Nothing Randy Quaid does surprises me. If you're interested, read up on his behavior on a Seattle production of "Lone Star Love," which was bound for Broadway until Quaid's antics shut it down and eventually got him banned from Actors Equity Association. In fact I use the coverage of his case as material in my class on the actors' union.
Who would have thought just a few years ago, that Dennis would be the sane brother and Randy would be off the deep end?
Randy Quaid is one of those guys I'll watch in almost anything. Even a genre I find unenjoyable will get a quick look, at least, if he's involved. Admittedly, this is because he routinely brings a bit of a bent persepective to his roles. It is sad to see him and his partner in such evident distress, especially when it appears that the quirks that make him unique and endearing as a performer may be part of a larger unhealthy pattern that threatens his personal and professional well-being.
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Having given somber concern its due, now setting it firmly to one side, are the "Free Randy Quaid" t-shirts up on CafePress yet? Because I'm all over that.
I guess this means we won't be seeing Randy Quaid as Haymitch in The Hunger Games. Which is really too bad, as that was the only proposed casting that sounded exciting.
Quaid's too old to play Haymitch--he couldn't have been older than 18 when he won, and that means he's no older than 42 at the start of the first book. Admittedly, Haymitch's years of hard living may make him look older than he is, but I'm not sure. I kind of dig EW's suggestions of Robert Downey, Jr. and Hugh Laurie (though they're too thin), and if he can keep himself dialed back, would be an interesting place for Jack Black to go.
Nothing Randy Quaid does surprises me. If you're interested, read up on his behavior on a Seattle production of "Lone Star Love," which was bound for Broadway until Quaid's antics shut it down and eventually got him banned from Actors Equity Association. In fact I use the coverage of his case as material in my class on the actors' union.
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Randy Quaid is one of those guys I'll watch in almost anything. Even a genre I find unenjoyable will get a quick look, at least, if he's involved. Admittedly, this is because he routinely brings a bit of a bent persepective to his roles. It is sad to see him and his partner in such evident distress, especially when it appears that the quirks that make him unique and endearing as a performer may be part of a larger unhealthy pattern that threatens his personal and professional well-being.
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Having given somber concern its due, now setting it firmly to one side, are the "Free Randy Quaid" t-shirts up on CafePress yet? Because I'm all over that.
I guess this means we won't be seeing Randy Quaid as Haymitch in The Hunger Games. Which is really too bad, as that was the only proposed casting that sounded exciting.
ReplyDeleteQuaid's too old to play Haymitch--he couldn't have been older than 18 when he won, and that means he's no older than 42 at the start of the first book. Admittedly, Haymitch's years of hard living may make him look older than he is, but I'm not sure. I kind of dig EW's suggestions of Robert Downey, Jr. and Hugh Laurie (though they're too thin), and if he can keep himself dialed back, would be an interesting place for Jack Black to go.
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