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Message no. 1
From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@****.ORG>
Subject: Contact Type(casts)
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 11:56:30 -0600
Fisher, Victor wrote:
|
| As a note [to keep this posting from getting TOO OT], I think Bruce
| Willis character would make a funny contact for the cabbie in a
| Shadowrun campaign. Also up for role models for cabbie contacts are
| Ernest Borgnine, in Escape From New York. And the cabbie from the Heavy
| Metal movie, Harry Canyon [John Candy played the voice, I think]. He was
| pretty funny.

The topic of which movie star would make the best Sam, Decker, PA,
Mage or Rigger has come up before. However, I don't believe I've
seen references to which star would make the best (insert your
favorite) contact. Give it up people :) (I'd start, but my memory
isn't worth shit when it comes to remembering
actors/characters/movies names.)

-David
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Message no. 2
From: "Fisher, Victor" <Victor-Fisher@******.COM>
Subject: Re: Contact Type(casts)
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 14:01:01 -0400
>The topic of which movie star would make the best Sam, Decker, PA,
>Mage or Rigger has come up before. However, I don't believe I've
>seen references to which star would make the best (insert your
>favorite) contact. Give it up people :) (I'd start, but my memory
>isn't worth shit when it comes to remembering
>actors/characters/movies names.)


ARRRRGH!!!!!Yah got me!!!!<clutches heart,falls off chair, rolls down
stairs, crashes into kitchen, pulls toaster down on top of head>
Message no. 3
From: "Faux Pas (Thomas)" <thomas@*******.COM>
Subject: Re: Contact Type(casts)
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 13:09:37 -0500
At 11:56 AM 5/12/97 -0600, David Buehrer whispered:
>The topic of which movie star would make the best Sam, Decker, PA,
>Mage or Rigger has come up before. However, I don't believe I've
>seen references to which star would make the best (insert your
>favorite) contact. Give it up people :)

John Goodman as Humanis Policlub Member.
John Lovitz as Snitch.


-Thomas Deeny
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"... what character deserves to be left alone more at the end of the world
than that idiot Ash?"
-Bruce Campbell on the dropped ending for _Army of Darkness_
Message no. 4
From: 'Spaceman' WD Lee <spaced@*.WASHINGTON.EDU>
Subject: Re: Contact Type(casts)
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 13:37:47 -0700
On Mon, 12 May 1997, Faux Pas (Thomas) wrote:
# John Lovitz as Snitch.

Another great snitch is the know-it-all shoeshine boy from the
Police Squad! tv series. Knows everything that's going on, and willing to
sell some of that info.

Bartender - Rick from Casablanca. Ex-runner perhaps forced back in
biz..... Maybe with Sam along for the ride. Sidney Greenstreet makes an
excellent contact no matter what role he's playing (Blue Parrot owner, the
"Fatman" from the Maltese Falcon)

Wannabe/Hero worshipper - Short round from the second Indiana
Jones flick.

Armorer/Arms Dealer/Talismonger/Seller of stuff - Frankie from
_The Saint_. Highly amusing attitude.


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Message no. 5
From: Caric <caric@********.COM>
Subject: Re: Contact Type(casts)
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 14:20:00 -0700
| >The topic of which movie star would make the best Sam, Decker, PA,
| >Mage or Rigger has come up before. However, I don't believe I've
| >seen references to which star would make the best (insert your
| >favorite) contact. Give it up people :) (I'd start, but my memory
| >isn't worth shit when it comes to remembering
| >actors/characters/movies names.)

I would say John Voight was a great fixer in Heat.

|
| ARRRRGH!!!!!Yah got me!!!!<clutches heart,falls off chair, rolls down
| stairs, crashes into kitchen, pulls toaster down on top of head>

Oh great now I'll never get my next turn. =)

I like my toast on the light side Victor.

-Caric


Word to the wise... Never anger a dragon, for you are crunchy, and would
be good with brie!!!

-Karl Teranssen av Drakkar
Message no. 6
From: David Thompson <david.s.thompson@****.EDU>
Subject: Re: Contact Type(casts)
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 18:08:41 -0400
At 02:20 PM 5/12/97 -0700, you wrote:
>| >The topic of which movie star would make the best Sam, Decker, PA,
>| >Mage or Rigger has come up before. However, I don't believe I've
>| >seen references to which star would make the best (insert your
>| >favorite) contact. Give it up people :) (I'd start, but my memory
>| >isn't worth shit when it comes to remembering
>| >actors/characters/movies names.)
>
>I would say John Voight was a great fixer in Heat.
>
Kaiser Soze from Usual Suspects makes the best Johnson -- you don't know who
the hell he is, but he'll make you dead unless you do what he wants. High
risk, but the pay is good, etc. Perfect screw-the-players-over Johnson.

--DT
Message no. 7
From: Justin Pinnow <vanyel@*******.NET>
Subject: Re: Contact Type(casts)
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 23:26:21 -0400
On Monday, May 12, 1997 at 5:20 PM Caric Wrote:

<Snip>

> I would say John Voight was a great fixer in Heat.

I just can't help but point out how this could be taken the wrong way...

;)

> -Caric

Justin :)
Message no. 8
From: Loki <daddyjim@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Contact Type(casts)
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 20:36:35 -0700
---"Fisher, Victor" wrote:
>
> >The topic of which movie star would make the best Sam, Decker, PA,
> >Mage or Rigger has come up before. However, I don't believe I've
> >seen references to which star would make the best (insert your
> >favorite) contact.

Back on the idea of good models for a Cab Driver contact, I've have
one called The Jaw based on the cabbie from Total Recall.

"I've got five kids to feed..."

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Message no. 9
From: Caric <caric@********.COM>
Subject: Re: Contact Type(casts)
Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 08:45:39 -0700
Justin responded:

| > I would say John Voight was a great fixer in Heat.
|
| I just can't help but point out how this could be taken the wrong way...
|
| ;)
|
| > -Caric

Doh!!! I can see where this statement could be twisted for evil.

Disclaimer: I have never nor will I ever be attracted to Mr. Voight "in
that way."

=P~~~

Revised statement: I would say that John Voight did an excellent job in his
portrayal of a fixer type character in the movie "Heat."

-Caric


Word to the wise... Never anger a dragon, for you are crunchy, and would
be good with brie!!!

-Karl Teranssen av Drakkar

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