Worst accents in a mainstream movie

[mediaguy]

This is a spinoff from the Departed thread (which actually hits the Boston accent fine) ...

Worst accents in a movie? Like for Boston, I think of Rob Morrow in "Quiz Show" ... and having seen the trailer for "Blood Diamond," I'm not sure Leo can pull off his South African English dialect better than anybody in "Lethal Weapon 2" did.

 

[riverrats95]

Borat.

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

I think Tony Curtis in Spartacus is generally acknowledged as the worst accent in a major movie.

 

[Chi City 81]

Kevin Costner in JFK.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Maggie in Caddyshack. I think it's supposed to be Irish. I'm not sure.

 

[User 1019]

Marlon Brando in The Godfather.

 

[Chi City 81]

Marlon Brando in The Godfather.

I think someone's going to pay you a visit ...

 

[buckweaver]

Kevin Costner in JFK.

See, here's where you're wrong. Kevin Costner *always* does a great Kevin Costner accent. :D

Doesn't matter if he's playing a New Orleans D.A. ... or an Iowa farmer ... or a white-trash golfer ... or a futuristic aquatic superhero ...

 

[Duane Postum]

I thought Leo and Cameron in Gangs of New York were bad.

 

[Ralph Waldo Henderson]

Kevin Costner in Robin Hood.

Fixed that for ya, Doc.

 

[Jones]

Cameron Diaz was terrible.

 

[da man]

Tony Curtis played an Arab prince once, didn't he? And yes, his accent in Spartacus was laughable.

The other day I was watching The Great Escape and was struck by James Coburn's hideous attempt at an Australian accent. Appalling.

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

any number of actors affectating a southern accent -- get lost, go home.

 

[Chi City 81]

any number of actors affectating a southern accent -- get lost, go home.

FWIW, I think Martin Sheen did a great job in Gettysburg.

 

[PopeDirkBenedict]

Kevin Costner in JFK.

Right actor. Right president. Wrong movie. Costner's accent is beyond awful in Thirteen Days. Watching him mangling a Boston accent is like watching a dog play a trombone.

 

[Moderator1]

Nicholas Cage in the prison break movie. Con Air? Worst accent ever.

 

[grrlhack]

I agree with LJB...damn near anyone trying to do a Southern accent sux!

And Moddy....See above for Cage and his accent! LOL...It just doesn't go over well when they go for the Southern accent.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

I agree with LJB...damn near anyone trying to do a Southern accent sux!

Yup. Usually badly mutilated. I can pull it off ... then again, I'm from the South. :-\

 

[Kato]

Costner uses about four different accents in "Robin Hood"

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

Doc, I fully agree, though my deep fried countrified friends way differ.