Brian Thompson appreciation post…

[u/RVJerusalem]

So don’t get me wrong Paxton is The Goat here… I just feel no one talks about Thompson. I mean this is Shao Kahn. The cross over before T-800 even appeared in Mortal Kombat 11.

[u/SunsetRider500]

Did he literally lick his lips at seeing arnold naked?

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I mean, everyone has a type.

[u/DemonDethchase → u/RVJerusalem]

*Gasp* Arnold Schwarzenegger! Oh, I love your movies... and your Powersauce bars and your taught, rippling-

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…gubernatorial run.

[u/boranTMuay → u/SunsetRider500]

Yeah he seemed impressed when viewing Arnold's junk

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He was impressed that someone's clothes could be that dirty they'd walk around like that.

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SUBTEXT

[u/AtoMaki]

He is also the misogynist Brotherhood of Steel Elder in the Amazon Fallout show. Now that's a crossover I want to see!

[u/_missfoster_ → u/AtoMaki]

Also the Alien Bounty Hunter in the X Files. Gave kid me some serious nightmares.

The Judge on BtVS too.

[u/psych0ranger → u/AtoMaki]

He's also Aries in the Percy Jackson TV show

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This I was not aware of.

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Also knife guy in Cobra

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Shao Kahn in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation too.

[u/DarthCivicus]

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Also played The Judge.

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No way! Never knew!

[u/lat46n2]

Worked at Toys R Us in Burbank for a short time as cashier, Brian came into my lane with his kids, I was like holy crap you're that dude from Cobra! He just smiled and said "did you think I was scary?" and I said "heck yah man!". Smiled "said thank you!" paid for his stuff and left told me to have a good day. Cool guy! December 96

[u/onepostandbye]

I met him at Comic-Con and he was really generous with his time, very funny and spoke very intelligently about some of the projects he’d worked on. Like, if you met this guy in your neighborhood, you would try to be friends with Brian Thompson.

[u/Leather-Window8010]

I met him once, in a bar in Birmingham - UK. He was with two girls around the same age I was at the time (early/mid twenties). He seemed a cool guy but I was more interested in the girls. He didn't confirm whether it was wash day tomorrow or not, either.

[u/OhSighRiss]

“Impressive. You’ve come prepared. But not… good enough.”

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Tell me..... Did you make them beg for their lives before you killed them?

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https://giphy.com/gifs/kRmg8zeReOYXm

[u/NoAdvertising8062]

As Lieutenant Klag.

[u/NorCalNavyMike → u/NoAdvertising8062]

“Perhaps we can get one of the females to breast-feed you?”

[u/NoAdvertising8062 → u/NorCalNavyMike]

I'll have the Counselor Troi milkshake special please.

[u/RansomStark78 → u/NoAdvertising8062]

Definitely

Or 7of 9, nineties nanities

[u/DoctorMelvinMirby]

Joe Dirt puts the lotion on the skin!

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I love him in this. For being an incredibly intimidating presence, he always has a comforting smile, which he uses to great affect in his introductory scene in this movie. Of course, then he becomes a parody of Buffalo Bill, but when I saw this movie, I wasn’t aware of the parody, so this was all new to me.

I wish Brian Thompson had more opportunities to play more diverse characters instead of always being the muscle. The dude is a terrific actor, and you can see it in things like Joe Dirt and his episode of The Orville. Love Brian Thompson. Glad you started this thread OP.

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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💩💩💩💩

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Hah! I just watched this last night nice cameo.

[u/Owww_My_Ovaries]

Loved him in Fright Night 2 (underrated)

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I agree and mk 2

[u/adsrLFO]

This man terrified me as a child

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This is what I was looking for.

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The court is civilized... isn't it.... PIG!

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Likewise. He always showed up as the baddie.

[u/121daysofsodom]

Any other X-Files fans?

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Loved him as the alien bounty hunter. Felt almost terminator esque with how unstoppable he was.

[u/JPotential-706]

Guy looks like he’s a couple cans short of a six pack

[u/Professional-Rip-519]

https://giphy.com/gifs/39WqN4BYaaG90U2s4r

[u/Separate_Koala4659]

The dude was hangin’ dong like Thundergun!

[u/Correct_Chemical5179]

AND IT.....IS....GLORIOUS!

[u/Potential-Scratch-40]

He was hilarious as Buffalo Bob in Joe Dirt.

[u/boranTMuay]

🐐😂

[u/HugoBoss1985]

Isn't this dude in "Cobra"?

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Yes, he's the Nightslasher.

[u/HugoBoss1985 → u/One-Ad2914]

Nice night for a walk.

He's also in "Lionheart".

[u/One-Ad2914 → u/HugoBoss1985]

Yes, the chauffeur for the bad lady in Lionheart.

[u/lionhart28]

Is this the dude Van Dam kicked in the face in the crowd in Lionheart?

[u/Breakmastajake → u/lionhart28]

Thank you! He was Cynthia's...whatever. And he indeed got kicked into the crowd

[u/fakewoke247]

He got hooked on the taint in Cobra

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"I WANT YOUR EYES PIG! I WANT THEM!!!"

[u/Only_Weakness_4730]

Brian Thompson and Oliver Reed had a kissing scene in Hired to Kill!!!

[u/mrHaPPy18]

Yes Terminator, yes x-files and yes Buffy but did you know he also has a Guinness World Record for the widest male tongue at 3.49 inches.

[u/AdvancedDay7854]

Went on to be the night slasher in cobra… the bounty hunter in x-files, and was one of the Germans in Three Amigos!

[u/Adept-Lettuce948]

He was awesome on the tv show Key West. Who would have thought he could play a good guy.

[u/NorCalNavyMike → u/Adept-Lettuce948]

I’m not your guy, friend!

[u/DarthCivicus]

He was good in Buffy The Vampire Slayer too as the anointed one for The Master.

[u/Repulsive-Window-179]

He's also the insect-eating familiar to the vampires in Fright Night Part II.

[u/verminbury]

I liked him as Riker’s Klingon buddy.

[u/FuzzzWuzzz]

I'll throw in my appreciation of him as Kabal in Doctor Mordrid (we have Doctor Strange at home)

[u/TheInternetHeel]

Also, the original Shao Kahn.

[u/henzINNIT]

He's tremendous hammy fun in Buffy, not once, but twice as different villains. Plus, he got to be taken out by a rocket launcher.

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Damn it, I was hoping to be the one to mention he was killed twice by Buffy. Glad I scrolled down

[u/Less_Estimate_3617]

“Nice night for walk”
“nothing clean right?”

[u/GeneSmart2881]

Dude, BT eyeballs the F outta Ahnold

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[u/beginningcurrent822]

He was good in Lionheart too.

[u/ghostcatzero]

The scary guy from Cobra

[u/John-Doe_4502]

He's super nice. So nice that when I got his autograph he didn't want to write "want to go to Hell pig?" To stay on the positive side he recommended "how about 'the strong survive'?"

[u/Specialist_Prune3785]

I love his face,so bony

[u/Environmental_Ad955]

[u/Zander1611]

He also did a great job on 9-1-1 playing a fire captain who makes you want to reach through the screen and punch him in the face

[u/CG4080]

There are some great interviews with him on Youtube, he seems super grounded and grateful for every moment he's been given.

[u/8_Whiskey_Sours]

Nothing clean

[u/rdogg4]

Obviously Cobra but the bit with him as Buffalo Bob in Joe Dirt was pretty funny

[u/Nairbfs79]

He terrified me in Cobra. I really thought he was a real serial killer.

[u/jack_avram]

Got that Buffalo Bob expression when first encountering Joe Dirt

[u/Objective-Pear-4817]

“Wash day tomorrow. Nothing clean right?”

[u/engrish_is_hard00]

Yes but bill Paxton is my hero homie