best movie ruined by the worst accent? (1 Viewer)

[wikkidpissah]

It's better than Nicholson in The Departed. Holy crap. That was terrible. Not sure what he was going for there.

worse than baldwin in the departed?

granted, the pronunciations are egregious but there isn't that much difference between a Boston loserperp and a LonGisland or Jersey loserperp, so the rhythms aah riight. I never had much of an accent and hired a tutor to lose what little i had cuz announcers werent allowed to have regionals and that was an option for me. these days, i only use my accent for wtf moments anymore, so the pronunciations are probably awful but the rhythm is a frikkin dime, know'm'sayin?

 

[Workhorse]

JFK's New Orleans scenes are indicative of how poorly New Orleans accents are represented in film. John Larroquette is a New Orleans native -- he could've just used his natural speaking voice for his Clay Bertrand character.

Wasn't Clay Bertrand/Shaw played by Tommy Lee Jones?

EDIT:  My bad, you were suggesting Larroquette for that role.

 

[urbanhack]

Sarah Holcomb (yes, I googled) in Caddyshack may have the worst Irish accent in a movie ever, but thankfully it didn't ruin the film.

"tanks for nuttin!"

 

[Moonlight]

Kevin Costner's Boston accent in The Company Men.

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

Of course, it would be unpissah for me not to go aftah bad Boston accents and, unfortunately, must tag me ol pal Tom Hanks for Catch Me If You Can w the worst. 

I must boo you sir. Terrible posting.

 

[Galileo]

Kevin Costner's Robin Hood.  It just wasn't an accent at all, just him talking.

Kevin Costner in Thirteen Days.

Kevin Costner's Boston accent in The Company Men.

I think I am detecting a trend.

 

[zamboni]

Deborah Van Valkenburgh’s  terrible New York accent in The Warriors.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

British actors are way better at playing Americans than the other way around.

 

[wikkidpissah]

British actors are way better at playing Americans than the other way around.

except for **** Van Dyke, govnah

 

[Leroy Hoard]

except for **** Van Dyke, govnah

AKA Penis Van Lesbian.

 

[UncleZen]

Not a movie but Hyde and Kelso's accents in the Netflix series "The Ranch" drives me flippin crazy.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

except for **** Van Dyke, govnah

The worst accent of all time.

But to expand to TV, every accent on CSI New Orleans.  No one talks like that.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Also Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice.  Ghaa.  Faux vocal tics and a crap accent- such joy.

 

[zamboni]

Keanu Reeves trying to sound British in "Bram Stoker's Dracula".

Whoa.

Also Keanu in Youngblood as a French-Canadian goalie.

 

[matuski]

Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves.

 

[matuski]

Kevin Costner in Tin Cup.  Didn't even sound like a golfer.

 

[rockaction]

Also Keanu in Youngblood as a French-Canadian goalie.

"He is... [bleeping] an animal."

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Probably De Niro in Taxi Driver. Nothing worse than a fake NY accent. 

 

[The General]

Kevin Costner in Thirteen Days.

This came to mind first. Great movie. Costner kind of gave up doing the accent I think during some scenes

 

[El Floppo]

I’m a Nic Cage apologist. You can call him a lot of things but boring isn’t one of them. 

And you call yourself a psychiatrist

 

[ghostguy123]

And you call yourself a psychiatrist

WTF

 

[Otis]

Bagger Vance 
Will Smith

movie would have been amazing with Morgan freeman in that role 

 

[[scooter]]

And you call yourself a psychiatrist

WTF

That is the worst piece of acting in the history of the world, and I'm including all of the Ed Wood material.

524 comments!!!

 

[shuke]

Also, Nick Cage in just about anything - but specifically Con Air. 

best movie ruined by the worst accent?

 

[Daywalker]

Put me in the camp that bad accents have little to no impact.  Which i think is the vast majority of people.

Most people have never been to Boston or Minnesota.  All sounds the same to me.

 

[whoknew]

Leo in Blood Diamonds 

Figured this would come up but I disagree. He did a good job. 

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

That is the worst piece of acting in the history of the world, and I'm including all of the Ed Wood material.

524 comments!!!

Yeah but you couldn’t take your eyes off him. 

 

[El Floppo]

Yeah but you couldn’t take your eyes off him. 

Yep yep yep yep

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Yeah but you couldn’t take your eyes off him. 

I stopped watching at the two minute mark.

 

[sports_fan]

Jar Jar Binks

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Jar Jar Binks

DING!  We have a winner.

 

[Ilov80s]

Al Pacino in Scarface, the worst Cuban accent ever. "And #### the Diaz Boooorrrooootherrrrssss."

It makes the movie better. Scarface can only be fully enjoyed by acknowledging the full on camp IMO.

Probably De Niro in Taxi Driver. Nothing worse than a fake NY accent. 

Was he supposed to be a native New Yorker? His parents weren't in NY, I always took it as he had moved there after he got out of the service. I never noticed an accent, but it has been awhile since I have seen it. 

 

[Ilov80s]

For better or worse, Heston and Clark Gable didn't even bother trying to do accents for their roles as a Mexican detective and Southern rebel. 

 

[TripItUp]

Gibson’s accent in Braveheart was terrible, not to mention he was way too old for the role...and I like Gibson.

 

[simsarge]

Iron Man with a Welsh accent

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Iron Man with a Welsh accent

Oh Sweet Baby Jesus, that's awful.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

How about a bad movie improved by a bad accent?  The Vikings is made much better by Tony Curtis' Bronx accent.

 

[Todem]

Keanu Reeves trying to sound British in "Bram Stoker's Dracula".

Whoa.

That was classic bad.

 

[Beef Ravioli]

Have not read the thread yet, but I think the right answer is something with Nicholas Cage.

 

[Keith R]

Jar Jar Binks

It didn't help, but you can't tell me that it was Jar Jar Binks' accent that ruined that movie.  If Jar Jar had been voiced by George Clooney, would that in and of itself have saved Phantom Menace?

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

It didn't help, but you can't tell me that it was Jar Jar Binks' accent that ruined that movie.  If Jar Jar had been voiced by George Clooney, would that in and of itself have saved Phantom Menace?

It would have made it less piercingly annoying;  but we'll never know, will we?

 

[Jefferson the Caregiver]

I couldn't make it all the way through Boston Accents

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I couldn't make it all the way through Boston Accents

Excellent.  Somehow, I just knew Wooster would be the first place mentioned.

 

[NotSmart]

Sarah Holcomb (yes, I googled) in Caddyshack may have the worst Irish accent in a movie ever, but thankfully it didn't ruin the film.

First one that popped on my mind for this topic.