Mr. Bookman in RUSH HOUR

I think I saw "Mr. Bookman" in RUSH HOUR over the weekend. He was a police captain. Don't remember the name of the actor, though.

Niraj Agarwalla wrote:

Lt. Bookman - and he was played brilliantly by: Philip Baker Hall

I find that when I watch a movie now (my son and I watched Rush Hour tonight!) - I see Seinfeld characters everywhere - it makes it difficult to enjoy the movie

I remember when the librarian was a much older woman: Kindly, discreet, unattractive. We didn't know anything about her private life. We didn't want to know anything about her private life. She didn't have a private life. While you're thinking about that, think about this: The library closes at five o'clock, no exceptions. This is your final warning. Got that, kewpie-doll?

Quick Jackie, jump on a bus again...

LOL @ Mike!

Yes Mr Bookman was also in The Truman Show as one of the execs of the show.

I just saw The Truman Show for the first time this weekend.  In addition
to Philip Baker Hall (Lt. Bookman), the movie also featured the waitress
from the diner near where the bubble boy lives.  You know, the woman who
wouldn't give Jerry back the autographed photo?  Well, she plays a
barmaid.  It seemed natural to see her behind the counter.
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Dave wrote:

Did you see the parallels between the Christ figure and Truman figure. There were a dozen or so...I'll give you one - he walks on water near the end..OK two, then he ascends to Heaven. Can you recall any others? Any theologians out there? In this NG?

Mike wrote:

>Did you see the parallels between the

Oh my goodness yes, there were many. One in particular i thought was clever was when Ed Harris's character said, at the end of the movie over the loud speaker.

Truman : "Who are you?" Harris : "I am the Creator....of a TV show"

Phil

"Phil R." wrote:

Thank you Phil. 'Cause when I talk to my friends who have seen it, mature educated people, they look at me funny. It was so obvious to me after a few scenes Truman was the Christ figure. And Ed Harris's character was was 'Christof'. For the not too quick ones in the audience.

I could make a list of all the parallels, no better not. :-)

Honestly. Mike, I never gave it any thought. As a Jew, and a non-practicing one at that, I don't know much about Christ.

Was he really walking on the water at the end?  Truman, I mean?  It
appeared as though the water got reeealy shallow at the very edge of the
"world" and he was just walking along the edge to get to the stairs.  I
don't know.  I will say that I thought Ed Harris overplayed the whole
"playing God" thing.  Maybe my beef isn't with him as an actor, because
he's great, but rather the way the role was written.
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Dave wrote:

>Was he (Truman) really walking on

No. But it was made to look like he was. Maybe a hidden meaning, i don't know, but there was a few shots from a far where you couldn't see the embankment Jim Carrey was walking on. And it only appeared that he was "walking on water"

Phil

   That episode was great... Does anyone know off the top of their head
the poem the librarian wrote?  Something about the savior or a garden
pest.  That line had me in stiches!
                                              Jeremy

Philp Baker Hall stars in a movie (now on video) called A Hard Eight (might be Eight The Hard Way....forgive my memory). He plays a grizzed older gambler in the same staccatto, no-nonsence style he displayed on Seinfeld.

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