FIVE WORST ACCENTS IN A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
(in order of offensiveness) For any successful movie, a lot of elements have to come together. Story, cast, dialogue, editing and sound, to name just a few, have to be on point. You wouldn’t think that something like an accent could make or break a movie. But like Steve Martin’s nose in Roxanne “you can’t stop staring at it.” In the cases of the movies below, Ill conceived or poorly executed and even non- existent accents push a movie over the edge, suck out it’s blood or fill it full of holes. Actor: John Lithgow Character: Eric Qualen Movie: Cliffhanger We Forgive You Because: Still the best actor in the movie. Comment: Where the F was your character even supposed to be from? Evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T8oPr5ZCRo Actor: Keanu Reeves Character: Jonathan Harker Movie: Bram Stoker’s Dracula We Forgive You Because: You’re apparently very nice. Comment: This is more of a speech impediment than an accent. Evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moaW8LRusak Actor: Kevin Costner Character: Robin Hood Movie: Robin Hood We Forgive You Because: You stopped singing country. Comment: Robin’s accent ranges from English, to North Carolina to a lisp. Evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLWrnVuT4Is Actor: John Wayne Character: Ghengis Khan Movie: The Conqueror We Forgive You Because: He’s the Duke. Comment: Who has time to learn an accent when your smoking seven packs of cigarettes a day? Evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKxtQzwoHH8 Actor: Sean Connery Character: Ramirez Movie: The Highlander We Forgive You Because: No one asked him. Comment: The Lead playing a Scotsman was actually French. Evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZym6Ju5YDo Dishonorable mention: Actor: Arnold Schwarzenegger Character: Any character Movie: Any movie We Forgive You Because: You try your best. Evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q7QijJPxOE What’s your favourite bad accent in a movie? We want to know! drop us a line at: loudchewing@gmail.com
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