Lance Henriksen and Peter Weller: EnWorld Decides

[Snarf Zagyg]

I primarily know Weller from three things: Robocop, Dexter, and Buckaroo Banzai. And I don't really like Buckaroo Banzai.

You sure you want to admit that 'round these parts?

 

[Gradine]

Could throw in Rutger Hauer for a trifecta.

Rutger Hauer is just a poor man's Dennis Hopper. Who is himself just a poor man's Rutger Hauer

 

[Gradine]

Spicy take: Buckaroo Banzai gained cult classic status more due to "oh hey, I didn't realize he was in this" is 95% of its cast, moreso than any actual quality in filmmaking.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Rutger Hauer is just a poor man's Dennis Hopper. Who is himself just a poor man's Rutger Hauer

I was going to go with Page Fletcher being the Canadian Man's Rutger Hauer.

 

[Ryujin]

Rutger Hauer is just a poor man's Dennis Hopper. Who is himself just a poor man's Rutger Hauer

I thought that was James Woods?

 

[MGibster]

You sure you want to admit that 'round these parts?

I don't hate it, I just don't see the appeal. It's a movie I remember from my childhood, but not one I have fond memories of. I saw it again as a teen and still didn't get the appeal.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

This is a really hard choice! Auto 9 or M41A Pulse Rifle to my head, I'm going with Peter Weller. I think Lance Henriksen has been in better movies (Aliens! Terminator! Pumpkinhead!), but Peter Weller has better performances. Buckaroo Banzai's "Don't be mean; we don't have to be mean, cuz, remember, no matter where you go, there you are." gets thrown around a lot, but Weller infuses it with compassion and meaning. His performance in Robocop sells every phase in his character's life cycle. All the more impressive considering for much of the film all he had to work with is his body language, mouth, and chin.

In Naked Lunch, he somehow both grounds and is transformed by the surreal world he inhabits. He acts as a fulcrum for the audience - he's the rhythm section in the fever dream jazz act of the film.

 

[Gradine]

I thought that was James Woods?

James Woods is the poor man's pile of trash

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

I tried re-watching John Carpenter's Vampires and I just couldn't do it. His character is such an abrasive over-macho character (with none of the likeability that classic 80s action heroes brought to their roles) that too much of who he is in real life was bleeding through for me. I'm afraid to return to my old favorite Videodrome for that same reason.

James Woods is the poor man's pile of trash

 

[Mallus]

Peter Weller played Buckaroo Banzai, William S. Burroughs, and Robocop. That’s a trifecta in my book (no disrespect to Lance).

Also, it can be mathematically proven Rutger Hauer is the poor man’s Rutger Hauer.