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Best skinhead/racist/redneck (in honor of The Believer)

post #1 of 9
5/8/03 at 2:19pm
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Tim Roth, Made in Britain. No contest.

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post #2 of 9
5/8/03 at 2:22pm
Agreed.
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post #3 of 9
5/8/03 at 3:07pm
The ghostly bartender in The Shining. He only uses racist language once, but it comes from so far out of leftfield, and is so venomous that it's like a slap in the face.

Also, the scene in Falling Down where D-Fens is taken into the backroom by the survivalist guy where he shows him all his Nazi regalia. The look of horror on D-Fens face as he realises this man sees a kinship between them is one of the most powerful statements on US race relations I've seen in a movie. And it's all the more powerful because, like the whole movie, your own personal views dictate how you see the D-Fens character.
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post #4 of 9
5/8/03 at 3:12pm
C'mon ... Edward Norton. Hands down. Although I've read that the guy in The Believer is really good, but I haven't seen it.
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post #5 of 9
5/8/03 at 3:21pm
Russell Crowe's Hando in Romper Stomper made me a fan of his. Him and the late Daniel Pollock as Davey, the most dynamically conflicted skinhead duo for my money.
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post #6 of 9
5/8/03 at 5:13pm
Edward Norton is unbeatable. Because unlike most racist portrayals, Norton is still a massively charismatic figure. You can see where he would be able to nurture the prejudices in his followers and where a weak-minded person could buy into it all. That's the real power of "American History X".

Peter Boyle was pretty horrendous in "Monster's Ball". I just cringed when Halle Berry walked into the house, knowing that he was going to say something awful.

Gary Sinise was one hell of a George Wallace.

Keifer Sutherland was pretty creepy in "A Time to Kill", and seeing that grand wizard go up in flames was scarily satisfying.
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post #7 of 9
5/8/03 at 5:25pm
I'm gonna make you squeal like a peeg boy

WHEEEEK! WHEEEEK! WHEEEEK!

Come on, it's the king-daddy of them all!
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post #8 of 9
5/8/03 at 7:51pm
Another vote for Ed Norton. HE is the king daddy of them all.
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post #9 of 9
5/10/03 at 11:41pm
Birth of a Nation. Hands down the best and worst movie
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