Bummer.

Wow that sucks. Always loved him. And he's been Tweeting great Godfather pictures recently so this is unexpected for sure.

I rewatched Misery a couple of months ago, and then just yesterday I was listening to The Rewatchables podcast about it. He had a magnetic on-screen presence. RIP

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Sad news.

Loved hin in El Dorado and Thief

James Caan

Saw Misery and Thief for the first time in the past couple of months, and he certainly brought it (as he always does) in those movies. People who want to know how to tell if an actor is invested in their roles need only look at James Caan...in anything he did.

RIP James Caan.

I'll always think of him as Sonny.

Las Vegas was always a guilty pleasure from Caan’s long career.

A screen legend. A couple of weeks ago I bought the Rollerball und Thief blu-rays. Las Vegas was like Baywatch in a casino, but I still watched it, because of him.

Man, that does suck.

I actually just watched Thief. So great.

His Twitter was amazing.

I wear $150 slacks, I wear silk shirts, I wear $800 suits, I wear a gold watch, I wear a perfect, D-flawless three carat ring. I change cars like other guys change their fucking shoes. I'm a thief. I've been in prison, all right?

that sucks. guess i will get Thief (Criterion Blu) up and going soon.

Misery is such a great movie. Obviously he was good in a bunch of other films too though. RIP.

He's one of the few people who've been able to adequately bring Stephen King's humor to a film adaptation. King's books are as funny as they are scary, but only the latter is ever brought to the screen. Except Caan's Paul Sheldon. In particular, the scene where Annie comes home all happy and giddy "Hi Paul!" and Caan just flips her off.

He'll be missed. Jonathan E. is finally gone.

"I am a thief. I have been in prison, all right?" His character in Thief does not use contractions. He is a higher class of criminal.

Sad, but not surprising. I saw him do some press for the 50th anniversary of The Godfather and couldn't help noticing how bad he looked. RIP.

I want to give a shout-out for his under-rated comedic performance in Elf. Most actors would play his role totally straight as to not get upstaged by Will Farrell at his very best. But Caan gives as good as he gets and explodes hilariously. Wonderful work in that film, which my family just loves.

Caaaaaaan!


too soon?

RIP to one of the true greats

RIP. Watching "The Offer" right now and was teeing up a Godfather re-watch after. Will be missed.

He was awesome in Bottle Rocket.

Alien Nation, Killer Elite, Rollerball, The Program, even Eraser. He just brought gravitas to every role he played.

Damn. That’s too bad. I was always a fan.

Always been a fan of his, starting with Lady in a Cage.

The Gambler may be my favorite film of his.

R.I.P.