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Favorite Jack Nance moments.
	Topic by: JLentz Posted: October 5, 2005 - 5:43 AM PDT Last Reply: December 11, 2006 - 10:03 AM PST

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JLentz	post #1  on October 5, 2005 - 5:43 AM PDT   One time, I was very miserable and a friend took me to see "Eraserhead" and to this day believe that film saved my life. It was always a thrill to catch Jack Nance in other films. "Eraserhead" seemed so dream-like to me that Nance was a part of my inner world in some way. I ran into Jack Nance at the bar in the Hollywood Hamlet when I was showing my ex-mother in law around Hollywood Blvd with my ex-wife. He was alone and I just had to say, "Hi! Big Fan!" He took a strong liking to my ex-wife's mother and we sat and chatted. Several times I tried to break us away and let the man continue his day, but he really seemed to want to hang with us, or at least the women. I said, "He let's get drinks sometime." He said, "Let's drink now!" He gave me his business card that simply said "Jack Nance" and a number. He said if they (the women) needed a guided tour to call him later. We never called because the women were shy, but I called a few days later and found that the number was a hotel. I never left a message. Some time later my ex-wife gave me the news of his murder/death. We were so sad and wished we had spent more time getting to know him. David Lynch, Dennis Hopper, and Catherine Coulson tells some nice stories and express much love for Jack in "I Don't Know Jack." I recommend this to anyone that has a friend or family member that might have troubles fitting in with life's difficulties. I still have that business card. I would be interested in favorite Jack Nance moments in film, or real life meetings others have had.
Cinenaut	post #2  on October 5, 2005 - 9:11 AM PDT   I was going to say something about the fish in the percolator until I read your post and found you actually met Jack Nance. In college, I got a friend to go see Eraserhead with me (it was the second time I'd seen it) and when it was over, he turned to me and said: "WHY was it you wanted me to see this movie!?"
lizzoqops	post #3  on October 5, 2005 - 5:52 PM PDT   That's a very cool story. Eraserhead was the very first video I ever rented/watched, and something clicked there for me, too. I knew from then on seeing Jack Nance in something was the mark of quality. The best artists always have the most troubled lives.
destroy	post #4  on December 11, 2006 - 10:03 AM PST   wild at heart: my dog... barks... sometimes [iirc]