Dennis Quaid -- Sign of the Apocalypse?
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Although I have nothing specific to point to as a reason, I like Dennis Quaid. A quick scan down his IMDB page tells me I don't like the majority of his films, but I dig the guy as an actor. And hey, I liked In Good Company, so there's something. Quaid's got a handful of projects on the horizon, the most notable among them probably being Smart People, and he's just announced another film he's got in the works currently titled The Horsemen, to be directed by Jonas Åkerlund (Spun). Also signing on to star alongside Quaid is Ziyi Zhang. Those of you with an above room-temperature IQ have probably already connected the title of the film with the title of my post -- yes, it means those horsemen. You know, the Big Four.Quaid will play a "bitter detective" (is there any other kind?) grieving over the loss of his wife. In the meantime, he is investigating a crazy murder case, as detectives so often do. However, while he is investigating the case he discovers -- ready for this -- "a shocking connection between himself and the suspects in a serial killing spree linked to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse." What exactly this means we are currently left to guess, but I'm pulling for Dennis Quaid as the long-lost fifth horseman, Mildew. C'mon ... Death, War, Famine, Pestilence and Mildew.
If it were up to you to add a fifth horsemen for Quaid to portray, who would it be? I know somebody out there wants to throw down a Terry Pratchett "Mr. Soak" reference, so go for it.
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11-01-2006 @ 3:39PM
Christopher said...
Enemy Mine.
Still one of the most overlooked films of all time. Yes, it was campy, bad and doesn't deserve to be on video.
But I still laugh when I think of that film and the subtle race issues it revealed/resolved in one movie.
And how many other movies managed to get a CCR song sung by an alien learning English. :)
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11-01-2006 @ 5:04PM
Charles said...
You need to go back in time a bit. Although I see from IMDB that he was first in some forgettable films, Dennis Quaid's official film debut was "Breaking Away" in which he was great. Also, he's very good in "Enemy Mine", "The Big Easy" and "The Right Stuff". More recently, he received a lot of acclaim in the same year for "Far From Heaven" and "The Rookie", including an Academy Award nom and NY Critics award for FFH. No one could have played those parts better than he did. He's a very good actor who doesn't always get the recognition he deserves.
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11-01-2006 @ 7:12PM
Josh Boelter said...
Anyone as prolific as Quaid is going to have some bad films, but I generally like him as an actor as well.
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