CLINT EASTWOOD IS: THE GROWLER
12.16.08Someone on Funny or Die has taken the Gran Torino trailer and recut it to more properly emphasize the growling aspect. Between Eastwood in Gran Torino, Bale in the Dark Knight, and Jackie Earle Haley in Watchmen, 2008 could be called The Year of the Growl. It’s like everyone took the death of Don LaFontaine as an opportunity to audition for his replacement. But look here, jerks, there will be only one Don LaFontaine, and no matter what you do, I’ll always remember 2008 as the year I finally touched a boob.
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When Clint read the original script he said “How the hell am I supposed to memorize all of this dialogue? Aw hell, I’ll just growl and the audience can bite me if they don’t like it.”
I’m sorry…he really does look like that fucking puppet.
Did you ever wonder what happened to that little dog who played “Benji” in the movies? Well, he’s now a screenwriter and wrote Clint’s dialogue for this film.
There was a singles apartment near the local college here in town that all the young co-eds seemed to stay in when I was younger. They’d always be swimming and tanning and changing shirts in the laundry room.
Kinda makes you wonder why I used to call myself “The Prowler” doesn’t it?
This looks like a screen test for Enemy Mine.
Stand downwind from Clint after he’s had Mexican food and you’ll call him the Boweller. Or the Fouler.
ML, isn’t Clint like 138 now? Looks like a full make-up test for EM.
This movie is about my stomach right now.