Desscribe <desscribe1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Are there any actors or actresses whom you first saw in a MSTed movie,
> then later saw in something else...and were surprised to see that they
> could actually give a good performance?
>
> My prime example would be the Japanese actor Jo Shishido. When I first
> saw him as the puffy-cheeked Captain Joe in "Fugitive Alien"...well,
> let's just say that, even taking the bad dubbing into account, it
> seemed like a very hammy, over-the-top performance. ("Ha ha ha ha
> ha...YOU'RE STUCK HERE!")
>
> Years later, I saw him in some of Seijun Suzuki's gangster movies of
> the 1960s ("Branded to Kill," "Youth of the Beast," etc.), and it was a
> revelation. It wasn't just that I was finally seeing him act in his
> native language, undiluted by dubbing...it was the way he just exuded
> coolness even WITH those cheeks! I couldn't believe it was the same
> guy.
>
> Are there any other MST3K actors who surprised you with their talent?
I don't know if this is quite the same thing, but ever since I saw
Mitchell I've kept an eye out for Joe Don Baker and thoroughly enjoyed
his performances.
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