Damn. I had a conversation last night about how my wife thought Billy Dee Williams, Carl Weathers, and LeVar Burton were the same person. RIP
People talk about Arnold and rightfully so but Carl Weathers looks equally insane physically in Predator. Absolute unit.
Apparently it was Carl Weathers own idea for him to be an extreme cheapskate on Arrested Development. They wanted him to do a Rocky training parody but he said “if I do this can I be a real character, like really cheap or something” and they ran with it. My personal favorite is when he has his leftovers packed up and does an interview for the news saying he’s looking at $50,000 worth of medical bills. The man was a fucking legend.
In fairness, she thought Carl Weathers played himself in Arrested Development, Lando Carlissian, and did Reading Rainbow. She was apparently unaware that the other two actors existed, and she swears that I told her that Carl Weathers was the Reading Rainbow guy the first time she saw him on Arrested Development. While I don’t specifically remember doing that 13 years ago, it’s a distinct possibility.
Dang RIP The number of times I have watched this scene and laughed hysterically is countless. The decaying nature of the hand over the course of the movie always cracks me up.
Your wife works at a restaurant? Does she get a shift meal or does she just pay half-price on select menu items? I don’t know. Well, let’s get down there and find out, man!
Action Jackson had a $7 million budget and grossed $65 million. Weathers never did a sequel. Instead, he started doing real drama work on TV, the Vietnam war series Tour of Duty and a TV series reprisal of the 1960’s civil rights classic Heat of the Night. I’m sure he cashed in, but it’s refreshing that Weathers didn’t just crank out a bunch of franchise action hero movies after his Rocky/Predator success.
In one two minute scene he says that he buys his cars at police auctions Asks Lindsay to buy him a drink Steals a bottle of wine Gets leftovers from a meal he didn't order claims 50k in medical bills. fantastic writing and acting. this one is just as good
I think a lot of times that's one of those things guys don't get credit for in roles and it's a ton of work and eating right to look like that. I mean he's fucking absolutely shredded in Predator