Okay . . . now I'm ripping MYSELF off.
If you were stranded on an island, which 5 actors would you like to be stranded with. (And by this, I mean which actors would you like to be stranded with for CONVERSATIONAL purposes, NOT so that you could act out your damned, twisted sexual fantasies with them).
1. Al Pacino
2. Gene Hackman
3. James Stewart (before he died)
4. Harvey Keitel
5. Peter Fonda (you need to have an "AIP" guy in the mix).
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Hmmm... A topic about who wouldn't be a jerk. That's good! Let's trim some fat, shall we? Here's who I WOULDN'T
Keanu Reeves- Duuuhhhh. Hey look, a rock. Listen, if I'm gonna be stuck on an island, I want someone who is at least intelligent enough to not make me want to rip my hair out every time I hear them speak.
Mike Myers- I just know at one point he'll slip into his Scottish accent, and I will have to kill him then. It's bound to come up.
Eddie Murphy- Maybe if you were 20 years younger and not spoiled by Hollywood, I would consider you as a person I could stand to talk to.
Marlon Brando- As much as I love every single inch of film you have appered on sir, you are notorious for being a real a***ole. In a relaxed setting, and for only an hour or so, maybe then I could be in the same room as you, but on an island, no way. Besides, you'll probably end up beaching yourself in your current state of health.
Jack Nicholson- An ego up the wazoo. Ego doesn't do much when you're only talking to one person. Sorry, but you're not coming either.
Jodie Foster- Your accent would kill me on the spot.
ENOUGH OF WHO I DON'T WANT! Here's who I would want
Mel Brooks
Richard Pryor
James Stewart
Alfred Hitchcock
James Earl Jones
Good topic of all the "Top 5" threads!
Scottie
Jeffrey Combs
Tom Sellec (spelling?) - he seems like the coolest guy when he's on Conan O'Brien
I'm taking Mel Brooks too
Bruce Campbell (cliche? Oh really?)
Briana Hardyman - she's not a known actress. Actually, myself and ASHTHECAT are the only ones who know her, but he knows what I mean.
Brother R
Oh hell yeah, this is another great topic. You're on a roll there, Burgo. Here we go:
1. Gary Busey - Could you imagine the conversations with this guy? I know that he's off the coke and everything, and found god and all of that, but the guy would still be interesting to talk to.
2. Arnold Schwarzenegger - Again, conversing would be surreal. Then I'd have him spout one-liners from all of his films.
3. Dolph Lundgren - My namesake and everything, he seems like a cool guy. I'd try to convince him to make sequels to his best movies (Red Scorpion, Army of One, Bridge of Dragons, and a GOOD Universal Soldier one).
4. Lance Henriksen - Seems like an interesting guy. Couldn't tell you why, he just does.
5. Rutger Hauer - Again, seems like a real intriguing guy. Would probably intimidate the hell out of me, though.
Nick
Bruce Campbell (well duh)
Quentin Tarantino (He's pretty strange in interviews and I think he'd be a lot of fun to talk to)
Peter Jackson
Jake Gyllenhaal (From commentaries and interviews I've seen/heard him in, he seems like a pretty cool bloke.
Kurt Russell (He's just too damn cool)
I've pretty much picked people I'm a fan of, which is kinda lame but then I spose the reason I like them in films could well be the same reason I think I'd like them as people.
There are some actors whose off-screen personalities cause me to dislike them on-screen too. Like Russell bloody Crowe.
And beofre andyone corrects me, or people just start adding directors to their list, QT and Jackson are both actors too.
Pete
Sombody already pegged Rutger Hauer. Also throw in:
Rowdy Roddy Piper
Christian Slater
Kerri Green (yes, her -- and I don't care that she's in her mid-thirties now)
Michael Berryman
Adam Sandler (because you will never have a better chance to beat the living s**t out of him, 'specially with Hauer and Piper there to help)
Geez, Im just gonna choose people I want that are somewhat related to entertainment
1) I would take Burgomaster and force him to be my slave (like building me shelter and such), think up interesting conversation, and beat him because he is the reason I am on this island.
2) Britney Spears- come on, its just me and Burgo so far on the island, what more of a golden opportunity!
3) Jennifer Connelly- Shes smart too, plus a backup if Burgo DOES get Britney..... speaking of which, it worries me that not many of you people put women on your list
4) Seinfeld, yeah, not the best voice in the world, but very funny.
5) Christopher Walken - Once again for entertainment purposes
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6) Wesley Snipes- I live on a politically CORRECT island thank you.... plus I wont have to worry so much about vampires.
The lack of women was because the point of the topic was for conversational purposes, not twisted sitting up at three in the morning in front of MTV with a bottle of KY fantasies ;)
Brother R
I didnt think it was for conversational purposes.... Plus Brother, are you suggesting you CANT talk to women. They do have ideas u know ;-) Plus, If I am on an island, talking will get old really fast.
1... George Lukas... I like to find out why he thinks he's God, at lest why Hollywood thinks the man is god, and then the billions of Star Wars fans thinks hes god... and then find out why nobody has successfully made a "Good Star Wars mock-up" I know he has the answers.
2... Tom Savini... Maybe we could break a deal with a movie idea of mine.
3... Bill Gates... Lets face it, he has so much money, I think I could talk him in investing on one of my movie ideas.
4... Eminem... I've made this script back in 1996 and he would be perfect to the movie.
5... Britney Spears... This would seal the deal with Eminem to work on my movie project. (well, what he does with her is his own doing.)
Charleton Heston (pre Alzheimer)
George C. Scott (before he died, he wouldn't be much conversation now)
hmm, the problem is, most actors, when they start talking about things besides acting, seem to be really really dumb, or else uninformed/hopping on the latest bandwagon (and I'm not thinking specifically about the war in Iraq)
Possibly Jodie Foster, she does seem to have some intelligence, and at least she's had some education.
Trey Parker/Matt Stone -- I need my does of South Park
Jacqueline Lovell (yeah, I've got damned, twisted sexual fantasies, and I ain't gonna stop.)
vin diesel
jim carrey
carrot top
gilbert godfried
charlton heston
Because frankly, I like the entertainment value. Someone's ass is going to get kicked. ;-)
Hmm... Numbers #2 through #5 are all people you'd like to have on the island contingent on the certainty of you all getting OFF the island.
Here's the follow-up question:
Of the people you've populated your island with, which one would you break down and eat first?
something about carrot top on a rotisserie boggles the mind
Frankly what suprises me most is how most of the guys here would like to be trapped on a deserted island with...a bunch of men.
Stimulating conversation can come from women too, and load up the island with hot smart chicks and you might double your chances of having a good time. :)
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Orson Welles
Charlie Chaplin
Roger Corman
Ed Wood
Walt Disney
>Stimulating conversation can come from women too, and load up the island with
>hot smart chicks and you might double your chances of having a good time. :)
I was thinking the same thing. :)
>>I was thinking the same thing. :)<<
Well , I was thinking maybe the guys here weren't harnessing the true potential of this kind of situation. Stranded on a deserted island for an unknown length of time and you want to spend your lonely nights with 4 other men talking about..their movies?
Then again maybe i'd once again turn to the idea of sharing it with a bunch of master boat builders.
Okay - folks to discuss films & such with on a deserted Island...
(1) Chow Yun-Fat - He's just too cool for words. 'Nuff said.
(2) Michelle Yeoh - She does her stunts a la Jackie Chan, brings her own brand of self-reliance.
(3) Bruce Lee - Mainly to hear philosophy, but he'd moonlight for island security.
(4) Emma Thompson - Another good looking bird, she'd bring Shakespeare to the round table discussions.
and lastly:
(5) Jamie Lee Curtis - From Halloween to True Lies, the one versatile actress to offer a wide genre of topics.
This is a good topic, but some folk on this site are naming all dead actors . . . well, this sort of suits our site here, but I'm going to just name living actors --
Were I to name dead actors, hell yes, I would enjoy the company of John Carradine, Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Humphrey Bogart, ad infinum/ad nauseum . . .
So let's stick with the original post idea & name living actors that you could actually hope to meet one day:
Glenn Close
Charles Durning
Brian Dennehy
Steven Buschemi
John Goodman
Christopher Lee (Quickly! Before he leaves us!!)
Russell Crowe
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Well, based on what I've read & who I know, these are them. Nobody except Vermin on this site knows who Phil Proctor or David Ossman is/are, so no use naming them.
I know 2 of the 7 I've listed & know that they would be amazing company on a desert island.
peter johnson
Hey Susan, I already brought this fact up twice be4 u, so PLEASE dont lump me in with the "others"