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[–] shittydwarf@piefed.ca 205 points 6 days ago (5 children)

The wrong fucking 80 year old AGAIN!

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 51 points 6 days ago (1 children)

First an 80 year old celebrity... Dammit not Dolly Parton Ok fine, a well known 80 year old who is in home alone 2 at the plaza hotel... dammit, not Tim curry... Another 80 year old who was in home alone 2 at the plaza hotel maybe?

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

They can take Rob Schneider.

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[–] Codpiece@feddit.uk 37 points 6 days ago

Third time lucky!

[–] LordMayor@piefed.social 21 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Famous people deaths usually come in threes… 🤞

[–] cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 22 points 6 days ago (3 children)

He would get Mitch McConnelled and we wouldn't know for months wtf is going on.

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[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 118 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Tim Curry, Star. I don't know where I saw it but my favorite quote about him:

"Tim Curry was in a lot of one star films but he was the reason those films had that star."

[–] Ariselas@piefed.ca 27 points 6 days ago (6 children)

he was pretty fantastic and epically creepy in Lexx

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[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Comedy - drama.

Dolly Parton owns a Country and Western bar that is sitting on a giant oil well. Evil billionaire Dabney Coleman wants to get it without paying what it's worth. He hires crooked lawman Jackie Gleason to arrest Dolly on trumped up charges.

Dolly goes in front of Judge Patti LaBelle, who sentences her to six hundred hours of community service. Coleman and Gleason want her jailed, so Gleason sends her to work at the state psychiatric facility, a place that amke's Batman's Arkham look like a kindergarten.

Tim is a long term catatonic who hasn't spoken since the death of his long term partner. He's been laying in filth for years.

While being forced to clean near his cell, Dolly starts singing to raise her spirits. One of the other staff hears it and puts in on the PA system.

Tim starts singing along with her, the first time he's shown any response to anything in years.

The administrator, Paul Reubens, decides to make Dolly responsible for Tim. Apparently he comes from a pretty influential family, and curing him would be a big win for Paul.

Tim only responds to music. His actual personality remains buried as he morphs through Elvis, Janet Jackson, Tom Waites, Maria Callas, and others.

Meanwhile, Coleman has come up with a legal loophole to let him seize the bar. Gleason has been intercepting US mail informing Dolly she must appear in front of a judge or face having her bar declared a public menace.

Dolly finds out about this hearing at the last minute and has to race to get there on time [montage with car crashes, motorcycles, etc etc]

Dolly got the note and ran out of a session with Tim. He picks up the note and has a profound change [ we can make this funny or compelling, Tim can do either.] Suddenly himself again, he marches to the administrator's office...

Dolly gets to the courtroom seconds before judgement is passed. She looks like an insane woman from her adventure. The crooked judge [ Tommy Lee Jones ]and Coleman's lawyers [pick your own lineup of sleazoids] let her rattle on. "Let her talk, she's making our case for us!"

At the last possible second, Tim and the administrator arrive. Turns out, Tim is a accredited member of the bar. Even in his hospital gown and bathrobe he easily refutes the entire case as Dolly stares on in wonder.

And it turns out that Coleman is actually Tim's cousin who signed him into 'treatment' years ago to get control of the family fortune. Tim demands that the judge deem him compos mentis and give him back control of his estate. And finally Tim points to Gleason as one of the members of the mob that killed his partner all those years ago.

At the big party Dolly throws for herself Tim arrives dressed as like Elton John on acid. Dolly's frineds are horrified at first, but once he starts singing they start rolling with it.

After the performance Tim comes to Dolly. She's afraid he's lost his mind again. He acts nuts for a few minutes then starts speaking rationally again. He thanks her for everything she's done and they finish with a great duet.

[–] diablomnky@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Dan Akroyd and John Lithgow should be the sleazy lawyers.

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[–] Gormadt@slrpnk.net 99 points 6 days ago

RIP to an absolute legend.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 71 points 6 days ago (1 children)

ALL THE WRONG 80 YEAR OLDS ARE DYING.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 27 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They die in threes, so there's still hope. 🤞🏽

[–] Toothy@lemmus.org 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

May the third be an orange turd.

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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 57 points 6 days ago (5 children)

RIP to the absolute fucking GOAT. Didn't matter if the movie sucked. He was good every. single. time.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 6 days ago

Movie didn't suck and it was a fever dream.

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[–] KC_Royalz@lemmy.world 40 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Ok Death has become incompetent at its job. Due to death wrongly taking the good people and not the bad. I nominate death to be fired and replaced. Can I get a second Aye!

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 34 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Aye! Replace him woth Luigi.

[–] KC_Royalz@lemmy.world 40 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Motion to make Luigi the angel of death granted. All in favor?

[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)
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[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 38 points 6 days ago (9 children)

Okay...hear me out on this.

What if...every time the grim reaper comes for Donald Trump, he bribes him into taking a different Home Alone 2 Co-star until none are left.

[–] KC_Royalz@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Then death is as corrupt as Trump and needs fired

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 12 points 6 days ago

It all ends with Death being appointed to the Supreme Court.

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[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 6 days ago (3 children)
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[–] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 35 points 6 days ago

August 25th, 2026 took more than its fair share, honestly.

[–] Astrealix@lemmy.world 32 points 6 days ago (2 children)

He's gone to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism.

[–] vogi@piefed.social 18 points 6 days ago (2 children)

SPACE!!!

(leaving this here for those like me, who needed context)

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[–] jontree255@lemmy.world 32 points 6 days ago (1 children)
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[–] orclev@lemmy.world 28 points 6 days ago

It's sad but he's been in pretty bad health for a while now so it's not exactly surprising.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Its... alright.

He's already transcended time and space.

The Time Warp

Gone now in body, always with us in spirit.

Rest well, Sweet Transvestite.

[–] Admetus@sopuli.xyz 26 points 6 days ago (3 children)
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[–] MunkyNutts@feddit.online 25 points 6 days ago (2 children)

They say death comes in threes, fingers crossed.

[–] i078@europe.pub 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] you_are_dust@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

No stop! Tries to straighten the fingers out

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[–] dhork@lemmy.world 20 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Shit, first Dolly and now this, all the Gay icons are going at once. Someone needs to do a wellness check on Barbra....

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Tim and Dolly, going through Heavenly Orientation right now, mostly learning that you don't microwave fish in the break room.

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago

I'm sorry to be nit-picky, but I think learning that was a requirement BEFORE you get to Heaven.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago

To be fair, the man had pretty serious health issues. He suffered a massive stroke years ago and hasn't been able to fully recover from it. What a terrible day.

[–] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

Someone get that monkey before it curls its paw again

[–] kingblaaak@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

Nigel Thornberry the legend

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I have my issues with Rocky Horror, but damn was he an entertaining actor

[–] Aeao@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)
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