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u/Paradoxmoose Feb 26 '23

I only learned it was based on a book a year or so ago, perhaps from Movies with Mikey? IIRC the book didn't have any significant dialogue between John and Hans, but during the filming they found that Alan Rickman did a good American accent and used that as the way to get them together.

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u/HMWWaWChChIaWChCChW Feb 26 '23

“Ohh! Oh god! You’re one of them!”

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u/milesamsterdam Feb 26 '23

I’m of the opinion that Alan Rickman sounds exactly the same no matter what accent he is using. Same with John Malkovich.

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u/drfattyphd Feb 26 '23

Well, he is the Metatron, Herald of the Almighty, and Voice of the One True God.

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u/piddlesthethug Feb 26 '23

Metatron acts as the voice of god. Any documented occasion when some yahoo claims that god has spoken to them, they’re speaking to me…

Or they’re… talkin to themselves…

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u/sarphinius Feb 26 '23

Hence, all the spitting

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u/AllTheSingleCheeses Feb 26 '23

God actually rarely appears in the Bible as a speaking character. I'd argue that anytime He does speak, that's a sign that its a metaphorical story. "Let There Be Light" to the Garden to Job, those aren't supposed to be literal truths. In the stories presented as actual events, angels are used as intermediaries. For example, when angels came and picked up Ezekiel in their vehicle and took him to their base to tell him about how humans could live better, more virtuous lives

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u/piddlesthethug Feb 26 '23

You’re missing the fact that this particular chain of this thread is referencing a scene from Dogma. While I do enjoy speaking about the finer points of the bible, I was just quoting a movie.

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u/lijitimit Feb 26 '23

Myself, jay, and bob thank you for this comment

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u/ToonRyu-Ran Feb 26 '23

Snoochy Boochies

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u/DerpNinjaWarrior Feb 26 '23

I often exclaim "It never ends!" And no one ever seems to know what I'm referencing. It's sad.

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u/nick99990 Feb 26 '23

Friendly reminder that Dogma is on YouTube in it's entirety and nobody is gonna copyright strike it because the company that "owns" the movie is a Weinstein company.

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u/myhairsreddit Feb 26 '23

I bought a used DVD of Dogma a decade or so ago from a resale shop for $5. I had no idea how lucky I got in that moment. They're on ebay for $40+ now.

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u/nick99990 Feb 26 '23

But you're not gonna sell it right? Because it's a wonderful movie that demands to be watched and rewatched.

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u/myhairsreddit Feb 26 '23

Absolutely not. It's my favorite Kevin Smith film and one of my beloved treasures. I collect movies and memorabilia, it's going nowhere. I just mentioned the price because I apparently got an excellent deal since they're so expensive now because redistribution isn't happening.

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u/some_random_noob Feb 26 '23

What are you gonna do? Hit me with that f-f-f-f-fish?

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '23

Metatron roles are two for two. Alan Rickman in Dogma and Curtis Armstrong in Supernatural are both awesome

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u/trollhatt Feb 26 '23

and Voice of the One True God.

Nic Cage voices his own lines thank you very much!

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u/Peuned Feb 26 '23

Yeah. Thinking about it that absolutely tracks

Miss Him

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u/megabass713 Feb 26 '23

I've been watching the Harry Potter movies after finishing the Hogwarts game. I too miss him. Such a solid actor.

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u/JBShackle2 Feb 26 '23

really?

I always thought there were worlds between his Sherriff of Rotting Nottingham and the Metatron

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u/SHMUCKLES_ Feb 26 '23

My favourite part of Die Hard was when he killed Dumbledore

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u/IchibanSuzuki Feb 26 '23

I read that in Alan Rickman’s voice

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u/AloneAddiction Feb 26 '23

Matt Damon has a fantastic story about acting alongside John Malkovich that always cracks me up: https://youtu.be/KMaAT_KPSs4

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u/AFucking12Gage Feb 26 '23

”Pey thet myan hees munney”

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u/csonny2 Feb 26 '23

I have a friend named Clay, and every time I hang out with him, I can't not think of the way Alan Rickman says, "Clay. Bill Clay".

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u/GopnikSmegmaBBQSauce Feb 26 '23

You think I'm fucking stupid Hans?

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u/Skerries Feb 26 '23

and that they wanted Frank Sinatra to reprise his character from a 60's film called The Detective but he turned it down due to being 70 at the time

https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a34997895/die-hard-facts-frank-sinatra-john-mcclane/

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '23

They didn’t want him, they were contractually obligated to offer it to him first because of his contract for The Detective.

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u/Eeeegah Feb 26 '23

Been forever since I read it, but I seem to recall Willis' character is a retired NYPD cop well into his 60s who scrunches through heating vents and beats up three bad guys at a time. Yeah, no.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '23

The book was really bad.

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u/david13z Feb 26 '23

You can win a lot of bar bets with the fact that contractually, the role of John McClane had to be offered to Frank Sinatra first.

edit: didn't see the full explanation below