Dress like a champion, play like one? Sep 7, 2008
coach, not trying to be disparaging, but i see you as the yankees coach (the late vic morrow). my point is your so called hero, larussa and leyland, who by the way are great friends both did not manage their team up. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) Aug 26, 2008
Dan Ackroyd, Vic Morrow, John Lithgow Star in Science Fiction Film ... Dan Ackroyd, Vic Morrow, John Lithgow, Scatman Crothers, Kathleen Quinlan star in four wild stories ... Directed by John Landis, segment one stars Vic Morrow as Bill Connor, a bigot whose racist views transport him back in time where be becomes the persecuted: as a Jew in Nazi-occupied France, a black victim of a KKK lynching in the 1950s South, and the hunted enemy in a Vietnamese swamp. (Suite101.com)
The Screening Room's top 10 movie stunts Aug 26, 2008
Actor Vic Morrow and child actors Renee Chen and My-ca Dinh Le were instantly killed when a special-effects explosion caused a helicopter to spin out of control and crash down on top of them. 4. (CNN -- Showbiz)
The Blackboard Jungle Feb 17, 2008
They include Artie West (Vic Morrow), Gregory W. Miller (Sidney Poitier), Pete Morales (Rafael Campos), Emmanuel Stoker (Paul Mazursky), Belazi (Dan Terranova), De Lica (Danny Dennis) and Santini (Jameel Farah, later known as Jamie Farr) ... Portraying teenagers were Vic Morrow (born 1929) at 26-years-old; Sidney Poitier (born 1927) at 28, Paul Mazursky (born 1930) at 25, Jamie Farr (born 1934) at 21, Danny Dennis (born 1927) at 28 and Dan Terranova (born 1930) at 25. (Suite101.com)
A star's death can be a boost or a hurdle for a film Feb 8, 2008
Vic Morrow was killed at 53 in a helicopter accident while filming the opening episode of 1983's Twilight Zone the Movie (Warner, $20). The story's abrupt ending is jarring. (USA Today -- Life)
Movie afterlife keeps actors' work alive Jan 25, 2008
In a horrific accident, Vic Morrow and two children were killed on the set of "Twilight Zone: The Movie" in July 1982. A helicopter was hit by debris, crashed and killed the veteran actor, a 6-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Back to retro Jan 1, 2008
stars Rick Jason (left) and Vic Morrow to hit RTM2s Best of Retro slot this Friday ... Created by Robert Pirosh, this popular show revolves around the lives of a squad of American soldiers in Europe during WWII and stars Vic Morrow, Rick Jason, Pierre Jalbert, Jack Hogan, Conlan Carter, Shecky Greene and Dick Peabody. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
'Margot at the Wedding' matches two powerhouse actresses Dec 16, 2007
If the 45-year-old is well-behaved on set, it could be because she was born to the business as the daughter of actress-screenwriter Barbara Turner and late actor Vic Morrow. She said it was effortless to play Kidman's sister (and the two look like they could be related, although the Aussie is much taller). (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Leigh At the 'Wedding' Nov 11, 2007
Maybe her adventurous spirit comes from her father, Vic Morrow, who often worked outside the Hollywood system. Or maybe it began on the set of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
New on DVD: 'Evan Almighty' is a mighty disappointment Oct 13, 2007
After a jokey Dan Aykroyd-Albert Brooks opener sets a suspect tone, director John Landis serves up an anti-bigotry screed whose abrupt ending was likely a result of the deaths of Vic Morrow and two children in a helicopter crash during filming. Steven Spielberg's gloppy old-folks' piece Kick the Can ranks with Hook as his career nadir, and Joe Dante's house-of-idiots It's a Good Life barely scrapes by on vividly cartoonish color schemes. (USA Today -- Life)
NOT IN THE 'ZONE' Oct 7, 2007
The first of the film's four segments, a tale of a bigot (Vic Morrow) who gets a taste of his own medicine, was supposed to end with Morrow's character finding redemption by leading two youngsters to safety during the Vietnam War. But during filming of a scene at 2:30 a.m., a special-effects explosion caused a helicopter to crash. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Today in History July 23 Jul 24, 2007
In 1982, actor Vic Morrow and two child actors, 7-year-old Myca Dinh Le and 6-year-old Renee Chen, were killed when a helicopter crashed on top of them during filming of a Vietnam War scene for Twilight Zone: The Movie. (Director John Landis and four associates were later acquitted of manslaughter charges. (MSNBC -- Race)
Today in History May 29 May 29, 2007
In 1987, a jury in Los Angeles found Twilight Zone director John Landis and four associates innocent of involuntary manslaughter in the movie-set deaths of actor Vic Morrow and two children, Myca Dinh Le, 7, and Renee Chen, 6. In 1995, Margaret Chase Smith, the first woman to serve in both the House and the Senate, died in Skowhegan, Maine, at age 97. (MSNBC -- Race)
Today in History May 29, 2007
Secondary Navigation. By The Associated Press Tue May 29, 12:02 AM ET. (Yahoo News)
Rewind: Major-Studio Flicks That Belong In The Grind House Apr 3, 2007
In one story, Vic Morrow plays a bigot who is transported to various situations where he's the victim of racism. During the filming of a scene in which Morrow finds himself in the midst of the conflict in Vietnam, carrying two small children through a lake while U.S. helicopters raze their village, all three actors were killed when an explosion caused a chopper to crash on top of them. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Seligman, Fighting Wal-Mart in Class-Action Case, Rarely Loses Feb 8, 2007
Seligman attributes his activist tendencies to his father, a onetime lawyer for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission before he worked for ABC. Seligman grew up meeting tough-guy actors Vic Morrow and Lee Marvin at parties his father threw at their Los Angeles home. He graduated from Sonoma State University north of San Francisco and earned a degree from University of California's Hastings School of Law. (Bloomberg)
