Doug Hutchison I'll give you, but I think Brad Dourif's creep factor was established well before, and probably led to his casting on, the X-Files.
Though you used an "I" statement, so I would guess you were just speaking from your own experience.
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Frankenbuddha - Mar 07, 2006 8:34:54 am PST #816 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Cashmere - Mar 07, 2006 8:35:09 am PST #817 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
The plot description makes it sound pretty much identical to Underworld -- hot vampire chick in tight pants torn between her vampireness and whatever the other option is gets caught up in a very silly plot and blows a lot of shit up for some reason.
Yes, but Underworld Evolution at least had Scott Speedman shirtless (a lot of the time).
§ ita § - Mar 07, 2006 8:39:11 am PST #818 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Underworld Evolution at least had Scott Speedman shirtless (a lot of the time).
Repeatedly shirtless as opposed to continually, which just added. I mean, it was somehow more shirtless than if he'd just taken it off once and stayed that way.
juliana - Mar 07, 2006 8:39:22 am PST #819 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Brad Dourif's creep factor
But, but... He was Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest! I mean, he can play the creep, but.... I think Billy is so far burned into my brain that it's hard not to see the damage underneath any of his characters. I never watched X-Files, though.
Vonnie K - Mar 07, 2006 8:39:36 am PST #820 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I think Brad Dourif's creep factor was established well before, and probably led to his casting on, the X-Files.
Yeah. I think I remember a Chris Carter interview where he said it was a casting coup to get Dourif for the role in "Beyond the Sea."
Pre-XF, I mostly remember him as that tragic inmate with mother issues like whoa from One Flew Over Cuckoo's Nest. Didn't he win an award for Best Supporting Actor for the role or something? If not, he was at least nominated.
juliana - Mar 07, 2006 8:43:42 am PST #821 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Heh. X-postish with Vonnie, and she's right:
Nevertheless, his portrayal of the vulnerable Billy Bibbit in Forman's film was undoubtedly his big break, earning him a Golden Globe Award for Best Acting Debut, a British Academy Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 07, 2006 8:45:53 am PST #822 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
But, but... He was Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest!
Yes, I'll give you that, but his next big role was Hazel Motes in WISE BLOOD (which really needs a DVD release).
...and then there's the whole voice of Chucky thing.
He's got range, but then, so does Walken. Neither of them get asked to stretch it much beyond "creep" these days, sadly, IMO.
DavidS - Mar 07, 2006 8:46:54 am PST #823 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Dourif had such a long career before X-Files that I don't have a problem with him being typecast in my mind.
(Favorite Dourif: Wise Blood.)
Vonnie K - Mar 07, 2006 8:49:45 am PST #824 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Wheeee! at Douriftastic X-post!
I also remember him as the Younger Brother from Ragtime. The transition from the unbalanced yet pure-hearted broken woobie roles to creepy psychopaths seems very natural where Dourif is concerned. And Dourif's creepy psychopaths always manage to incite some pity in me along with revulsion, which is a credit to the actor's skill (or some innate quality he possesses--it's difficult to tell.)
Frankenbuddha - Mar 07, 2006 8:53:46 am PST #825 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
And Dourif's creepy psychopaths always manage to incite some pity in me along with revulsion, which is a credit to the actor's skill (or some innate quality he possesses--it's difficult to tell.)
He definitely radiates "horribly damaged by _______", which I think goes a long way towards generating sympathy.