A Tim Curry appreciation thread.

[RedVejigante]

So Tim Curry is without question one of the greatest character actors of all time ...so here and now is the place to appreciate his honestly insurmountable contribution to pop-culture.

So, do you know him as the flamboyant Frankenfurter?


Or perhaps the insidious IT?


Or maybe the inscrutable Wadsworth?


So what is you favorite piece of Tim Curry media, Era?

 

[adj_noun]

Clue is near the pinnacle of "More good than it had any right to be" cinema and damn if Curry isn't a huge part of that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvUbbYX9BMs&feature=emb_err_woyt

He was pure gold in Muppet Treasure Island too.

 

[rpm]

I like how close Tim comes to laughing

 

[adj_noun]

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See, when people talk about elevating the material, this is the kind of shit they mean.

Man turns a kinda funny line into a classic purely through his delivery.

 

[kowhite]

I don't know what it is but my mind goes to sesame cake first.

Not his best work, but I don't know.

 

[Nanashrew]

Can't think of a single thing he hasn't elevated just by being in it from cartoons to TV to movies. He's just amazing.

EDIT: And of course games! That escaping to space line cracks me up every single time without fail.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Tim Curry literally saved this game lol

 

[Hecht]

The absolute best part about Clue. Ok, maybe tied with Madeline Kahn.

 

[kowhite]

The absolute best part about Clue. Ok, maybe tied with Madeline Kahn.

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Kahn has the best single moment, but Curry makes that movie really work.

 

[Hecht]

Kahn has the best single moment, but Curry makes that movie really work.

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I can agree with this

 

[nekkid]

I was so pumped when I realised he played Dr. Morocco in Transformers Rescue Bots. Every time my kids put it in I swore I recognised him.

 

[RedVejigante]

Tim performing Rocky Horror's I'm Going Home is straight up a kid with anxieties ultimate anthem of self confidence...

 

[-shadow-]

I like how close Tim comes to laughing

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The 'SPACE!' bit is my notification tone on my phone, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Also, he's by far, the best bit of Home Alone 2. That lip after he got slapped is bloody gold.

Even in the shit-tier Rocky remake, he was the best part still. Such a shame what happened to him :(

 

[Tanuki-Go]

Picked up the dagger!

RUUUUUUN DOWN THE HALL!

And stabbed the cook!

 

[RedVejigante]

Picked up the dagger!

RUUUUUUN DOWN THE HALL!

And stabbed the cook!

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Hahaha...this movie was my childhood!

 

[BarryFishFinger]

I love Tim Curry. He's great in Home Alone 2. And he was a good villain in Congo.

 

[Okabe]

 

[Cosmic Schwung]

 

[Tanuki-Go]

As much as I adore Mark Hamil as the Joker in B:TAS I would've LOVED to hear Tim Curry's take on the character before he was replaced. Something about that he was too scary. lol

 

[Travo]

I can't believe my introduction to Tim Curry was from "The Worst Witch."

 

[jetpacks was yes]

Yeah he's so good. I was wondering why I haven't seen him recently and just found out he had a stroke some time ago. :(

 

[Teenage Fansub]

I only found out he had a stroke a few days ago after watching Home Alone 2.

 

[RedVejigante]

Tim is such an inspiration, even with his most outlandish characters...

 

[Bor Gullet]

As much as I adore Mark Hamil as the Joker in B:TAS I would've LOVED to hear Tim Curry's take on the character before he was replaced. Something about that he was too scary. lol

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Somewhere in WB's vault there's a recording of Tim Curry's Joker performance from the "Christmas with the Joker" episode of B:TAS.

Wish they release it one day.

 

[geardo]

Just went in a rocky horror watching spree. The man is a genius.

 

[smokey5604]

I just rewatched Clue this morning, still a fantastic film.

 

[PickledCucumber]

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I rewatched this movie yesterday.

He's amazing in it and this movie is totally underrated.

 

[Qasiel]

I don't know what it is but my mind goes to sesame cake first.

Not his best work, but I don't know.

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STOP EATING MY SESAME CAKE!

I've not watched Congo in years but I can still recall Delroy Lindo's delivery of that line with perfect clarity.

Tim Curry is a national treasure and just elevates everything he's in.

 

[Something Creative]

You said "is" and I wanted to correct you. Thought he was dead. This is great news, especially for Tim Curry

 

[Modest_Modsoul]

His Pennywise didn't have too many make-up or effects just like the latest IT films, but terrifying still because how plain & insidious it was.

 

[antonz]

Somewhere in WB's vault there's a recording of Tim Curry's Joker performance from the "Christmas with the Joker" episode of B:TAS.

Wish they release it one day.

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They did sample his Joker laugh and use it in an Episode. The laugh was much more serious and sinister than Hamill take but then again Hamill could have Joker go scary serious too at times

 

[squall23]

Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad

 

[King Kingo]

Tim Curry saved this mediocre movie.

 

[dreams]

Agreed. He's one of the best for sure. Since everyone has a lot of the bases covered, I'll just post this here

Ferngully Toxic Love HQ

I got tired of searching for a version of this song/scene that wasn't terrible looking/sounding. So, I uploaded it myself. Enjoy, before it gets taken down!

www.youtube.com

Edit hahaha beaten by a minute! Didn't have time to refresh. Great thoughts, Alpha Baymax

 

[BAW]

Tim Curry will always be Gabriel Knight to me.

 

[Bishop89]

The shadow 👌

 

[adj_noun]

Tim Curry loves you.

 

[Deleted member 10629]

 

[Deleted member 17210]

I saw him smoking a cigarette outside a hotel in downtown Vancouver a decade or so ago. Even doing that, he had a dramatic stage presence.

 

[Jedi2016]

He's so well known for his ability to ham it up in such spectacular fashion, one almost forgets that he can turn it off when he needs to.

How many of you remember his role in The Hunt for Red October?

 

[MisterHero]

There is no Tim Curry thread without Darkness

 

[Garlador]

Shout outs to some of his amazing vocal performances.

 

[Bishop89]

He's so well known for his ability to ham it up in such spectacular fashion, one almost forgets that he can turn it off when he needs to.

How many of you remember his role in The Hunt for Red October?

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He's really annoying in thfro lol.

 

[fontguy]

c h e e s e p i z z a

 

[Lucky Forward]

 

[TradedHats]

Saw him give a Q&A a few years back after a rare non-shadow cast screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show, and it was so great seeing him in-person. He's just so good.

 

[Luigi87]

He is a godsdamned treasure.

One of my favourite roles of his was Captain Hook in Fox's Peter Pan and the Pirates.

 

[Z-Beat]

 

[mantis]

https://youtu.be/-9QSWx0Hr2k

Loved his appearance on Psych.

 

[FakePlasticTree]

One of his prominent video game performances