On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:56:46 -0800, dfriesen@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Dale
Friesen) wrote:
>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.
That's exactly who I thought of as well.
He had already been "fine" in Fletch, and even The Living Daylights,
but after seeing him in Mitchell (which I loved), I started noticing
that I actually liked him more in other movies -- Tomorrow Never Dies,
and um... that one Mission Impossible episode where he gets the heart
transplant :-)
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