The little child actor who could (OMFG IT'S RORSCHACH?!).

[arkratirma]

THIS POST IS COMPLETELY JUSTIFIED; let me explain. After class today (er, yesterday), Kat and I had one of our EPIC CONVERSATIONS (caps 'cause they're THAT EPIC). We are the Masters of Tangential Conversation: we covered Watchmen (and I briefed Kat on tons of backstory tidbits excluded from the film, mainly concerning Rorschach's childhood); Little Children; the love of cats; our cars; rain; school buses; annoying children (phahahaha); bizarre and raunchy IMDb forum threads; and CORNBREAD. That's not all, but that's the gist. Our EPIC CONVERSATION lasted for an hour and a half on our cell phones.

ANYWAY, Kat understands my persistent geekery once I've attached my interests to a new favorite oddball actor (one Jackie Earle Haley), but she hadn't known that he started out as a child actor. He was in the original The Bad News Bears (this elicited a revelatory "Oooh!" from Kat) in 1976 and Breaking Away in 1979. I'm making this post for Kat when she has Internet access again. 'Tis for amusement purposes, because HOLY CRAP when you realize this guy was Rorschach it comes as a kick in the face.

(TANGENT TIME! I JUST now remembered something: when Mr. Doering screened Dead Poets Society in junior year English, the DVD had a preview for Breaking Away. I remember the gorgeous quarry shown in the trailer, as well as the bicycling theme. I want to see that movie....)



^ Kelly Leak from The Bad News Bears. Blues eyes and freckles for the win! And large ears, tehehe.

Care to take a stab at JEH's age here?

...FIFTEEN. He freaking looks ten! _{0__o}

This is why short kids rock. *points to self with emphasis*

(Here's another tangent: Maddie, my twelve-year-old cousin, is now a full two inches taller than I am. Jessi assured me that I have nothing to worry about, since I'll "probably look twenty when [I'm] fifty." Lulz!)



^ Kelly Leak is a juvenile delinquent, by the way. LOL BELLBOTTOMS AND COWBOY BOOTS.



^ Moocher from Breaking Away. Mr. Haley was eighteen. Again: JESUS CHRIST DEM EYES.

And those eyebrows are like fuzzy li'l caterpillars.

Shhhh, you already knew I was weird.

This honestly looks like a fun film: here's the trailer!

^ Moocher's punch-out scene is awesome. :D "Nice move, Shorty!" Then suddenly: PWNED!

OH, but THIS scene takes the cake. JEH as Dukes in Semi-Pro. Dukes is an "especially dirty hippie" and is perpetually stoned. I don't need to watch the movie when I have this one scene (wasn't interested in the movie to begin with, but... just watch this):

^ Dukes' moment of "concentration" KILLS ME DEAD EVERY TIME I WATCH IT. XDDD

"HOLY SHIT I'M A MIRACLE!"

I hereby declare Dukes to be one of the greatest random characters in the history of cinema.

I had a good lawl. Hope you did, too.

Finished!

OH: yesterday's attribution quiz was a piece of cake. Go Leonardo da Vinci!

I've nearly completed another 9" x 12" linoleum piece for my Printmaking graphic novel. Yippee! Feathers are a lot of fun to carve from linoleum.

OH AGAIN: around 1:27, my cell rang. Restricted number. What the hell?

OH FOR THE LAST TIME: for some REAL hearty lawlz, check out LOLSCHACH's Journal! Aurora discovered it first. :3

Comments

[roary-rhian.livejournal.com]

OMG breaking away looks pretty awesome. I love the titles! aaah times before digital title safe....and LUL the totally ripped guy in daisy dukes! XD omg seventies wtf?

And I agree! Dukes is so full of win! He's such a cute smelly hippie! And I love how he goes to low-five the palm tree person! XD He totally thinks it's a real palm tree! X3

[arkratirma.livejournal.com]

Doesn't it? I really look forward to seeing it.... Ha, yes, the titles are awesome! Ooooh the seventies. Daisy dukes and ripped guys were like bread and butter.

DUUUUUKES! Cute smelly hippies for the fuckin' win. The comments for that video crack me up. I bet I'd think those palm tree people were real palm trees if I were that hopped up on goofballs and grass! XDD

[roary-rhian.livejournal.com]

What's sad is that rorschach would prolly beat the living tar out of dukes on basic principle.... XP

[arkratirma.livejournal.com]

Very true. But they probably smell similar. XD

[roary-rhian.livejournal.com]

XD!!! poor rorschach. X3

[arkratirma.livejournal.com]

Fweehehehe!

I still want to draw Rant hangin' with Rorschach. Ah, blissful geekery.

[roary-rhian.livejournal.com]

DOOOOOOOO EEEEEEEETTTTTTT

[fierce-desea.livejournal.com]

I totally had a comment all started, and then my computer decided to be a bit weird. I copied what I had wrote, but then it disappeared. So now I will try again...and then do homework that I should have done over break. XD

Anyways...

I LOVE OUR EPIC CONVERSATIONS. I'M SO GLAD WE GOT TO HAVE ONE LAST WEEK. AND I'M ALSO SO GLAD THAT YOU MADE THE AWESOME POST WE DISCUSSED.

Okay...so on to the JEH. Um...in the first photo, he looks like a cute lesbian. And in the other from The Bad News Bears. XD But just like you said (and I lol'ed when I first read it), you already know I'm weird.

Aww, you're short, but mighty! Just like JEH! ;) Also, I've been told I look younger than my age, so we'll be able to look a lot younger when we get older. (SEE WE REALLY ARE TWINS!)

And hahaha, JEH as Dukes is hilarious. HOLY SHIT I'M A MIRACLE!

[arkratirma.livejournal.com]

Procrastination makes the world go 'round! :D

I LOVE OUR EPIC CONVERSATIONS TOO! LAST WEEK'S EPIC CONVERSATION WAS AMONG MY FAVORITES. ^__^

XDDDDDDDDD!!! OMFG, he DOES look like a cute li'l lesbian! You have NO idea how hard it was to stifle my lawlz over that!
_{Y'know, when I saw that photo of JEH, I even thought, Oh good Christ he's a male Lindsay Lohan! WHAT THE FUCK?! Like, The Parent Trap-era Lindsay Lohan. NOT current Lindsay Lohan. lolwhut}

...But I think cute lesbian is, well... a cuter thought. X3

If JEH ever read this, I think his brain would explode. And then I'd have his death on my conscious for the rest of the natural life. D:

[fierce-desea.livejournal.com]

WHAT. THE. FUCK. I was attempting to comment and was almost done when I accidentally hit the back button and lost it all. WHY?!

Anywho...

Indeed it does. Luckily, I'm not procrastinating too much tonight (although that could change, lol).

AWW YAY. IT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITES TOO. WE NEED TO HAVE MORE IN THE MONTHS BEFORE JUNE. ^__^

HAHAHAHAHAHAH. I WIN. XD

Well that actually works because current Lindsay is like half-gay...well it works in some very weird way, lol. BUT OMG YOU'RE RIGHT. He does look like Parent Trap-era Lindsay. RED HAIR, FRECKLES, EVERYTHING (except for the boy parts...ew XD). (Sidenote: But talking about The Parent Trap makes me sad because of Natasha Richardson. D:)

His brain might just explode...but maybe of glee?! That would be better because it wouldn't be on your conscious for the rest of your life.

<333

[arkratirma.livejournal.com]

We've got some kinda comment-losin' streak goin' on up in here! 0__o THIS THREAD IS CURSED!

It always changes, doesn't it? I'll be at school, just out of class, feeling good about starting work... and when I get home, work doesn't happen like it should. Fuckdamn.

YESH WE MUST! ^___^

lolboyparts. XP

He was such a cute kid, though! And I read this article last night (when I should have been studying... FOR THE FAIL) that was really rather sad: it described how Hollywood pretty much forgot about JEH when he wasn't a cute kid anymore and the teenage years hit. ;___; Took a long time for him to get recognized again. AND WHAT A COMEBACK HE MADE! (Aww that's true about Natasha Richardson.... I've heard just a little bit about her accident.)

GLEESPLOSIONS!

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[fierce-desea.livejournal.com]

OH NOES! NOT A CURSED COMMENT THREAD! 0__o

Indeed. I think I've been pretty good since I got back from spring break, but that will likely change (but it would be better if I remained studious).

^___^

XP (Lol Windows XP)

He was!1 (that one actually just came out, lol) Aww, poor JEH. That happened to a lot of child stars in the '70s and '80s, didn't it? ;_____; I remember my film student LJ friend was saying how great it was that he got to have a second chance. (Natasha's accident was such a freak one...I still can't believe it.)

LOLASAURUS! (I had to combine a word too. XD)

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[arkratirma.livejournal.com]

THAT'S SOME SPOOKY SHIT RIGHT THERE.

You's gotsta remain studious, Kat! ...I need to become more studious. Heh. I think having only three classes gave me a false sense of security about my "free time." Having four classes again should keep me on track....

WINDOWS XP FTW

Oh oh, and I watched ANOTHER interview with JEH today (damn thing was seriously around a half hour long... BUT SO WORTH IT) in which he discussed what it was like to return to cinema in All the King's Men and Little Children. He called Kate Winslet his 'big sister,' "even though I'm older than her." It was cute. He also talked about his relationship with his mom and with his older brother, who died of a heroin overdose. Pretty deep interview; he really goes into how there's always something you can relate to in anyone, even people like Ronnie. SECOND CHANCES FOR THE EPIC WIN FOR JEH.

Er, anyway: 'twas a great watch! :3 [/geek]

I LOVES ME SOME PORTMANTEAUS!

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[fierce-desea.livejournal.com]

OH SHITS!

I BE TRYIN'. I can see how having less classes would give you that false sense of security, but fight it!

IT IS FTW.

Aww, you little JEH fangirl. KATE WINSLET. ^__________^ That is too cute. That sounds like a good interview. Aww.

PORTMANTEAUS FTW!

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[arkratirma.livejournal.com]

I WILL FIGHT IT! I WILL FIGHT IT LIKE RORSCHACH FIGHTS EVILS! :D

_{I really am such a fangirl. Fantard. Either / or. OH MY JESUS!}

Yay Kate Winslet! (I still wanna see The Reader. lolRalphFiennes) It's a very good interview!

PORTMANTEAUS ROCK MY SOCKS.

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[fierce-desea.livejournal.com]

RAR!!! :D



(I still really wanna see it too. It should be on DVD soon. Lol Ralph Fiennes indeed)

SOCKS! I like socks.

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[arkratirma.livejournal.com]

FUCKING FUCKITY FUCKER. I just lost everything I'd written. ;___;

WE REALLY ARE TWINS 'CAUSE OUR ACTIONS ARE SYNCED! RIGHT DOWN TO LOSING SHIT WE'VE TYPED FOR A REPLY! AND OUR EPIC CONVERSATIONS ARE THE MOST EPIC EVER. LAST WEEK'S IS NOW AMONG MY FAVORITES. <3 Oh, and procrastination makes the world go 'round! It's almost 1:00, and I've got a final exam today! XD

He really DOES look like a cute lesbian.... I even thought, OH CHRIST HE LOOKS LIKE A MALE LINDSAY LOHAN. But The Parent Trap-era Lindsay Lohan, NOT current LL. Boo!

Yay! I'm short and mighty! *rawr* I wanna go be short and mighty with JEH and get a photo. XD

If JEH ever randomly stumbled upon this comment (and this post), I'm sure his brain would explode. And then I'd have his death on my conscious for the rest of my natural life. D:

Dukes is FTW!

[fierce-desea.livejournal.com]

WE'RE TWINS, FOR SERIOUS.

You better be asleep now for that final exam, Jill. :P

AWW YOU NEED TO MEET JEH AND GET CUTE SHORT PEOPLE PICS WITH HIM. XD

FTW INDEED.

[arkratirma.livejournal.com]

FO' SHO! :D

I did sleep, but for about only four hours. -__- Took ANOTHER four-hour nap after I got home today. Oh Lawd!

YAY SHORT PEOPLE PICKS! That would rock. XD

OH OH this is kind of random, but I now have Massive Attack's 100th Window. A lot of the songs from this album are on Collected, but the songs that don't appear on Collected are FANTASTIC. Must send to you sometime!

[fierce-desea.livejournal.com]

FO' SHIZZLE. :D

Fail. But at least you took a nap! I woke up at 12:45 p.m. today. :D

XD

SWEET. YOU MUST SEND ME SOME SOMETIME. :D :D :D :D

[arkratirma.livejournal.com]

FO' SHIZZLE MCNIZZLE. :D

Lory! I'd been waking up around 11:00 - 11:45 these past several weekends. Er, practically every weekend this term. Need to develop a sleep schedule and stick to it.

LOL WHY DID I SPELL 'PICS' AS 'PICKS'?

I LOVE HOW THE LAST SMILEY FACE IS AN EVIL SMILEY FACE. XD

[fierce-desea.livejournal.com]

WE'RE SO FAUX GANGSTA. :D

Lory? Like Dory? Or Lordy? XD Eh, it's all good to wake up that late on weekends. I was able to wake up that late since my class was canceled, and I didn't have class till 6 p.m. :P But I need to develop a sleep schedule too.

LOL I NOTICED THAT BUT DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. >:D

INDEED IT IS. MUWHAHAHA. XD

[arkratirma.livejournal.com]

WE ARE! XD

lol, I realized that AFTER I'd posted, damn it. =P I meant Lordy. I NEED TO STOP GOING TO BED AT 1:00 AND WAKING UP AT 6:00 LOLOLOLZ.

NOOOOOES!!1 D: THE OTHER KIDS ARE LAUGHING AT MEEEEE!

[fierce-desea.livejournal.com]

NOT A GOOD IDEA JILL. :O GET MOAR SLEEP. MOAR.

AWW I DON'T MEAN TO. D: *GLOMP*

[arkratirma.livejournal.com]

I SHALL GET MOAR SLEEP THIS UPCOMING TERM! *NODS*
_lolcapsnod

EE'S OKAY. I AM FINE NOW. REQUIRED COUNSELING, BUT FINE. XD

[fierce-desea.livejournal.com]

YESH.

OH NOES. BUT AS LONG AS YOU ARE FINE NOW.

[arkratirma.livejournal.com]

...BOTH comments posted?









*headdesk*

[fierce-desea.livejournal.com]

LOL. This is going to be difficult to comment. XD

[arkratirma.livejournal.com]

Betcha had fun with that, eh? X3

[fierce-desea.livejournal.com]

Indeed. :D