Death Proof

[Zeeboe]

Originally Posted by CSL Russell was quite far down the list of people to potentially play Stuntman Mike.

I'm well aware of that. It was actually Robert Rodriguez who talked QT into hiring Kurt Russell.

Mickey Rourke, Sylvester Stallone and Ving Rhames were consider for the role, and I have no doubt they would have been great, but the problem is, is all three of those guys look too dangerous looking, and too much like they could be serial killers, and I don't think too many young women would accept rides from them. In my view, because Kurt Russell played the part he gave Stuntman Mike that "Ted Bundy" vibe to him.

i.e. Kurt Russell looks like a nice guy you can trust, and the great thing about Kurt is he can play that Disney fatherly kinda role one second, but within a split second go to being a freakin' bad-ass, and be 100% convincing no matter which role persona he's taking on.

I could name several other films where the leads who ended up playing the roles did not almost get the part, but thank God things worked out the way they did because Kurt Russell IS Stuntman Mike. He was born to play that part, and was custom made to be the character. He was beyond perfect, and I believe no other actor could have given a better performance because he was just so beyond fantastic. It's almost like Quentin Tarantino gave birth to Kurt Russell, and after he invented Stuntman Mike, he created an actor who could play him.

That one shot where Kurt is sitting at the bar, and he turns around, and we see his one eye as he looks at the group of girls.....freakin' signature shot right there, man.

[Skippord]

Originally Posted by Zeeboe It's almost like Quentin Tarantino gave birth to Kurt Russell, and after he invented Stuntman Mike, he created an actor who could play him.

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