I second Stephen's comments: I think he is perfect for the role and from the
trailer I have a hunch it is going to be a big hit. It will be interesting to
see if the Tiger (or Alpine?) gets a more than passing role in the film. It is
really unusual that they would go back to the "original" vehicle, as the auto
companies are usually willing to pay big bucks for product placement of new
vehicles in current movies.
Bill Waite
MK I and MK II Tiger
Grand Rapids, MI
Stephen Waybright <gswaybright@yahoo.com> wrote:
I can't think of a better actor for the part than Steve Carell. he has
the incredibly dry wit and humor that are the core of Maxwell Smart.
Have you ever watched him in a talk show interview... That's him in
real life, not the disfunctional charactors he plays in "The Office" or
many of his other movies. Big time actors get paid big bucks because
they can act in rolls other than what they are in real life. He'll do
fine so long as the script is done correctly. By the way, the Sopranos
are not real gangsters. ;)
--- William Lau wrote:
> Is it just me or is Steve Carell the wrong guy for Maxwell Smart?
> Don Adams
> always had Max conduct himself as though he was principled. He did
> dumb
> things but always meant to be proper and above reproach. I haven't
> watched
> Carrel on his television show much but the little I did see says that
> he
> won't have what it takes to carry on. If you don't have it in real
> life it
> is hard to act it. -- Bill --
>
> Re: Maxwell Smart's car(s):
>
> In the original TV series there were at least two cars used. One was
> an
> Alpine, trimmed to look like the Tiger, and was mostly for scenes
> involving a machine gun under the hood. Of course we know there
> isn't
> enough room for a dead cat under our Tiger hoods. :-)
>
> As most already know, Don Adams ended up with the car after the
> series.
> He actually let his daughter drive it, eventually.
>
> http://sify.com/movies/hollywood/fullstory.php?id=14611530
>
> I have seen the car in our area, some while ago, and it still looks
> pretty good. Haven't seen Andy Rooney's Tiger, but understand he
> still
> has it (from comments on 60 minutes). Looking at his desk, and
> hearing
> him, assures me he NEVER gets rid of anything. ;-)
>
> Steve
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