as a Scot i found this film offensive.
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arode — 18 years ago(August 15, 2007 07:43 PM)
If you found the great actor Theodore Bikel playing a part of a Scottish handyman in a fifty year old horror movie ethnically offensive, I recommend that you urgently seek professional help or relocate to Htrae.
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balkaster — 16 years ago(March 30, 2010 06:21 AM)
Bikel was a great folk singer too. Some people seem to be born multitalented and interesting, and he was one. I bet he didn't have a thin skin, either.
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vpilutis — 16 years ago(May 23, 2009 01:19 PM)
With that makeup etc I didn't notice it was Theodore Bikel till near the end, some job he and the makeup people did.
BTW two STAR TREK related things in this film:
Gerald Fried who also did music for ST
and WESTHEIMER sp who did FX for ST.
Now STAR TREK TOS had a Scot
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arode — 18 years ago(August 15, 2007 07:44 PM)
If you found the great actor Theodore Bikel playing a part of a Scottish handyman in a fifty year old horror movie ethnically offensive, I recommend that you urgently seek professional help or relocate to Htrae.
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SarcophaGuy — 17 years ago(March 03, 2009 10:57 AM)
LOL! I asked Tony what it was like to play that role, and his response was simply, "It's like any other part. You audition, and if you're accepted you play the role. That's all there is to it." o_O Not what I expected to hear, but I guess he had a long weekend and was tired of questions. Now, who thinks a remake with Samuel L. beep Jackson would be badass?
Getting back to bad accents and offending certain nationalities All I have to say is: Brad Pitt in "Snatch". Great role, but I think his accent was only there to add more comic relief to his character. -
vpilutis — 16 years ago(May 23, 2009 01:23 PM)
Right James Doolan had a flair for accents, he was Canadian
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vpilutis — 16 years ago(May 23, 2009 01:21 PM)
No but some made a conection to the OJ trail at the time.
Black man white woman
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