I know it’s a bit late, but i have this screenshot from a Mastodon post that is funny.
He was the oh so smarmily, charmingly, evil Cardinal Richelieu in the Three Musketeers for me.
He was having too much fun in that role.
I think this and The Hunt for Red October are my earliest memories of him. Muppet Treasure Island is probably my favorite though.
He absolutely traumatized me in IT when I was 8 years old, lol. Was scared of clowns for over a decade, until my boyfriend made me watch IT with him in our dorm room in 2010 and I immediately had my fear of clowns cured because Tim Curry’s Pennywise is absolutely hilarious.
He had one of the most fun and interesting acting careers. So many crazy movies. Always a joy. He’s missed and I hope he passed surrounded by loved ones<3
“I’m going to the one place that hasn’t been corrupted by capitalism! SPACE!”
I just love when actors are clearly having a great time in their role. It makes me happy. RIP Tim Curry, truly we lost a good one.
For me, it was Hexxus in “Ferngully, the last Rainforest”.
Both him and Robin Williams gave amazing performances for an animated movie for kids.
To this day, whenever I stumble or trip and fall, I still catch myself saying “Gravity works”, or when I touch something disgusting, I’ll end up singing “Slime beneath me, ooh, slime up above!”
Toxic Love plays randomly in my head to this day. Right now it’s that and Jolene going back and forth which is an interesting contrast.
What. Happened. To. The. ENER-GY!?
It is such a quotable movie.
Nigel Thornberry from The Wild Thornberrys
But more iconically from Rocky Horror.
Til that was him
I cannot think of the word smashing without thinking of his voice.
He absolutely made that show so awesome.
That was one of my favorites, and I love Nigel so much. You blew my mind with this, I had absolutely no clue. He was ever present in our upbringing
Clue.
I just watched it (for the thirtieth time) in his honor.
Such a great movie I fell in love with the movie and the Butler the first time I saw it, and is on the list of “will watch repeatedly”
I primarily knew him from Muppet Treasure Island.
Yo same
IT. The 1990 TV movie.
Born in ‘77, first saw him in Legend as Satan Himself. Much creepier than Pennywise if you ask me. I actually didn’t see Rocky Horror until my teens in the early 90s, I’ve seen it dozens of times since then. It’s my favorite role of his by far, he had so much fun and had a wonderful stage presence in it.
I LOVED Legend growing up. I did not recognize him as Tim Curry though, until later in life.
TRHPS, but when I was younger he was the absolutely incredible Lord of Darkness in Legend. Also, Meg Mucklebones (swamp creature) was Robert Picardo, another fantastic job. The baddies in Legend were the best part of it.
Mr. Hector (the concierge) in Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992)
I still think of him as having a giant grinch grin
This for me too, I had Home Alone 2 recorded off the TV on VHS as a kid.
Home Alone 2
Same, i was probably 7
This is how I remember him, despite all his way more iconic and memorable roles.
I just see that big ol’ grin when the credit card comes up stolen.
“Mmmmhehehe” it says to me.
Pure 90’s nostalgia. 👌
Ron Gilbert, what a legend. If you haven’t played Thimbleweed Park you’ve been missing out.
I didn’t know it was Tim Curry, but I’m pretty sure that his performance that I saw was in “Legend”. Then most likely IT.
I don’t didn’t I played enough Wing Commander III (also feat. Mark Hamill, John Davies Rhys and other known actors, absolutely stacked for its time) to have met the character that Tim Curry voiced there, but I for sure played enough Toonstruck to have heard his acting there! Also an amazing game which features Christopher Lloyd.Thimbleweed Park is good. I’m sure the sequel is going to be good, too.
Tim Curry was my first crush when I saw him playing a pirate in Muppet Treasure Island
