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Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Dom DeLuise Dies At 75

My father and I rarely agree on movies. But easily my favorite Dad movie memory from childhood was watching Cannonball Run with him. More specifically the outtakes at the end. When we'd watch that together -- "these bleeds?" -- all our differences melted away and our humor level was exactly the same. Of course, the key ingredient wasn't Burt Reynolds, or Sammy Davis. It was Dom DeLuise. Every time he laughed...just go watch it.



Cannonball Run Outtakes (YouTube)



I knew I wasn't alone when The State parodied it all those years ago. So a moment of silence for the man who earned those laughs.