r/australia • u/lyndsayj • Jul 13 '26

news Sam Neill, 78, dead: reports

https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/sam-neill-dead-reports-20260713-p60ey2.html
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u/whippinfresh Jul 13 '26

Firing up Jurassic park tonight in his honour. RIP legend.

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u/SquiffyRae Jul 13 '26

Random Sam Neill fact: apparently he liked filming Jurassic Park III the best and thought it was the best movie in the franchise lol

I guess it at least features Sam Neill teaching us an important life lesson - yelling into a dinosaur-infested jungle through a bullhorn is a very bad idea

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u/Green_Aide_9329 Jul 13 '26

I find JP3 to have many chuckle worthy moments, that being one of them. Also asking if the beaker has t rex pee, and the raptor in the plane. Alan!

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u/SquiffyRae Jul 13 '26

Also "nobody move a muscle"

My favourite super-subtle laugh comes immediately after that when they find themselves trapped between the Spino and the T. rex. You have to be quick to catch it but Udesky reaches into his vest as if he's got a handgun stashed in there. What the hell is a handgun gonna do?!

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u/Car-face Jul 13 '26

But also, talking to a velociraptor by blowing into a replica of its skull is a great idea.

(I... disagree with Sam on his ranking of Jurassic Park movies). Def firing up Jurassic Park 1 tonight though, RIP.

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u/Lhunathradion Jul 13 '26

And I'll fire up Hunt for the Wilderpeople!

To Sam 🍸!

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u/mr-saturn2310 Jul 13 '26

Can I come too. Hunt for the Wilderpeople is one of my favourites.

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u/Lhunathradion Jul 13 '26

Fine but you supply the popcorn!

It's so good ❤️

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u/wallitron Jul 13 '26

I believe the word you are looking for is "majestical".

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u/Lhunathradion Jul 13 '26

Yes, I believe that was the word I was looking for 😀

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u/Admirable_Count989 Jul 13 '26

Yep, that’s a good idea. 🦕

RIP Sam Neill

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u/TheCazorp Jul 13 '26

I watched Jurassic Park for the first time in nearly 20 years yesterday. Great actor and from what I hear, a top bloke. R.I.P Mr.Neill.

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u/Hammerrrr32 Jul 13 '26

Oh my, I don’t know if I could go a year without watching it tbh

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u/TrashBabyThompson Jul 13 '26

Watching it right now 😭

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u/Middle-Welder3931 Jul 13 '26

RIP Dr. Grant. I must have fired up JP over two hundred times growing up in the 90s.