Chizpurfle52595 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The only people who come close are certain English actors like Alan Rickman, Ralph Fiennes, Anthony Hopkins, Jason Isaacs, and a few others. Sadly, American actors aren't often taught that magical combination, although there are exceptions like Willem Dafoe, Steve Buscemi, Jack Nicholson, and a few other people who deserve credit but whose names I can't remember. Even still, it's like comparing champagne to orange soda.

Chizpurfle52595 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

That's awesome. What other stuff did your grandfather do?

yoss71 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

god i love those two. they really knew how to sell it

scaldingwalter (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

These guys were always great together. seems like Peter Lorre always used a lit cigarette as a prop, no?

StrangerUK01 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Ahhh... menace with STYLE! How sadly lacking in movies these days, though who could hope to top two such masters of the art?

snakelover400 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I like Imp Teaser have only seen hime in one full movie and the same one by the way. But I did see him in a segment of another film. Other then that it's realy just bin clip of movies and such but I still rank him as one of my top faves. Infact there is only one other that I hold as high. The funny thing is it hapins to be a friend of his.

mRsBedLO (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

good-better-great!

brendaPMB (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

If only we would have had actors like these in Argentina... Great scene...

ImpTeaser (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I think the only movie I've seen all the way through with Peter Lorre in it was "The Raven" which doesn't really even count. But I have seen enough clips, characterizations and parodies (with Looney Tunes at the top of that list) that I totally get how each was "playing" himself, or rather, the public's perception of each. The breast pocket grab, and the hand on Sidney's coat, subtle, but perfect. Not to mention the way he says "mayhem" and "gruesome". I'll be on the lookout for this one.

bchfront (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Although, as I mentioned in another post on "Hollywood Canteen" my grandfather made a pretty sizable contribution to this film (he wrote the title song, as well as "Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart" which was nominated for an Oscar that year), for me, this scene IS "Hollywood Canteen". Beautiful to watch the two "Masters of Mayhem" playing off their screen-characters so nicely. The soldier who sets the scene in motion, by the way, is erstwhile character-man James Flavin. R.J.