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Gene Siskel was born on January 26, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Eugene Kal Siskel. He was an actor, known for Siskel & Ebert & the Movies (1986), At the Movies (1982) and Sneak Previews (1975). He was married to Marlene Siskel . He died on February 20, 1999 in Evanston, Illinois.
Interred at Westlawn Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Purchased the white disco suit from Nur Samstag Nacht (1977) at a charity auction. Once told David Letterman that if he were trapped on a deserted island with only one film to watch, that film would be 2001: Odyssee im Weltraum (1968). The last five movies he reviewed on Siskel & Ebert & the Movies (1986) before his death (for the week ending 23 January 1999) were Auf den ersten Blick (1999), Ein neuer Tag im Paradies (1998), The Hi-Lo Country (1998), Leben und lieben in L.A. (1998) and Vom Fliegen und anderen Träumen (1998). He gave a thumbs up to all of them, except for Leben und lieben in L.A. (1998). Considered the film Auf dem Highway ist wieder die Hölle los (1984) to be the worst movie he had ever seen. One of his proudest moments was when viewing the Chris Farley - David Spade vehicle Black Sheep - Schwarzes Schaf mit weißer Weste (1996), he walked out right before the end for the first time in years. "It was a real high." Later on the show, Roger remarked he wished he had done the same. Hated nothing worse than trying to watch a movie while a baby in the theatre is crying. Hates any mother who would bring an infant to a movie theatre and is willing to pay $10 to any usher who would chuck the baby out of the theatre along with its negligent mother. Agreed with long-time colleague Roger Ebert on the best film of 1990 ( GoodFellas - Drei Jahrzehnte in der Mafia (1990)) and the worst films of 1980 ( Ich spuck' auf dein Grab (1978)) and 1994 ( North (1994)). Was one of the few critics to give the Oscar-winning classic masterpiece Das Schweigen der Lämmer (1991) a negative review. The last review he ever wrote was for the Freddie Prinze Jr. /'Rachael Leigh Cook' vehicle Eine wie keine (1999). He gave it three stars and a positive review (Roger was against it), and the last line was about Cook's breakthrough performance: "I look forward to seeing her in her next movie". Grew up in the Chicago North Shore town of Glencoe, Illinois. Graduated from Culver Military Academy (Battery A) in 1963. Of the three At The Movies hosts (Siskel/Ebert/Roeper), he was the only one that wasn't employed by the Chicago Sun-Times. Was a huge fan of the Chicago Bulls and often covered sports and interviews for local television. While at Yale, he often dressed as Batman and paid people surprise visits. He was able to keep his identity secret for a week. Majored in Philosophy at Yale. His favorite movie of all-time was Dr. Seltsam, oder wie ich lernte, die Bombe zu lieben (1964). In his review for Die Rückkehr der Jedi-Ritter (1983), he said he could hardly wait for the next Star Wars movie. He died just three months before the release of Star Wars: Episode I - Die dunkle Bedrohung (1999). Just over a year before his death, the special edition 15th Anniversary DVD of Das Ding aus einer anderen Welt (1982) has star Kurt Russell and director John Carpenter use his famous line in the commentary, at the end. "See you at the movies!". His favorite movie villain was the "Hal 9000" computer from 2001: Odyssee im Weltraum (1968). Says he has only ever walked out of three movies in his career as a film critic. The movies were Die Millionen-Dollar-Ente (1971), Maniac (1980), and Black Sheep - Schwarzes Schaf mit weißer Weste (1996). When he and Roger Ebert were screening Fargo - Blutiger Schnee (1996) in 1996, he got up from his seat in the middle and tiptoed over to Roger and whispered in his ear: "This is why I go to the movies". Is referenced, along with Roger Ebert, in Bloodhound Gang's song The Bad Touch. His parents were Russian Jewish immigrants.
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Gene Siskel
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26 January 1946
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20 February 1999
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Gene Siskel was born on January 26, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Eugene Kal Siskel. H...more
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Interred at Westlawn Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Purchased the white disco suit fro...more
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Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 nominations..
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'Life Itself' recounts the surprising and entertaining life of world-renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert - a story that's by turns personal, wistful, funny, painful, and transcendent. The film explores the impact and legacy of Roger Ebert's life: from his Pulitzer Prize-winning film criticism and his nearly quarter-century run with Gene Siskel on their review show, to becoming one of the country's most influential cultural voices, and finally to Roger's inspiring battles with...
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