The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoSir Sean Connery was a selective actormedia.piefed.worldimagemessage-square109linkfedilinkarrow-up1774arrow-down16
arrow-up1768arrow-down1imageSir Sean Connery was a selective actormedia.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square109linkfedilink
minus-squarevery_well_lost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·1 day agoYou’ve really gotta admire his outright contempt at the thought of even attempting a Russian accent in that movie.
minus-squareVindictiveJudge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 day agoHis character is actually Lithuanian, so he shouldn’t have a Russian accent. Not that Scottish is accurate…
minus-squaretempest@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 day agoIt was a thriller movie in the 90s for American audiences. Whether he had contempt or not the accents did not matter. Just needed something to indicate “not American”
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoIt’s honestly hilarious and one of the reasons I love that movie
You’ve really gotta admire his outright contempt at the thought of even attempting a Russian accent in that movie.
His character is actually Lithuanian, so he shouldn’t have a Russian accent. Not that Scottish is accurate…
It was a thriller movie in the 90s for American audiences.
Whether he had contempt or not the accents did not matter. Just needed something to indicate “not American”
It’s honestly hilarious and one of the reasons I love that movie