RIP Bill Paxton

Kinja'd!!! by "Matt Nichelson" (whoismatt)
Published 02/26/2017 at 14:11

Tags: Sad day
STARS: 6


I will always remember you from not only one of my favorite movies of all time, but also the one that first got me into wanting to become a storm chaser. Thanks for playing a part in cementing the fascination I have with tornadoes that I still carry 22 years on.

Kinja'd!!!


Replies (7)

Kinja'd!!! "Bourbon&JellyBeans" (bourbonandjellybeans)
02/26/2017 at 14:16, STARS: 1

What the heck! I didn’t hear about this til now. A stroke at 61, wow. Rest in peace, Bill.

Kinja'd!!! "f86sabre" (f86sabre)
02/26/2017 at 14:46, STARS: 1

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Kinja'd!!! "Vicente Esteve" (vicente-esteve)
02/26/2017 at 15:21, STARS: 2

God damn. He had exactly the same effect on me, I wanted to be a storm chaser and it is by far my favorite movie.

Kinja'd!!! "My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
02/26/2017 at 15:52, STARS: 2

Kinja'd!!!

Tombstone was a fantastic movie. A real shame.

Kinja'd!!! "Matt Nichelson" (whoismatt)
02/26/2017 at 16:19, STARS: 0

I remember watching that movie in the theatre when I was 11 and coming away from it with a different outlook on tornadoes and the science behind them. I knew it was just a movie, but a lot of effort went into making it feel realistic to a certain extent. I think it sparked interest in a lot of people and really put storm chasing in the spotlight.

Kinja'd!!! "Matt Nichelson" (whoismatt)
02/26/2017 at 16:20, STARS: 0

Indeed. There was a lot of good movies he was in.

Kinja'd!!! "Vicente Esteve" (vicente-esteve)
02/26/2017 at 16:43, STARS: 2

One of my bucket list items is seeing one in real life. I realize this is extremely dangerous, but that movie changed me.