by tokyobreakfast
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- He was very underrated in Falling Down, a sleeper of a film everyone should see at least once.
by ZoomZoomZoom
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- Don't know about the States, but across the pond from there, THX 1138 is not as well known as it probably deserves. I hope the public here can appreciate this Sci-Fi movie and Duvall is great there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THX_1138
by seanalltogether
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- My dad was a big fan of westerns, so Lonesome Dove was a big deal in our house when I was a kid. Sometimes I think about showing them to my son, but I know there's no way he'll have the patience to sit through it all. I'm worried that I might not have the patience either anymore.
by brightball
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- He was a huge Clemson fan.
https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/story/legendary-ac...
- RIP. I think the last thing I saw him in was Widows.
I logged in to share this Robert Duvall-adjacent story, which got a chuckle from me at the time (read to the end):
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/08/65-year-old-woma...
by stephc_int13
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- Sad that even obituaries are written by AI these days...
- everyone is mentioning a movie they remembered or liked his performance in, and the first one that sprang to mind for me, for whatever reason, was Gone in Sixty Seconds.
It's a terrible corny movie (and an even worse remake), but i'm a car person and i'm from the city it takes place in, so it's hard not to like it.
He plays the surrogate-father-figure/sorta-reformed-chop-shopper, and he's wholly authentic. He reminded me of every machine shop owner i've ever met.
- RIP Duval - he inspired me, like he inspired many others. I can't explain why, but his demeanour and sensibility. Recently watched Open Range. Need to watch more of his westerns.
- Loved him in Secondhand Lions.
- He was so brilliant in apocalypse now <3 His character was so delightfully insane.
The helicopters begging for his surfboard was so funny too. That was just his voice but it means he set up the character so well.
by partiallypro
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- He has too many great films to list, but one I really like that is lesser by him known nowadays is "Secondhand Lions."
- "Atchley do you realize that several Marines were killed by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor while taking craps?"
"No, sir."
"A fighting man must be vigilant to surprise attack no matter where he is. The survival of our nation depends on the readiness of Marines all over the world. Also more importantly, you only wiped yourself twice - grossly insufficient. Right now, germs with names you can't even pronounce are preparing to launch a devastating attack that will render you helpless in the defense of your country... Do you read me?"
(The Great Santini)
by michaelsbradley
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- The Apostle is worth watching and rewatching; written and directed by, and starring, and financed by, Duvall.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apostle
- Peculiar to think he was already forty when THX 1138 came out, 55 (!) years ago.
by toomuchtodo
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Duvall
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000380/
- > Life is short. Shorter for some than others. -Gus
He had a good run.
by smallmouth
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- "Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' d*k body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell? The whole hill. Smelled like... victory. Someday, this war's gonna end."
- Thank you for your work, Don Hagen.
by markus_zhang
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- Jeez I thought he was long gone. The family will remember your service, Mr. Hagen.
by ChrisArchitect
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- NYT obit: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/movies/robert-duvall-dead...
- why do people venerate actors?
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