Just saw Talledega nights.
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Gary Cole
zpl_in_sh — 15 years ago(August 06, 2010 02:15 AM)
Just saw Talledega nights.
I knew he was darn funny from West Wing and Entourage, but he can steal scenes in a movie from Will Ferrell and Jon C. Rielly (plus16d0 about 10 other top comic actors.)
He really came loaded for bear in that movie.
He is very strong at blending his comic delivery to the tone of the movie or show, so it is interesting in seeing him is something as broad as Telledega nights. -
merlyntem — 15 years ago(August 07, 2010 07:40 AM)
Yeah, love that movie, but he definitely stole the scenes he was in. He's one of the reasons I watch that movie practically every time it's on. He great in Pineapple Express too!
Pretty mad about Entourage though. He should have been on longer and had a more substantial role. Kinda feel like a really good character was wasted before he even got started.
Wish he would get a series, I can't get enough of his acting. -
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RalphNumbers — 15 years ago(September 28, 2010 07:33 AM)
Oh god, Cole's Mr. Brady voice was a scream. He deadpanned everything perfectly.
Cole even voiced the comic book character called The Spectre to spooky perfection in a DC Comics animated short.
The Cole can do ANYTHING. -
sevenof9fl — 15 years ago(September 28, 2010 02:45 PM)
I have been a fan of his since, well, I guess before "Fatal Vision" and that role just cemented my adoration of his acting abilities.
McDonald (the real one) was one of those people with just enough moral ambiguity (I was living in Raleigh at the time of the trial and I'm an old enough broad to remember the crime very well) to leave some doubt as to his guilt in the murder of his family. I, for one, thought he was guilty but to be honest have had moments that I really wondered.
Cole captured McDonald perfectly - absolutely perfectly without being an imitation, if you catch my drift; exhibiting a chameleon-like acting ability I've only seen in people like Gary Oldman.
I've always thought he's one of the most underrated folks in Hollywood - and I try to watch everything he's in
"As the Philosopher Jagger said, you can't always get what you want." -
RalphNumbers — 14 years ago(January 06, 2012 07:38 PM)
Have you ever watched the NBC series, "Chuck" ?
Cole portrays the con artist father of the sexy female protag. He popped up in at least two episodes.
Fun show in general and his appearances were, of course, pitch perfect.
Also wished he had more to do during those last two crappy seasons of "Entourage." Seemed as if they were setting his character up for something big but there wasn't really a payoff.
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GamaRex — 13 years ago(July 19, 2012 09:22 PM)
@ sevenof9fl: Your "Fatal Vision" comments are spot on. That was a favorite TV movie for me, and I wish it would run again. I don't know if Jeffrey McDonald's case would have had quite the fascination it did at the time without Gary Cole's portrayal. I came to this board because I saw in TV Guide that there's a new TV movie starring Gary Cole that's another true crime story in a military setting, "An Officer and a Murderer" coming up on cable this weekend. There was a short interview with him about it in TV Guide, and it surprised me that "Fatal Vision" wasn't even mentioned, given the unusual coincidence of subject matter and star. I plan to watch the new movie, but hope it's not disappointing by comparison with "Fatal Vision."
O111cn the subject of this thread, Gary Cole is remarkably funny in comedy. The Brady Bunch movies fall into the group of titles I can watch multiple times, in no small part because of his performance. -
sevenof9fl — 13 years ago(July 22, 2012 01:40 PM)
@GamaRex, I watched that very movie (An Officer and A Murderer) last night, and the movie was just so-so but of course Gary always rises above the material and he has not creeped me out so much since Fatal Vision (which I have not seen in a long time, either). The part where he put on the women's underwear and took photos of himself very nearly made me sick to my stomach, which of course was exactly what it was supposed to do. Creepy beyond creepy.
This man should have won every single acting award there is, and I don't know why he hasn't.
"As the Philosopher Jagger said, you can't always get what you want." -
GamaRex — 13 years ago(July 22, 2012 07:07 PM)
@sevenof9fl, I agree again. As for the merits of "An Officer and A Murderer" as a whole, it's decent. What Gary Cole adds is what keeps you watching to the end after you've been creeped out early into it. There are enough reasons why "Fatal Vision" is superior: the time available for elaboration because of the length of the mini-series format, the ambiguity of guilt of the Gary Cole character, and the presence of Karl Malden, to name 3. Because of Gary Cole, "An Officer and A Murderer" is can be recommended. The rest of the case is good, too, especially Laura Harris who probably has the most screen time after Gary. It's possible that Gary doesn't actually have the most screen time, but his impact overwhelms anything else in the movie.