Most people know Bill Paxton from Aliens (“Game over, man!”) and Twister (“Shouldn’t we, like, get away from the tornados?”). Personally, I’ve always thought his best roles were the psychotic vampire Severin in Near Dark and the tragic small-town cop Dale ‘Hurricane’ Dixon in One False Move. But there’s one role I’d forgotten about…
Ladies and gentlemen: Bill Paxton in “Fish Heads” by Barnes & Barnes.
Not only did Paxton star in that, but he directed it too. I loved the Dr. Demento radio show as a kid, and that’s the song I always think about when I remember it.
Bill Paxton was a weird dude, and I love him all the more for it. Rest in peace, sir.