{"id":5181,"date":"2006-08-16T14:21:42","date_gmt":"2006-08-16T18:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=5181"},"modified":"2022-10-11T20:08:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T00:08:19","slug":"baby-fishmouth-baby-fishmouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=5181","title":{"rendered":"“BABY FISHMOUTH! BABY FISHMOUTH!”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bruno Kirby has died at the young age of 57<\/a>. <\/p>\n

A hard-working character actor with a career that has spanned years, he would do anything (look at his resume<\/a>), which is why it is so wonderful that he appeared in movies that “hit” (so to speak) – like Harry Met Sally<\/i> or Donnie Brasco<\/i> or City Slickers<\/i> – movies where he had a supporting role, but which millions of people saw. Character actors HOPE for such a chance. Bruno Kirby was always good. I loved it when he got cranky. (The wagon-wheel scene in Harry Met Sally<\/i> is a perfect example.) Somehow, his anger was funny<\/i>. It’s hard to do. It’s hard to make rage funny – and yet also REAL.<\/p>\n

Sad. I’m sad about this one. I have always really liked him.<\/p>\n

His work had integrity. Always. You can’t say that about too many people.<\/p>\n

BABY FISHMOUTH! BABY FISHMOUTH!<\/p>\n

Seriously. How insane is that. How funny is that?? But also: how REAL. Watch him in that scene again. He is really<\/i> playing that game. It’s so real<\/i> which is why it is so funny<\/i>.<\/p>\n

This should be a recognizable image below. I was going to post a picture of him carrying the wagon-wheel table out onto the sidewalk (one of my favorites of his scenes) but figured this would be better. As a reminder of just how long he’s been around, and just how good this guy really was.<\/p>\n

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\nRest in peace, Mr. Kirby. You died WAY too soon, man.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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