01-15-2016, 12:49 AM
Maybe this is a reflection on my schoolboy sense of humour, but my favourite Rickman movie is Galaxy Quest. Here's a googley interweb piece ...
Galaxy Quest is, for lack of a better term, garbage. But it's the type of precious garbage that must be protected at all costs.
In the movie, Rickman plays Alexander Dane, an actor that has gained notoriety for his role in a sci-fi movie and who's become absolutely fed up with the various convention appearances and store openings he's forced to attend.
Galaxy Quest came out at an interesting point in Rickman's career. Trying to break away from the villainous typecast he had found himself in, Rickman started exploring more comedic roles and proved to the world that he was, above all else, hysterical.
To date, there are few actors that can pull off deadpan as well as Rickman could. He understood comedic timing like few others did and, using his sophisticated, infamous voice to his advantage, used deadpan comedy whenever he could.
One of the best moments in Galaxy Quest is when Dane joins his fellow cast members at the opening of a new store and he's forced to say his iconic line from the film, "By Grabthar's hammer, you shall be avenged," but with one slight alteration. In the scene, Rickman nails the apathetic, bored look and slowly says, with every bit of disgust, "By Grabthar's hammer, what a savings."
Galaxy Quest is, for lack of a better term, garbage. But it's the type of precious garbage that must be protected at all costs.
In the movie, Rickman plays Alexander Dane, an actor that has gained notoriety for his role in a sci-fi movie and who's become absolutely fed up with the various convention appearances and store openings he's forced to attend.
Galaxy Quest came out at an interesting point in Rickman's career. Trying to break away from the villainous typecast he had found himself in, Rickman started exploring more comedic roles and proved to the world that he was, above all else, hysterical.
To date, there are few actors that can pull off deadpan as well as Rickman could. He understood comedic timing like few others did and, using his sophisticated, infamous voice to his advantage, used deadpan comedy whenever he could.
One of the best moments in Galaxy Quest is when Dane joins his fellow cast members at the opening of a new store and he's forced to say his iconic line from the film, "By Grabthar's hammer, you shall be avenged," but with one slight alteration. In the scene, Rickman nails the apathetic, bored look and slowly says, with every bit of disgust, "By Grabthar's hammer, what a savings."
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