Cousin Jim Bob Posted January 31, 2022 Posted January 31, 2022 4 hours ago, Mr_Danger said: Til that super sexy man Fabio off of the 80’s once killed a goose with his face when riding/promoting a new rollercoaster at Busch Gardens. I like the employee smiling at him like "Isn't this fun ? Oh you have some dead bird on your face or is that a broken nose lol". Quote
WyattSheepMask Posted January 31, 2022 Posted January 31, 2022 TIL that John Cena follows Hull Kingston Rovers on Twitter Quote
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted January 31, 2022 Awards Moderator Posted January 31, 2022 That there is a Poppy Lottery. A Poppy. Lottery. Jimmy’s just had three strokes. Quote
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted January 31, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 31, 2022 19 hours ago, Cousin Jim Bob said: I like the employee smiling at him like "Isn't this fun ? Oh you have some dead bird on your face or is that a broken nose lol". I'm still trying to find it, but I remember his comment at the time about the incident being in third person. Something about how this "proved the power of Fabio!". Quote
Paid Members Onyx2 Posted February 2, 2022 Paid Members Posted February 2, 2022 TIL Leslie Nielsen screen tested for the leader in Ben Hur. Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted February 2, 2022 Paid Members Posted February 2, 2022 He was a properly serious actor until Airplane. I think that's why they cast him in it, because he was the straight man to all the madness going on around him. Quote
Paid Members chokeout Posted February 2, 2022 Paid Members Posted February 2, 2022 I'm 90% sure that's a screen test for Cesare Danova and Nielsen is just a stand in to read the lines. Seems odd that he has his back to camera for the entire test, including when it cuts to a different take for the close up. He also managed to yeet his spear into the floor judging by the noise it made Quote
Paid Members BomberPat Posted February 2, 2022 Paid Members Posted February 2, 2022 29 minutes ago, jazzygeofferz said: He was a properly serious actor until Airplane. I think that's why they cast him in it, because he was the straight man to all the madness going on around him. Yeah, they wanted someone who was a serious actor, but would readily be associated with the kind of B-movie/disaster flick they were parodying - he'd done stuff like Day of The Animals and the Poseidon Adventure before Airplane. So much of Nielsen's later comedy career was hampered by the fact that he was getting cast to do broad, goofy jokes, when the brilliance of him in Airplane is that it's played completely straight, and his comic timing was impeccable for that. According to his autobiography, Christopher Lee was offered the role in Airplane, but his agent turned it down for him because they didn't feel the script was very funny, and because he was already doing 1941 for Steven Spielberg - he said it was one of his only regrets in his career. I don't know how true it is, as Leslie Nielsen had done a voice part for Kentucky Fried Movie, so was clearly already well on the radar of the Zucker brothers. Quote
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted February 2, 2022 Paid Members Posted February 2, 2022 Today I learned that Leslie Neilson had done a voice part for Kentucky Fried Movie. Quote
Chili Posted February 2, 2022 Posted February 2, 2022 Neilsen turns up in two episodes of Columbo as well, playing is straight as an arrow. It's bizarre seeing him interact with Peter Falk and Patrick McGoohan. It's also funny to watch it and just imagine he's in his comedy mode as he does it. Right, I'll have to watch Airplane! now Quote
Paid Members BomberPat Posted February 2, 2022 Paid Members Posted February 2, 2022 1 minute ago, Chili said: Neilsen turns up in two episodes of Columbo as well, playing is straight as an arrow. It's bizarre seeing him interact with Peter Falk and Patrick McGoohan. It's also funny to watch it and just imagine he's in his comedy mode as he does it. Right, I'll have to watch Airplane! now For a similarly surreal experience, check out the side-by-side comparison of Airplane and Zero Hour, the movie that inspired it. The original film has been rendered completely impossible to take seriously: Quote
Just Some Guy Posted February 2, 2022 Posted February 2, 2022 3 hours ago, Chili said: . It's also funny to watch it and just imagine he's in his comedy mode as he does it. It's guaranteed helpless laughter time watching the Poiseidon Adventure when he delivers the line "You irresponsible bastard" Quote
Just Some Guy Posted February 3, 2022 Posted February 3, 2022 TIL That Max from comedy double act Max & Ivan was once the UK's youngest pro wrestler. And that Max & Ivan have made a wrestling sitcom for ITV2. Can't be as bad as Rumble, surely. Quote
patiirc Posted February 4, 2022 Posted February 4, 2022 5 hours ago, Just Some Guy said: TIL That Max from comedy double act Max & Ivan was once the UK's youngest pro wrestler. And that Max & Ivan have made a wrestling sitcom for ITV2. Can't be as bad as Rumble, surely. There's a longish read from max here about his wrestling days https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/news/a211/the-long-read-i-was-a-teenage-pro-wrestler/ Quote
Paid Members gmoney Posted February 4, 2022 Paid Members Posted February 4, 2022 Gus from Breaking Bad was Buggin' Out in Do the Right Thing. Well fuck my hat! Quote
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