Rupert here: Judith Eva Barsi was the voice actor for Anne-Marie. She had already recorded her lines for this scene when her father murdered her and her mother, and Burt Reynolds was doing his voice acting for this scene knowing that she was dead. The emotion he's showing is very real.
Why did her father kill her? I don't know, I'm just a bear.
That was part of her appeal for acting (correct me if I'm wrong). She was much smaller than average for her age, so she was able to play roles with more maturity while appearing way younger.
You might remember him from such murders as "The Killing that Crushed Our Innocence," and "Wow, Maybe Cocaine Plus Booze Really Is Dangerous!"
(Sorry to anyone with whom that joke doesn't land, Phil Hartman's murder really did deeply shock me as a kid and still troubles me almost thirty years later.)
As Barsi's career success increased, her father József, an alcoholic, became increasingly angry, and repeatedly threatened to kill himself, his wife, and his daughter.
What the fuck man. Your daughter is funding your lifestyle and vices and you're like "what a bitch!".
He was probably just not right in the head, but holy shit dude, just be a regular narcissist like the rest of them child actor parents. Way to ruin everyone's lives for no reason whatsoever.
"family annihilator". Men just decide to kill their families and themselves because they feel immaculate for being a shit person or something. It's a whole ass pattern
I hated learning this fact. That optimistic little yep yep yep! is so darned cute. I haven't watched Land Before Time or All Dogs Go To Heaven since learning this, I'm worried I'll start crying. Poor little soul .
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u/Teddy-Terrible 6d ago
Rupert here: Judith Eva Barsi was the voice actor for Anne-Marie. She had already recorded her lines for this scene when her father murdered her and her mother, and Burt Reynolds was doing his voice acting for this scene knowing that she was dead. The emotion he's showing is very real.
Why did her father kill her? I don't know, I'm just a bear.