One of the greatest line reads of all time. Tim Curry for Command And Conquer, clearly it was a one and done and he could barely stop laughing at the ridiculousness of the line. Perfection
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The two things I want to travel back in time to the 90s for are playing C&C dúr the first time again, and buying half of Manhattan with my lunch money.
I'd like to imagine this was like the 20th take and Tim just kinda FULLY broke down afterward cry laughing, gasping out "Thats the best you're gonna get outta me I'm sorry."
Red Alert 3 is one of the few videogames that really used the star power they hired in an effective way: by having the actors positively chewing the scenery. Curry's performance is outstanding, but I also point out that Takei's performance as the emperor of japan was delivered with no less verve.
I love how he's already losing it but just went all in on "SPACE" rather than abandoning the take. It just makes the goggle eyed bat-mentalness of the line even better.
I'm choosing to read this as him laughing at the idea that space hasn't been corrupted by capitalism as evidenced by the entire motivation of the Space Race
According to legend this was at the tail end of something like a 14-hour filming session that was mostly just reading lines sight-unseen off a teleprompter. It's both joy at the ridiculous premise and the onset of deliriousness
This is one of the few instances I can think of where a line was actually even funnier because the actor could barely keep it together while delivering it. 🚀 ❤️
Ah, the memories of watching my mate play that in his bed sized bedroom.
Oh no, that has now reminded me that he kept his old dreads in a jar next to his PC. I’d happily forgotten that but!
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https://youtu.be/3HUWUtTZvK4?si=si4n9CXXcLUSq1hb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM9uQ1fqV2I
Though really I go for HM1 and the Medley off the 25th anniversary album
https://youtu.be/vAvcxeXtBz0?si=OmSFwb6NLfC4Y2A4
https://youtu.be/r5rUWO1ZUQA?si=XjTdIJFI3Fm2woAi
https://youtu.be/dPKaV4Z-cYk?si=yLCMdasMowWJmwbD
Just saying.
I know they mean the RA subseries, but it reads as pretty dismissive of C&C4 in a way that brings me happiness ^ ^
this was a great read, thank you!
‘Yes thanks Tim, that’s great. How about we just do *one* more, love? And if you can take it up…*just* a tiny bit…’
Oh no, that has now reminded me that he kept his old dreads in a jar next to his PC. I’d happily forgotten that but!
But yes! Thanks for sharing the Curry love 🥰 🪐
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option 2: it was impossible for Tim Curry to not corpse so they just gave up
Director: Perfect! Moving on.
Tim: Ok. This is fine. Nobody is going to see this and it will all soon be forgotten