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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Film / Portland HOLY SHIT BRENDAN FRASER IS COMING TO PORTLAND! (Along with Harrison Ford.)

Posted by Erik Henriksen on Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 11:59 AM

I'm not sure why Willamette Week film editor Aaron Mesh apparently has a Google news alert set up for the keywords "Brendan" and "Fraser," and I'm not gonna ask him, but via the WW's non-blog comes the news that HOLY SHIT HARRISON FORD AND BRENDAN FRASER ARE COMING TO PORTLAND! EEEEEEEEEEE!

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Pictured, left to right: Harrison Ford, Rachel Weisz, Brendan Fraser.

Harrison Ford is most famous for being in the Indiana Jones movies, while Fraser is most famous for his films that unashamedly rip off the Indiana Jones movies. They'll both be in Portland in April to star in a "fact-based medical drama" directed by the jackass responsible for What Happens In Vegas.

Fraser will play John Crowley, the father of two children who were diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder for which he's told there is no cure. Unbowed, he seeks out an experimental and sometimes irascible doctor (Ford) who works to find a way to save the children's lives.

Ford being irascible? Fraser being all doofy-and-likeable-despite-his-terrible-choices-in-starring-roles? Count me in! And by "count me in," I mean, "I'll be hiding behind dumpsters near the shooting locations, desperately trying to get Brendan Fraser to autograph my VHS copy of Encino Man."

Via the WW and Reuters.

 

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Erik, I think you may be overestimating the difficulty level involved in getting Brendan Frasers autograph. If anything, He'll be the one jumping out from behind dumpsters with a sharpie.

"Hey pal, how about an autographed VHS copy of this classic Pauly Shore hit 'Encino Man'? C'mon, what's your name bro? Seriously, what's your name? I'll sign it right here, right now, no strings attached. Dude, where you going?"
Posted by rico on January 14, 2009 at 12:10 PM · Report
2
House...The Movie.
Posted by kiala on January 14, 2009 at 12:12 PM · Report
3
The real question is why anyone wouldn't have a Brendan Fraser Google alert. The man has been to the Center of the Friggin' Earth.
Posted by Aaron Mesh on January 14, 2009 at 12:45 PM · Report
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why would anyone read WWire? They cut off sentences on the front page midway through, forcing you to click through to finish...it's infuriating.
Posted by jacobus on January 14, 2009 at 1:16 PM · Report
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@Krazybee:

I'd totally love to see House: The Movie. Imagine if his patients were Gordon Ramsey and that drill sergeant from Full Metal Jacket.
Posted by Graham on January 14, 2009 at 5:15 PM · Report
6
Bah-dee.
Posted by Will Radik on January 14, 2009 at 11:28 PM · Report
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the big question is whether this movie will be worse than "The Hunted".
Posted by photojq on January 15, 2009 at 11:42 AM · Report
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man, the stalker in me wants to know where the shooting locations are?
Posted by razzmatazz on February 10, 2009 at 6:03 PM · Report
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I actually really have a Brendan Fraser alert. He's effin hot!
Posted by Kapuhi on May 21, 2009 at 10:46 PM · Report
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Brendan Fraser was at MuMus tonight on 21st st. Showed up roughly 2am. There for closing and took off with a girl.
Posted by cjthedude on May 23, 2009 at 3:16 AM · Report

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