funkyryno

Empire magazine had a reader survey of the top ten worst movie accents.

1. Sean Connery in The Untouchables (1987)
2. Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (1964)
3. Brad Pitt in Seven Year in Tibet (1997)
4. Charlton Heston in A Touch of Evil (1958)
5. Heather Graham in From Hell (2001)
6. Keanu Reeves in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
7. Julia Roberts in Mary Reilly (1996)
8. Laurence Olivier in The Jazz Singer (1980)
9. Pete Postlethwaite in The Usual Suspects (1995)
10. Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)

What do you guys think?

matome

Harrison Ford's Russian one was a little weak in K19: THe Widowmaker, to put it mildly.

Sessa17

The movie hasn't even come out yet but is Ben Affleck suppose to be italian in Gigli? That has to be the worste accent ever.

Breakfast with Girls

Honorable mention: Dennis Hopper in the television series, 24.

D-Ball

Kevin Costner in Thirteen Days would be at the top of my list.

Flynn

Kevin Costner In Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves

BongTokin Chuck

The mob guy in Shallow hal with the horrible Irish accent

devilshalo

Sean Connery used an accent in Untouchables?

FiveO

Thats the first one that jumped to mind when I saw this thread.


They even mentioned it in Men in Tights.

cheapskate

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in "Far and Away"

Their "oirish" accents were nothing short of embarassing - "Oh, begorrah, tee ti tay tay - oil go and get me soom potartos!"

Terrible.

Oh, and they mention Sean Connery in "The Untouchables" but I think you could vote for him in ANY MOVIE. I don't understand it - I guess he figures he's Sean Connery so he can do whatever he likes, but he doesn't even try!

For example - Hello, I'm Sean Connery in Robin Hood: Prince of Theives - I'm playing the King of England (don't mind that I'm Scottish...you'll be far too distracted by Kevin Costner's obviously AMERICAN accent)

Full Cast and Crew for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Andrew Jack .... dialect coach (uncredited) - hah... no wonder!

NCMojo

Well, Sean Connery has always used the same accent -- whether he's playing a Russian (The Hunt for Red October), a Spaniard (Highlander) or an English spy (Dr. No).

I am astonished that I am the first person to mention Richard Gere's "always after me Lucky Charms" Irish accent in The Jackal.

Borst

Shannon Elizabeths ever changing accent in American Pie 1&2

Superboy

Keanu Reeve's accent in The Devil's Advocate made me want to puke.

ArchibaldTuttle

the first thing that came to mind was Harrison Ford in K19

everyone keeps mentioning Kevin Costner for Robin Hood, but I don't remember many actors having an accent in it (it has been over 5 years though, I might be wrong), so whats the big deal

I also agree with Richard Gere in the Jackel, he layed it on pretty thick

Doughboy

Kirk Cameron in Listen To Me. If you've never seen this performance, consider yourself blessed.

I'll second Kevin Costner in Thirteen Days. A very good film that could've been great had anyone else been cast in that role.

jarofclay73

Agreed. He has a better New Orleans accent than a Boston one.

I'm not sure why they rag on Sean Connery.

And that guy in the Usual Suspects. I know they used a non-Japanese guy to play someone named Kobayashi. I forgot if that had to do with the storyline.

Groucho

Kobayashi wasn't meant to be Japanese.

Superboy

That's the point; he's supposed to be playing an Englishmen, yet he talks with a distinctly American accent; hence the joke in MIT "Unlike other Robin Hoods, i can speak with an English accent".

The Nature Boy

Allow me to pile on here, just totally laughable, and I don't take any list seriously that doesn't have it on there.


That's one of the COOLEST accents I've ever heard, and in my opinion, just makes it a better movie just for being there. He had me guessing HIS backstory half the time as to how and why a guy named Kobayashi speaks like that and is "Mis-ta Soh-zay's" right hand man. Double B.S. to their crappy list.

DonnachaOne

Brad Pitt in The Devil's Own
Attempt - Northern Irish

- "I neeyed tha' money, Tawm!" (I need that money, Tom)

Stephen Rea in Interview with the Vampire
Attempt - Parisian French

- "All afyou my kel-lammy 'hands must tulch..." (All of you my clammy hands must touch)

Don Cheadle in Ocean's Eleven
Attempt - Cockney English

- "Ahleeeavirrou'! You tossas! Yoowad one jawb t'do!" (Oh leave it out. You tossers, you had one job to do)

Christopher Lambert - worse than Sean - in Highlander
Attempt - Highland Scottish

- "Aye blawsum, I wehl!" (Aye blossom, I will)

Brad Pitt in Snatch
Attempt - Itenerant Irish

- "Betchbahxalil, duntcha sur, ah?" (Bet you box a little, don't you, sir - Not even sounding remotely like a tinker)

Russell Crowe in Master & Commander
Attempt - Snooty English

- "Blah blah blah cheerio tally-ho toodle-oo chocks away!" (Brit-sounding gibberish)

Val Kilmer in The Ghost & The Darkness
Attempt - Snooty Irish

- "Oy'm gunnah sawrdidout!" (I'm gonna sort it out)

Justin Theroux in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Attempt - Northern Irish

- "Oy'm gunna taych yur frayends abood payen!" (I'm gonna teach your friends about pain)

Tom Hanks in Catch Me If You Can
Attempt - Connecticut English? New Jersey? I have no idea.

- "Eeza ked! Das why 'ee dozen 'ava reckahd!" (He's a kid, That's why he doesn't have a record)

John Malkovich in Rounders
Attempt - Moscovite Russian

- "Theal! Broshnokovathalovich!" (Deal! - Odd russian dribble)

Neve Campbell in 54
Attempt - New Jersey English

- "Weeah Joizee!" (We're Jersey)

Leonardo Dicaprio in Gangs Of New York
Cameron Diaz in Gangs Of New York
Attempt - yank-tinged Irish

- "Begorrah!"


Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs Of New York
Attempt - New York English

- "Whowolds saway ova da five points? Us naytiffs? Or da fawrin hawds..." (Who holds sawy over the Five Points? Us natives? Or the foreign hordes?)

Rosanna Arquette in The Whole Nine Yards
Attempt - Quebecoise french

- "well, now 'ee ken pay hour debt doo" (Well, now he can pay our debt too)

Kevin Pollak in The Whole Nine Yards
Attempt - Hungarian (?)

- "Dell your vife, ve'll (the rest in American) work something out" (Tell your wife, we'll...)


That'll do for now.

UAIOE

He had an accent??



I also will add Mr. Costner and his wonderful "American Robin Hood" accent. Hell, even Christian Slater had an english accent!!


Speaking of Robin Hood, isnt Alan Rickman the best Sheriff ever? He's comic gold, too bad he couldnt get his own sitcom.

"The Adventures of Sheriff of Nottingham" each week the sheriff gets frustrated as his bumbling henchmen fail to catch the American Robin of Locksley.

Superboy

Yeah, but he got the mother of all comic roles in "Galaxy Quest".

Iron Chef

Exactly. The sad part is that he didn't even try a British accent.

RKillgore

Nobody's mentioned Nicholas Cage in Captain Corelli's Mandolin yet? Accent AND gestures!

Giles

His accent was painful to listen to.
Heather Graham's cockney accent in From Hell was also just plain awful.