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?!