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To think very few actors can act drunk convincingly?

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Toopulululu · 16/12/2024 00:06

Just that really, especially on soaps. They just don’t seem to be able to do it convincingly. Can anyone act drunk convincingly without actually getting drunk?

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LindorDoubleChoc · 16/12/2024 09:50

Moonlightstars · 16/12/2024 09:29

Though he drank it on set as he was forced to then was incredibly ill!

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No, it wasn't on set. He agreed to do it to try and capture what it was like to be drunk, in preparation.

Giveitashove · 16/12/2024 09:49

And Kristen Wiig in Bridesmaids convinced me

Giveitashove · 16/12/2024 09:48

Henry Thomas didn't do a bad job aged 10 in ET!

SabrinaToolmaker · 16/12/2024 09:47

Agree Evan Peters in Mare of Easttown was really good.

I thought Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman were good in the Sherlock episode where they’re drunk.

KimberleyClark · 16/12/2024 09:36

Laureolaaa · 16/12/2024 07:40

Father Jack Hackett? What a character. Feck!

Drink! Drink!

To think very few actors can act drunk convincingly?
NobleWashedLinen · 16/12/2024 09:30

Yanbu. The thing is that people eho are drunk tend to be doing their best to act sober. People who are acting drunk tend not to put enough emphasis on that aspect.

Moonlightstars · 16/12/2024 09:29

CalicoPusscat · 16/12/2024 06:58

Oh c'mon ever seen With Withnail & I?? Richard E. Grant best drunk ever! IRL he can't drink alcohol as he can't process it

Though he drank it on set as he was forced to then was incredibly ill!

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 16/12/2024 09:26

I watched Hot Fuzz yesterday with my teens. There's a bit towards the end where Simon Pegg and his PC colleague take a drunk home over their shoulders and he falls through the front door and then tries to make himself a fry up. He's a pretty good screen drunk.

CleanShirt · 16/12/2024 09:22

FuckItItsFine · 16/12/2024 09:08

On a similar note, the E/MDMA acting in the episode of Spaced when they go clubbing is ridiculously spot on.

Yes! That's lived experience in action right there.

FuckItItsFine · 16/12/2024 09:08

On a similar note, the E/MDMA acting in the episode of Spaced when they go clubbing is ridiculously spot on.

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SleepingStandingUp · 16/12/2024 09:04

CheeseTime · 16/12/2024 07:11

Agree. I can’t bear watching Johnny Depp as drunk Captain Sparrow. So irritating.

TBF tho he's meant to be ott drink not just sensibly tipsy

permanently · 16/12/2024 09:03

Another vote for Sue's Dad in Rita Sue and Bob Too. How they kept straight faces I have no idea. "I've done some things." 😂

TheCheeseTax · 16/12/2024 09:00

I give you Stephen Graham.

PerkingFaintly · 16/12/2024 09:00

Bertie Carvel in Doctor Foster – the scene where she's packed his suitcase and put it in the hall, to throw him out, and he comes in shit-faced.

newtb · 16/12/2024 08:59

Freddie Frinton in Dinner for one. I believe he was also teetotal. Traditional viewing in Germany over Christmas I believe.

ThePure · 16/12/2024 08:50

I was coming on to say Nicholas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas but has already been mentioned. Still it's worth another mention as it's an amazing performance from him and from Elizabeth Shue.

Movinghouseatlast · 16/12/2024 08:48

James Corden and Ruth Jones in the first episode of Gavin and Stacey do absolutely brilliant drunk acting.

Saucery · 16/12/2024 08:45

Jcee · 16/12/2024 08:15

I thought Paul Kaye and Tanya Franks in Pulling did it very well

Yes! I’d forgotten about Pulling, what a great programme.

Haggia · 16/12/2024 08:44

TheLemonFatball · 16/12/2024 08:37

David Threlfall deserves endless awards for his character Frank Gallagher.

Slightly off topic here, but there’s a Mike Leigh playhouse available to buy on prime called Kiss of Death. DT is the lead, and in the 70s he had mad curly hair! He was great way back then too (although not drunk in that).

Haggia · 16/12/2024 08:42

Most tragic scenes for me, Jennifer Jason Leigh as Tra La La in Last Exit to Brooklyn. Tough watch, but she is outstanding.

TheLemonFatball · 16/12/2024 08:37

David Threlfall deserves endless awards for his character Frank Gallagher.

Createausername1970 · 16/12/2024 08:36

the80sweregreat · 16/12/2024 04:29

Linda and Phil actors on Eastenders have done a good job of it !

Agreed. I was thinking this about Linda the other day.

LivingDeadGirlUK · 16/12/2024 08:32

Leo in Wolf of wallstreet was great.

CalicoPusscat · 16/12/2024 08:32

@WatchOutForBabyHaggis 🤣

I haven't watched Eastenders in years!

Cheers @RumpleDumple might give it a whirl

WatchOutForBabyHaggis · 16/12/2024 08:26

Phil Mitchell is outstanding (can't remember his name).

He doesn't even have to talk or move, just one look at his face and eyes and I can smell the whisky coming through the screen 😂