Casino Outtakes Don Rickles
Don Rickles, who passed away Thursday at age 90, was legendary for his onstage insults — even though he was a nice guy in real life. We’ve collected a few of his best insults here.
Don Rickles, who comically insulted Las Vegas audiences for seven decades and had a prominent role in Casino, died Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 90.
- Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author, known especially for his insult comedy.His film roles included Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) with Clark Gable, Kelly's Heroes (1970) with Clint Eastwood and Casino (1995) with Robert De Niro; beginning in 1976, he enjoyed a two-year run starring in the NBC television sitcom C.P.O.
- In 2014, the legendary director joined “Casino” star Robert De Niro in roasting Rickles during Spike TV’s “One Night Only: An All-Star Comedy Tribute to Don Rickles.” “Bob and I did like eight.
- Don Rickles on a roll with a celebrity audience A Couple of Dons 1973 QuindAntonio82623382 Who else is there Ricardo Montalban, Dick Martin, Jack Klugman, Redd Foxx, Greg Morris, Bob Newhart, Charo, Jack Benny, Ed McMahon, Bill Bixby, Richard. A few outtakes from the 1973 special starring Don Rickles and Don Adams.
Rickles played casino manager Billy Sherbert in Martin Scorsese’s classic 1995 film, which starred Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Sharon Stone. In notes about the movie posted on the American Movie Channel website, Rickles is quoted describing his character:
“Billy Sherbert is a combination of guys I’ve known. It didn’t take a great amount of concentration on my part because I grew up in this town.”
Rickles first played Las Vegas in 1959. As Mike Weatherford explains in Cult Vegas: The Weirdest! The Wildest! The Swingin’est Town on Earth, Rickles made his Las Vegas debut in May 1959 in the Sahara Hotel’s Casbar Lounge, performing between sets by jazz master Louis Prima.
“‘The Merchant of Venom’ worked the Casbar through 1967,” Weatherford writes. “His Las Vegas exposure opened the door to larger nightclub settings.”
Rickles had a close relationship with Frank Sinatra, exemplified by his ability to insult the hot-headed crooner without penalty. Rickles often palled around with members of the Rat Pack.
But he was playing a role on stage. As he told Weatherford, “I’m just a guy, a normal guy. I’m a very basic guy. It’s two different lives. When I get out there onstage, or when I’m at a big party with celebrities, I become that character that I do onstage.”
Although he acted in several movies and television shows, Rickles is arguably best remembered for his role in Casino and for voicing Mr. Potato Head in the Toy Story movie series.
During a Spike TV comedy roast of Rickles in 2014, De Niro recalled a scene from Casino: “The scene where Pesci beats the crap out of you turned out to be one of the most popular scenes in the movie. Who hasn’t wanted to do that?”
In more recent years, Rickles performed at the Orleans Hotel, just off the Las Vegas Strip. He recently was booked to appear at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts, but the show was rescheduled.
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Casino Outtakes Don Rickles Johnny Carson
“- Buzz Lightyear: Did he give up when you threw him out of the back of that moving van?
- Mr. Potato Head: Oh, you had to bring that up!
- Buzz Lightyear: No, he didn't! We have a friend in need, and we will not rest until he's safe in Andy's room! Now, let's move out!”
Tim Allen - Buzz Lightyear
- Mr. Potato Head“Famous people are deceptive. Deep down, they're just regular people.”
“Some people call me a legend and the last of the greats, and I appreciate it.”
“Some people say funny things, but I say things funny.”
- Buzz Lightyear: Woody you're in danger here, we need to leave now.
- Rex the Green Dinosaur: Al's selling you to a toy museum, in Japan.
- Woody: I know! It's okay, Buzz. I actually wanna go.
- Mr. Potato Head: What? Are you crazy?
- Woody: Look, the thing is, I'm this rare 'Sheriff Woody' doll, and these guys, are my round-up gang.
Tim Allen - Buzz Lightyear
Wallace Shawn - Rex the Green Dinosaur
Tom Hanks - Woody
- Mr. Potato Head“- Cornwall: Come on, baby, light my fire...
- Devon: You know, there's nothing more pathetic than a flame-retarded dragon.” - Cornwall
Eric Idle - Devon“- Devon: When we get to Camelot, we'll be kissed by the world's most beautiful women.
- Cornwall: Yeah, we're a giant talking lizard with two heads. We're gonna have to beat them off with a stick.”
Eric Idle - Devon
- Cornwall“- Tour guide Barbie: I'm Tour Guide Barbie! Please keep your hands, arms, and accessories in the car, and no flash photography. Thank you.
- Mr. Potato Head: I'm a married spud, I'm a married spud...
- Hamm the Piggy Bank: Then make way for the single fellas.”
- Tour Guide Barbie
- Mr. Potato Head
John Deszo Ratzenberger - Hamm the Piggy Bank“- Mr. Potato Head: How did I get stuck with you as a moving buddy?
- Rex: Everyone else was picked.” - Mr. Potato Head
Wallace Shawn - Rex“- Woody: That is Sid.
- Buzz: You mean that happy child?
- Mr. Potato Head: That ain't no happy child!
- Rex: He tortures toys - just for fun!”Tom Hanks - Woody
Tim Allen - Buzz Lightyear
- Mr. Potato Head
Wallace Shawn - Rex“- Mr. Potato Head: How come you don't have a laser, Woody?
- Woody: It's not a laser! It's a... It's a little light bulb that blinks.
- Hamm: What's with him?
- Mr. Potato Head: Laser envy.” - Mr. Potato Head
Tom Hanks - Woody
John Deszo Ratzenberger - Hamm“So there you are, tubby. Look like a bucket of lard on a bad day. You baby gorilla. Why don't you work in a zoo, and stop bothering people? Got a call yesterday from Baskin Robbins. They said that they're down to only five flavors. You're swelling up as I talk to you.” - Mr. Hamilton
“- Mr. Potato Head: Look, I'm Picasso!
- Hamm: I don't get it.
- Mr. Potato Head: You uncultured swine! What're you lookin' at, ya hockey puck?” - Mr. Potato Head
John Deszo Ratzenberger - Hamm“- Mr. Potato Head: I'm from Playskool.
- Rex: And I'm from Mattel. Well, I'm not really from Mattel, I'm actually from a smaller company that was purchased by Mattel in a leveraged buyout.”
- Mr. Potato Head
Wallace Shawn - Rex“- Mr. Potato Head: Couldn't handle Buzz cutting on your playtime, could you Woody? Didn't wanna face the fact that Buzz might be Andy's new favourite toy. So you got rid of him. Well what if Andy starts playing with me more Woody, huh? You gonna knock me out the window too?
- Hamm: I don't think we should give him the chance.”
- Mr. Potato Head
John Deszo Ratzenberger - Hamm