Re: How about Harrison Ford?

Posted by Donovan from gate.timeinc.com on March 31, 2000 at 12:55:15:

In Reply to: How about Harrison Ford? posted by graml on March 31, 2000 at 09:25:32:

Bruce Campbell is cool, and a good actor, but he's no Indy (voice-acting
as Pitfall Harry does not an Indy make) Don't get me wrong - but I mean
could you picture another actor playing Ash from Evil Dead? No, it's got
to be Campbell just like Indy's got to be Ford.

Duchovny! That guy can't act his way out of a bag! Sure he makes a good
Fox Mulder (the role is perfect for him like Neo was for Keanu) but
have you seen Duchovny's other movies? I hope for your sake you haven't

This whole who should be Indy thing should be put to bed. The only
answer is Ford.

Next we'll have people saying Sean Patrick Flannery should step up and
take over...

:
: : Bearing in mind that Harold Ford is getting on a bit now doesn't it strike anyone else as odd that no other names have been mentioned as a successor to the famous hat 'n' bullwhip ? It reminds me a lot of the underhand way that the latest James Bond, that Peter Bosman, was selected. He was supposed to be an English male, of sophisticated tastes and a classical education with a certain charm to the ladies. What did we get...an Australian !!

: : I despair who the next Indy will be. Knowing the powers that be, we'll probably end up with David Yip, the guy who played 'The Chinese Detective'.

: : Any other suggestions ?

: And all this time I've been calling him Harrison Ford. I must be some kind of goober! Anyhow, despite the fact that a number of Indyfans have gone on record saying that they'd like Bruce Campbell or David Duchovny, etc to pick up the role of Indy, I'm sure that when it comes down to brass tacks, we'd all prefer that Ford keep on playing our intrepid achaeologist friend. Personally, I'd balk at anybody trying to fill Ford's boots. And I have a feeling that Ford and Lucas would be reluctant to change Indy in the fourth (and undoubtably final) movie. Just my two cents.
: -graml

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: Bruce Campbell is cool, and a good actor, but he's no Indy (voice-acting
: as Pitfall Harry does not an Indy make) Don't get me wrong - but I mean
: could you picture another actor playing Ash from Evil Dead? No, it's got
: to be Campbell just like Indy's got to be Ford.

: Duchovny! That guy can't act his way out of a bag! Sure he makes a good 
: Fox Mulder (the role is perfect for him like Neo was for Keanu) but 
: have you seen Duchovny's other movies? I hope for your sake you haven't

: This whole who should be Indy thing should be put to bed. The only
: answer is Ford.

: Next we'll have people saying Sean Patrick Flannery should step up and 
: take over...

: 
: : 
: : : Bearing in mind that Harold Ford is getting on a bit now doesn't it strike anyone else as odd that no other names have been mentioned as a successor to the famous hat 'n' bullwhip ? It reminds me a lot of the underhand way that the latest James Bond, that Peter Bosman, was selected. He was supposed to be an English male, of sophisticated tastes and a classical education with a certain charm to the ladies. What did we get...an Australian !!

: : : I despair who the next Indy will be. Knowing the powers that be, we'll probably end up with David Yip, the guy who played 'The Chinese Detective'.

: : : Any other suggestions ?

: : And all this time I've been calling him Harrison Ford.  I must be some kind of goober!  Anyhow, despite the fact that a number of Indyfans have gone on record saying that they'd like Bruce Campbell or David Duchovny, etc to pick up the role of Indy, I'm sure that when it comes down to brass tacks, we'd all prefer that Ford keep on playing our intrepid achaeologist friend.  Personally, I'd balk at anybody trying to fill Ford's boots.  And I have a feeling that Ford and Lucas would be reluctant to change Indy in the fourth (and undoubtably final) movie.  Just my two cents.
: : -graml

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