HOLLYWOOD, CA — Legendary tough guy, Tarantino muse, and full-time ear collector Michael Madsen has officially wrapped his final scene. The star of Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, and approximately 947 straight-to-DVD thrillers was found dead at his Malibu home on July 3, 2025. Cause? Heart attack. Final words? Probably something badass we’ll never hear. Police confirmed no foul play, just nature’s way of saying, “Cut.”
💉 From Cutting Ears to Reading Poetry
Madsen wasn’t just the dude who danced while mutilating a cop to “Stuck in the Middle with You.” He was also a poet — no joke. The man behind one of cinema’s most psychotic performances published books with titles like “Tears for My Father” and starred in such indie gems as Cookbook for Southern Housewives. (Yes, seriously.)
He was the roughest guy in Hollywood — and somehow also the most sensitive. Like if a pit bull cried while writing haikus.
🎞️ A Career of Mayhem (and Lots of Side Quests)
- Broke out as Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs (1992), and never quite escaped that psycho-chic vibe.
- Became a Tarantino regular — Kill Bill, The Hateful Eight, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood — always playing the guy your mom warned you about.
- Starred in more B-movies than Blockbuster could stock in 1997.
- Almost co-starred with John Travolta in the never-made Vega Brothers prequel. God, what could have been…
☠️ Exit Scene
Michael Madsen is survived by a career soaked in blood, grit, and poetic melancholy. His legacy? An unholy fusion of grindhouse violence and dive-bar vulnerability.
So pour one out, grab your razor, and crank up that Stealers Wheel track.
He’s not “stuck in the middle” anymore.
Finn McFrame, celebrated satirical mastermind and self-proclaimed “Emperor of Irony,” started his illustrious career as a cinematographer, where his expertise in capturing every single frame of a squirrel stealing a baguette earned him accolades at obscure film festivals.
Born in the glamorous town of Boring, Oregon, Finn grew up with dreams of being a Hollywood director until he realized that satire, not cinema, was his true calling—or at least the one that let him sleep until noon.
Finn McFrame: changing the world, one satirical lens flare at a time.
