Author Topic: Don LaFontaine Dies (Read 6849 times)

Kojinka · « **on:** September 02, 2008, 01:34:49 PM »

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/02/arts/NA-US-Obit-LaFontaine.php

This sucks! :(

Glorb · « **Reply #1 on:** September 02, 2008, 01:46:27 PM »

It does. It's a shame most people will know him as just "the movie trailer guy" and probably never even know his real name.

Oh, and no one make an "In a world..." joke here. It'd probably be in poor taste.

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #2 on:** September 02, 2008, 02:11:42 PM »

How did this happen? I didn't think the universe was allowed to exist after he died. I remember reading some "what will we do if Don dies" article a couple years ago. This is really weird.

N64 Chick · « **Reply #3 on:** September 02, 2008, 02:33:48 PM »

I'm speechless! Speechless I say!

MaxVance · « **Reply #4 on:** September 02, 2008, 02:38:04 PM »

I wonder what the last movie trailer that he did was.

PaperLuigi · « **Reply #5 on:** September 02, 2008, 04:03:09 PM »

Yeah, this does suck. Seriously, I really don't know if there's a better guy out there.

Glorb, I expected you of all people not to condemn the "In a world" jokes.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #6 on:** September 02, 2008, 05:16:17 PM »

I know! So sad... no one can narrate with the same vigor as him (actually, my best friend is quite skilled at dramatic narration, so... maybe in a few years). And I did know his name--if only from the Geico commercials and an internet article here and there.

BP · « **Reply #7 on:** September 02, 2008, 05:23:01 PM »

He should have pre-recorded his own eulogy.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #8 on:** September 02, 2008, 05:23:53 PM »

I could've sworn that was an idea someone--maybe me, who knows--proposed at some point... but who can say.

TEM · « **Reply #9 on:** September 02, 2008, 05:29:53 PM »

There's probably like 50 people who can sound just like him working in the movie trailer business. The movie preview narration world will be fine. Sorry to hear he died, though.

Toad · « **Reply #10 on:** September 02, 2008, 06:42:16 PM »

Quote from: Bird Person on September 02, 2008, 05:23:01 PM

He should have pre-recorded his own eulogy.

In that same vein, I wonder who will do his eulogy (assuming he didn't pre-record)?

Glorb · « **Reply #11 on:** September 03, 2008, 02:23:54 AM »

Quote from: PaperLuigi on September 02, 2008, 04:03:09 PM

Glorb, I expected you of all people not to condemn the "In a world" jokes.

Generally, when it comes to making puns about the recently deceased, I like to wait at least a few days.

MushroomJunkie · « **Reply #12 on:** September 03, 2008, 07:25:50 AM »

Quote from: Bird Person on September 02, 2008, 05:23:01 PM

He should have pre-recorded his own eulogy.

Bird Person and Dead Awake come up with the best stuff!

MEGAß¥TE · « **Reply #13 on:** September 03, 2008, 01:40:26 PM »

Quote from: TEM on September 02, 2008, 05:29:53 PM

There's probably like 50 people who can sound just like him working in the movie trailer business. The movie preview narration world will be fine. Sorry to hear he died, though.

I don't know about that, but he's done enough trailers; I'm sure they could computer-generate any future trailers if they wanted to based on his voice.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #14 on:** September 03, 2008, 04:28:14 PM »

Well, I'm confident we'll be hearing his voice for another year or two. I mean, trailers come out pretty far in advance, and even then they've usually been in development for some time. I mean, there's still a movie or two with Heath Ledger in it that hasn't hit theaters yet.