Fake Accents

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[Vermilion]

We're watching a movie featuring several stellar actors. The setting is Georgia and these stellar actors speak with southern accents - but you can tell it's put-on. Even if you had no previous knowledge of them you can still tell.

I've seen the same thing with american actors speaking with fake english accents.

With rare exceptions I find it particularly irritating. I think they'd be better off going without the fake accents.

Hell, it borders on offensive.

Just wanted to get that off my chest.

Thanks.

I agree.
Why not just cast someone who has the right accent?
<lobs another dart at Anne Hathaway dartboard>
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[starrkers]

I agree.
Why not just cast someone who has the right accent?
<lobs another dart at Anne Hathaway dartboard>
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Definitely
*Nocks arrow, aims at Meryl Streep*
I have yet to hear anyone other than an Australian or a Kiwi pull off an Aussie accent convincingly. There are many fine Aussie and NZ actors. Why not use them?

 

[drksideofthemoon]

Definitely
*Nocks arrow, aims at Meryl Streep*
I have yet to hear anyone other than an Australian or a Kiwi pull off an Aussie accent convincingly. There are many fine Aussie and NZ actors. Why not use them?

That would just make too much sense...too logical...too sensible...

 

[Vermilion]

Definitely
*Nocks arrow, aims at Meryl Streep*
I have yet to hear anyone other than an Australian or a Kiwi pull off an Aussie accent convincingly. There are many fine Aussie and NZ actors. Why not use them?

OK, but only if you call Russell "fence post face" Crow to heel...
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[Seamus123]

Speaking of accents, anyone see Joss Stone at the Brit Awards? so annoying.

 

[starrkers]

OK, but only if you call Russell "fence post face" Crow to heel...
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I claim no ownership of that twerp - he's a Kiwi.
(And Mel Gibson's American - just check the PCs on my Loving Wives tale)

 

[Vermilion]

I have yet to hear anyone other than an Australian or a Kiwi pull off an Aussie accent convincingly.

your words... Seriously, just take him and I'll give you anything you want...
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[Guest]

or... please, if you're english, remain so. i love that accent so very much.

there is a new drama called The Riches which stars Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver. They are playing americans and its painful for me to watch two actors whom i adore try to speak with american ...no, not just american but southern american accents. its nearly torture when Eddie does it.
*cringe*

 

[rgraham666]

That would just make too much sense...too logical...too sensible...

Actually, it has to do with marketing.

It helps if movies have 'name' actors. People go to movies with 'name' actors.

And most people can't tell if an accent is authentic or not.

 

[Vermilion]

Actually, it has to do with marketing.

It helps if movies have 'name' actors. People go to movies with 'name' actors.

And most people can't tell if an accent is authentic or not.

There are 'name' actors with the right accent - why not use *them*???
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[Sherry Hawk]

I've heard that a southern accent is one of the toughest to fake. I don't know how true that is, though.

As was already addressed in another thread, there are so many different southern accents, and unfortunately, many people think they are homogeneous. Nothing could be further from the truth.

 

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[CharleyH]

We're watching a movie featuring several stellar actors. The setting is Georgia and these stellar actors speak with southern accents - but you can tell it's put-on. Even if you had no previous knowledge of them you can still tell.

I've seen the same thing with american actors speaking with fake english accents.

With rare exceptions I find it particularly irritating. I think they'd be better off going without the fake accents.

Hell, it borders on offensive.

Just wanted to get that off my chest.

Thanks.

Which movie? "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil?"

 

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[Jenny_Jackson]

Which movie? "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil?"

That's the only movie I can think of where Kevin Spacey had a Georgia Accent.

 

[scriptordelecto]

More truth here.
I grew up in Virginia - the r was rather soft and the ou as in house, strangely similar to the oft-mimicked canadian.
Also lived in Texas. Harder r and a bit more twang.
Known people from east tennessee/southwest Virginia, southeast Kentucky. Sometimes really have to listen to understand what they're saying.

I think a major mistake the actors make is the overstressing the soft r at the expense of the others. And they just don't jive.

I think they get rather heavy with the long I sound too. (Says the girl from the Carolinas)

 

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[CharleyH]

As for accents? American actors are taught to speak without their accent (hence the need and emergence of Californians, (although they do have a tendency to say Ruff instead of ROOF!) I am pleased with Aussie's like Nicole Kidman, Jamie Barbar and Lucy Lawless doing American and also Brit ... pleased with the HOUSE guy doing American. I was also pleased with on old movie with Ellen Barkin and Dennis Quaid ... The Big Easy - I think they got that ole hard twangy thing down for the masses.

 

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[matriarch]

We watched 'The Importance of Being Ernest' last night...a delightfully eccentric Oscar Wilde favourite, full of complete stereotypes of upper class, Victorian Brits...with Colin Firth, Rupert Everett and Dame Judy Dench playing lead roles. Perfect.

Then we have the actress playing the ward of Mr. John Worthing (Colin Firth)....and who do they choose? Reese Witherspoon!!!

Why, for the love of god. Why????

 

[FatDino]

More truth here.
I grew up in Virginia - the r was rather soft and the ou as in house, strangely similar to the oft-mimicked canadian.

I got to her "hose" "aboat" ten minutes late. Took me months to get used to the accent when I first moved here.

 

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I got to her "hose" "aboat" ten minutes late. Took me months to get used to the accent when I first moved here.

Right!