During a January 1991 interview with CNN's Larry King, Burt Reynolds talks about reviving his career with the hit show "Evening Shade" and his journey from top box office draw to being largely overlooked by Hollywood.
I’ve been watching Burt in interviews and admire his openness and honesty. I think that’s very rare. And he likes people and has such good friends. He was quite a man
Mr Reynolds was and still is a man who I truly looked up to. I was an 80s kid. The Bandit just seemed larger than life. I wanted to be just like him. RIP Mr. Bandit
I was almost 2 month when Burt realised this interview with Larry king ,now i'm 31 years old and i'm a huge fan of Burt Reynolds he's an American legend and icould never forget this man RIP Burt you will be missed
I loved this guy and recently watched "The Last Movie Star". Burt was brilliant in it and you see his real conflict, not as an actor, but as a human being. As a character actor he could and would have been one of the all time greatest. "Terms" could have sent him into a different category.
My mother once told me that she saw him in a play - right after he was in Deliverance (1972). She said it was at The Stranahan Theater, in Toledo Ohio not far from Lansing Michigan where he was born, she thinks the play was The Rainmaker. I very clearly remember her telling me this story decades ago. She said that he was a God onstage, and you just couldn't look away from the man. I believe it.
Great interview! Burt was a true man’s man. Old fashioned, of good character, true to his word, true to his friends, true to his family. I love that he mentioned my home state in this.
THE BEST LAUGH EVER!!! RIP... SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT THE BEST TIMES FOR ITS TIME AND WATCHING EVERYONE WANTING A TRANS AM CAR AND JACKET. .. Deliverance STILL JOKES IF YOU GO CAMPING IN THE BACK WOODS....LOL...YOU WE'RE THE BEST!
I believe he wore his heart on his sleeve a was let down in his life by alot of people a he was a man who didn't take himself seriously. alot like Elvis
Not really. Most of his films are shit. Boogie Nights was amazing and saved his legacy though. John Wayne made a huge number of brilliant films. John Wayne is more like Clint Eastwood.
@@ChrisMisc1 Respectfully disagree. He had many movies/TV shows that were not "critical" sucesses, but were always entertaining & the majority made money. He had many movies that his acting was fabulous, but the films were lesser known or less talked about (Starting Over for example. He should've been nominated for an Oscar). He was nominated for a Golden Globe for Dan August. Evening Shade he won an Emmy & a Golden Globe & was a huge critical success. This IV is spot on by Burt. He didn't use t/power he had in Hollywood properly. He didn't make good film choices (or in wives!). Those poor choices changed the course of his life, negatively. But doesn't mean he was not a talented actor. He was VERY underrated in that dept. But he too should've taken his talent more seriously as others would have followed. He also had some real bad breaks that were no fault of his own. The awful injury in City Heat also chged his life, forever. Hollywood accused him of having AIDS, & refused to cast him in top parts. It was terrible for him.
I believe he really loved Sally field a had regrets that he let her get away. I believe he was never the same after he lost her a he didn't like alot of the movies he made he was disappointed like ELVIS Presley was when he made all these movies he didn't like ,,,
He was good man and they were a sweet couple. But when you’ve got two normal all American people who have extraordinary careers and also individually have a lot of personal problems, you’re going to have an intense relationship. He admitted to his faults and said in old age that she was the love of his life.. but he was cruel to her. So she hit the road. I don’t blame her. The man had an ego when he was younger. Who can blame him when you got the world gawking at you. He had a good heart though.
@Mike Carter Burt Reynolds a racist?! Where do you get your info from? LOL...You couldn't be farther from the truth! Two of his very best friends, for over 50 yrs, one was a wonderful black man & another was a wonderful gay man. Hardly the company a "racist" man would be keeping for all those years. (Attempting to spread such a heinous lie, about a really good guy, is NOT OK).
Classy man who never thought himself bigger than others. My friends son received a handwritten letter from Burt Reynolds asking him to enrol at FSU he was willing to come to Va Beach to talk with him. Such a humble guy. And too sexy for words. Oh my! his hairy chest was so masuline and handsome. R i p Burt Reynolds.💙⚘
Luke, you are very personable and articulate. You have a very likable genuine quality about you. I truly enjoyed the review. And I too, like Nolan Films. Dark Knight is a favorite, but I’m bias. I love Pittsburgh! Keep up the great work!
The lady that who was teaching me stop motion animation had a photo op with Burt Reynolds. No i'm NOT talking about an photo bombing shot with the famous Burt Reynolds, I mean Burt was standing right next to my animated teacher and the photo was sitting in her Animation Studio. I was a kid back then and never asked how did that happen nor did I realize how extremely gorgeous she was. She was also responsible for sneaking me in the first generation Star Trek stage set of Captain James T Kirk deck of the Enterprise. Rest in peace Burt Reynolds.
Rest in Peace, Burt. We love you! For those who are wondering what he's talking about at 07:20 who didn't come see him or did support him, he's talking about the terrible accident he suffered on set making 'City Heat'. Larry didn't get his joke at 10:50 about when he posed nude for Cosmo: 'I thought you were gonna say 'small error...'. ;)
Burt was gracious enough to call me back to be on his show in the late 80's. It was the "B. L. Stryker Show." I was in college and had to decline but I ended up in the entertainment industry any way. I share my crazy ride in a book called, "On My Way to Hollywood", and I include my encounters with Burt, Denzel, Will Smith, Rosie O'Donnell and many more. #MeToo
Burt's dad was a super-masculine chief of police who never approved of him. He did the best he could with his life. This leads to one thing --- high achievement but the son never experiences a full life contentment. (There is a price to pay for -- delayed gratification...)
The story he told about getting fired at the same time as Clint Eastwood is not true. I don't know why he told this story. Clint was never fired by Universal and neither was Burt. Clint didn't get his contract renewed in the 1950's but Burt was still playing Football in Florida at that time. Rumor is that a tour guide was telling this fable on the Univeral Tour back in the 1970's and Burt heard about it.
I’ve been watching Burt in interviews and admire his openness and honesty. I think that’s very rare. And he likes people and has such good friends. He was quite a man
No star ripped on themselves more and was more honest.
He was one sexy man and a great actor. R.I.P Burt Reynolds.
We have lost one of the best actors. For me I grew up watching this man and I'm 16. You may now rest in peace Burt.
Burt was a true movie star, not many of them left now. Burt left us some great memories.
R.I.P Burt Reynolds. 😔
lol gtfoh
RIP Burt. "For the money, for the glory, and for the fun. Mostly for the money." You go Bandit!!!! Xoxo Your fans will truly miss you! 😢😢😢💔
I love beau
Smookey and bandit
Great sense of humor he had r.i.p
He was a sensitive soul... I love him..RIP Burt.
one hell of a actor real sad we're sure going to miss him
bet you have nt remembered him since you made that comment
Mr Reynolds was and still is a man who I truly looked up to. I was an 80s kid. The Bandit just seemed larger than life. I wanted to be just like him. RIP Mr. Bandit
I was almost 2 month when Burt realised this interview with Larry king ,now i'm 31 years old and i'm a huge fan of Burt Reynolds he's an American legend and icould never forget this man RIP Burt you will be missed
Great actor,one of my favourites.
Great sense of humour too.
Childhood hero.
10-4 Bandit.
I loved this guy and recently watched "The Last Movie Star". Burt was brilliant in it and you see his real conflict, not as an actor, but as a human being. As a character actor he could and would have been one of the all time greatest. "Terms" could have sent him into a different category.
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so long Burt,it sure was a fun ride....
I think he was the most handsome man!! Just delicious!!
Tremendously entertaining! So sad to say goodbye.
My mother once told me that she saw him in a play - right after he was in Deliverance (1972). She said it was at The Stranahan Theater, in Toledo Ohio not far from Lansing Michigan where he was born, she thinks the play was The Rainmaker. I very clearly remember her telling me this story decades ago. She said that he was a God onstage, and you just couldn't look away from the man. I believe it.
Yes, he was indeed performing in The Rainmaker during that time! Lucky her to have seen him in it ❤
I was just a kid when Burt was a star, and I didn't appreciate what a class act he was. He was one of the greats.
He will forever be the Legend, THE BANDIT!
Great interview! Burt was a true man’s man. Old fashioned, of good character, true to his word, true to his friends, true to his family. I love that he mentioned my home state in this.
Fantastic, job well done ...R.I.P Burt Reynolds :)
Rest In Peace Burt you will be missed, God bless your family at this heartbreaking time
He had the greatest sense of humor and helped other people was giving down to earth I miss him dearly rip bandit
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I am 55 now and LOVE the MAN ! ,,He was funny always ! with Dom in " The End "..classic body of work !!
The Legend Never Dies. R.I.P BURT
R.I.P.
Bandit...1...
Much Love...
Sharkey,Longest Yard and White Lighting some of Burt's best.
THE BEST LAUGH EVER!!! RIP... SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT THE BEST TIMES FOR ITS TIME AND WATCHING EVERYONE WANTING A TRANS AM CAR AND JACKET. .. Deliverance STILL JOKES IF YOU GO CAMPING IN THE BACK WOODS....LOL...YOU WE'RE THE BEST!
I believe he wore his heart on his sleeve a was let down in his life by alot of people a he was a man who didn't take himself seriously. alot like Elvis
We lost our John Wayne . If Burt was in a movie it became a must see.
Not really. Most of his films are shit. Boogie Nights was amazing and saved his legacy though. John Wayne made a huge number of brilliant films. John Wayne is more like Clint Eastwood.
@@ChrisMisc1 Respectfully disagree. He had many movies/TV shows that were not "critical" sucesses, but were always entertaining & the majority made money. He had many movies that his acting was fabulous, but the films were lesser known or less talked about (Starting Over for example. He should've been nominated for an Oscar). He was nominated for a Golden Globe for Dan August. Evening Shade he won an Emmy & a Golden Globe & was a huge critical success. This IV is spot on by Burt. He didn't use t/power he had in Hollywood properly. He didn't make good film choices (or in wives!). Those poor choices changed the course of his life, negatively. But doesn't mean he was not a talented actor. He was VERY underrated in that dept. But he too should've taken his talent more seriously as others would have followed. He also had some real bad breaks that were no fault of his own. The awful injury in City Heat also chged his life, forever. Hollywood accused him of having AIDS, & refused to cast him in top parts. It was terrible for him.
Burt would have a one liner to say about his death. Great sense of humor. Peace bandit❤️
Soooo handsomeeeeeee
Loved him. RIP you will always be no.1 in my book.
I believe he really loved Sally field a had regrets that he let her get away. I believe he was never the same after he lost her a he didn't like alot of the movies he made he was disappointed like ELVIS Presley was when he made all these movies he didn't like ,,,
He didn't have a choice about Sally, she left him, he didn't let her get away.
He was good man and they were a sweet couple. But when you’ve got two normal all American people who have extraordinary careers and also individually have a lot of personal problems, you’re going to have an intense relationship. He admitted to his faults and said in old age that she was the love of his life.. but he was cruel to her. So she hit the road. I don’t blame her. The man had an ego when he was younger. Who can blame him when you got the world gawking at you. He had a good heart though.
I will always love this guy. Bandit over and out!🙁😢
R.I.P Burt Reynolds.
Legend!!
@Mike Carter have some manners.....if you have nothing to say about the man, then stfu!!!
D Legend
@Mike Carter Burt Reynolds a racist?! Where do you get your info from? LOL...You couldn't be farther from the truth! Two of his very best friends, for over 50 yrs, one was a wonderful black man & another was a wonderful gay man. Hardly the company a "racist" man would be keeping for all those years.
(Attempting to spread such a heinous lie, about a really good guy, is NOT OK).
Classy man who never thought himself bigger than others. My friends son received a handwritten letter from Burt Reynolds asking him to enrol at FSU he was willing to come to Va Beach to talk with him. Such a humble guy. And too sexy for words. Oh my! his hairy chest was so masuline and handsome. R i p Burt Reynolds.💙⚘
Bandit you are a legend. Rip
He sure made a great centerfold in Playgirl! 😳 R.I.P. Burt...❤️💕🙏🏻
He was in Cosmopolitan, NOT Playgirl.
WILL ALWAYS LIVE TO OUR HEARTS ❤
My first car was a ‘77 Trans Am bc.........R.I.P. Burt.
"Even Burt Reynolds in that black Trans Am
All gonna meet down at the Cadillac Ranch"
Boogie Nights ... should have won an Oscar for that role...
I'm pretty sure he did. That was the one he ended up selling.
@@lorimiller4301 ...He won the Golden Globe for that role...
Burt Reynolds is the best❤❤❤
true legends never die R.I.P burt
“No man is a sexy as when he’s doing what he does best”.
Noted
All about confidence, no matter what the 'what' is.
I just read Burt’s memoir (great read) ….it’s nice to hear him share the same stories and thoughts in this interview with Larry Ling in 1991
RIP. Whether you're 10-10 or 10-7 here's hoping your heavenly signal is wall to wall and 10 feet tall. 3s and 8s good buddy.
I like him to the end!!!!
Luke, you are very personable and articulate. You have a very likable genuine quality about you. I truly enjoyed the review. And I too, like Nolan Films. Dark Knight is a favorite, but I’m bias. I love Pittsburgh! Keep up the great work!
RIP Burt. Movie star legend.
RIP Burt. Loved almost everything about you. Didn’t like the comments you made about Chris Farley, but other than that, I liked you a lot.
The lady that who was teaching me stop motion animation had a photo op with Burt Reynolds. No i'm NOT talking about an photo bombing shot with the famous Burt Reynolds, I mean Burt was standing right next to my animated teacher and the photo was sitting in her Animation Studio. I was a kid back then and never asked how did that happen nor did I realize how extremely gorgeous she was. She was also responsible for sneaking me in the first generation Star Trek stage set of Captain James T Kirk deck of the Enterprise. Rest in peace Burt Reynolds.
lol
@@Xblankx132 Yeah she snuck me onto the set of Enterprise for my birthday. 🤪
CNN dude cnn
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@ Awesome Meaning by CNN
RIP Burt, the movies mean you will never die. (miss Larry on CNN)
Great man lots of charisma. R.P.P. Burt
No one had more fun (and ladies) than Burt Reynolds.
I never realized how tobacco stained Burt's lower teeth were! RIP! You were a icon!
He loved his cigars!
Rest in Peace Burt. Your a Legend! 🙏
I loved Burt. I sure hope there is something after life
Rest in Peace, Burt. We love you! For those who are wondering what he's talking about at 07:20 who didn't come see him or did support him, he's talking about the terrible accident he suffered on set making 'City Heat'.
Larry didn't get his joke at 10:50 about when he posed nude for Cosmo: 'I thought you were gonna say 'small error...'. ;)
Burt was gracious enough to call me back to be on his show in the late 80's. It was the "B. L. Stryker Show." I was in college and had to decline but I ended up in the entertainment industry any way. I share my crazy ride in a book called, "On My Way to Hollywood", and I include my encounters with Burt, Denzel, Will Smith, Rosie O'Donnell and many more. #MeToo
rip burt. my 3 top BR films. 1. deliverence, 2. sam whiskey, 3. smokey and the bandit.
Always loved the shower scene in Silent Movie. RIP Burt you always seemed like a real dude to me.
Burt Reynolds will always be right up there with Shirley Temple
I think Burt Reynolds was a Beautiful Man!
Boy Do I miss this gentleman MR BURT RENOLDS RIP
LEGEND.
A legend 🌠
Aaannnd he's gone.. I loved his movie Heat.
Burt's dad was a super-masculine chief of police who never approved of him. He did the best he could with his life. This leads to one thing --- high achievement but the son never experiences a full life contentment. (There is a price to pay for -- delayed gratification...)
Love and miss you Burt.!!!!
Burt Reynolds was the man
Cool movie star
Hysterical listen to him throwing the director off the boat! (No Collusion!)
He enjoyed his life, career & his friends.
I guess Burt never kept any mystery about him which is what made him a great star and later help diminish his star!
He had so much charisma and was capable of some great roles. He just turned too many down. Too bad because he had the talent.
R.I.P. Bandit.
Burt was a good, straightforward man. No bullshit. Seems like a guy I’d like to be friends with.
#1 5 yrs in a row and.
10yrs in the top 10. Whew.
Actors in 2020 cant even stay a couple.
I remember watching White Lightning and the girl with him ask him did he want some shaky pudding what a classic rest in peace Burt Reynolds
How the hell was he 55 here with less eye bags than me and I'm 30. Superior eye socket genetics I guess lmao
That and make Up
He did look really good for mid 50s and having lived in Florida in the sun.
What a life...
😢💛
He comes over like a nice sincere guy with a certain vulnerability!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
RIP
RIP sir
He was the G.O.A.T.
what a greate guy!
Second, CNN need a host to do these intervies todag. Give JonStewart the money he need to make 1-2 intervies a week on CNN.
Rip bandit
Burt really looked swell here...RIP.
Fantastic hair piece
SNOWMAN GOT YA BACK R.I.P
"The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" & "Cheech & Chong's Still Smokin'" were the first two movies I rented for the Betamax.
City Heat is a great movie with Clint Eastwood.
It was terrible.
The story he told about getting fired at the same time as Clint Eastwood is not true. I don't know why he told this story. Clint was never fired by Universal and neither was Burt. Clint didn't get his contract renewed in the 1950's but Burt was still playing Football in Florida at that time. Rumor is that a tour guide was telling this fable on the Univeral Tour back in the 1970's and Burt heard about it.
He was so loquatious
He deserves to RIP. 😢
Hey Snowman, you got your ears on!?!
🙏🏼💖👍🏼RIP 🙏
I've always been a Burt Reynolds fan. Really enjoyed Evening Shade. Very funny and well done. So sorry that he passed away.
CNN NEEDS LARRY KING BACK. PS, ASAP