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50 Cent as a computer scientist.

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[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 0 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I haven't seen the movie but I remember someone talking about Denise Richards playing a nuclear physicist as one of the most ridiculous things. Don't know which movie though.

[–] stevethegeek@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Are you thinking her Bond movie, The World is Not Enough? I don't think she was cast because of her ability to accurately portray a scientist...

[–] Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 days ago

I don't think she was cast because of her ability to accurately portray a scientist...

Scientits on the other hand... 😏

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 days ago (4 children)

The world is not enough, James Bond. And her name was Christmas Jones so that Bond could make a joke about Christmas coming more than once a year.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

HAHAHAHAHA oh my god that’s so fucking funny.

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[–] creaturefromthebeigelagoon@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

James Bond: The World is Not Enough. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0143145/

She played Dr. Christmas Jones and is still the least believable part of any James Bond movie

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 0 points 2 days ago

But was still a fun character and it was a ludicrous but fun movie. At that time, they were leaning into the cheesez rather than trying for gritty, in the Daniel Craig era.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

She herself refers to how she played a “nuke-ular psychiatrist in a James Bonk movie” in the episode of 30 Rock where she and Tracy are leading a protest of NBC by their fellow idiots. 🤣

Some highlights from that episode.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

I completely forgot about beer cans that told you how cold they were!

[–] razorcandy@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 days ago

Charlie Sheen as an astronomer in The Arrival.

[–] choking_the_dolphin@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Channing Tatum as a NASA scientist in "fly me to the moon" was just painful.

[–] thagoat@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 days ago (10 children)
[–] xylol@leminal.space 0 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Ice cube pulled off being a modern social media user in the new war of the worlds themed ad, he didnt even know how to leave the house

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Racism and sexism on display with this post and comments. cmon, be better.

[–] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

nic cageism is a serious blight on society

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

That too lol

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Did you just have that in the chamber expecting different comments? The overwhelming number of comments here are white, male actors. In fact, so far, only 3 women have even been mentioned.

You look like a fool.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

I do not. But thanks for the being civil.

[–] varnia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

List of women incapable of convincingly playing incoming...

More serious: Ben Affleck and Robert Pattinson as Batman?

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Robert Pattinson did batman extremely well.

[–] AngryishHumanoid@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

And Affleck was nowhere close to the worst thing thing in those movies...

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[–] Kenny2999@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

Entire cast of tbbt, incl. Hawking.

[–] fargeol@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Dolph Lundgren in Expendables shows some unusual skills in chemical science.

And yes, I know that Dolph Lundgren studied chemistry IRL

[–] Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 days ago

He didn't just "study" he has a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering and received a Fulbright Scholoarship at MIT. Pretty spot-on casting honestly.

[–] Captain_Buddha@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

Dolph Lundgren can smell crime!

[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Anna Kendrick as an astronaut scientist in Stowaway

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[–] Moonweedbaddegrasse@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Don't think you can beat oceanographer Debbie Gibson in Megashark v Giant Octopus.

[–] deadcream@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Easy. Christopher Judge in Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark.

I see your Christopher Judge and raise you Tiffany in Mega Pirahna.

[–] notso@feddit.org 0 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Steven Seagal playing Wesley McClaren, a doctor and former government research immunologist in this masterpiece:

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[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 0 points 2 days ago (8 children)
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[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Imagine trying to rent a mediocre Gibson movie and accidentally getting a shitty Seagal movie instead!

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[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (3 children)

George Clooney as ~~Batman~~ anything other than George Clooney.

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[–] unknown@piefed.social 0 points 2 days ago

Krysten Ritter in Orphan Black: Echos. They gave her glasses and a blazer and it was not convincing.

I've met computer nerds who look like 50, but I haven't seen the media the image is from so maybe his acting sucked, idk.

[–] zaphodb2002@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Mark Wahlberg in The Happening.

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[–] individual@toast.ooo 0 points 2 days ago (5 children)
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[–] Eshrekshion@piefed.social 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo Fring, the Chilean in Breaking Bad. His Spanish was not Chilean at all and there are hardly any African Chileans (especially not in the era during which he was supposedly in Chile).

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[–] perishthethought@piefed.social 0 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Jeff Goldblum in Jurassic Park?

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 0 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Jeff Goldblum is the worst example, he's always a scientist!

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's the glasses. They make him a nerd apparently.

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'll like how he licked his lips.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)
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[–] fargeol@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Samuel L. Jackson in Jurassic Park!

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

"Hold onto my butts!"
- Sam Jackson horking down another ciggie

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