Slim Pickens is commemorated

[ForrestGump]

in this thread....

[CanuckAmok]

1. What, no "Beyond the Poseidon Adventure"?! n/t

[The Lone Liberal]

2. Boys, I dont know what going on back there, but if its what I think it is

then I am sure that we are in for some unit citations.....

[BlueJazz]

3. Ol' Slim riding that Atom Bomb

was definitely one of the coolest scenes that I have ever seen in a film.
Slim was one of those character actors that will always stand out
in a sea of mediocrity.

[Ladyhawk]

4. He lived in my town for a long time.

His number was actually listed in the phone book. :) I often wondered if I should try to call, but never did.

[VOX]

5. Peter Sellers almost played Major Kong in "Dr. Strangelove"...

along with his other three roles. But as I read it, he injured his foot on the B-52 bomber set, and the call went out for another Major Kong. Enter Slim.

If you want to see a mean and evil Slim, watch him in Marlon Brando's One-Eyed Jacks."

Slim had a son named Easy Pickens. Really.