JRGoldman Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 The Raul Julia Street Fighter story is similar to what Bette Davis said about doing Return from Witch Mountain. Apparently her grand kids didn't believe she was a famous actress so she took a role that she thought they would be able to see her in. Speaking of, Wicked Stepmother is a pretty terrible movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Other fun Connery trivia (via IMDB): "Connery stated in an interview that he was taking martial arts lessons and in the process angered the instructor who in turn broke his wrist. Connery stayed with the wrist broken for a number of years thinking it was only a minor pain... the instructor was Steven Seagal." Breaking an old man's wrist on purpose is the Steven Seagaliest thing. [seagal]I AM THE LEGEND KILLAH!!!![/seagal] Steven Seagal as the original Legend Killer. It's uncanny how much sense that makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Comedian Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 You know for those of you who aren't Transformers-savvy it might help to explain that Orson Welles wasn't really playing a Transformer so much as he was playing an Eldritch Abomination that happened to take the form of a planet-devouring robot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Lord Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Other fun Connery trivia (via IMDB): "Connery stated in an interview that he was taking martial arts lessons and in the process angered the instructor who in turn broke his wrist. Connery stayed with the wrist broken for a number of years thinking it was only a minor pain... the instructor was Steven Seagal." Breaking an old man's wrist on purpose is the Steven Seagaliest thing. [seagal]I AM THE LEGEND KILLAH!!!![/seagal] Steven Seagal as the original Legend Killer. It's uncanny how much sense that makes. But at the same time, Sean Conney shows how badass he is. A broken wrist? Tis just a flesh wound. As for Raul Julia, Down Came a Blackbird is actually a pretty good movie. He was really physically sick during the filming and you can tell just by watching that he didn't have long to live, but he sank everything he had into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SovietShooter Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 As much as I loved Captain America: The First Avenger and I'm sure I'll enjoy the sequel, I do hope that either Robert Redford, given how few films he's done over the last decade, either does another "Oscar bait" movie after Winter Soldier or that that movie where he's sailing on a boat comes out after Winter Soldier so that won't be his final film role in case he decides to focus on directing/Sundance in his waning years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 First thing that came to mind was Paul Newman in Cars.But he's great in Cars.Some days I feel bad for Johnny. We have to frustrate him each and every day but there's probably nowhere on the internet that he'd be frustrated less."Why can't you squares just LIKE stuff?" At least we like some things Johnny. At least we like some things.The deal with Cars is that grown nerds who still dont have drivers liscences who live to watch children's cartoons can't relate. Add in the instant hate for Larry the Cable guy and Owen Wilson, despite both guys being fucking great, with a dash of "I hate NASCAR" and not feeling the whole love of small towns...Well, you get a bunch of grown men who hate on a truly wonderful, emotional, and incredibly made film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Dude, Larry The Cable Guy fucking blows. No "nerds" defense is gonna change that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Mater is funny, who is the Cableman you speak of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonial Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 David Niven: Returned as Charles Litton for 1982's Trail of the Pink Panther and 1983's Curse of the Pink Panther, which were filmed back-to-back (both are dreadful movies that exploited Peter Sellers' passing, although Roger Moore had a decent cameo at the end of "Curse"). Niven was dealing with ALS at the time of his filming, and his speech was so slurred that Rich Little had to dub some of his lines in post-production. Laurel and Hardy: Final film was Utopia (1951, also known as Atoll K). Not as bad as it's made out to be, but clearly one of their worst films. Both were dealing with severe health problems during productions -- Stan looks skeletal and required life-saving surgery after filming, while Ollie appears to be about 100 pounds above the weight he was in his "prime." Add to that the poor dubbing of the other actors (all the other actors spoke French and Italian), and the movie is a bit of a mess, although the dynamic duo shine in some scenes. JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Johnny Sorrow is stoned out Heston in Planet of the Nerds "The internet? It was earth all along!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Dude, Larry The Cable Guy fucking blows. No "nerds" defense is gonna change that.His stand up blows but he's great and touching as Mater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 This thread prompted me to look up Jack Palance. According to IMDB his later work was a string of tv movies that all sound pretty bad. I haven't seen any of them but something tells me they weren't among his best work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Dude, Larry The Cable Guy fucking blows. No "nerds" defense is gonna change that.His stand up blows but he's great and touching as Mater. I actually agree with that. Or at least he is a good voice actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffSnackwell Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Vic Morrow does not qualify for this thread. Clearly. The actual character was as great as every other surly hateful disillusioned old bastard he ever played. Awful career move though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Fluff read my mind. I've kept thinking Please don't let anyone say Vic Morrow, please. That poor man and those kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Awful career move though. Quite an understatement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 You know for those of you who aren't Transformers-savvy it might help to explain that Orson Welles wasn't really playing a Transformer so much as he was playing an Eldritch Abomination that happened to take the form of a planet-devouring robot... I think it was on a commentary for the 20th anniversary DVD, but someone said that when Welles came in, he said "I understand I'm playing a planet". For some reason I love that. It's a good thing that Tom Selleck ended up on a pretty decent TV show, because I'd hate for his last memories to be in those Jesse Stone films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMFabiano Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Fluff read my mind. I've kept thinking Please don't let anyone say Vic Morrow, please. That poor man and those kids. This. It would be like the smartasses who vote Owen Hart when people ask about worst wrestling botches. EDIT: can we disqualify Brandon Lee similarly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMFabiano Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Dude, Larry The Cable Guy fucking blows. No "nerds" defense is gonna change that.His stand up blows but he's great and touching as Mater. Kind of a thread hijack, but I love how Professor Z is actually the guy who played Fegelein in Downfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMFabiano Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Mel Blanc's last role was in Jetsons: The Movie. Mr. Spacely is great as always, but not everyone has fond memories of the movie itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Fluff read my mind. I've kept thinking Please don't let anyone say Vic Morrow, please. That poor man and those kids. This. It would be like the smartasses who vote Owen Hart when people ask about worst wrestling botches. EDIT: can we disqualify Brandon Lee similarly? To be fair, The Crow was probably his best role anyways. I don't know how iconic it would be if he lived, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 One of David Carridine's last movies was that classic Dinocroc vs. SuperGator Veronica Lake's last film was Flesh Feast, a movie about a group of Nazis who try to revive Adolph Hitler's corpse so they can take over the world. Also, Something's Got To Give with Marilyn Monroe was considered a crappy and unfunny film by pretty much everyone involved in it. The 40 minutes or so footage that was eventually released attests to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.J. Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 What about Ricardo Montalban in Spy Kids? His last role ever was a voice on American Dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Fluff read my mind. I've kept thinking Please don't let anyone say Vic Morrow, please. That poor man and those kids. This. It would be like the smartasses who vote Owen Hart when people ask about worst wrestling botches. EDIT: can we disqualify Brandon Lee similarly? The Crow was fucking awesome and Brandon was pretty amazing, so that wouldn't be included here at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 What about Ricardo Montalban in Spy Kids? His last role ever was a voice on American Dad. I love that episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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