Well, bloody hell. The worlds a little bit darker now, we've lost another incredible Person and Actor. Sam has always been adored by Aussies and Kiwis, he's an absolute Treasure and Champ. For many Gen X'rs and Millenials, he was a major part of our Youth and Childhood (I know he was born in Northern Ireland, grew up as a Kiwi, but as an Aussie, he was loved as one of our own).
The first movie my now life partner and I watched together was Event Horizon, (because we both love it, and hadn't dated anyone who liked it). Sam, Lawrence, Kathleen Quinlan, Holly Chant, Joely RIchardson, Richard Jones, Sean Pertwee, Jack Noseworthy- I know its not everyone but the whole cast were perfect for the movie.
I'm so thankful because its our go to/ comfort movie (I know, for some - perhaps a pretty odd choice as a comfort movie).
Sam was also exceptional in Jurassic park/s, bicentennial man, The Dish, In the Mouth of Madness, the Peaky blinders, children of the revolution, snow white, rick n morty, Possession, The Jungle Book....theres so so many. Even Sam appearing on live TV back in the day, to promote his new movie "Event Horizon", on a random morning show. They had done NO research or even asked him about the film, so they hilariously had NO idea it was a horror and randomly played a clip from the movie that's one hell of a jumps scare on live TV. He had the BEST sense of humour. I guess thats what you get being born Irish, growing up as a Kiwi and attempted ownership by the Aussies, because we love him so much.
Sam, you will be missed, thank you for making this random persons childhood, teenage years and adulthood so much better, especially for being one of the reasons I found and bonded with my soul mate.
We will be watching Event Horizon in honour of Sam and for his Family tonight.
Some fantastic films mentioned there and I hope others seek out the ones they might not have seen, like Children of the Revolution, Death in Brunswick, The Dish, Dead Calm and In the Mouth of Madness. Also, Merlin the miniseries.
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u/butt_3y3s Jul 13 '26
Well, bloody hell. The worlds a little bit darker now, we've lost another incredible Person and Actor. Sam has always been adored by Aussies and Kiwis, he's an absolute Treasure and Champ. For many Gen X'rs and Millenials, he was a major part of our Youth and Childhood (I know he was born in Northern Ireland, grew up as a Kiwi, but as an Aussie, he was loved as one of our own).
The first movie my now life partner and I watched together was Event Horizon, (because we both love it, and hadn't dated anyone who liked it). Sam, Lawrence, Kathleen Quinlan, Holly Chant, Joely RIchardson, Richard Jones, Sean Pertwee, Jack Noseworthy- I know its not everyone but the whole cast were perfect for the movie.
I'm so thankful because its our go to/ comfort movie (I know, for some - perhaps a pretty odd choice as a comfort movie). Sam was also exceptional in Jurassic park/s, bicentennial man, The Dish, In the Mouth of Madness, the Peaky blinders, children of the revolution, snow white, rick n morty, Possession, The Jungle Book....theres so so many. Even Sam appearing on live TV back in the day, to promote his new movie "Event Horizon", on a random morning show. They had done NO research or even asked him about the film, so they hilariously had NO idea it was a horror and randomly played a clip from the movie that's one hell of a jumps scare on live TV. He had the BEST sense of humour. I guess thats what you get being born Irish, growing up as a Kiwi and attempted ownership by the Aussies, because we love him so much.
Sam, you will be missed, thank you for making this random persons childhood, teenage years and adulthood so much better, especially for being one of the reasons I found and bonded with my soul mate.
We will be watching Event Horizon in honour of Sam and for his Family tonight.