Jonathan Demme, Oscar-Winning Director, Is Dead at 73

New York Times ^ | April 26, 2017 | Bruce Weber

[Cecily]

Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning filmmaker who observed emphatically American characters with a discerning eye, a social conscience and a rock ’n’ roll heart, achieving especially wide acclaim with “The Silence of the Lambs” and “Philadelphia,” died on Wednesday at his home in Manhattan. He was 73.

His publicist, Leslee Dart, confirmed the death. Mr. Demme disclosed that he had cancer in 2015.

Mob wives, CB radio buffs and AIDS victims; Hannibal Lecter, Howard Hughes and Jimmy Carter: Mr. Demme (pronounced DEM-ee) plucked his subjects and stories largely from the stew of contemporary American subcultures and iconography. He created a body of work — including fiction films and documentaries, dramas and comedies, original scripts, adaptations and remakes — that resists easy characterization.

[Cecily]

He made so many entertaining and memorable movies.

RIP.

[drop 50 and fire for effect]

A master craftsman as a director, RIP.

[TADSLOS]

[JimRed]

Young fella, only my age.

[Red Badger]

Everybody makes a mistake sooner or later..............

[simpson96]

Haven't heard of him in many years.

I remember his acceptance speech at the academy Awards for Silence Of The Lambs - he said "uh" something like 100 times.

[TADSLOS]

Everyone has a little Ishtar in their past.

[Red Badger]

Yes, that would be a Bridge Too Far...............

[BunnySlippers]

Incredible talent.

[TADSLOS]

lol.

[Red Badger]

Hollywood is a Cutthroat Island to do business in.................

[Bigg Red]

Never saw either of the two movies mentioned, and I never had a desire to, as I do not care to contribute to the degradation of our culture.

[Disambiguator]

The one I remember him for is “Stop Making Sense,” the Talking Heads concert film. For all you trivia buffs, what is the connection between the aforementioned movie and the cult favorite “Dr. Strangelove?”

[DiogenesLamp]

"Silence of the Lambs" is the movie that triggered Homosexual review committees for Hollywood produced movies and televisions scripts.

"Silence of the Lambs" is how we got homosexual promoting shows like "Will and Grace" or "Glee."

The Homosexual committee went from regulating scripts to soliciting scripts that painted homosexuals in a good light.

[TADSLOS]

It really is a Battlefield Earth out there.

[acoulterfan]

“Something Wild” with Ray Liotta. My all-time favorite movie!!!

[Red Badger]

It’ll all end at Heaven’s Gate..................

[SoFloFreeper]

Didn’t realize he was a Florida boy.

[TADSLOS]

I’m all Gigli just thinking about it.

[Red Badger]

Well, you won’t be a Lone Ranger..................