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Old 06-13-2020, 06:22 PM
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Ironhorse25
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Originally Posted by FoxPhile (View Post)
Burt Reynolds was 74 in 2010. I have to wonder if he would have the same screen presence.
There are two schools of thought behind this that I can think of.

A. People live longer and healthier 'over there', look at Walternate as one example and Len Bias as another, still playing ball and winning a NBA championship for the Boston Celtics at the age of 45 in 2009. This is why I think Jackie Gleason was around for this one at the age of 94 in 2010.

B. Like "Splash 7", the movie could have had a different cast.

Since it is 'The Final Lap', I would guess it was with the original cast. Sally Field looks great for her age 'over here', I would imagine she looks even better for her age 'over there'.

I think alternate Burt Reynolds would have a similar screen presence as well and would probably still be alive today 'over there'.

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