Oh, Rodney

Rodney Dangerfield died yesterday. Maybe now he will get some respect. It's funny how death does that to you. I didn't know that he was rejected from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He had failed to execute "enough of the kinds of roles that allow a performer to demonstrate the mastery of his craft." I never loved him, but that is just plain mean. One has to admit that Back To School and Ladybugs are classics. Also, I believe he elevated Natural Born Killers from a silly hack-job of a film to brilliant, nail-biting snuff.