{"id":127122,"date":"2025-04-13T10:53:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T15:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=127122"},"modified":"2025-04-13T10:54:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T15:54:16","slug":"first-blood-weekend-at-bernies-director-ted-kotcheff-dead-at-94-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=127122","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFirst Blood\u201d &#038; \u201cWeekend at Bernie\u2019s\u201d Director Ted Kotcheff  Dead at 94 &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\" https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=127122\" rel=\" https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=127122\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-127123 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/download-7-300x156.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/download-7-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/download-7.jpg 311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Karen Beishuizen <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Canadian trailblazer Ted Kotcheff who helmed movies like \u201cFirst Blood\u201d, \u201cWeekend at Bernie\u2019s\u201d and \u201cFun With Dick and Jane\u201d has died on April April 10, 2025. 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