This guy is talented and funny. And a good actor.
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Thomas F. Wilson
gwhite1 — 15 years ago(June 14, 2010 03:21 PM)
This guy is talented and funny. And a good actor.
But his mental hangup about BTTF is sad.
People love that movie and live his character. Why is he so embarrassed by that role?
He should embrace it and not act like he is ashamed about those movies. Be happy there are fans who appreciate his work. -
CaptainAmerica10 — 15 years ago(June 14, 2010 03:21 PM)
I left a comment on his site http://tomwilsonusa.blogspot.com and his response was less then friendly. God forbid anyone try to talk to him, like he has no equals. If he wants to be a jerk then he'll be remembered for that.
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CaptainAmerica10 — 15 years ago(August 04, 2010 12:19 PM)
He has this video of him walking around New York with Peter Scolari ("Bosom Buddies", "Newhart") and I was kidding but I said hey that guy in the video looks like Peter Scolari, you should introduce them to each other and all he says is That IS Peter Scolari. What a D-Bag.
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franscutchy — 15 years ago(August 07, 2010 11:44 AM)
Oh.. you mean you didn't message him about Biff or Back to the Future? Because, please don't take this the wrong way, but he was probably just joking with you. The guy is all about comedy. I'm not defending him, but I don't think he meant that in a nasty way.
What I just can't get over is his mental hangup over Back to the Future. It's ridiculous! Even Michael J. Fox stops what he's doing to sign BTTF autographs. -
c_todd-1 — 15 years ago(October 28, 2010 01:00 PM)
Here's a post from his blog:
I've received some snarky comments lately, and an in-my-face "I hope you go to hell" hissy fit the other night outside the Improv because of my decision to not feed the beast and sign Back To The Future junk, or talk about the movies in depth on my blog, or Facebook, Twitter, etc. I expected some flame, though I found the "I hope you die and go to God and He sends you to hell for not signing my poster!!!" pretty hysterical. Maybe I'll have more to say someday, but for now I'm done. I'm not signing the stuff, or nodding appreciatively as you tell me your idea for Back To The Future Parts 4, 5, and 6. I'll repeat here what I've said on other forums, on my website, and to many people I've met, who, it seems to me, don't really want to even make eye contact and say hello to a human being as much as collect a disembodied piece of their own treasure hunt:
"I've decided to do what I want to do in life, and follow my own path as an artist, so I've decided not to participate in any sort of nostalgia in which I'm marginalized as a pop icon of yesteryear. I no longer support in any way an insurmountable archetype, and now exclusively pursue the things that interest me."
Thanks!Love from Wilson World,Tom
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StarrySkyWaltz — 15 years ago(December 30, 2010 10:04 PM)
It sounds like he has had a lot of bad experiences with fans and autograph seekers. I do know that there are a lot of people who seek out celebrities for autographs so they can turn around and sell them. I guess he doesn't want to be used in that way. A lot of those people only care about how much money they can make and aren't true fans.
He also clearly doesn't enjoy BTTF sequel conversations and that's his right. He doesn't owe anybody 30 minutes of his time to listen to their BTTF idea, but it does make him seem like a bit of a jerk to go on a rant like that. Oh well, I still like his acting. -
Infiltr8 — 13 years ago(May 08, 2012 06:05 AM)
It is unfortunate that Tom Wilson has this view. Even Tom Hanks, with all he has accomplished, doesn't try to whitewash Bosom Buddies off his resume. Maybe one day he will be able to fully appreciate the impact of those films and his contribution to them.
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cyberdynesystems101 — 14 years ago(June 04, 2011 09:03 PM)
He's providing the voice of Biff for the forthcoming game
No he isn't. He's not in the game at all. Although we are going to get Micheal J. Fox 238in the last episode of the game voicing 2 alternate Mcfly characters.
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grimmdogg23 — 14 years ago(June 09, 2011 05:35 AM)
Indeed. And FWIW, he is on Bob and Tom this morning. He didn't reference BTTF, but he did mention being in "The Informant" with Matt Damon. He said it was nice to be in a "good film" with a real director (Soderbergh). He said up until that point all the other movies he made was crap. I really think he doesn't like being known from BTTF. Here's my take on that
I bet his contract for BTTF was crap. I wonder if he signed on from the outset to be in 3 movies. He didn't get a royalty inclusion and therefore didn't get rich from the movie. He got paid to scale and that was it. He has a bitterness towards BTTF for that reason. In other words, he became famous from it and has to hear about it ever day, but he saw very little money from it. He is now a comedian. Need I go on about comedians being bitter? I doubt his reasoning is as altruistic as him just "moving on" and "wanting to reinvent himself" as it seems. I like my theory much better -
tripper511 — 14 years ago(February 21, 2012 03:13 AM)
I kind of agree. First BTTF was never intended to be a trilogy. The "To Be Continued" banner at the end of the first film was suppose to be a joke and then the next 2 films were created. The producers even said if they intended to make 2 more movies they would of never had Marty's girlfriend go into the DeLorian at the end of the first movie which is why she's almost immediately written out in the beginning of the second movie by being put to sleep. So only BTTF 2 and 3 were made with the knowledge that 2 more films were going to be made.
Keeping that in mind here's a guy who is unknown and being cast for a decent size role for one film that no one would expect to become a pop culture icon. I'm sure he made decent money but he wasn't buying any private islands with his paycheck. The next two movies he signed on for were probably a contract for a 2 movie deal and higher paying due to the popularity of the first film and his return to the movie. Still 20 years have passed and I'm sure that money is long gone. What's left is a person who still has a life and forever is being approached all the time about a character that he probably got sick of after the first couple of years.
I'm sure it's the few crazy fan's who grade on him the most as there are those crazy people who don't treat him like a human or are just trying to get his autograph for money. People bugging him when he's with his family and such. Dave Chappelle complained about the samething saying he couldn't take it when he was in Disney Land with his kids, or taking a piss in the mens room somewhere and people are running up to him saying "I'm Rick James Bitch!".
I'd love to be rich and famous but I'm sure being famous eventually get's old when you can't have anytime to yourself when everyone recognizes you. Especially when it's for one single role. Most people don't even know his name. I only knew him as Biff until I found his real name through IMDB. -
Zingbot_9000 — 14 years ago(March 21, 2012 08:40 AM)
WAA WAA WAA, like this is a bad thing. Most people are not known for beep This wanker wrote his bio for this site and did not even put Back To the Future in it. Embrace it dude, BTTF is something to be proud of. I'd gladly trade places with you.
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cyberdynesystems101 — 13 years ago(September 17, 2012 03:23 PM)
The "To Be Continued" banner at the end of the first film was suppose to be a joke and then the next 2 films were created.
The "To Be Continued" wasn't in the original release of the film. This was added later to the VHS release when the sequels where being made. There was no joke or anything.
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rocketyank — 15 years ago(December 30, 2010 12:50 AM)
I think what Tom said in that blog post is extremely reasonable and I think it sheds light on the fact that you really have to take with a grain of salt the "I met so and so and they were a jerk" posts. In addition to taking into account the fact that people do have bad days and you might have caught them on one, we also have to remember that there are a lot of people who want autographs just to sell them on ebay and that those people, at times, can be less than polite to the celebrities in question. That Tom makes mention of folks that don't even acknowledge him as person as they shove things in his face to be signed should help us all understand why he has decided, for the time being, to chill out with all the Back to the Future stuff. Also, didn't he fully embrace his Biff-ness for years? People are acting like he's always been an beep about this and as far as I understand it, he's just5b4 recently taken his current stance on the whole thing. I don't get the lack of empathy sometimes for people like Tom. Simply put yourself in the man's shoes. Biff is definitely an icon, but he filmed the last of those movies like 20 years ago. Ask yourself how you'd feel if people had been saying the same things to you for 20 years. If you were to tell him "hey I named my son after your character" he'd probably think it was rad as opposed to "dude, say 'make like a tree and get outta here!'". He has a family, he's done a lot of other things artistically that he's probably really proud of and that's cool. Good for him. And again it's not like he's being unreasonably rude. I'm team Tom on this one. The dude gave us Biff. He's done enough.
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franscutchy — 15 years ago(December 30, 2010 06:20 PM)
I agree. I may not fully agree with To2000m's decision but people should have the decency to acknowledge him as a person. He's a great guy and I enjoyed meeting him, hugging him, taking my picture with him, whether or not he signed by BTTF dvd.
His blog from a couple years back reveals that a couple psychotic "fans" cussed him out and told him to go to you-know-where for not signing their poster. Jerks like that don't deserve the time of day from Tom.
The next time I go to his show, I'm gonna go up to him after the show and say: "Hi, Mr. Wilson!" and hug him.