RIP James Earl Jones

[gunhilltrain]

Somehow I've been looking at clips from Dr. Strangelove recently, and Jones had a small but effective role as one of the pilots of the B-52. It was his first movie role. Earlier in his life, he went to Ranger School as a member of the U.S. Army although the Korean War ended before he could be deployed there. Maybe his military experience made his part in the movie more convincing?

 

[TarnishedPenny]

Great voice, great actor.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Somehow I've been looking at clips from Dr. Strangelove recently, and Jones had a small but effective role as one of the pilots of the B-52. It was his first movie role. Earlier in his life, he went to Ranger School as a member of the U.S. Army although the Korean War ended before he could be deployed there. Maybe his military experience made his part in the movie more convincing?

The USAAF were alarmed at the accuracy of the B-52 cockpit in Dr. Strangelove. Kubrick got it all from content the USAAF had published in the public domain: magazines, tech manuals, publicity photos.

What's astonishing is those airframes have just gone through another major refit - the damn things will still be flying when they're a hundred years old.

James Earl Jones made 93, which is impressive. A great movie presence, for sure.

 

[onehitwanda]

What's astonishing is those airframes have just gone through another major refit - the damn things will still be flying when they're a hundred years old.

In the year 3021, the UN Marines will land on Etiwak Secundus in the last great battle of the second Stargate War.

B-52s deployed from the Reaver-class auxilliary fleet carrier John Paul Jones will bomb the Tu'luk fortifications before the Marines hit the front line.

 

[BarracudaSwordfish]

Saw him in his eighties in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Awesome and compelling even then. RIP great man.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

The USAAF were alarmed at the accuracy of the B-52 cockpit in Dr. Strangelove. Kubrick got it all from content the USAAF had published in the public domain: magazines, tech manuals, publicity photos.

What's astonishing is those airframes have just gone through another major refit - the damn things will still be flying when they're a hundred years old.

James Earl Jones made 93, which is impressive. A great movie presence, for sure.

There are already cases of three generations of pilots flying the B-52. Imagine flying the same plane as your father and grandfather. Possibly even the exact same airframe. It's not like C-130's that are still rolling off the production line. The "youngest" BUFF was built in 1962.