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Thank-you Sir Sam Neill.. - Magical Realist - Jul 14, 2026 Into the sparkling darkness. Thank you for your art Sir Sam Neill.. I first took note of him in the 1989 film Dead Calm--a brilliant suspense drama he costarred in with an obscure young actress named Nicole Kidman! I followed his career ever since. Sam's dream... https://www.facebook.com/reel/1001794622761367 2020 film "Blackbird" about dying with Sam Neill and a stellar cast: rainnwilson 6h "I had the honor to work with the kindest legend ever to walk the earth. A small film called Blackbird (that came out during covid and no one saw…) He was the glue that brought us all together with great joy. Gentleman farmer. Actor of great heart and wry intelligence. Australia’s favorite Kiwi (and vice versa). Sam Neil was a WORLD treasure and I pray for his journey. And his sheep and pigs. Planet earth will miss you!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLXwu9EzJKc&t=139s "When I was a kid, he was our antichrist. That’s how I initially came to know the work of SamNeillTheProp - as Damien Thorn in “The Final Conflict” - an alarming horror flick for a 70’s Catholic School kid. And Sam was so sinister, it took his role as Dr. Alan Grant in “Jurassic Park” to finally wash away any “Omen” residue. I was a lifelong low-key fan when I met Sam at the Sundance Festival the year Yoga Hosers played the midnight section. He presented me with an award from The Creative Coalition and when I got up to accept, I busted a Damien Thorn reference that seemed to delight him. So after the ceremony, on the way out, I explained to Sam that as a young Catholic, the Omen flicks were like my Marvel movies, and then hit him with the “Disciples of the Watch!” monologue he gave in that third “Omen” flick. The dude hugged me! The last thing I ever said to this living legend on the only day I ever encountered him in real life was “I should like to live in Montana,” - his most memorable line from “The Hunt for Red October” that I quoted back to him before getting into a car. Over the course of my career, I’ve been lucky enough to meet artists whose work has made a lasting impression on my life, and communicate that fact back to them. Sam Neill was one of the most gracious in receiving that very specific form of affection. Such an amazing actor and such a nice man." #KevinSmith #samneill Farmer Sam: https://ew.com/sam-neill-farm-life-before-death-pigs-cows-chickens-12016947?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6a55694ba7aecb0001291e56&utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly_entertainmentweekly&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=6a55694aa7aecb0001291e55&fbclid=IwY2xjawTCasZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFnVTM4V1ZCaWRNalFUN0FXc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHt0uz7p1qPsNkixIbucTc-KHK3HmEo5JJbTJgz2iGfFLHSlnvDBHWb40ribF_aem_maYyjku8YrC9mufqu4Vm1w