Rip Torn

Date of Birth

1931-02-06

Date of Death

2019-07-09

Place of Birth

Temple, Texas, USA

Known for

The Cincinnati Kid, Men in Black, Men In Black II, Canadian Bacon, Marie Antoinette

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Freddy Got Fingered (2001) – Awfully Good

Posted 5 years ago

This month marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most infamous bad movies of all time… Freddy Got Fingered (2001) Director: Tom Green Stars: Tom Green, Rip Torn, Marisa Coughlan Tom Green makes a movie. It goes pretty...

The Beastmaster (1982): Fantasizing About Fantasy Films

Posted 5 years ago

Welcome back to Fantasizing About Fantasy Films! Written and narrated by Jessica Dwyer, in this very special episode we look back at an eighties cult classic, The Beastmaster, starring Marc Singer and the late Tanya Roberts. Directed by Don Coscarelli,...

Awfully Good: The Beastmaster with Tanya Roberts

Posted 5 years ago

It’s been a hard week for fans of former Bond girl Tanya Roberts. In her honor, we look back at one of her most famous roles… The Beastmaster (1982) Director: Don Coscarelli Stars: Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip...

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Transformers: The Last Knight writers to pen Men in Black spin-off for 2019

Posted 9 years ago

Sony Pictures has been keen to keep the MEN IN BLACK franchise going after the third film, but when the series does return, it will likely be without major roles, if any, for Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. As...

The F*ckin Black Sheep: Men In Black (1997)

Posted 9 years ago

THE BLACK SHEEP is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATH. We’re hoping this column will...

Top 10 Movies You Didn’t Know Were Based on Comics (Video)

Posted 9 years ago

Comic book movies are the hot ticket items that are getting the kids jazzed these days. They’re the bee’s knees, as it were. In fact, they’re the bee’s knees in the cat’s pajamas. Anyway, we all know this applies especially...

Ben Stiller & Vince Vaughn reunite to stage a Dodgeball reunion for charity

Posted 9 years ago

It's not everyday that you get the opportunity to compete with some of the greatest athletes of our age, but thanks to Omaze, some of you may very well get the chance to do just that. In celebration of the...

New Men In Black is set to become the People In Black… or something

Posted 11 years ago

It’s going to be awfully hard for the MEN IN BLACK to maintain its title when, in the future, it’s very likely women are going to be part of the equation. I mean, I guess you can still call them...

Men In Black set to be reinvented as a new trilogy

Posted 11 years ago

The MEN IN BLACK series really went about as far as they could possibly go. Once you start dipping your toes into the time-travel pool in order to keep things going, it’s probably time to move on and do something...

Awfully Good: Dolly Dearest + Dracula vs. Frankenstein (Video)

Posted 12 years ago

Jason Before there was ANNABELLE, there was…Chucky. Then some other killer doll movies. But after that there was totally… Dolly Dearest (1991) Director: Maria Lease Stars: Denise Crosby, Rip Torn, Sam Bottoms A family moves to Mexico to open a...

Will Smith may not return for Men in Black 4

Posted 13 years ago

After the success of MEN IN BLACK 3 it seemed a no-brainer for Sony to try and make a fourth film. The struggling studio has not had many successes and with AFTER EARTH flopping this past weekend they are in...

21 Jump Street 2 screenwriter Oren Uziel is writing a first draft of Men in Black 4

Posted 13 years ago

Despite a lukewarm response from fans here, MEN IN BLACK 3 did pretty well at the box office, grossing over $600 million worldwide. After stories of massive delays and script issues on set, Sony is moving forward with a fourth...

Dodgeball! Sequel to the Ben Stiller/Vince Vaughn comedy moves forward

Posted 13 years ago

Don’t get too excited just yet, but the word from THR is that screenwriter Clay Tarver (JOYRIDE) has been hired to pen a sequel to the 2004 comedy hit, DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY, which starred Ben Stiller and Vince...

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