30-10-2021, 09:08 AM
2 comic geniuses laugh their way into round 2 in the shape of Robin Williams and Charlie Chaplin. Ralph Fiennes wins an all British clash and Dustin Hoffman has an 11-0 whitewash over Eli Wallach.
Coming up can Indiana Jones, James Bond & Columbo carry on?
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Results -
Robin Williams 9 v 2 Matt Dillon
Groucho Marx 0 v 11 Dustin Hoffman
Eli Wallach 4 v 7 Charlie Chaplin
Ralph Fiennes 8 v 3 Clive Owen
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Round 1 - Matches 21 - 24
Harrison Ford - He worked as a carpenter in Los Angeles before achieving fame in movies, mainly doing home remodeling work. He had a reputation as one of the best cabinetmakers in the city, and his services were much in demand on Los Angeles' trendy Westside long before he became a movie star. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000148/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Jessica Alba - Despite her Mexican ancestry, she isn't fluent in Spanish. She hardly understands anything in that language. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004695/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Larry David - Mentioned in Family Guy: Lois Comes Out of Her Shell (2012), where Stewie tells Sheldon the turtle, "You look like a nude Larry David". https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202970/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Nathan Fillion - Wanted to be a high school drama teacher. In college he majored in art and minored in drama while pursuing an acting career on the side.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0277213/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Peter Falk - He failed a screen test at Columbia Pictures early in his career and was told by studio boss Harry Cohn: "For the same price, I can get an actor with two eyes."
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000393/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Greg Kinnear - Lived in Beirut, Lebanon for almost nine months in 1975 due to his father's position with the State Department. ===================
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001427/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Sean Connery - He improvised his iconic line "Bond. James Bond" in Dr No (1962) after finding that the initial introduction line "I am James Bond" was flat and sounded unnatural. It took a few subsequent takes before he included the pause, giving the line it's effect. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000125/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Sophia Loren - The Best Actress Oscar she won for Two Women (1960) was stolen by thieves from her Italian villa. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) later replaced it for a small fee.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000047/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Voting on post 6 remains open for at least 3 hours / until post 7 arrives.
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Harrison Ford v Jessica Alba
Larry David v Nathan Fillion
Peter Falk v Greg Kinnear
Sean Connery v Sophia Loren
"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."