From the movie "Blade Runner"
Welcome to ToTG!
|
May 16, 2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
|
![]() ![]() Casey Jones Dies on the Cannonball Express (1900)Jones was an American locomotive engineer whose main claim to fame, until his fateful run on the Cannonball Express, was his punctuality. On April 30, 1900, he was driving the Cannonball Express south on a dangerous, accident-prone run when he suddenly saw a stalled freight train ahead. Instead of jumping to safety, he stayed to slow his train, saving his coworkers and passengers but losing his own life in the process. Who wrote the ballad that immortalized him as a folk hero? More... Discuss |
2 comments:
Still love this movie after all these years.
Not one I can share with my daughter like Princess Bride or Blazing Saddles but some day.
Thanks Mike
I read a comment on a msg. board that Rutger Hauer had died, so I had to go see. Sheesh, the nerve of some people.
Anyway...made me think of this scene, one of my favorites. Bladerunner is a movie I can watch whenever it comes on; I try to watch it once a year or so.
I've never been able to find a copy of the book it was made from, though. Last time I checked, I could buy a used copy through Amazon, but it was pretty expensive considering it wasn't new. I might go back to the local video/book store and see if I can get them to order it for me, but the last time I tried, the girl couldn't find it in their inventory.
Post a Comment