Originally Posted By hightp With the Easter season upon us, the networks break out the classic Easter shows. One of the more popular is Cecil B. Demills '10 Commandments' with Chuck Heston. In that movie, Edward G. Robinson, an actor famed for his ganster rolls, is cast as the an overseer for the Egyptians. His New York accent and unique style of speech, which made him popular as a gangster, seemed misplaced, almost funny in this serious role. Here's another, the 1956 movie "The Conqueror" cast John Wayne as Gengis Kahn. I always felt this movie would have been a riot if it was done as a comedy (instead of turning out to be one). They could have done the same script, but cast Larry Storch as Kahn's assistant who would keep making cavalry/western comments. Anyone have any others?
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF Well, word has it that John Travolta will be playing Edna Turnblatt in the movie version of the "Hairspray" stage musical...
Originally Posted By BrnardM Jack Black as Carl Dennahm in the King Kong remake. The odd thing about it to is that he seemed to me like a great choice at the start. Unfortunately in the movie his performance just seems kind of single minded. It wasn't a terrible job, but someone else might have done better.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 Kevin Costner as Robin Hood in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Everything else about that movie is pretty much perfect except for him and his lack of an English accent (though it makes me love Robin Hood: Men in Tights even more: "Unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent." "Oohhhhhhh!")
Originally Posted By alexbook Arnold Schwarzeneggar in any movie where he's supposed to play an American, but especially as Sheriff Joseph Brenner in "Raw Deal."
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Interesting. I thought Jack Black was TERRIFIC in 'King Kong.' Had all the right parts of a greazy salesman.
Originally Posted By DlandDug John Wayne as the Centurion at the foot of the cross in "King of Kings." After Christ dies, his unmistakable drawl is heard, exclaiming, "Shurly he wuz thuh Sun-uv-gawd!"
Originally Posted By hightp I was going to mention John Wayne as the Centurion, too. I believe the movie was 'The Greatest Story Ever Told', though, not King of Kings.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Andie McDowell in anything she has ever been in (except maybe Groundhog Day). Most of her films are excellent except her!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <John Wayne as the Centurion at the foot of the cross in "King of Kings." After Christ dies, his unmistakable drawl is heard, exclaiming, "Shurly he wuz thuh Sun-uv-gawd!"> Tony Curtis is right up there - I forget the movie, but it was some medieval epic - with him immortal Brooklyn take on "yonduh lies the castle of my fodduh da king."
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh Black Shield of Falworth <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046789/" target="_blank">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt00 46789/</a>
Originally Posted By ToonKirby Along the lines of misplaced accents, Harvey Keitel as a Bronx Judas in "The Last Temptation of Christ".
Originally Posted By ctdsnark Steve Martin twice---as an Italian gangster from the Bronx in "My Blue Heaven",and as Inspector Clouseau,more recently.
Originally Posted By hightp I have to add the voices of George 'Goober' Lindsey as 'Lafayette' and Pat Buttram as 'Napoleon' in the Disney movie 'Aristocats'. They were, after all, dogs in France.
