'm just C. Thomas Howell [in Soul Man], I would've stayed home."

Mathcore band Botch has a track named "C. Thomas Howell as the 'Soul Man'" on their album We Are the Romans (1999).

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It's Excelsior's Captain Styles, sans riding crop or thin moustache

[ruleof3bobby]

THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN (1979) Grade: B 

Loved the cinematography, the acting (Willie Nelson!) & the music worked well.I don't think they make movies like this now, definitely will have a different, more happier ending. 

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Outland | Episode 423

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Outland | Episode 423

Jim reflects his first viewing of a classic Sci-Fi from 1981 from Director Peter Hyams – “Outland,” starring Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen, James B. Sikking, Kika Markham, Nicholas Barnes, Clarke Peters, and John Ratzenberger. A Federal Marshall assigned to a mining outpost on Jupiter’s third moon, Io, is faced with a drug smuggling operation that is taking the lives of several workers. Find out how he faces up to incredible odds on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

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Outland (1981)

Upon repeat viewings Outland gets better, but it still does not generate a whole lot of enthusiasm in this reviewer. Sean Connery in the lead role does well. The way writer/director Peter Hyams adapts a Western storyline to a completely different environment is inspired. You also can’t help feeling as though this could’ve been more.

In the future, a mining outpost has been set up on Io, one of Jupiter’s moons. Several incidents have called into question the safety and security of the workers. Federal Marshal William O’Niel (Sean Connery) uncovers corruption amid the administration but his effort to bring the issue to light only brings him trouble.

Outland begins with an interesting setup. What if you were the new guy at a workplace and discovered something that was unquestionably wrong, but nobody else wanted to do anything about it? Even worse, by pressing the issue, you found yourself in peril! Generally, there’s not a whole lot about Outland that couldn’t happen on an oil rig or even an isolated mining town, but setting the picture on Io adds to the feeling of isolation and powerlessness O’Niel feels. With his wife (Kika Markham) leaving him for Earth early into the picture, you wonder if it really isn’t too much to handle and if he shouldn’t take the villains’ offer and retire without opening his mouth.

I’ve decided to omit revealing the villains’ identities to avoid spoilers, but it’s nearly pointless to do so. “Outland” suffers greatly from the fact that its mystery is way too easy to resolve. It's not that you’ll recognize them based on the casting or a scene early on that gives too much away. The problem is that once O’Niel sits down at the computer and asks it a few questions, he deduces who is behind all of the safety issues immediately. Then, we have to wait. Finally, the picture decides it doesn’t want to take its ideas seriously anymore and it turns into what is essentially a Die Hard clone in space, but with only 2 opponents for our hero. Had the assassins sent after O'Niel succeeded, the whole thing would’ve been swept under the rug but this scheme raises some serious concerns. Regardless of how good the pay may be, would anyone continue working at a place where their co-workers are killed for bringing up safety issues surrounding gruesome deaths?

The biggest problem with Outland is the pacing. Stuff happens, but way too slowly. You'll struggle to stay awake. Even going into the picture very caffeinated, it’s got a soporific quality that makes it difficult to get through. Even the “big” action sequence weighs down on your eyelids and isn’t particularly compelling. Aesthetically the film is nice, it feels very Alien, but that only serves to remind you of another deliberately-paced film that was actually worth the wait.

Ultimately, Outland makes a valiant effort but its generic conclusion makes it a film that you’re likely to forget about soon after having finished. It isn’t horrible, but that doesn’t help it either. If it was worse, you’d have things to remember it for. (On DVD, June 23, 2018)

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Lawrence H Styles will never sit in the Captain's chair again

RIP James B Sikking (1934-July 13, 2024)

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In today's television landscape, Hill Street Blues would have been lucky to last four episodes. But, on a struggling NBC network in 1981, the show was given time to find its audience. It didn't -- at least, not in its first year. As the show accumulated more and more critical acclaim, though, more viewers found it. Following its first season, Hill Street Blues racked up an astounding 21 Emmy Award nominations, including eight wins. In its second season, it jumped into TV's Top 30 and lasted another six seasons. James Sikking, who played Sgt. Howard Hunter on the show, a few years back spoke to us about the show's early struggles and how it managed to survive.

Hill Street Blues is currently streaming on Hulu.

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Narrow Margin will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on June 18 via Kino Lorber. The 1990 neo-noir action thriller is a remake of the 1952 film of the same name.

Peter Hyams (End of Days, Timecop) writes and directs. Gene Hackman and Anne Archer star with James B. Sikking, J.T. Walsh, and M. Emmet Walsh.

Narrow Margin was previously restored in 4K by StudioCanal. Special features are listed below.

Disc 1 - 4K Ultra HD:

Audio commentary by writer-director Peter Hyams

Audio commentary by film historian Peter Tonguette

Disc 2 - Blu-ray:

Audio commentary by writer-director Peter Hyams

Audio commentary by film historian Peter Tonguette

Making-of featurette

B-roll and sound bites

Theatrical trailer

Gene Hackman (The Package) stars as an L.A. District Attorney attempting to take an unwilling murder witness (Anne Archer) back to the United States to testify against a top-level mob boss. Frantically attempting to escape two deadly hitmen sent to silence her, they board a Vancouver-bound train only to find the killers are onboard with them. For the next 20 hours, as the train hurls through the beautiful but isolated Canadian wilderness, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues in which their ability to tell a friend from foe is a matter of life and death.

Pre-order Narrow Margin.

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Inside O.U.T. - NBC - March 22, 1971

Sitcom (Pilot episode - Not Picked Up for Production)

Running Time: 30 minutes

Stars:

Bill Daily as Ron Hart

Alan Oppenheimer as Edgar Winston

Farrah Fawcett as Pat Boulion

Mike Henry as Chuck Dandy

Edward Andrews as Director of Finance

Val Bisoglio as Bendix

Herb Vigran  as Harry

James B. Sikking as Patrolman

Paul Smith as Chicken man

Jim Begg as Student