Discussion in another thread got me thinking about the worst attempts at accents in movies. Just wondering what memorable crappy accents you guys can think of in the world of film.

Some that come to mind to get us started;

Christopher Lambert's Scottish accent in Highlander (Great movie, but he sounded about as Scottish as I do pakistani when they had the only Scottish guy in the movie playing an Egyptian ffs!)

Richard Gere's Irish accent in The Jackal (He obviously studied hard watching The Lepricaun over and over to get it juuuuust right)

Cate Blanchett's Russian accent in Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (You need to see the South Park episode about this abortion of a movie if you haven't already!)

Jason Statham's American accent in The One (To quote Statham in Snatch, "He's about as (American), as he is a monkey")

So AM, what other atrocious accents can you remember in film?

wow. no mention of sean connory as a russian sub commander in "red october"?

Can't do all the work for you mate. But I'll pay that one too!

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Another one;

Arnold in Raw Deal, "She was moohrdered, mootilated, and mohlested…"

Gold!

I liked all the kiwi-bro accents in Attack of the Clones

Any Kevin Costner movie where he tries to speak with a southern accent. Like nails on a chalkboard.

need I say more,........ christian bale, haha!

Originally Posted by brk_nemesis

need I say more,........ christian bale, haha!

He was crap in T4. What a sh1t flick that was!

Originally Posted by jakellpet

He was crap in T4. What a sh1t flick that was!

Don't forget Batman. I can't take his 'Batman' voice seriously with that lisp he has. It just makes me laugh.

Sounds like a constipated homosexual.

Originally Posted by Vance

Don't forget Batman. I can't take his 'Batman' voice seriously with that lisp he has. It just makes me laugh.

Sounds like a constipated homosexual.

hahaha. Off topic, but I think the best superhero films are the Christopher Reeve Superman movies.

Got to be D1ck Van Dyke's c0ckney accent in Mary Poppins - cor blimey guv'nor

Good call Warsteiner!

Any movie where Michael Caine tries to be anything other than a c0ckney geezer is a sure thing in a worst accent thread too.

Originally Posted by suncloud

wow. no mention of sean connory as a russian sub commander in "red october"?

On that note I have to throw in Harrison Ford's HHHOOOORRRRIIIBLe accent as a sub comander in U-571 . That movie also just sucked overall , I couldn't finish it .

Gerard Butler... the guy from 300 in that movie with the blonde from the doctor show. It was painful listening to him try to fake an American accent.

Kevin Costner and all the "kennedy" accents in JFK

Originally Posted by hearno

Gerard Butler... the guy from 300 in that movie with the blonde from the doctor show. It was painful listening to him try to fake an American accent.

I didn't like the 300 accents either. The guy who narrated it narrates that warrior vs warrior show on the history channel. Annoying

Originally Posted by Vance

Christopher Lambert's Scottish accent in Highlander (Great movie, but he sounded about as Scottish as I do pakistani when they had the only Scottish guy in the movie playing an Egyptian ffs!)

Originally Posted by suncloud

wow. no mention of sean connory as a russian sub commander in "red october"?

Wow, the first two posts beat around the bush. Highlander....Sean Connery...

Sean Connery as a Spaniard!? You've got to be f*cking kidding me.

That being said, Russel Crowe as a Spaniard in gladiator. Give me a break.

Both good movies though.

All actors or actresses that tried to portray a southern Louisiana accent. Not even close people.

All of Arnold's movies, he wasn't trying though that's just the way he talks, haha.

Originally Posted by SilentBob187

Wow, the first two posts beat around the bush. Highlander....Sean Connery...

Sean Connery as a Spaniard!? You've got to be f*cking kidding me.

That being said, Russel Crowe as a Spaniard in gladiator. Give me a break.

Both good movies though.

Wasn't he egyptian? Will have to watch it again.

They are good movies though.

Another one is Ray Winstone as Beowulf in the animated movie. Never knew Beowulf was from London. "Ah ahm heah to keel yow monstah!"

YouTube - I AM BEOWULF!

Mel Gibson's attempt at a Scottish accent in Braveheart was shocking too.

YouTube - Braveheart In Defiance Of The English Tyranny! BRAVO

Originally Posted by Vance

Good call Warsteiner!

Any movie where Michael Caine tries to be anything other than a c0ckney geezer is a sure thing in a worst accent thread too.

Like in Ciderhouse Rules.

Originally Posted by Vance

Don't forget Batman. I can't take his 'Batman' voice seriously with that lisp he has. It just makes me laugh.

Sounds like a constipated homosexual.

yea his voice was so god damn annoying in batman.
The original batman voice was million times better.

Watch the Braveheart video I posted above then this one. It's hilarious. A little off-topic but it's my thread.

YouTube - How Braveheart Should Have Ended

Dark Knight actually had a few good accents. Christian Bale(British), Gary Oldman(British), and Heath Ledger(Australian) all did good American accents.

Nicholas Cage in Con Air:

you beat me to it. Con-Air was the most shockingly horrible acting I have ever seen.

Also Kevin Costner was the only freaking guy in Robbin Hood that did not have a British accent. What kind of casting/acting is that!?

Originally Posted by hearno

Gerard Butler... the guy from 300 in that movie with the blonde from the doctor show. It was painful listening to him try to fake an American accent.

Well, the funny thing about that is I don't think he was trying to sound American and spoke with a on-again, off-again Scottish accent...but he's supposed to be Greek soooooo wtf?

I vote for Christian Bale and the guy who played the prototype infiltrator terminator in T4...when they had scenes together they'd start drifting into an AUssie accent then back into American. It was funny.

Amazing that there's no mention of Keanu...in EVERYTHING except B&T.

Originally Posted by dsade

Amazing that there's no mention of Keanu...in EVERYTHING except B&T.

B&T is awesome

That's because Keanu can't really even speak.


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