SAGs Producer: Time Wasn't Kind to Corey Haim

By Marc Schneider Posted Feb 1st 2011 12:01AM

Eighties teen star Corey Haim made the cut for the original 'In Memoriam' package at Sunday night's Screen Actors Guild Awards, but father time had other plans. Following a day of guffaws from fans and old friends, including Corey Feldman, the show's producer explains in a statement given to PopEater that they simply didn't have "time to salute everyone" this year.

Kathy Connell notes that two packages were prepared for broadcast: "A longer version in hopes of being able to salute more actors and a shorter version if it was needed due to time."

"Mr. Haim was in the longer version," Connell says. "As the show was running long, we were forced to choose the shorter package."

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It remains to be seen whether the explanation will satisfy viewers who saw his absence as disrespectful of an actor who starred in many beloved films, including 'The Lost Boys' and 'License to Drive.'

Haim's co-star of those two films, Feldman, bitterly told PopEater earlier Monday that he wasn't surprised his friend didn't make it to air.

"We have become used to not being honored by our peers in the industry," he said. "I have faith that the Academy will make a wiser choice."

The SAG 'Memoriam' package that did air included other ex-child stars, such as David Nelson and Gary Coleman, as well as the recent passing of British great Pete Postlethwaite.

PopEater readers noted that Haim wasn't the only SAG member to miss the cut. Actress and singer Dorothy Provine, who co-starred in films including 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World' and 'The Great Race,' was also left off the montage. She died April 25 at age 75.

Connell called the process of picking the late stars to honor, "One of the SAG Awards Committee's hardest jobs," adding, "Some people who are included early on, may not be in the final package due to the passing of other SAG members."

Haim, who rose to fame in 1980s nerd classic 'Lucas,' died March 10 at his mother's home in Burbank, Calif. An autopsy report labeled it a "natural death," and illegal drugs were not found in his system. He was 38.

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Tuesday 01 February

By stu

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whats a "natural death" for a 38 yr old.
Feldman..u will be remembered for ur reality stint on The Surreal Life. u were a whiny b!tch on that.

By Cleaning Lady

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He died from water in the lungs and an enlarged heart. Not a drug overdose....look it up.

By BTDT

"we were forced to choose the shorter package."

Award shows really stink, but not nearly as much as this explanation.

By junior

BTDT, that was an awards show? I thought it was a two hour promo for unions.

By sosgeorgelegacy

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By Chris

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Haim died, not Feldman.

By XLMB

What???? He WASN'T on the SURREAL LIFE BRAINIAC!!! It was the other Corey.. The one who thinks or thought he was Michael Jackson. Need to shut up!

By Zero

Corey Haim aged like a woman, I bet he died of male PMS, LOL!

By chante

NOT FUNNY ZERO NOT FUNNY AT ALL!

By Deonna

Now we know why your name is Zero...

By Ken

Hey Chante....would you be as defensive if it were Bush that was being talked about? Hmmmm??

By NotMe

@Ken: What does George Bush or ANY other politician, Republican or Democrat have to do with this article?

By meaty

atleast he didnt have a baby dck like you fat boy

By Linda NJ

They should have included both Cory and Dorothy in the memoriam ! And they would have had time had they not spent so much time talking all that union crap ! What a bunch of phonies. What self importance ! Sounded more like a Union meeting than an awards show.

Linda: I agree 100% !!!!
The little I watched of the program, I was sickened by all the praise to the unions each gave. Get up there, make your thanks and move on. This is why I will refuse to watch any more awards shows in the future. The best thing they could have done for their industry is to memorialize those who went before them. By failing to do that they trivialized the work of their peers.

By Suzanne

There was so much talk about unions because these awards are given by members of yes, a union - the Screen Actors' Guild. It was in fact a union celebration of its members.

By Norma Rae's Daughter

"My daddy was a miner
And I'm a miner's son,
And I'll stick with the union
'Til every battle's won..."- Pete Seeger

By NINA

Linda your right. Note to all award winners ...nobody cares about you make believe world. Try digging a ditch or saving a life another words a real job and see how many awards you win. Take your stupid little self love award say Thank you to the people who Pay to see your movies and sit the heck down...nobody cares who you lawyer is. Thank you .

By Kay

I think their excuse was total bulls**t. They had time to show 4 pictures of Dennis Hopper and more than one shot of several others.

By thinkingperson

I agree about most of the awards shows, but one show is unlike the rest and THAT'S the Tony Awards. Not only do they "say their thanks and go", but they have it worked out that if they go over the amount of time to talk, the orchestra starts playing and gets louder and louder to get the person off. And the show ALWAYS ends on time!! Try it sometime. You'll be pleasantly surprised!

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