"Little Skinny For My Taste..."

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Andy Garcia is 53 today. He's been at it since the late '70s, broke through in the mid '80s (his role in Hal Ashby's Eight Million Ways to Die), has obviously made his bones. But he'll never top this acting moment with Richard Gere in Internal Affairs ('90) -- a scene that flashes through my head every time I think of him. It's all the more remarkable because Gere's doing most of the talking, and with great perverse charm. But Garcia owns it.

So which movie is Garcia directing first -- Clemente or the Ernest Hemingway film? Items about both projects popped up within a two-day period late last month.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on April 12, 2009 at 5:29 AM

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Chicago48 says ...

Great movie, great scene. That was a f***ing great movie. They don't make em like that anymore. Didn't Geer get a nomination? He's a much better actor than people give him credit for.

Posted by Chicago48 at April 12, 2009 7:55 AM

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Chicago48 says ...

IMO, Garcia should have continued the Godfather series even if it had to migrate to cable. That's another great story that should have continued and him as the new GF.

Posted by Chicago48 at April 12, 2009 7:56 AM

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/3rtfu11 says ...

My favorite Richard Gere movie because he's an asshole and dirty cops are the most sexiest things -- they've replaced the cowboy.

Posted by /3rtfu11 at April 12, 2009 9:04 AM

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George Prager says ...

Garcia, uh,. owns in that movie. You could do a drinking game based on all the patented facial expressions, gestures and screaming that Garcia does in that movie.

The scene when the janitor from THE BREAKFAST CLUB walks in on Gere banging his wife is TOTAL OWNAGE!!!!
BOW before that scene, BOW.
You're not bowing.

Posted by George Prager at April 12, 2009 9:25 AM

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lazarus says ...

Garcia is the real reason behind the failure (or mixed bag) of THe Godfather Part III. Sofia Coppola always takes the blame, but Garcia never created a character either sympathetic or evil enough to become interested in.

I see the reasoning behind the casting, but being able to ape Pacino's (or Caan's) outbursts isn't the same as bringing some real soul to the table.

Posted by lazarus at April 12, 2009 10:25 AM

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Hickenlooper says ...

Andy with Mick.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oiVQe_z8QU

Posted by Hickenlooper at April 12, 2009 11:51 AM

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actionman says ...

I love how Figgis can do great genre work like this and then do something brilliant and experimental and form-pushing like Timecode.

Posted by actionman at April 12, 2009 1:13 PM

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George Prager says ...

Whenever I think of Mick Jagger in a movie, I immediately think of FREEJACK.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jlaE_8zcMU

Posted by George Prager at April 12, 2009 1:29 PM

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frankbooth says ...

Funny to see Mick doing posh and not puttin' on the Cockney. He's rather John Hurt in that clip.

The Godfather saga should NOT be continued. Three is intermittently watchable, but it's about as essential as Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome.

I need to see Internal Affairs again. Gere makes an excellent prick.

Posted by frankbooth at April 12, 2009 2:54 PM

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lipranzer says ...

I wish they had the clip from ELYSIAN FIELDS where Jagger describes how they service women, and Garcia says, "Only women?", to which Jagger replies, "Call me old-fashioned."

INTERNAL AFFAIRS remains my favorite Richard Gere performance, one of the few I actually liked of his for a long time. Unfortunately, he didn't get nominated, but he should have - he was like a modern-day Iago here. The best scene in the movie was when he's beating the shit out of Garcia in the elevator, all while fucking with his mind as well.

Garcia's trying to direct again? Is that why he's in crap like the last PINK PANTHER movie?

Posted by lipranzer at April 12, 2009 3:05 PM

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Hickenlooper says ...

The line you refer to is in the trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKD-eNyW7Ao

Posted by Hickenlooper at April 12, 2009 3:43 PM

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CitizenKanedforChewingGum says ...

Andy Garcia sucks.

Yeah, I said it.

Posted by CitizenKanedforChewingGum at April 12, 2009 4:49 PM

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frankbooth says ...

What accent does Jagger use when he's off camera, GH?

Posted by frankbooth at April 12, 2009 8:12 PM

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nemo says ...

Jagger was born to a middle class family in Kent and attended the London School of Economics. Whatever accent he grew up with, it sure wasn't Cockney or anything working class.

Maybe he talks like Muddy Waters in real life.

I remember watching Internal Affairs with my brother. He spent the whole movie swearing under his breath at the Richard Gere character.

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