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Old 01-16-08 | 01:08 AM
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Hrpmh. I just watched Bully for the first time the other night (on IFC). And I actually thought he looked familiar, and looked him up online. Of all the times I could have possibly done that - strange.

Anyways, I didn't know he was a drug addict. I was shocked for a minute. But then read that he did lots of drugs. So it's not such a shocker now.

Ah well. Could have been a big actor. Guess we'll never know. Hrmph.
Old 01-16-08 | 06:33 AM
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He was good in Ghost World also.
Old 01-16-08 | 08:16 AM
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Anyone who can hold his own acting for an entire movie with Sir Ian obviously had a lot of talent - what a waste!
Old 01-16-08 | 08:25 AM
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Another person shitting his life and talent away on drugs.
Old 01-16-08 | 08:52 AM
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Great young talent wasted on drugs. Just like River Phoenix. R.I.P. Brad


BTW, anyone notice how the older he got, the more he looked like John Cusack?
That's what I thought when I heard, but I think he looked more like Haley Joel Osment. This is sad though. 25 my god
Old 01-16-08 | 09:01 AM
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That's what I thought when I heard, but I think he looked more like Haley Joel Osment. This is sad though. 25 my god

John Cusack is another one of my favorite actors....never thought they looked alike though.
Old 01-16-08 | 09:06 AM
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Sad to hear when people go so young, but when you're fucked up on drugs like he was, it's not as big a shocker. Next in line: Natasha Lyonne
Old 01-16-08 | 09:08 AM
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Thanks to this guy, nobody will get 100% on their death pool this year.
Old 01-16-08 | 09:47 AM
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RIP

loved him in Bully & Ghost World
Old 01-16-08 | 01:20 PM
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only thing i saw him in was tom and huck, which with my son. r.i.p.
Old 01-16-08 | 02:23 PM
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Really sad. R.I.P. Brad
Old 01-16-08 | 05:06 PM
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Too bad. He was great as the kid in The Client. What a waste.
Old 01-17-08 | 12:25 AM
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For being the only one to say what he did was stupid, I was "removed from the discussion" at the HTF.

Here, several people said it and nothing was done about it. Interesting how restrictive opinions have to be in certain places.
Old 01-17-08 | 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick Martin
For being the only one to say what he did was stupid, I was "removed from the discussion" at the HTF.

Here, several people said it and nothing was done about it. Interesting how restrictive opinions have to be in certain places.
being a drug addict isn't smart, but I'm betting intelligence had little to do with it.
Old 01-17-08 | 06:17 AM
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Thanks to this guy, nobody will get 100% on their death pool this year.
Wow. I'm not even a big fan of Renfro's, but ...wow. If you are a DVD Talk Hero, I hope I never make it to that designation here.
Old 01-17-08 | 09:36 PM
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Old 01-17-08 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Brack
being a drug addict isn't smart, but I'm betting intelligence had little to do with it.
Of course not. People don't have to be stupid in order to do stupid things, obviously.
Old 01-17-08 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick Martin
Of course not. People don't have to be stupid in order to do stupid things, obviously.
my point was that this kid seemed pretty powerless to this shit, and whether or not it's stupid is irrelevant.
Old 01-18-08 | 03:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Groucho
Thanks to this guy, nobody will get 100% on their death pool this year.
Someone on alt.obituaries actually listed him.
Old 01-19-08 | 02:58 AM
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