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Ayin

Ayin

Chicago, IL
January 2003

JAN 14, 2004 07:16 PM

...all the talk about Touch of Evil in the "...Brian Bosworth" thread made me think: "ok, so it was a little ridiculous that Charlton Heston played a mexican in that movie, but it didn't at all ruin the picture"

But sometimes, bad ethnic casting is just unforgivable...some examples:

The Ten Commandments Heston sucks, even so...and I'm sorry, he isn't my idea of what a jew/israelite looks like

Jason and Arrgonauts-which featured Kirk Douglas in the role of greek person surreal

The Birth of a Nation-if you seen it, my reason for putting this one on the list should be transparent puke

honorable mention: like Touch of Evil, The Teasure of The Sierra Madre was also a good film, inspite of its horrible ethinic casting

anymore films y'all can think of with this problem? thoughts or opinions otherwise?

[Edited on Jan 14, 2004 by deBreard]

Flux

Flux

SUICIDEGIRL

Georgia, USA

JAN 14, 2004 07:17 PM



CHARLTON HESTON DOES NOT SUCK.

Leningrad

Leningrad

Canada
April 2003

JAN 14, 2004 07:19 PM

Flux said:


CHARLTON HESTON DOES NOT SUCK.



Damn right. No other man can repel evil with his teeth alone;

Maurauder

Maurauder

I'm lost
August 2003

JAN 14, 2004 07:20 PM

Heston can suck my funky booty hole

Olivia

Olivia

STAFF

Oakland, CA

JAN 14, 2004 07:21 PM

charlton heston is pretty damn sucky. but not just for his acting.

Maurauder

Maurauder

I'm lost
August 2003

JAN 14, 2004 07:22 PM

its the whole "sorry a gun killed yer baby, but Im still having my NRA meeting in yer town the next day" thing that gets me.

Leningrad

Leningrad

Canada
April 2003

JAN 14, 2004 07:22 PM

Olivia said:
charlton heston is pretty damn sucky. but not just for his acting.



Charleton Heston the human being = shitty.
Charelton Heston the public spectacle = amusing.

rskapcat74529

rskapcat74529

I'm lost
December 2003

JAN 14, 2004 07:23 PM

My two cents: Mickey Rooney as an Asian in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Could they not find one willing Asian actor???

Maurauder

Maurauder

I'm lost
August 2003

JAN 14, 2004 07:25 PM

whitey to whitey -> Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft. Yeah fuckin right yer British.

MisterSatan

MisterSatan

Portland, OR
August 2002

JAN 14, 2004 07:27 PM

Leningrad said:

Charleton Heston the human being = shitty.
Charelton Heston the public spectacle = amusing.



Chuck Heston the actor = BRILLIANT.

Keith

Keith

Oklahoma City, OK
August 2002

JAN 14, 2004 07:27 PM

Leningrad

Leningrad

Canada
April 2003

JAN 14, 2004 07:28 PM

Keith said:



I love the quote at the bottom. Get that man a vocabulary.

jake_lex

jake_lex

Lexington, KY
February 2003

JAN 14, 2004 07:28 PM

tabbycat said:
My two cents: Mickey Rooney as an Asian in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Could they not find one willing Asian actor???



I don't recall that character being Asian in the book, anyway. I could be wrong, though.

ebin

ebin

Mexico
March 2003

JAN 14, 2004 07:29 PM

Robby Benson as a Mexican in Walk Proud......

J-Lo as an Italian in Angel Eyes......

Madonna in Evita.....

Raquel Welch as a cavewoman in 2000 BC, or whatever it was called. I didn't know Cubans were around that long?
tongue

Ayin

Ayin

Chicago, IL
January 2003

JAN 14, 2004 07:29 PM

tabbycat said:
My two cents: Mickey Rooney as an Asian in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Could they not find one willing Asian actor???




OMG I forgot about that...puke

Scopitone

Scopitone

Irvine, CA
OLD SKOOL

JAN 14, 2004 07:30 PM



For that movie alone I will have a special place in my heart for Heston. That AND the hilarious cameo he did in Wayne's World.

It's too bad that Heston has completely lost his fucking mind though. I blame the Apes.

Wait, weren't we talking about horrible "ethinic" casting? Yeah. Hollywood does it. What concerns me MORE is Hollywood now picking more talented actors OVER taller ones. Back in the day being tall got you places in life. Now it just gets you laid.
wink

Ayin

Ayin

Chicago, IL
January 2003

JAN 14, 2004 07:31 PM

maurauder said:
whitey to whitey -> Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft. Yeah fuckin right yer British.




Kevin Costner's "british" accent in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is right up there with Jolie...

Maurauder

Maurauder

I'm lost
August 2003

JAN 14, 2004 07:34 PM

yeah, being 6'1'' has got me...nothing...yeah, nothing. Except a lot of bad 'weather up there' jokes.

edited to say Im 6'1'' and female

[Edited on Jan 14, 2004 by maurauder]

Lemonkid

Lemonkid

Canada
May 2003

JAN 14, 2004 07:35 PM

Flux said:


CHARLTON HESTON DOES NOT SUCK.



He's not the same when he's not surrounded by apes though.

rskapcat74529

rskapcat74529

I'm lost
December 2003

JAN 14, 2004 07:35 PM

jake_lex said:

tabbycat said:
My two cents: Mickey Rooney as an Asian in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Could they not find one willing Asian actor???



I don't recall that character being Asian in the book, anyway. I could be wrong, though.



Heh...that reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where George didn't read the book and said he liked how they got together at the end. If you never watched Seinfeld, just ignore the previous sentence. smile

Honestly, I haven't read the book in a while...I think it's time to pick it back up.

Keith

Keith

Oklahoma City, OK
August 2002

JAN 14, 2004 07:35 PM



There's no way this honky would fool James Earl Jones.

Lemonkid

Lemonkid

Canada
May 2003

JAN 14, 2004 07:36 PM

tabbycat said:

jake_lex said:

tabbycat said:
My two cents: Mickey Rooney as an Asian in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Could they not find one willing Asian actor???



I don't recall that character being Asian in the book, anyway. I could be wrong, though.



Heh...that reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where George didn't read the book and said he liked how they got together at the end. If you never watched Seinfeld, just ignore the previous sentence. smile

Honestly, I haven't read the book in a while...I think it's time to pick it back up.



Remember.. Bruce Lee was too "Asian" to play the lead role in Kung Fu...

whatever

vivalapunk

vivalapunk

Albuquerque, NM
February 2003

JAN 14, 2004 07:37 PM

ebin said:
Robby Benson as a Mexican in Walk Proud......

J-Lo as an Italian in Angel Eyes......

Madonna in Evita.....

Raquel Welch as a cavewoman in 2000 BC, or whatever it was called. I didn't know Cubans were around that long?
tongue




Not that it matters ... but Raquel Welch is half Irish and half Bolivian.

rskapcat74529

rskapcat74529

I'm lost
December 2003

JAN 14, 2004 07:37 PM

How can someone be "too Asian"????

Scopitone

Scopitone

Irvine, CA
OLD SKOOL

JAN 14, 2004 07:40 PM

tabbycat said:
How can someone be "too Asian"????



That is an OLD term, used by OLD people, from OLDen times wink

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