twent4 t1_ixxr49m wrote on November 27, 2022 at 5:01 AM

Reply to comment by nowhereman136 in TIL for the Untouchables Brian De Palma casted Bob Hoskins in case De Niro could not appear. De Palma mailed Hoskins a check for his contracted fee of $200,000 with a "Thank You" note, which prompted Hoskins to call up De Palma and ask him if there were any more films he didn't want him to be in. by KongoOtto

He plays Pink's agent in The Wall

EthanSayfo t1_ixzhyk6 wrote on November 27, 2022 at 4:42 PM

Hah, totally forgot about this (I haven't seen The Wall in probably a quarter century or more).

The one time I got busted by the parents with a friend smoking weed at home as a teenager, we had been watching that movie. I didn't get in any real trouble.

Come in here, dear boy, have a cigar, you're gonna go farYou're gonna fly, you're never gonna dieYou're gonna make it if you try, they're gonna love you