Unhappy information for film followers, actor Michael Madsen has reportedly handed away on the age 67. Madsen is probably finest recognized for his work with Quentin Tarantino in films like Reservoir Canine and Kill Invoice, however for a era of people that grew up within the ‘90s, he’ll all the time be the heroic foster dad who helped to free Willy.
Nonetheless, it’s laborious to argue that his most iconic efficiency wasn’t as Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Canine. The well-known torture scene, through which Mr. Blonde goes full van Gogh on a kidnapped police officer, is without doubt one of the most well-known film scenes of the ‘90s. It was subsequently parodied on exhibits like The Simpsons and Bob’s Burgers, presumably to the enjoyment of any surviving members of Steeler’s Wheel.
Following the information of Madsen’s demise, David Letterman’s official YouTube channel, which often (and considerably confusingly) honors late celebrities with archival clips, posted an outdated interview with Madsen. The actor popped by The Late Present in 1994 to advertise Reservoir Canine.
Whereas the “highly effective” movie clearly impressed Letterman, Madsen’s extremely laid again perspective additionally introduced out Letterman’s snark. When Madsen mumbled about how he likes to sleep loads, Letterman fired again, “Are you taking just a little nap now?” To be honest, he did apologize afterwards.
With reference to Reservoir Canine, Letterman requested about how Madsen ready for the position. “There are some actors who wish to analysis,” Madsen defined. “The man who performed the cop (who will get tortured) in Reservoir Canine … he got here to me and requested me to drive him round within the trunk of my automobile so he might get into character.”
Madsen obliged the request, however quickly realized that it was additionally a great way for him to get into character because the psychotic Mr. Blonde. “I assumed that was fairly humorous, and I didn’t suppose there’d be something in it for me till I acquired him within the trunk,” the Donnie Brasco star recalled. “So he needed me to drive him across the block, however I drove round for about 45 minutes. I went to Taco Bell, and acquired a Coke. He didn’t recognize it. Particularly once I opened the trunk after we acquired again, he was all sweaty and he was all banged up.”
It could have appeared as if Madsen was embellishing the story for Letterman’s viewers, however he advised the very same anecdote in an interview for the Reservoir Canine DVD. Along with the truth that he seemingly actually did take actor Kirk Baltz for a joyride in his trunk, and actually did cease at a Taco Bell, what Madsen didn’t reveal on The Late Present was that he additionally purposefully drove over potholes and cranked the radio as a way to drown out the sounds of Baltz’s livid screams.
One can solely marvel then if Madsen ever liberated any captive orcas to prep for Free Willy.
