Friday OT #2 - Chewing The Scenery

[Angie]

@harimad suggested this - thanks so much!

Who are secondary characters who stole the show? I'll let her use her suggestion, but one I can think of that's obvious is that Kurt Russell was supposed to be the star of Tombstone, but that was Val Kilmer's movie.

 

[harimad]

For me, it was Kieran Culkin's role as Scott Pilgrim's roommate in Scott Pilgrim vs The World. For a movie with a lot of great one-liners, I think his were the best.

These are probably the most obvious ones, but also:
Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight
Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Brad Pitt in Snatch

 

[Buster28]

Polly Holliday as Flo on "Alice." Flo got most of the good one-liners ("Kiss my grits!!") in this show. But her own spin-off ("Flo") didn't do so well, only lasting a season and a half, I believe. As with a lot of sit-coms of that era (and this era), it suffered from poor writing/not being funny. "Alice" went on for many years without the wisecracking Flo, but in my opinion, never had the same kick as it did with Holliday in the cast.

 

[MuskieCy]

Bill Murray was not part of "Caddy Shack" as originally written. He was a mid-production addition.

Pretty much read the script and improvised the character. That, and loads of blow and weed, fueled the movie.

 

[SCyclone]

For me, it was Kieran Culkin's role as Scott Pilgrim's roommate in Scott Pilgrim vs The World. For a movie with a lot of great one-liners, I think his were the best.

These are probably the most obvious ones, but also:
Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight
Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder.

 

[CloneFan65]

Bill Murray in Caddyshack

 

[SCyclone]

From another thread this morning: Michael Keaton (his film debut) in Night Shift. If you haven't seen it, do. It's ******* hilarious.

 

[jcyclonee]

Bill Murray was not part of "Caddy Shack" as originally written. He was a mid-production addition.

Pretty much read the script and improvised the character. That, and loads of blow and weed, fueled the movie.

When I read about the making of it, I thought it was fascinating how loose the script was and they just relied on the actors' improvisational skills.

From what I understand, the script for the scene where Chevy Chase hits the golf ball into Bill Murray's shack was basically "Chevy Chase hits a ball into Bill Murray's shack". They pretty much improvised that whole scene.

 

[jcyclonee]

Han Solo was way more interesting than Luke Skywalker.

 

[Sigmapolis]

The young Charlie Sheen in Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a good one...

He supposedly did not sleep for a few days before filming this scene.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

John Hurt in Contact

 

[urb1]

From another thread this morning: Michael Keaton (his film debut) in Night Shift. If you haven't seen it, do. It's ******* hilarious.

I own that movie. It is hilarious.

 

[cyhiphopp]

I own that movie. It is hilarious.

I haven't seen this one in forever. This scene exemplifies Keaton's genius:

 

[Sigmapolis]

 

[oldman]

Bill Murray was not part of "Caddy Shack" as originally written. He was a mid-production addition.

Pretty much read the script and improvised the character. That, and loads of blow and weed, fueled the movie.

I listened to a podcast with someone heavily involved in the production of the movie. Bill Murray had no lines -- he adlibbed the the whole movie.

 

[cyclones500]

A few on my list, with samples scenes.

Jack Nicholson (George Hanson), “Easy Rider”




Robert Shaw (Quint), “Jaws”




Chris Copper (John Laroche), “Adaptation”

 

[madguy30]

 

[BoxsterCy]

Dennis Hopper in Apocalypse Now.

Slim Pickens and George C. Scott in Dr. Strangelove

Walter Brennan in a bunch of old westerns.

 

[Bret44]

Matt Damon in "Thor - Ragnarok"...

LOL JK.

Bill Murray in Zombieland.