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Actor Patrick Swayze dies of cancer at 57

World Sep. 15, 2009 - 09:37AM JST ( 33 )

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smartacusSep. 15, 2009 - 10:04AM JST

Farewell Patrick. Curse cancer. I wish a cure could be found.
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adaydreamSep. 15, 2009 - 10:06AM JST

I will sincerely miss Patrick. I've enjoyed his films over and over.

R.I.P. < :-)
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buggerlugsSep. 15, 2009 - 10:24AM JST

RIP
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AltriaSep. 15, 2009 - 10:29AM JST

Hope people aren't going to use his death to take a cheap shot at the tobacco industry.
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smithinjapanSep. 15, 2009 - 10:47AM JST

Aw.... 57 is far too young, and while no HUGE fan of Swayze I didn't mind his movies. I liked his minor roles, too, like in Donnie Darko.

RIP, Swayze. You'll be missed.
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bushloverSep. 15, 2009 - 10:49AM JST

Thanks for the movies Patrick. You were a decent entertainer. Enjoy your eternal rest.
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CrimsonsilSep. 15, 2009 - 11:00AM JST

It's a shame that his life had to end in such a painful way. His films were great though and he will be missed. RIP Mr. Swayze.
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TokyoGasSep. 15, 2009 - 11:03AM JST

RIP. 57 is way to young to die.
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JbizzleSep. 15, 2009 - 11:20AM JST

Point break!
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TheDaveSep. 15, 2009 - 11:21AM JST

WOLVERINES!!!!!
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gogogoSep. 15, 2009 - 11:22AM JST

RIP
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BootsySep. 15, 2009 - 12:00PM JST

RIP Patrick. I was a fan of Point Break and Youngblood!
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FryingMonkeySep. 15, 2009 - 01:01PM JST

Damn! RIP Roadhouse is still my favorite Patrick Swayze movie. But my favorite Swayze line was, "no one puts baby in the corner!" ;)
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franz75Sep. 15, 2009 - 01:27PM JST

The Swayze express derailed. RIP
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benhurSep. 15, 2009 - 01:42PM JST

thank you patrick.. i had the time of my life..

RIP
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Patrick SmashSep. 15, 2009 - 01:55PM JST

"I thought you'd be bigger": Roadhouse in particular was a classic, and Patrick will be missed.
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IvanCoughalotSep. 15, 2009 - 01:57PM JST

He popped in this morning and helped my Missus make a vase while I was out at work.
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MolenirSep. 15, 2009 - 02:53PM JST

Off-screen, he was an avid conservationist who was moved by his time in Africa to shine a light on “man’s greed and absolute unwillingness to operate according to Mother Nature’s laws,” he told the AP in 2004.

Ok I'm sorry the man died, but this quote they used is such an idiotic line. We are a part of Nature. Thus what we do, by its very definition goes along with the "laws" of mother nature. I agree with conservation, particularly in Africa where many animals are or were being driven to the point of extinction, but the statement there, was just dumb.

RIP
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smithinjapanSep. 15, 2009 - 03:48PM JST

Molenir: "We are a part of Nature. Thus what we do, by its very definition goes along with the "laws" of mother nature."

Not at all. This is kind of like the argument you sometimes have with people who believe in god. You ask them why people murder each other or there is war, famine, disease, and general misery in the way we treat each other, and they tell that you that, "God created man in his image, but gave him free will". Well, the difference here of course is that 'mother nature' is a real entity (ie. nature and the environment), and while we are natural beings and a part of nature, the pollution, war, destruction of the environment and extinction of species are not at all 'following nature'.

Anyway, let's not stray too off topic; this thread is, after all, to pay respects to a man who made a number of decent movies while we were younger. His passing is a shame. NATURAL, but a shame.
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fightfan2008Sep. 15, 2009 - 03:53PM JST

Sad news indeed. May he Rest in Peace.
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stirfrySep. 15, 2009 - 04:10PM JST

goddamn that tobacco industry :)
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gogogoSep. 15, 2009 - 05:05PM JST

He was the first to say "100% pure adrenaline" in point break
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bobbafettSep. 15, 2009 - 08:41PM JST

never saw dirty dancing or ghost coz I hate chick movies but roadhouse and point break were something else. Its a shame he didn't live on when so many others drink like maniacs and smoke a pack a day and live past 80.
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usaexpatSep. 15, 2009 - 11:08PM JST

Rest in Peace, I was hoping he would beat the odds and beat the cancer
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butterfly1Sep. 15, 2009 - 11:08PM JST

I lost my uncle to the same cancer in July after a 5 month battle. Such an awful and quick cancer. Very sad about Patrick. R.I.P
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usaexpatSep. 16, 2009 - 12:28AM JST

bobbafet: I think Swayze admitted he was a chain smoker and he did go to rehab for alcohol. It's all luck of the draw I'm afraid.
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Taka313Sep. 16, 2009 - 12:34AM JST

Patrick Swayze always struck me as being a really nice guy too. Sad to see him go.

I'm surprised by the people who remembered Roadhouse. What a classic.

"Pain don't hurt."

Taka
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Darren WhiteSep. 16, 2009 - 12:40AM JST

Nobody puts Baby in the cor(o)ner
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bobbafettSep. 16, 2009 - 01:04AM JST

usaexpat,

thats why I said "when so many others drink and smoke and live past 80" as in comparing. A good lesson for all of us not to abuse alcohol and not to smoke but sad all the same.
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helloklittySep. 16, 2009 - 07:09AM JST

He had the time of his life.