Hal Linden and Lauren Holly.
Wooden? The two in Blue Lagoon of course. Sheesh, what a movie.
Tom Laughlin and Delores Taylor - the poster children for this thread.
Jack Webb and Harry Morgan. Sorry, but that’s just the facts.
John Larch and Elm Acpherson?
Keanu Reeves and Sean Young
IIRC, the director and the actress are one and the same, making her a double woodie (Godfather III - Daaaaaaaaad?)
Sofia and Keanu for the WIN!
I was going to suggest Jack, but he actually showed two demeanors:
- No nonsense, irritated: “just the facts”; telling Gannon what he just heard/now knows, in short clipped tones
AND - Slightly more irritated/exasperated: “Now listen to me, Mister!”
Also, there was the episode where Friday discovers the potsmokers’ child drowned in the bathtub. Gannon comes in behind Friday, sees the dead kid, turns and rushes out of the room (to vomit in the hall instead of right there in the toilet, apparently). So by my count, Morgan also had at least two modes, and that’s what I call “range.”
He did have a little more range than Sgt. Friday, if you saw his non-Dragnet roles (and even the 1954ish Dragnet movie). He even starred in a comedy (that he produced) The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961), a movie inspired by the life of Arch Hall.
A double zombie thread… kinda appropriate really.
Oh, my god…they actually made a movie about the guy who made “Eegah!”!
Yeah, I know, but I went for the cheap laugh. A few years ago I saw Sunset Blvd for the first time, and was surprised to see JW really acting, as a “high energy wiseguy” type of character IIRC.
Intereresting trivia I found recently on youtube: “Appointment With Danger” 1951, short scene with bad guy Harry Morgan getting beat up by badder guy Jack Webb.
I grew up watching Jack Webb, loved him. (50’s kid.)
Actors Who Make Me Change the Channel:
Diane Lane - don’t hate me because I’m beautiful. Hate me because I cannot act my way out of a paper bag. Runners-up: Joanne Whalley, for using her eyes to attempt to distract you from the fact that she has no talent. Gonna get flak for this…Julia Roberts, who uses smirks and arrogance to make you think she’s good.
Men: Ben Affleck “I’m so pretty I don’t have to try”. Michael Nouri - what is the appeal? Leonardo diCaprio - see Affleck.
I guess any zombie couple would be good nominees. (Sorry, just had to.)
Adam Beach - Estella Warren (the wooden canucks)
Sonny Tufts???
Nothing has changed. Andie MacDowell and Keanu still win.
Sam Worthington and Kristen Stewart.
Old thread but…
Yes I think Mamet creates them. In one of his books about writing he strongly makes the very strange claim that “Actors don’t need to act! The writer has put everything down on the page already - just read the words and you’re done!” :smack:
So I think, unfortunately, he probably influenced the way his love interests act.
Kate (you’ll never remember my part, only my parts) Beckinsale and Steven (waving hands around and doing concentrating face) Seagal are both top of my list of 4x2 planks of wood.