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« on: November 19, 2009, 08:20:08 AM »

I started to think the other day about how many films exist out there where the lead character(s) are pretending/known to be something they aren't thus making up the plot line.  Movies like Bean where he is supposed to be a major art expert and Corky Romano where he is supposed to be an FBI agent.  In both cases they're just idiots. I wanted to see how many we could come up with.  
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« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2009, 01:21:37 PM »

In The Man Who Knew To Little Bill Murray thinks he's in a stage-play when he's really involved in a spy conspiracy theory.  (I think, it's been a while).

That's all that I can think of...
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« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2009, 02:12:39 PM »

In Point Break, Keanu Reeves "pretends" to be a surfer when he's really an FBI agent. You wouldn't think this is hard, but his acting skills are pushed to the limit even in this role.

Alec Baldwin in Miami Blues is a serial conman, making out he's a banker working the stockmarket and then goes on to impersonate a police officer.

Also, Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie... 'nuff said.  Smile
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« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2009, 05:04:14 PM »

Michael Berryman as Pluto pretending to be an army officer over the radio in the original The Hills Have Eyes... to (un)surprisingly effective results >.>
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« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2009, 05:44:47 PM »

Being There - Chance the gardener is taken to be a political genius, when he's really just incredibly simple.
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« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2009, 05:50:33 PM »

there's an 80s film about a cop that has to go undercover in a highschool pretending to be a student, despite the fact hes virtually gone bald and has to wear a baseball cap to cover it. forgot the name...
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« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2009, 06:53:19 PM »

Tim Allen's character and TV show in Galaxy Quest (1999) mistaken for being real by aliens.
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« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2009, 06:58:56 PM »

Eddie Murphy in The Distinguished Gentleman
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« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2009, 07:24:40 PM »

Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire comes to mind.

Lou Costello in more than one role I should imagine.
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« Reply #9 on: November 19, 2009, 10:55:13 PM »

clark kent pretending to not be superman
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« Reply #10 on: November 19, 2009, 10:56:51 PM »

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Well that just brings up all sorts of superhereos; Batman, Spider-man, etc...
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« Reply #11 on: November 19, 2009, 11:32:51 PM »

Catch Me If You Can, where Leonardo DiCaprio, con man, was being chased by Tom Hanks. 
Just One of the Guys, teen girl fakes being a guy in another school. 
New Guy, nerdy kid becomes tough in a new high school...
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« Reply #12 on: November 19, 2009, 11:55:31 PM »

there's an 80s film about a cop that has to go undercover in a highschool pretending to be a student, despite the fact hes virtually gone bald and has to wear a baseball cap to cover it. forgot the name...


That would most likely be Hiding Out, starring Jon Cryer. Although I don't remember him being almost bald, so it may be another movie you're thinking of. But this one fits, too.
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« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2009, 12:40:21 AM »

Probably Plain Clothes, with the balding Arliss Howard. He was cop in that one. In Hiding Out, Jon Cryer is an accountant on the run or something.
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« Reply #14 on: November 20, 2009, 06:59:17 AM »

Another example of this is Uwe Boll trying to be a director. Epic fail.  Buggedout
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