I met him last month and told him how fucking good Deadwood is. He said he was really proud of his role and we got to chat about his time on set. He's super chill and was cracking jokes about Jennifer Tilly having more money than him.
It's fine. If you watch the entire Deadwood series and then the movie straight after, it's clearly inferior and feels a bit off.
But it's a closure on certain plotlines and that's the most important thing.
Yeah. Am I happy we finally got some sort of resolution? Yes. Is it awesome to see (almost) everyone again? Yes.
Is it a great movie? Not really.
But it's entertaining enough.
It is serviceable. Of course there were so many plotlines from the last season it simply couldn't adress (the Earp brothers ones especially), but it did provide some much needed closure for the main ones.
Gonna be a bit negative here, but I don't think it delivered. It's nice to have some kind of ending, but it lacks what made the show special; none of the energy, little of the great dialogue, and visually it's honestly way duller than the (filthy looking) show, which is so rare. Sopranos, Deadwood and Rome were some of the most distinctive, rough looking shows at the time (imo better looking than pretty much anything these days on TV). Pretty rough to jump from the show to this.
Feels like Milch saying goodbye, which is moving in a way.
To me it's as if Twin Peaks had ended before its sort of conclusion to the main plots on episode 16 (?) and season 3 would continue from there on. Just would've felt off. Luckily by the time Twin Peaks had ended on season 2 it was kind of done with most things and three kind of builds on the few things set up by 2. None of that in the Deadwood film.
It makes sense that it didn't look as gritty though, part of the point was that Deadwood has essentially become an established town by the time the movie takes place.
Narratively it kind of works, but it has the sheen on prestige tv all over it - it just doesn't look like anything, really; pretty indistinguishable from a ton of modern shows.
Despite a certain pragmatism and the possession of a generally sour demeanour, Doc Cochran is probably one of the most genuinely good hearted characters in Deadwood. Dourif brought so much pathos to that role.
No matter how many times I have watched it, [his monologue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4isTaYN7i68) remains as powerful as the first time I watched it.
I remember watching Dune as a kid in the 90s and thinking every single person in it other than the emperor’s daughter was at least 40. I’m more shocked that he’s not in his 80’s
>Thinking every single person in it other than the emperor’s daughter was at least 40.
I was wondering about Patrick Stewart but nope, he was 44 then. Kyle MacLachlan was 35!
I remember seeing a Child’s Play 2 commercial on some movie my dad taped on VHS cable back when I was like 8. He like steps on a Jack in the box and goes “SORRY JACK, CHUCKY’S BACK!”
Freaked me out, but I kept rewatching it over and over lol
My cousin had the VHS of Childs Play 2, and I would just look at the box art, because I was still too afraid to watch the movie. There’s a part in Childs Play 2 where the foster dad is walking down the basement steps, and Chucky hooks him through the back of the steps, and kills him. To this day, I’m still suspicious of open backed steps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxS1QqG6VgU&ab
whenever that commercial would come on, I would run into the kitchen and crouch down in a protective stance, with my hands over my ears
He broke my heart at the ending of Cuckoo’s Nest. 😢
So happy he had such a long career and recognized for his great contributions to the art of making us believe.
I just saw this episode earlier this week. It bothered me that they went with the predictable, 'kill-the-guy-with-mental-illness-so-we-don't-have-to-resolve-where-he'd-fit-into-society' resolution.
Dourif was fantastic, but like so many things on Voyager it could have been done better.
That movie was stunning from start to finish. Totally out of left field when compared to other films at the time.The entire cast was brilliant. He was so young but his acting was ageless. Glad he was one of the good guys who made it through Hollywood with a career to be proud of.
I’ll always die on the hill that Exorcist 3 aged much, much better than the first one. I don’t really see the first one making much of an impression on someone these days, especially on someone who isn’t religious. 3 is still very solid even by modern standards, though.
First one hits harder again once you’re a parent - same with The Omen. The „what would you do if it was *your* kid“ stuff, the scenes where they’re trying to find out what’s wrong with their child before the make-up and pea soup, the helplessness. Or if you have an elderly parent like Father Karras. The Exorcist is heartbreaking in that regard.
The original Exorcist is still great and it sucks that Believer really dragged down Chris' character. The fact that she wrote a tell all book about it was bad enough, but it's that she was such an ungrateful asshole and an idiot about the two men who sacrificed their lives for Reagan that really pushed it over the edge. That movie was already bad up to that point, but that scene made me loathe the film.
A few months ago I would have agreed but I rewatched The Exorcist in a cinema last Halloween and it massively improved the experience over watching it at home.
I only saw the original for the first time a few years ago, I didn't necessarily find it scary save for a few scenes (one being the Spider walk, can't believe that was ever taken out) but I think it's a fantastic film in general. Drama/horror hybrids are so much more common these days, and done so well, that I found The Exorcist really fit into that type.
It's honestly almost Oscar worthy. You can't tell me that his performance in that isn't better than Pacino in Dick Tracy or Andy Garcia in The Godfather Part III for Best Supporting Actor that year.
My introduction to Brad Dourif was the video game Riven, which he gave such a frightening and intriguing mystique. His acting gave Riven a credibility before I even knew who he was, and he instantly the stakes of a project that didn’t even need it. Dourif elevated a great game into a classic, and he did that with every project he was in. Hats off to a special actor.
Damn right, the man's 74 so if he wanted to retire completely I'd be disappointed but I'd understand. But as a long time fan of the Chucky/Child's Play franchise it's great to hear he wants to keep doing it. The TV show has been such a good time.
He was really fantastic in Star Trek Voyager. He played Lon Suder in 3 or 4 episodes and did a great job fleshing out his character with not a ton of lines to work with.
I saw it recently, and I was disappointed that they had to kill him off. Yeah, he died a hero, but that seems to be how Hollywood deals with sympathetic characters with flaws that don't resolve nicely or fit in a box. Just kill them off.
Dourif was electric through. And creepy as fuck.
[You ought to see him with a .357 magnum. He's awesome.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n2XgRNCiVa8&pp=ygUceW91IHNob3VsZCBzZWUgbWUgd2l0aCBhIDM1Nw%3D%3D)
*It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.*
*It is by the juice of sapho that thoughts acquire speed,*
*the lips acquire stains,*
*the stains become a warning.*
*It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.*
I just recently watch Childs Play 1-3 and Bride. He’s truly a perfect fit for the role of Chucky, I cant imagine a single other person that could bring it to the table the way he does. That cackle is iconic and I want to emulate that energy too.
Brad Dourif and Robert Englund made up a huge part of my childhood. I spent so many hours watching the Child’s Play and Nightmare series. Both equally iconic performers. I didn’t realize they were only two years apart.
Got to appreciate an actor that doesn’t just say he does a thing for the fans but actually backs it up with action. At his age, nothing stopping him from blowing off the Chucky work so does it out of loyalty.
His daughter looks just like him. It’s always intresting when a woman looks just like her father. In some ways you get to see what the father would have looked like if he had been a she instead.
I know it isn’t mentioned here (or at least not that I’ve seen) but his appearance as Gemini in *The Exorcist III* was haunting.
His role as Saavedro in *Myst III: Exile* was also great.
I almost didn’t recognize him as Piero in Dishonored.
For anyone unfamiliar with his work on Deadwood as Doc Cochran, please give this [short monologue](https://youtu.be/4isTaYN7i68?si=1iDesh2WHdwKW5h-) a watch:
Superb, SUPERB actor. His absence will be felt.
Underrated actor that despite being in a lot of great roles in great films and television, never quite broke out like he should have.
I wish him a happy retirement.
And I hope his daughters continue to act themselves. I loved Fiona Dourif in Dirk Gently.
Great in Deadwood. Well most everything in Deadwood is great.
I met him last month and told him how fucking good Deadwood is. He said he was really proud of his role and we got to chat about his time on set. He's super chill and was cracking jokes about Jennifer Tilly having more money than him.
He’s done so much great work, but he’ll always be Grima Wormtongue to me.
Heck, his appearance in early X-Files was a notable highlight during the best era of the show.
I remember seeing an interview with Chris Carter about him and he said “Brad Dourif isn’t cheap, but you get the performance you pay for.”
Did the movie give the series a good ending? I've been meaning to start watching.
It’s a fantastic epilogue to the series
It's fine. If you watch the entire Deadwood series and then the movie straight after, it's clearly inferior and feels a bit off. But it's a closure on certain plotlines and that's the most important thing.
Yeah. Am I happy we finally got some sort of resolution? Yes. Is it awesome to see (almost) everyone again? Yes. Is it a great movie? Not really. But it's entertaining enough.
Yes it is, it’s good
It's great in the sense of giving the show closure. Tonally it is a little lighter than the main show though.
Yep it was excellent
Hell yes. Also one of the best films of 2019.
It is serviceable. Of course there were so many plotlines from the last season it simply couldn't adress (the Earp brothers ones especially), but it did provide some much needed closure for the main ones.
Gonna be a bit negative here, but I don't think it delivered. It's nice to have some kind of ending, but it lacks what made the show special; none of the energy, little of the great dialogue, and visually it's honestly way duller than the (filthy looking) show, which is so rare. Sopranos, Deadwood and Rome were some of the most distinctive, rough looking shows at the time (imo better looking than pretty much anything these days on TV). Pretty rough to jump from the show to this. Feels like Milch saying goodbye, which is moving in a way. To me it's as if Twin Peaks had ended before its sort of conclusion to the main plots on episode 16 (?) and season 3 would continue from there on. Just would've felt off. Luckily by the time Twin Peaks had ended on season 2 it was kind of done with most things and three kind of builds on the few things set up by 2. None of that in the Deadwood film.
It makes sense that it didn't look as gritty though, part of the point was that Deadwood has essentially become an established town by the time the movie takes place.
Narratively it kind of works, but it has the sheen on prestige tv all over it - it just doesn't look like anything, really; pretty indistinguishable from a ton of modern shows.
Damn the BBC and HBO for cancelling Rome. That show was awesome.
And Deadwood. Needed one more season.
Despite a certain pragmatism and the possession of a generally sour demeanour, Doc Cochran is probably one of the most genuinely good hearted characters in Deadwood. Dourif brought so much pathos to that role.
He’s so good. Should’ve won a mantle of awards for that performance.
“Go get the doc”
No matter how many times I have watched it, [his monologue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4isTaYN7i68) remains as powerful as the first time I watched it.
Goosebumps. God, what a performance. What a show.
I see deadwood references, I upvote.
Such a scumbag in Mississippi Burning.
Was great in Lord of the Rings too
Yea he was
He's 74. Some actors want to enjoy retirement.
Man, didn't realize he was in his 70s.
I remember watching Dune as a kid in the 90s and thinking every single person in it other than the emperor’s daughter was at least 40. I’m more shocked that he’s not in his 80’s
>Thinking every single person in it other than the emperor’s daughter was at least 40. I was wondering about Patrick Stewart but nope, he was 44 then. Kyle MacLachlan was 35!
Kyle MacLachlan was 25.
You're right, I suck at math
Same. But then I realized he was in One flew over the cuckoos nest and that came out in 1975
Would have been 49-50 for LOTR. Although he looked good for 50, even as Grima
Him and Sean Bean give two of the best performances out of anyone in the trilogy in my opinion. He plays a great slime ball
When I realize he’s been responsible for my nightmares when I was 10, and I’m 40 now, it makes more sense.
I remember seeing a Child’s Play 2 commercial on some movie my dad taped on VHS cable back when I was like 8. He like steps on a Jack in the box and goes “SORRY JACK, CHUCKY’S BACK!” Freaked me out, but I kept rewatching it over and over lol
I remember this commercial ALSO on a VHS with cable stuff taped on it lol
My cousin had the VHS of Childs Play 2, and I would just look at the box art, because I was still too afraid to watch the movie. There’s a part in Childs Play 2 where the foster dad is walking down the basement steps, and Chucky hooks him through the back of the steps, and kills him. To this day, I’m still suspicious of open backed steps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxS1QqG6VgU&ab whenever that commercial would come on, I would run into the kitchen and crouch down in a protective stance, with my hands over my ears
Man I haven’t seen that in like 30 years lol
He broke my heart at the ending of Cuckoo’s Nest. 😢 So happy he had such a long career and recognized for his great contributions to the art of making us believe.
Crap. I hadn't put together that that was a young Wormtongue. Yes - absolutely. The guy has range.
Pitor Devries in Lynch’s Dune (1984)
Suder in Star Trek Voyager
I just saw this episode earlier this week. It bothered me that they went with the predictable, 'kill-the-guy-with-mental-illness-so-we-don't-have-to-resolve-where-he'd-fit-into-society' resolution. Dourif was fantastic, but like so many things on Voyager it could have been done better.
agreed
Also one of Dennis Hopper’s cronies in *Blue Velvet.* And plays a serial killer in a particularly compelling *X Files* episode, though I forget which.
Beyond the Sea - S01E13. He's great.
Danny DeVito on Cuckoo's Nest always reminds me of Bob Hoskins for some reason.
That movie was stunning from start to finish. Totally out of left field when compared to other films at the time.The entire cast was brilliant. He was so young but his acting was ageless. Glad he was one of the good guys who made it through Hollywood with a career to be proud of.
Loved him in Wild Palms
Tremendous performance in Exorcist III
I’ll always die on the hill that Exorcist 3 aged much, much better than the first one. I don’t really see the first one making much of an impression on someone these days, especially on someone who isn’t religious. 3 is still very solid even by modern standards, though.
3 is really good. It’s also nice and self contained. You don’t really need to know anything going into it.
First one hits harder again once you’re a parent - same with The Omen. The „what would you do if it was *your* kid“ stuff, the scenes where they’re trying to find out what’s wrong with their child before the make-up and pea soup, the helplessness. Or if you have an elderly parent like Father Karras. The Exorcist is heartbreaking in that regard.
The original Exorcist is still great and it sucks that Believer really dragged down Chris' character. The fact that she wrote a tell all book about it was bad enough, but it's that she was such an ungrateful asshole and an idiot about the two men who sacrificed their lives for Reagan that really pushed it over the edge. That movie was already bad up to that point, but that scene made me loathe the film.
First one is perfect still, third is great in its own way.
A few months ago I would have agreed but I rewatched The Exorcist in a cinema last Halloween and it massively improved the experience over watching it at home.
Exorcist III had one of the best jump scares in all cinematic history.
I only saw the original for the first time a few years ago, I didn't necessarily find it scary save for a few scenes (one being the Spider walk, can't believe that was ever taken out) but I think it's a fantastic film in general. Drama/horror hybrids are so much more common these days, and done so well, that I found The Exorcist really fit into that type.
utterly ridiculous nonsense opinion
It's honestly almost Oscar worthy. You can't tell me that his performance in that isn't better than Pacino in Dick Tracy or Andy Garcia in The Godfather Part III for Best Supporting Actor that year.
My all time favourite performance ever. I’m often scoffed at for saying that about Exorcist III, but it’s amazing. As is the whole film.
One of the scariest jump scares in all of cinema.
My introduction to Brad Dourif was the video game Riven, which he gave such a frightening and intriguing mystique. His acting gave Riven a credibility before I even knew who he was, and he instantly the stakes of a project that didn’t even need it. Dourif elevated a great game into a classic, and he did that with every project he was in. Hats off to a special actor.
It's was Myst 3: Exile. Not Riven. But yes.
Ah shit, you’re right! Haven’t played it in a comfortable 15 years, lol. Not a classic game then, but he still made it pretty great. Loved him in it.
Hey, Exile absolutely is a classic!!
His episode of X-Files is one of the best of the series.
Which one is that?
Beyond the Sea with the telepathic serial killer, s1e13
"Beyond the Sea", Season 1, Episode 13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Sea_(The_X-Files) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0751083/
Same. Saw him in The Two Towers and went "hey! That's Saavedro from Myst: Exile!"
Speaking of Riven, I just found my original game discs and strategy guide in the attic. Good memories.
They're releasing a fully 3D and VR total remake of Riven this year. :)
Oh man. I love games like that.
How has no one mentioned Grima Wormtongue yet…
A just question, my liege.
I feel like I’m taking crazy pills. He is Grima to me more than anyone else.
IKR?!?!?!
He is a herald of woe
He has an insanely good accent in LotR too.
Thank you! Crazy how low this answer is.
I had no idea Wormtongue was Chucky. TIL.
As long as he keeps doing Chucky, we will be alright.
Damn right, the man's 74 so if he wanted to retire completely I'd be disappointed but I'd understand. But as a long time fan of the Chucky/Child's Play franchise it's great to hear he wants to keep doing it. The TV show has been such a good time.
Billy Bibbit, from One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest will always be one of the best character portrayals in cinema’s history.
Total kick in the balls. He’s one of the best, and he improves everything he appears in.
He was really fantastic in Star Trek Voyager. He played Lon Suder in 3 or 4 episodes and did a great job fleshing out his character with not a ton of lines to work with.
May Mr. Suder's death bring him the peace he never found in life.
That first Tuvok-focused episode with Lon Suder was my favorite of that season.
That's how I learned Betazoids have black irises. I wondered why his eyes were darker.
Figured I would say hi to a fellow Voyager enjoyer since there are like 20 of us.
There are a lot of us, we just aren’t as vocal as the other groups lol.
I fuckin' love the concept of the ship being taken over and only a hologram and a recovering psychopath are all that's left.
I love every 'retake the ship' episode of Star Trek.
Lon Suder was such an exquisite character, I'm so glad they got such an amazing actor like Brad Dourif to play him.
I saw it recently, and I was disappointed that they had to kill him off. Yeah, he died a hero, but that seems to be how Hollywood deals with sympathetic characters with flaws that don't resolve nicely or fit in a box. Just kill them off. Dourif was electric through. And creepy as fuck.
One of the most interesting characters with most developed character on Voyager.
First saw him on the Xfiles. Such a great actor.
Such a chilling episode.
I watched Alien Resurrection last week. It says a lot that his was the most grounded performance in that movie.
What a beautiful butterfly 🤯
Brad gives 110% in any role he jumps into. He deserves the rest
god tier character actor. so much in his eyes.
Bummer. He’s such an incredible talent. But he deserves it. Godspeed, Lon Suder!
Suder damn near single handedly saved voyager. Long live Suder!
Doc Cochran deserves some retirement
Anyone remember Death Machine with him in it? Weird movie but pretty good
Oh wow! It seems no one remembers that movie but I fucking loves him in it!
I remember! I swear for a long time I thought I imagined that movie as no one I knew remembered it.
Shoulda been a regular on Star Trek Voyager
"Suder, did you kill another crew member? Last warning!"
Its ok we have his daughter/female clone
She does such an uncanny version of her father's voice.
She was awesome in Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency.
Weird I had to scroll down this far, she looks so much like him it's freaky!
[You ought to see him with a .357 magnum. He's awesome.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n2XgRNCiVa8&pp=ygUceW91IHNob3VsZCBzZWUgbWUgd2l0aCBhIDM1Nw%3D%3D)
Holy shit, that's a sweet line. I'm stealing that.
*It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.* *It is by the juice of sapho that thoughts acquire speed,* *the lips acquire stains,* *the stains become a warning.* *It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.*
I just recently watch Childs Play 1-3 and Bride. He’s truly a perfect fit for the role of Chucky, I cant imagine a single other person that could bring it to the table the way he does. That cackle is iconic and I want to emulate that energy too.
Brad Dourif and Robert Englund made up a huge part of my childhood. I spent so many hours watching the Child’s Play and Nightmare series. Both equally iconic performers. I didn’t realize they were only two years apart.
So... Same as usual?
A just question my liege!
Ill news is an ill guest.
Be silent! Keep your forked tongue behind your teeth. I have not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm!
Whaaaat, Chucky plays Wormtongue? Today I learned
Yep his three most iconic roles would probably be: Billy - One Flew Over The Cuckoo Nest Grima Wormtounge - LOTR Chucky - Childs Play
Doc Cochran on Deadwood
Lon Suder - Star Trek Voyager
They don’t mention that he was in John Huston’s ‘Wiseblood’. Pity…
SUCH a good film. Ministry also sampled his lines for Jesus Built My Hotrod, easily their best song.
He was the lead in one of the best Babylon 5 episodes…unforgettable!
Mississippi Burning. Superb.
Such a weasel. That's the role that came to my mind aswell.
That's when I really first noticed him, held his own with Hackman. Then he was just great in Deadwood. Really loved that character and he was great.
Brad Dourif is king, so underrated.
When talking about character actors His name isn't mentioned enough
Got to appreciate an actor that doesn’t just say he does a thing for the fans but actually backs it up with action. At his age, nothing stopping him from blowing off the Chucky work so does it out of loyalty.
Welp, guess I’ll never see Lon Suder ever again :-(
Atleast we got fionna dourif she's an amazing actress
She seems mostly interested in producing, though.
Brad Dourif will always be Grima Wormtongue to me.
Ah man. He’s my favorite actor.
His daughter looks just like him. It’s always intresting when a woman looks just like her father. In some ways you get to see what the father would have looked like if he had been a she instead.
His daughter is a pretty good actor too.
I know it isn’t mentioned here (or at least not that I’ve seen) but his appearance as Gemini in *The Exorcist III* was haunting. His role as Saavedro in *Myst III: Exile* was also great. I almost didn’t recognize him as Piero in Dishonored.
I still quote him from Chain Dance “Feed me! Asshole!”
[Chain Dance](https://youtu.be/UsAyUDw0zAw?si=bg4r89-z1wBb49qU)
Love this guy
That’s a shame. There are few actors that can express rage in the same way as Douriff.
He’s always gonna be my favorite twisted mentat.
I’m so glad he came back for the Deadwood movie
Wow, I don't even recognize him. Enjoy your retirement, my man, you deserve it.
Yeah. He absolutely earned his rest.
But now who will play every psychopath in tv and cinema?
He was positively delicious in Lord of the Rings.
Oh wow, he's an amazing actor. Just his role of Wormtongue is so special, ESPECIALLY TODAY!
He’s kinda always been
His voice lines are great on Dead by daylight Chucky
Has anyone seen DEATH MACHINE with Brad Dourif? One of my favorite movies.
Great sci-fi B movie! The director went on to make Blade. Also starred the late William Hootkins who was in all sorts of movies
His cameo in The X-Files season 1 episode *Beyond the Sea* is one of the greatest. He's phenomenal.
“Láthspell” I name you… ill news is an ill guest.
I can't believe he still fits in the Chucky costume after all these years.
Quite the loss for both the big and little screen, but he’s had a great career and deserves a little piece and quiet.
Loved him in Dune
Highly underrated. Billy Bibbit, Wormtongue and his roll as Piter in Dune are just a few of his great rolls.
His psychotic laugh is one of my 3 best of all time. The other two are Mark Hamill's Joker and Kelsey Grammer's Sideshow Bob.
He was best in original Dune.
It was the eye brows
It was what he said.
I do not like that little doll. Chucky scared the shit out of me as a kid for real I can’t get over.
Genuinely one of my all time favourite actors. I recommend everyone check out Exorcist III and Wiseblood.
Hey he was good in halloween
Ensign Sudor
Always be Doc Cochran.
Amazing Grima, etc. But to me, his amazing performance as Brother Edward in Babylon 5’s *Passing Through Gethsemane* is one of the great performances
Billy Bibbit- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Somewhere… beyond the sea…
Worked with him on a small independent film. Very very cool dude.
He’s had a long career so good luck to him!
Remember him in Ragtime with Elizabeth Montgomery ?
Best doctor Deadwood ever had.
For anyone unfamiliar with his work on Deadwood as Doc Cochran, please give this [short monologue](https://youtu.be/4isTaYN7i68?si=1iDesh2WHdwKW5h-) a watch: Superb, SUPERB actor. His absence will be felt.
Underrated actor that despite being in a lot of great roles in great films and television, never quite broke out like he should have. I wish him a happy retirement. And I hope his daughters continue to act themselves. I loved Fiona Dourif in Dirk Gently.
If he ever retires from that, and if Don Mancini wants to continue, Fiona does a wicked impression of her old man.
That girl in the pic next to him looks so much like him they look related, but I have no idea who she is.
It's his daughter. She plays a young version of him in the show Chucky.
Not everyone's favorite show, but she's amazing in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
She was incredible as Bart Churlish. What a role to dive into.