Julie's Cat has been the Cinderella story of the Best Supporting Character Tournament thus far, so I'd be remiss if I didn't dedicate this post to this incredible feline in a special edition of Random Actor Tuesday--Random Cat-ctor Catday!
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| Me-ow. |
I already wrote a post about all the instances of cat abuse in Julie & Julia (there are many) awhile back, but now I finally get to talk about the Cat-ctor (cat actor) who played Julie's Cat, Terry.
Though Terry goes uncredited for his role, he is pretty much the glue that holds the entire film together. Serving as the metaphorical child (Julia Child?) in the Powells' marriage, Terry is constantly neglected and carries the brunt of all of his parents' fighting. Terry's masterful performance makes great use of his mere seconds of screentime and instantly forces audiences to sympathize with his dire situation--after all, who would want to ever be owned by Julie Powell? In Terry, the audience has a vehicle through which they can experience the visceral pain of being around Julie 24/7. And Terry handles this difficult material like a pro.
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| Terry deserves a Os-cat for his role (Cat Oscar). |
The real Julie Powell actually had the nerve to criticize Terry's performance in the film, saying it wasn't a realistic portrayal of her actual cat, Maxine. Well, Julie Powell, you don't know shit. Terry killed it. Just see what his co-stars Amy Adams and Chris "NMR" Messina have to say HERE.
To paraphrase:
"When he's on set, it's all about Terry — quiet for the cat!" says Amy Adams. "He has a bit of an attitude."What a fucking boss. Cat boss (cat boss > cake boss). Terry the Cat. Method Actor Cat. Random Cat-tor Catday.
"He also has this thing that he likes it really cold on set," says some guy who isn't Mark Ruffalo. "But he's a great actor. He studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre."
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| I CAN HAZ BONED DUCKZZ?!?! |
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Julie & Julia Quote of the Day: "Or if you have a pet, a cat or a dog, they love liver."
Stop hating on Chris Messina! I don't see YOU being Mark Ruffalo, ya hypocrite!
ReplyDeleteThat's because there is only ONE Mark Ruffalo
ReplyDeleteI like how you have to explain your puns. Makes them EVEN funnier. :)
ReplyDeleteThe obsessive praise and awful cat puns create this wonderful "crazy cat lady" persona. Good show.
ReplyDeleteLOVE that you put the cat's real name.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the puns :)
best post ever. =^..^=
ReplyDeletecake boss is dead
ReplyDeleteIT'S NOT CATURDAY YET YOU FOOL
ReplyDeleteShe also had a profound appreciation of iambic pentameter. Seriously, I’m not making that up.
ReplyDeleteUh, yeh yuh r ya dumb bitch. Is that supposed to be funny? HAHAHAHA AN ALLUSION TO A CAT WITH AN IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE! Hysterical it isn't. And this is from the girl who learned Irish, Dublinese and English in that order.
Slan agus pog mo thon (feic! ni raibh scriobh me bhi tu amadan. Ta me co broin scriobh me sin, ni raibh sin deas. Ach, is maith liom an phictuir i mo cheainn le tu ag duirt le tu fein cad e MICHEART le cailin seo ? Cen fath nil se abalta scriobh as bearla ? Deanaimh me e le an same reason leimh me Pride agus Prejudice.... mar rinne sin rudai mothaim me I dunno the Irish for obnoxious. Well to conclude this ridiculously long adieu, buh bye :)
Lauren