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"Christmas Story" Director Bob Clark Dies In Crash
by RT Staff | April 04, 2007
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Summary

Bob Clark, director of "A Christmas Story," "Porky's," and many other works in a career that spanned four decades died in a car crash early this morning in Los Angeles. Back to Article
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supernma
supernma writes:
on Apr 04 2007 06:16 PM

[b]Terrible[/b]
...absolutely terrible


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WiseGuy
WiseGuy writes:
on Apr 04 2007 06:20 PM

The worst part about this news is that Bob Clark never got to make another movie on the level of A Christmas Story and that his last film was Baby Geniuses 2.

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Holly Jolly
Holly Jolly writes:
on Apr 04 2007 07:27 PM

That truck driver will be haunted every Christmas.

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jeremyf1977
jeremyf1977 writes:
on Apr 04 2007 07:40 PM

I saw children shhouldnt play with dead things. A remake is out of the question. And A Christmas Story is a Classic.

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TheIceGhost
TheIceGhost writes:
on Apr 04 2007 08:26 PM

In reply to this comment (#860238)
haha, that's going to suuuuck.

RIP good sir, may the heavens be filled with leg lamps and BB guns upon your arrival.


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malaguy
malaguy writes:
on Apr 04 2007 11:29 PM

what's to say? fucking drunk driver probably lived too.

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pota1967
pota1967 writes:
on Apr 05 2007 06:21 AM

&%#@! damn drunk drivers!!!!!!

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LampEft
LampEft writes:
on Apr 05 2007 07:32 AM

In reply to this comment (#860241)
Lived, and reportedly sustained only minor injuries, which often seems to be the case with the drunkards involved in car wrecks fatal to those in the other vehicle.

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donkeytron
donkeytron writes:
on Apr 05 2007 09:02 AM

[b]It's a damn shame[/b]
I always thought he had one more "Black Christmas" or "Christmas Story" in him. He will be missed.


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cgcbooks
cgcbooks writes:
on Apr 05 2007 09:07 AM

Death penalty for all drunk drivers should be the law. If it was my family member that was killed, that fucker would be dead soon.

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okito
okito writes:
on Apr 05 2007 09:29 AM

stupid drunkers, what is the matter with people. can't piss straight or hold it together, but always find their way behind the wheel, which almost every times ends in disaster.
I think the court should give this one a chair!!!

Fuck man, can you imagine the loss man, plus his son man, who had his life ahead, and just like that, it's gone because of some @@**9)(**&^%$#$&*
I'm pissed man, fuckin pissed of this senseless loss of lives.
MAY THE REST IN PEACE


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unbreakable_samurai
unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Apr 05 2007 09:32 AM

In reply to this comment (#860237)
Actually his last film was Now & Forever which wasn't really a whole lot better. This really is to bad I hate drunk drivers, A Christmas Story was great, one of the all time best Christmas movies and the one that I watch every year. RIP.

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wilkiedriver
wilkiedriver writes:
on Apr 05 2007 12:18 PM

In reply to this comment (#860246)
Death penalty for drunk drivers involved in a fatal crash will probably happen before I die.

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Bigbrother
Bigbrother writes:
on Apr 05 2007 02:20 PM

In reply to this comment (#860249)
Sadly I think not...too many politicians seem to be big fans of it. Ted Kennedy...I'm looking at you.

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mikeyh
mikeyh writes:
on Apr 05 2007 02:45 PM

fucking drunk

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GreenBastard
GreenBastard writes:
on Apr 05 2007 09:39 PM

Have you noticed that most of the time the kind of people who like to get drunk and kill people in their cars just happen to choose the largest most inbred red-neck 4x4 SUV they can get their hands on?
Over here (Australia) he would be back on the road in six months. I hope he gets his ass so badly porked in prison!


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gimpsunlimited
gimpsunlimited writes:
on Apr 06 2007 05:49 PM

In reply to this comment (#860252)
Interesting. Many news organizations "forgot" to mention that this drunk driver was 3X over California alcohol limit at time of the loss and he was an illegal Mexican alien who has had prior arrests yet was never deported. Hmm....gotta love the santuary city policies everywhere in the U.S.

It is sad. Everytime now that I watch "A Christmas Story" during the Christmas season, this incident will come to mind.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,264122,00.html


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dseltzer
dseltzer writes:
on Apr 08 2007 01:50 PM

[b]rest in peace bob[/b]
Rest in peace Bob. You were one of the kindest and most talented directors i have ever met.


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pearsondp
pearsondp writes:
on Apr 13 2007 09:20 PM

[b]Bob's the Man[/b]
I did a film with Bob and hoped to do more. He was a very kind and gentle man who didn't deserve such a tragic end, nor did his son. His humor and infectious smile spread through the crew and made each day on set something to look forward to. RIP, Bob. You were a kind and loyal man! Thank you for the time we shared.
Brian


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clarkworld
clarkworld writes:
on Jan 09 2008 06:54 PM

In reply to this comment (#860256)
hi,which brian is this...sorry it took this long to reply - i just found this site. lyne

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