Gary Whitta

Weirdly, one of the things I remember him from, because I used to love, back in the day, NYPD Blue. It used to be my favorite cop show. And he had a small run on that and he played an asshole detective, which is just a straight up role. But usually when you saw him, people remember him right from Candyman, obviously.

And then what I remember him from movie-wise more than anything else was the Final Destination movies.

And then what I remember him from movie-wise more than anything else was the Final Destination movies.

right because if you remember and someone will correct me if i have this wrong because my memory of it's going to be hazy he plays like i think he's like a detective or so he plays like a regular dude but the way that he speak and because it's tony todd the way that he speaks and the stuff that he talks about gives you the impression that wait is this guy actually the fucking grim reaper like is he like because he seems to know he's the one who says like oh no like you know you avoided those deaths and those deaths still need to be paid yeah it's like why would you know about that if you're just a cop right this is some fucking otherworldly shit that you're into but he brings that creepy

right because if you remember and someone will correct me if i have this wrong because my memory of it's going to be hazy he plays like i think he's like a detective or so he plays like a regular dude but the way that he speak and because it's tony todd the way that he speaks and the stuff that he talks about gives you the impression that wait is this guy actually the fucking grim reaper like is he like because he seems to know he's the one who says like oh no like you know you avoided those deaths and those deaths still need to be paid yeah it's like why would you know about that if you're just a cop right this is some fucking otherworldly shit that you're into but he brings that creepy

vibe right his job is just to explain the shit to you that oh yeah this is why you're all dying off is because you know the universe is like correcting the balance of the people that should have died on that day but he does it in a way that makes it feel like dude you seem to know a bit too much about this like who the fuck are you and he has that and Tony Todd is the kind of guy that can

vibe right his job is just to explain the shit to you that oh yeah this is why you're all dying off is because you know the universe is like correcting the balance of the people that should have died on that day but he does it in a way that makes it feel like dude you seem to know a bit too much about this like who the fuck are you and he has that and Tony Todd is the kind of guy that can

Deliver that. Oh, he's a mortician. There you go. So yeah, but he is, but again, there's the vibe is like, that ain't no fucking mortician.

Deliver that. Oh, he's a mortician. There you go. So yeah, but he is, but again, there's the vibe is like, that ain't no fucking mortician.

Right. He's someone, he's someone else.

Right. He's someone, he's someone else.

a lot of great black actors this year. Lance Reddick, Andre Brower, James Earl Jones. Yeah. Tony Todd.

a lot of great black actors this year. Lance Reddick, Andre Brower, James Earl Jones. Yeah. Tony Todd.

And he really leaned into that role.

And he really leaned into that role.

I think it was Lance Reddick. Oh, it was Lance Reddick, okay. But no, Tony Todd, you know what he's often forgotten for? I've not seen it brought up a lot in the conversation about Tony Todd's body of work. But don't forget, he's fucking in the rock. He's like the worst of them.

I think it was Lance Reddick. Oh, it was Lance Reddick, okay. But no, Tony Todd, you know what he's often forgotten for? I've not seen it brought up a lot in the conversation about Tony Todd's body of work. But don't forget, he's fucking in the rock. He's like the worst of them.

You remember, like, they're all bad guys, right? But even by the end, Ed Harris is like, I'm not that bad a guy. I'm not going to go through with this. Tony Todd is one of the guys going, no, no, no, we've got to drop the VX gas on all the people. Like, motherfucker, didn't come all this way to not kill a million people. He's an asshole. And he has the worst line in the movie.

You remember, like, they're all bad guys, right? But even by the end, Ed Harris is like, I'm not that bad a guy. I'm not going to go through with this. Tony Todd is one of the guys going, no, no, no, we've got to drop the VX gas on all the people. Like, motherfucker, didn't come all this way to not kill a million people. He's an asshole. And he has the worst line in the movie.

the famously the worst line in the movie, even though it's a great scene and a brilliantly written movie otherwise. I don't know how well you remember this, but him and Nick Cage are kind of like dancing around. They're in like the missile, where the VX missiles are. And it's such a bad setup. And Nicolas Cage says, oh, let's talk about music. Do you like the Elton John song Rocket Man?