Rick Moranis
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- thinkmule0
damn..that is too bad...
"...here doggie, maybe I got a milkbone or something..."
- thinkmule0
Honey I Shrunk The Kids Star Dead At 51'
Mon Jun 7,12:46 PM ET
WASHINGTON - Rick Moranis, star of children's favorite 'Honey I Shrunk The Kids', and the classic 'Spaceballs' died yesterday, at age 51.
Moranis was fatally injured at 11:50 a.m. Sunday when struck by a north-bound train one-half mile north of the Napavine depot while running on the track in front of the speeding locomotive.
Rushed to the Chehalis hospital by K. L. Marvin, ambulance driver, he was pronounced dead on arrival, and Coroner Joe Chytil was called to conduct an investigation.
Bud Nacht, who accompanied Marvin on the ambulance call, reported the conductor of the train said "[he] was running down the track apparently trying to flee from the engine, and we were unable to stop the train in time to prevent hitting him."
Deputy Sheriff Arthur E. Roswell, who conducted series of tests at mile post 63, scene of the accident, in an effort to better understand the baffling death, clung to a pole six feet from the railroad tracks while a train rushed by in similated circumstances. Roswell said that even had Moranis stepped from the tracks, he would have been sucked under the wheels of the "monster" if he had been that close to the engine.
"That's the most terrifying experience I’ve ever had," said Roswell. "That train loomed out of the dark in an overpowering manner. It towered upon the spot as it roared down upon me, and I believe no man could have hung onto that post with the suction that was caused by the air currents."
Sighted by Engineer
Moranis was sighted by the engineer as he ran down the track, and reportedly made no effort to get off the path of the heavily-laden locomotive.
Mrs. Margaret J. Holtberg, Napavine telephone operator, told a Daily Chronicle reporter Moranis was known locally as a "very cheery person." "People would always ask to take pictures with him," the operator said, "he always obliged, and he was always cheerful and smiling."
Citizens of hometown in Toronto, Canada were shocked at the news of his death and could recall no reason.
Rick Moranis was widowed in the early 1990s when his wife died of cancer. He is survived by his two children from that marriage.
The body is at the Sticklin mortuary in Chehalis, where it was identified by Burton and funeral arrangements are pending.
Coroner Chytil declined to be quoted as saying the death was suicide, but said further investigation into the circumstances was being made, although indications pointed to suicide.
- nLHb0
but the great white north!!! nooooooooo... :(
i am going to go cry now...
- warheros0
good thinking, thinkmule.
- devaur0
dang whats with everyone dieing
- canuck0
He still lives in the SCTV re-runs they pimp over here.
Cool, guy too bad.
- warheros0
he will live forever in the land of reruns.
reincarnation does exist! kind of...
- nLHb0
take off eh!
*sigh :(
- dablammit0
I think that the one guy on SNL is very inspired by Moranis, he does some very Moranis style characters in some of the skits.
Hopefully the comedy community will decide on a way to honor him shortly.
- warheros0
maybe he shrunk teh kids again and couldnt deal with the responsibility?
...
maybe he broke is ray gun.
- warheros0
didnt think about that...
- canuck0
good point. Yet I do believe that his career is officialy dead.
- Jnr_Madison0
Yep, looks dodgy.
Ha ha, long live Ricky!
- warheros0
yeah searched news.yahoo.com, found nothing.
fucking bogus news. i hate that shit.
- warheros0
we still love you rick moranis!
honey, they fucked the news up!
- thinkmule0
funny thing was my wife and I were talking how stuff like this comes in 3's...Reagan, Ray Charles,...>>>>>?
That is fucked up...that that is bogus...where did you get it?
- warheros0
someone's blog
- swollenelbow0
hey guys, that is the SAME shit that happend with the andy kaufman story, you guys remember?
That is fucked.
oh well, good night