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Huckleberry Fox is DEAD TO ME!

Debra Winger's youngest son in Terms of Endearment, dead at the age of 50.

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by Anonymousreply 73November 16, 2024 11:04 AM

The tear-jerking scene from the movie.

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by Anonymousreply 1November 11, 2024 12:22 AM

wow. pretty young. there are really a lot of younger deaths these days.

by Anonymousreply 2November 11, 2024 12:23 AM

It sounds like he went on to success away from Hollywood. Better than most child stars.

by Anonymousreply 3November 11, 2024 12:27 AM

I LOVE that too melodramatic, just too much "Terms of Endearment."

And Fox was so cute.

by Anonymousreply 4November 11, 2024 12:30 AM

One of the greatest names in show biz history. RIP.

by Anonymousreply 5November 11, 2024 12:31 AM

Was he related to Huckleberry Hound?

by Anonymousreply 6November 11, 2024 1:00 AM

OP we will need you to uncover the cause of death, since you are the one who shared this news.

by Anonymousreply 7November 11, 2024 1:04 AM

I learned of his death in the death notices of the Sunday NYT. That's all I got, R7.

by Anonymousreply 8November 11, 2024 1:13 AM

r8 Thank you - we will look for an update from you soon once COD has been determined.

by Anonymousreply 9November 11, 2024 1:19 AM

Did they give him a shot?

by Anonymousreply 10November 11, 2024 1:22 AM

An adult pic of Troy Bishop, who played the oldest son.

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by Anonymousreply 11November 11, 2024 1:22 AM

What a darling child he was. Glad he had a life of success and love.

by Anonymousreply 12November 11, 2024 1:23 AM

R7 is Supervisor Karen of the thread. You better listen to her, OP, and get on it right away.

by Anonymousreply 13November 11, 2024 1:23 AM

Dying at age 50 is so sad. My first guess is it was cancer related.

by Anonymousreply 14November 11, 2024 1:31 AM

[quote] My first guess is it was cancer related.

Just like his mother.

by Anonymousreply 15November 11, 2024 1:33 AM

He's hot R11.

How old is he?

by Anonymousreply 16November 11, 2024 1:34 AM

Life can be so funny and strange at times. Imagine someone telling you 40 years ago that the kid from this movie would die before Shirley MacLaine, who is now 90?

by Anonymousreply 17November 11, 2024 1:39 AM

Damn it! I wanted the other punk kid dead since 1983.

by Anonymousreply 18November 11, 2024 1:39 AM

He's 52 now, R16. That pic appears to be from '08.

by Anonymousreply 19November 11, 2024 1:40 AM

I can recommend the scene linked in R1 for anyone who might need a good cry in the aftermath of this week's news.

by Anonymousreply 20November 11, 2024 1:42 AM

Winger was amazing in this film! To my mind one of the best cinematic performances ever...MARY, I KNOW!!!

by Anonymousreply 21November 11, 2024 1:48 AM

Agree, r21.

Not a single false or forced note from Winger and I'm taking into account the outlandish soap opera that is TOE, and that it required just the right touch of melodramatic attitude from Winger to capture Emma.

Love McClain, too.

by Anonymousreply 22November 11, 2024 1:56 AM

I was friendly with Huck when we were both undergrads at NYU; he had a crush on a female friend of mine. They were both biology majors and both seemed destined for great things. Now he's dead, and she's lost her medical license and is suffering from schizophrenia. Crapsack world.

by Anonymousreply 23November 11, 2024 2:07 AM

I think about that hospital scene probably once a week.

I was mean to my mom as most kids are when they are trying to separate from their parents. My mom died unexpectedly when I was 14 so we never got past that phase.

I would like to think she was as wise as Winger’s character about these things.

My own kid is going through a real asshole phase. It’s depressing and some days makes me sad, but I get it and I know the alternative is some clingy kid who never moves out of my basement.

by Anonymousreply 24November 11, 2024 2:27 AM

I remember him from the movie “Konrad” where he played a genetically engineered child who gets misdelivered to DL fave Polly Holliday.

by Anonymousreply 25November 11, 2024 2:31 AM

The older they get the cuter they aint.

by Anonymousreply 26November 11, 2024 2:34 AM

R25. "Kiss my grits, Konrad!"

by Anonymousreply 27November 11, 2024 2:35 AM

IMDb

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by Anonymousreply 28November 11, 2024 2:37 AM

Had me scared there for a moment.

by Anonymousreply 29November 11, 2024 2:53 AM

Why do the Under-45s never want their cause of death to be reported?

by Anonymousreply 30November 11, 2024 3:13 AM

[quote]Love McClain, too.

Oh, dear.

by Anonymousreply 31November 11, 2024 3:31 AM

Susan Dey said she doesn't remember him.

by Anonymousreply 32November 11, 2024 5:43 AM

When Debra was on The View ages ago, she said that if people knew what was said to that kid to get him to cry, they'd never watch the movie again.

by Anonymousreply 33November 15, 2024 1:37 AM

^ That Susan Dey's a heartless bitch?!

by Anonymousreply 34November 15, 2024 1:41 AM

Any word on how his siblings Strawberry, Boysenberry and Dingleberry are coping?

by Anonymousreply 35November 15, 2024 1:52 AM

To think all the well known actors in Terms are still alive, MacLaine, Winger, Nicholson, Daniels, DeVito. Even Marion Ross from the sequel is in her 90s. And the youngest cast member is the first to go. Crazy.

by Anonymousreply 36November 15, 2024 1:58 AM

That scene with Huck saying goodbye to his mom had me crying my eyes out. In a theatre. At a matinee. That little boy broke my heart. I tried to pull myself together, wiped my face with a napkin, walked out past the crowd waiting to go in, thinking I had it together. I got to my car and when I looked in the mirror I had pieces of popcorn stuck to my face with butter and tears.

by Anonymousreply 37November 15, 2024 1:59 AM

[quote]When Debra was on The View ages ago, she said that if people knew what was said to that kid to get him to cry, they'd never watch the movie again.

I had to do it. It was my big scene. I told the kid his dog was dead.

by Anonymousreply 38November 15, 2024 2:03 AM

R37. Serves you right, Fatty! Practice some self control...

by Anonymousreply 39November 15, 2024 2:05 AM

Wow - this makes me really fucking sad.

He gave one of those rare child actor performances that felt pure and guileless. And yes, the hospital goodbye scene belongs in the tearjerker hall of fame.

RIP.

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by Anonymousreply 40November 15, 2024 2:18 AM

"I think that went really well, don't you?"

by Anonymousreply 41November 15, 2024 2:22 AM

I wonder if he voted early

by Anonymousreply 42November 15, 2024 2:29 AM

What was the cause of death?

by Anonymousreply 43November 15, 2024 2:30 AM

Why would anyone cry at Winger's death scene? It was Deborah Winger, after all.

by Anonymousreply 44November 15, 2024 3:19 AM

R44. It's not her death that you cry at, you ghoul! It's Teddy knowing he is never going to see his mommy again. And his little nod to her as he slips out.

by Anonymousreply 45November 15, 2024 3:47 AM

The scene with the older son was more memorable, to me. Older son was saying mean things to Debra Winger's character: she couldn't keep a man, etc. She told him: don't ever feel bad for what you're saying to me right now.

[quote] My own kid is going through a real asshole phase.

Why not have the same talk that Debra Winger had with the older son? I hope you live a long life, but you could drop dead. My father pretty much dropped dead, unexpectedly, when I was pretty young (older than 18). Luckily, he and I were on good terms at the time.

by Anonymousreply 46November 15, 2024 3:56 AM

yeah it was that nod. omg. It went good mommy.

by Anonymousreply 47November 15, 2024 3:57 AM

The relationship between mother & the older son Tommy is the one that really brings me to tears.

by Anonymousreply 48November 15, 2024 4:07 AM

His brother's name is "Bear."

Bear Fox. LOL

by Anonymousreply 49November 15, 2024 4:15 AM

I have never known a person named Huckleberry nor Huck. Am I missing out?

by Anonymousreply 50November 15, 2024 4:16 AM

[Quote] I think about that hospital scene probably once a week.

Jesus Christ, I saw it back in the 80s and have never thought of it for one second after, until it was mentioned in this thread.

by Anonymousreply 51November 15, 2024 4:24 AM

Will there be an open casket? That will give Debra Winger an opportunity to fart in his face.

by Anonymousreply 52November 15, 2024 4:26 AM

Yet Shirley and Nicholson live on.

by Anonymousreply 53November 15, 2024 4:34 AM

OP/r8 We would like an update on COD, please.

Thank you for your continued cooperation.

by Anonymousreply 54November 15, 2024 5:21 AM

Lucille Ball saw Terms and wound up falling asleep during it,

by Anonymousreply 55November 15, 2024 10:03 PM

They wanted Lucy to play the younger son but Gary talked her out of it.

by Anonymousreply 56November 15, 2024 10:05 PM

Now I'm imagining a TV version with Lucille Ball and Lucie Arnez.

by Anonymousreply 57November 15, 2024 10:07 PM

With Kirby Furlong as the older son, I hope.

by Anonymousreply 58November 15, 2024 10:49 PM

R54, I’m no alienist, but if I’m looking for a COD, I would want to sit down with Tommy. That sibling relationship appeared quite troubled.

by Anonymousreply 59November 15, 2024 10:55 PM

Why didn't the dad raise the kids in the end?

by Anonymousreply 60November 15, 2024 11:34 PM

Flap was never there for Emma and the kids. He was always out chasing pussy.

by Anonymousreply 61November 15, 2024 11:36 PM

In the novel Flap relinquishes custody to their grandmother. He isn't in the sequel, "The Evening Star," where all three kids are deeply troubled, but I think he is mentioned in passing.

by Anonymousreply 62November 15, 2024 11:44 PM

Oh, my darling,

Oh, my darling

Oh, my darling, Clementine

by Anonymousreply 63November 15, 2024 11:46 PM

I’ve never tasted a huckleberry. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one.

by Anonymousreply 64November 15, 2024 11:57 PM

WTF kind of name is Flap, even for a fictional character.

by Anonymousreply 65November 16, 2024 2:21 AM

The kind like "Huckleberry," I guess.

by Anonymousreply 66November 16, 2024 2:25 AM

It's an old timey nickname for Philip.

by Anonymousreply 67November 16, 2024 2:42 AM

Thanks, R67. "Flap" just sounds unsavory.

by Anonymousreply 68November 16, 2024 3:21 AM

Wonder how many times The Winger called him Dingleberry on set.

by Anonymousreply 69November 16, 2024 3:30 AM

[quote]It's not her death that you cry at, you ghoul! It's Teddy knowing he is never going to see his mommy again. And his little nod to her as he slips out.

No, simpleton R45. Winger dying is the highlight of the film. Because she died. No tears, just immense satisfaction.

by Anonymousreply 70November 16, 2024 3:35 AM

I’m your huckleberry.

by Anonymousreply 71November 16, 2024 5:34 AM

R70. As it will be when you shuffle off this mortal coil. No tears, just relief and extreme celebration.

by Anonymousreply 72November 16, 2024 9:57 AM

Very sad indeed and the hospital scene with the kids is a 5 tissue tearjerker, though after watching my own mother slowly die, it's ridiculous that she's making these long-winded speeches when she'd actually be gasping for air, barely able to choke out a couple of words. But whatever the case, very sad about this young man and it's nice to hear about a kid actor that went on to live a purposeful life and not hang around the edges of celebrity/hollywood trying to recreate previous glories.

I know Shirley is widely mocked on DL (for good reasons), but I also thought the "Give Her The Shot" scene was also a real tearjerker too

by Anonymousreply 73November 16, 2024 11:04 AM
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