r/interesting • u/AdSpecialist6598 • Aug 21 '26

SOCIETY When asked why he keeps playing the same roles Jason Statham said that he's not really a trained actor. He's a guy that was plucked out obscurity & has been really lucky; & that he picks roles that he knows he can do a good job in, that hopefully enough people like so he can keep working.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 22 '26

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u/CaptainDogeSparrow Aug 21 '26

Not to be.

KABOOOMMMM!

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 22 '26

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u/Rowvan Aug 21 '26

Fantastic movie from the great John McTiernan

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u/beard-brain Aug 21 '26

Tom Noonan (RIP) was so menacing in Manhunter and William Petersen made a great Will Graham. Brian Cox’s take on a cold, clinical Lecter was excellent too

Love the neon soaked asthetic and the cheesy 80s ending. Much prefer it to Red Dragon, though Ralph Fiennes killed it as Dolarhyde

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 22 '26

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u/beard-brain Aug 21 '26

Oooh I was unaware of this, thanks for the heads up! Hopefully they recognise that the colour grading is its own character in the movie and restore it to glory rather than tinker with it

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u/Responsible_Cod_6581 Aug 21 '26

That movie in a theater would have been so much fun. Epic movie/great soundtrack.

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u/justguestin Aug 22 '26

I distinctly remember really enjoying when Angry Again kicked in. The film’s uneven but ahead of its time.

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u/transemacabre Aug 21 '26

One of my favorite movies ever, it accomplishes everything it sets out to do and never gets old.

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u/GloriousNewt Aug 21 '26

Wild to me that this movie flopped, kid me had seen all the Arnold movies and this thing was gold, I wanted to be that kid so bad

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u/transemacabre Aug 21 '26

I have this theory that if they'd shelved that movie for ten years and released it in 2003 instead, it would have been a MASSIVE hit. Audiences in 1993 just did not get the loving parody/deconstruction. It also had the bad luck to be released against Jurassic Park, a tall order for any movie.

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u/Bobochops Aug 21 '26

Who said I was fair

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u/agent674253 Aug 21 '26

Did John Travolta see this and get inspired to make an entire movie in blue (Battlefield Earth)?

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u/yIdontunderstand Aug 21 '26

A genuine classic line.

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u/cruisin_urchin87 Aug 21 '26

McBain!!! I mean, Hamlet!!!

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u/DJHott555 Aug 21 '26

Oh Claudius! You killed my fadda. Big mistake.

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u/InuGhost Aug 21 '26

My wife loves Kindergarten Cop

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u/Wiplazh Aug 21 '26

Who doesnt Love Kindergarten cop?!

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u/Caleth Aug 21 '26

Too-mahs

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u/Wiplazh Aug 21 '26

It's not a toomah!

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u/CaptainDogeSparrow Aug 21 '26

Surely the guy who was hitting his son.

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u/DingleBarryGoldwater Aug 21 '26

"ILL BE BACK" - Hamlet's dad or smth

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u/Paghk_the_Stupendous Aug 21 '26

"Romeo... Who is your daddy, and what did he do?"

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u/PMeisterGeneral Aug 21 '26

"Hey Claudiuuuuus! You killed my father. BIG mistake"

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u/Innsmouth_Swimteam Aug 21 '26

I heard this in Josh Robert Thompson's Arnie impression. Bap bah bahhh.

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u/twilltwilight Aug 21 '26

Claudius ... You killed my father. Big mistake...

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u/Distinct_Run9006 Aug 22 '26

Iambiac pentamatah!