Friday O/T
by Drew... on Oct 23, 2009 1:35 PM EDT
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Today's Topic - Movie roles
I'm too lazy to throw a poll up, so I leave it to our learned audience to decide the following: Who had the best cameo, un-credited role, or very small role in a movie? I list my favorites, which you can vote on, or you can include your own.
Brad Pitt in True Romance
Philip Seymour Hoffman in The Big Lebowski (can't find a F***ing clip)
PSH again, Almost Famous (you have to wait for it)
Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder
Discuss.
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HWMNBN
In Dodgeball. And if you happen to speak Russian, here you go.
by Jimbo... on Oct 23, 2009 1:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I am completely biased
toward anything PSH does. Well, except maybe his squirmy 25th Hour role, and that really depressing movie about his wife’s suicide, but he was so great in Mr. Ripley and Charlie Wilson’s War that I don’t care.
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
by Chris... on Oct 23, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Brad Pitt in True Romance
Come on – honey bear bong? – it doesn’t get any better than that.
Flahutes: Harden the F--k Up!
by bobgade on Oct 23, 2009 1:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, I know you -you're Kareem Abdul-Jabbar!
by M. Anatole on Oct 23, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another Kareem Abdul Cameo --
In the Bruce Lee film Game of Death
awesome Kung Fu action :)
Moo
by Willj on Oct 23, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. This is more off topic than the freed salmon in Northern CA post I put up.
::passes over the trophy for Most Off Topic PdC Post to Drew::
by ZoeRochelle on Oct 23, 2009 2:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I liked that post!!
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
by Chris... on Oct 23, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kenneth Mars in "Young Frankenstein"
Steve Martin in “The Muppet Movie”
Bill Paxton in “Aliens”
Michael Lonsdale in “Ronin”
Robert De Niro in “Brazil”
Brad Pitt in “12 Monkeys”
Brad Pitt in “Snatch”
Mako in “Conan The Barbarian”
Harvey Keitel in “Pulp Fiction”
Alec Baldwin in “Glengarry Glen Ross”
Robert Shaw in “From Russia With Love”
Sam Neill in “Hunt for Red October”
Sean Connery in “Highlander”
Vin Diesel in “The Iron Giant”
Bill Duke in “Predator”
Bill Duke in “The Limey”
Alexander Godunov in “Die Hard”
Al Leong in everything Al Leong has ever been in
Richard Castellano in “The Godfather”
Frank Vincent in “Goodfellas”
Vladimir Kulich in “13th Warrior”
Ok that’s enough for now…
"Jens! is my favorite rider. I love watching him handing out plates of hot, steaming suffer!" - Mahatma Gandhi
by crashdan on Oct 23, 2009 2:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross is excellent
the rest are open to interpretation
by Jimbo... on Oct 23, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bill Duke open to interpretation?
“Gonna have me some fun! Gonna have me some fun!”
“There’s just one thing I don’t understand”
"Jens! is my favorite rider. I love watching him handing out plates of hot, steaming suffer!" - Mahatma Gandhi
by crashdan on Oct 23, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"game over, game over man"
Paxton is excellent
by Jens on Oct 23, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can only comment on movies I've seen
How’d you get trapped into that one Ted?
I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?
by Drew... on Oct 23, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haven't seen it either
Did see Michael Palin on the BBC Culture Show last night where he said that he played a small role in the movie that got cut in the editing room. According to him, probably because he made Tom Hanks look wooden.
by tedvdw on Oct 23, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry gents
The cool cameo by which all cool cameos are judged…
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
by Chris... on Oct 23, 2009 2:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh Please
It’s not even the best cameo in that movie.
See Ford, Harrison. That is all.
I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?
by Drew... on Oct 23, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
pfft
Harrison Ford in Apocalypse Now = Spaulding Gray in The Killing Fields. Future star playing a bureaucrat. Whatever.
Ask yourself this: could someone else have done the Harrison Ford role? Now how about Hopper’s?
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
by Chris... on Oct 23, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not future star playing beuracrat
It’s Han Solo playing a CIA bagman. Huge difference.
I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?
by Drew... on Oct 23, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is not even a cameo
that is a "best supporting actor’ type of role. Way to big of a role for this… Oh, and Drew, the best cameo in that movie was Linda Carpenter, miss August, 1976
by Jimbo... on Oct 23, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jimbo Wins
And he’s also correct about the size of the role.
I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?
by Drew... on Oct 23, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that and a pair of testicals.
I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?
by Drew... on Oct 23, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I have been served, have I?
Sure, you can keep moving the line around, but that movie was 72 hours long and Dennis Hopper was only on screen for about 10 minutes.
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
by Chris... on Oct 23, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apocalypse Now has a slight resemblance to the Ed's League draft
by Jens on Oct 23, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agree to disagree
Though I will grant you it’s an excellent role for Dennis and probably could not have been played by another. Unless Hunter S. was available.
I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?
by Drew... on Oct 23, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dennis earns extra points
for his “sicilians” scene with Walken in True Romance.
Walken in Pulp Fiction deserves mention too. “and I kept that uncomfortable hunk of metal…….”
by Jens on Oct 23, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
...up my ass for another 3 years."
I would actually take Walken over Hopper in True Romance as the better cameo, but imo he had better dialog to work with.
I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?
by Drew... on Oct 23, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... dis guy... dis fuckin' guy!
"Jens! is my favorite rider. I love watching him handing out plates of hot, steaming suffer!" - Mahatma Gandhi
by crashdan on Oct 23, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alfred Hitchcock.
Cyclovia: Bogota www.streetfilms.org/archives/ciclovia/
by flying dog on Oct 23, 2009 2:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
Formerly known in some circles as flying dog.
by Mark Frank on Oct 24, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or how about these guys.
Formerly known in some circles as flying dog.
by Mark Frank on Oct 24, 2009 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In any of them. Yes, I agree.
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
by Albertina on Oct 25, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
floating in the Thames
was particularly good
“Frenzy”
Moo
by Willj on Oct 25, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Always vote for the guy from Skåne?
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Oct 23, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lemme guess
Death?
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
by Chris... on Oct 23, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought he was weak in the final scenes
but I found him more believable than in the role he played in Chrono des Nations
by Jens on Oct 23, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
definitely a good pick
but i preferred his cameo in the 2007 TDF, much more dramatic, a real roller coaster performance
by agl on Oct 23, 2009 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm surprised at you tedvdw
I wouldn’t have expected you to notice anyone but Sharon Stone in that movie
by Jens on Oct 23, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Arnold had the nicest breasts
in that film
Moo
by Willj on Oct 23, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alright people, let's stay on topic.
I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?
by Drew... on Oct 23, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't be fatuous Jens
I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?
by Drew... on Oct 23, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good choice
If I just had one more gear, I...
by SpunOut on Oct 24, 2009 2:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Neil Patrick Harris was pretty funny in...
by Merry Crankster on Oct 23, 2009 3:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Shaq in Kazaam...
oh no wait, he was the stare role in that movie, no kidding it sucked.
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
by Phil H. on Oct 23, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You're perilously close to a shunning, Phil.
I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?
by Drew... on Oct 23, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wood harris
who plays avon barksdale in the wire, plays a delivery guy in as good as it gets. i’ll try and find a clip
"well...you live in england so: you love the rain. loves the queen. hates cycling. based on mr bean had a tremendous amount of humour. all ride in a mini cooper. all getting drunk before the age of 12. getting drunk at least 3 times a day."- frinking, 7/9/09
by benrazor on Oct 23, 2009 3:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wasn't he a busboy? or other member of waitstaff?
he gave Melvin Carol’s address though, and in doing so served a major plot function
by Nomer on Oct 25, 2009 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man,it's a total Nibali fest in here today.
I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?
by Drew... on Oct 23, 2009 3:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wl_uQOABxg
"Jens! is my favorite rider. I love watching him handing out plates of hot, steaming suffer!" - Mahatma Gandhi
by crashdan on Oct 23, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you get
“Robot Chicken” over there, Ted?
by Sui Juris on Oct 23, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stephen Hawking in Satisfaction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp7zXjpAE50
(voice actor)
by tedvdw on Oct 23, 2009 3:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
John C. McGinley in Office Space
I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?
by Drew... on Oct 23, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The executioner in Blazing Saddles.
"Jens! is my favorite rider. I love watching him handing out plates of hot, steaming suffer!" - Mahatma Gandhi
by crashdan on Oct 23, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jerry Lewis in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?
by Drew... on Oct 23, 2009 4:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
James Earl Jones in Dr. Strangelove
"Jens! is my favorite rider. I love watching him handing out plates of hot, steaming suffer!" - Mahatma Gandhi
by crashdan on Oct 23, 2009 4:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Uncle Leo in Kelley's Heroes
I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?
by Drew... on Oct 23, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ernest Borgnine in Escape from New York
"Jens! is my favorite rider. I love watching him handing out plates of hot, steaming suffer!" - Mahatma Gandhi
by crashdan on Oct 23, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
William Burroughs
in Drugstore Cowboy.
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
by Chris... on Oct 23, 2009 4:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
well not the best of anything, but i'm a fan
jimmie dale gilmore in the big lebowski
by yeehoo on Oct 23, 2009 4:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Eddie Vedder
in Singles.
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
by Chris... on Oct 23, 2009 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Totally! LOL!
I'm ready for this road season to wrap up. Bring on Cross!
by nikki on Oct 23, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
eddie vedder
in walk hard. perhaps the stupidest/best film ever made.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj-nRgqfA-k
"well...you live in england so: you love the rain. loves the queen. hates cycling. based on mr bean had a tremendous amount of humour. all ride in a mini cooper. all getting drunk before the age of 12. getting drunk at least 3 times a day."- frinking, 7/9/09
by benrazor on Oct 23, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where the fack are you guys talking about?!
But maybe I can say here..
The special effects were special but so completely out of line in Die Hard 4.0.
Well that said.. I’m out
by Frinking on Oct 23, 2009 5:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
New nomination
Hunter S Thomson in the role of “Frinking” in PdC: The movie
by Jens on Oct 23, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Since we're on the film topic
did anyone see the Race Across the Sky flick last night besides me?
No horn, watch for finger.
by sminer on Oct 23, 2009 5:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
most of my riding
friends did. I, of course, did not. And didn’t make it to the event I was supposed to be at. Figures.
by Sui Juris on Oct 23, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I liked it
It gave you a real good feel for the whole course, I wish every race could have such a documentary done. You could almost use it as a study for riding the course. Dave Weins is indeed the “favorite son” at that event and that was brought out in the film. Some really great stories thrown in to the mix as well.
No horn, watch for finger.
by sminer on Oct 23, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Downtown Chicago all lost out last night.
They couldn’t get the feed so it was a no go. It is said to be aired again Nov. 12th.
I'm ready for this road season to wrap up. Bring on Cross!
by nikki on Oct 23, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quentin Tarantino
and his Top Gun speech in Sleep With Me. One of my favorites.
by Jimbo... on Oct 23, 2009 5:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
One more
Eddy Merckx, American Flyers.
[crickets]
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
by Chris... on Oct 23, 2009 5:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm really biased but I love
John Vande Velde’s role in Breaking Away. :-)
I'm ready for this road season to wrap up. Bring on Cross!
by nikki on Oct 23, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The marmotte in The Big Lebowski.
Now I’m getting outa here!
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
by Albertina on Oct 23, 2009 7:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
annie hall
A 2 for 1 deal:
Christopher Walken
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGPcSd7DDLk
Jeff Goldblum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPh59jOoiEs
by zegnotronic on Oct 24, 2009 12:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Marshall McLuhan.
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
by Chris... on Oct 24, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This.
When I'm on the mic, I'm like global warming, you can't ignore me.
by tehGrindCrusher on Oct 25, 2009 7:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Since I watched it last night
Alec Baldwin narrating Royal Tenenbaums.
by Jens on Oct 24, 2009 3:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That Sir, is an excellent choice
I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?
by Drew... on Oct 24, 2009 8:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brad Pitt in 'Inglorious Basterds'
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Oct 24, 2009 6:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I sooo hated his overplayed Texan accent..
Or whatever accent it was
by Frinking on Oct 24, 2009 6:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
'Good Ole boy' accent from the South
but not Texas. I feel sure that there are people better qualified to talk about this ;( It was ironic – but you got that I suppose… Brilliant film!
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Oct 24, 2009 6:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That openings scene was serious the most briljant openings scene EVER in a movie..
And when they were talking Italien.. That was briljant! Buon Journo
by Frinking on Oct 24, 2009 6:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Totally agree! I was holding my breath... to no avail..
I couldn’t believe how much i loved the whole film. the German actor who played the Nazi officer was stunning, as was the French(?) actress.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Oct 24, 2009 7:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The German was truly stunning..
Can we nominate him here or was his ‘play’ to big? And the French was ok.. Not very good..
The basement scene was also beautiful. He brought it very slow to a climax. I know he do that in all his movies but this was the first one I really liked of Tarentino
by Frinking on Oct 24, 2009 7:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The part he 'played' was too big for nomination here, but he was spectacular
Agree not only about the basement scene but also Tarantino. I’ve always hated that much violence, even though it’s satirical, but in this film everything was so amazing, I coped with the gore. The basement scene was unbelievably suspenseful.
You have an artist’s eye Frinking :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Oct 24, 2009 7:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Haha.. But if you agree..
You also have the artist’s eye..
Ooh.. and you see that reply button (:
by Frinking on Oct 24, 2009 7:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My eyes!
I think when I’m really interested I get to eager to speak and i overlook the reply button.
With the ’artist’s eye’, you may be right but mine is learned, given your age I’m thinking you’re a natural. And Jens compared you (oblquely), to Hunter S. Thompson… very cool.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Oct 24, 2009 7:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol.. obliquely is a word!
And have to read more about the Hunter S. Thompson.. I looked him up bu already forgot who he was
by Frinking on Oct 24, 2009 7:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Considered to be one of the best journalists/ authors
of the twentieth century. Have you heard of ‘gonzo’ journalism? He was the king. He wrote for ‘Rolling Stone’ for years, plus books like ‘fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’. Hero to a generation of writers :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Oct 24, 2009 7:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
one of my all-time favorites
As long as you don’t think too much about his real-life persona.
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
by Chris... on Oct 24, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
crazy american drug-crazed journalist
i’m sure some others here can give you a better idea – or even wiki. Has lots of huge fans – wrote some books – covered mostly sports i think – sort of a legend and certainly one of a kind.
by yeehoo on Oct 24, 2009 7:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is this instead of a polemica on Thompson?
But the beach was a balmy 27 degrees :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Oct 24, 2009 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
huh?
no polemica from me. I don’t have any opinion of him. Never managed to have an appreciation for him but maybe just didn’t look enough. I know lots who love the guy. When i said drug-crazed i didn’t mean this as a negative – thompson surely didn’t either.
by yeehoo on Oct 24, 2009 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
None from me either :)
I was just trying to divine Ted’s meaning… as for me, I admire his work, but I don’t always love it…
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Oct 24, 2009 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He had a hot streak
from about 1968-75. After Nixon resigned, he started losing his edge. A lot of his newer work feels totally rehashed. But it would be totally in character for him to milk everyone for cash by shamelessly rehashing old material.
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
by Chris... on Oct 24, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Biggest thing in many ways is that he inspired writers and readers to think differently
about journalism. And if we start thinking about his real life persona about half the greats would be banned :(
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Oct 24, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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