I did a little research because this guy's impersonations (Clark Gable, Ronald Colman, James Cagney) were so good. I wanted to see if he was in any other movies, and he turns out to be Larry Storch's brother.
There is no "off" position on the genius switch.
Interesting. Now, who's Larry Storch?
shareReally? F Troop? Look him up.
More important...who is Larry Storch's brother? And what happened to him?
F F Troop. I don't know who they are; I don't want to know who they are. The question was merely rhetorical. You've got to get away from this idea that American culture is more interesting than British culture. You're just an offshoot.
share"You've got to get away from this idea that American culture is more interesting than British culture."
Not so surprising, really, if you happen to be an American.
Btw, what's British culture an "offshoot" of?
"Btw, what's British culture an "offshoot" of?"
French Culture of course. The British had no culture until the French taught the great unwashed islanders of Britain culture.
F F Troop. I don't know who they are; I don't want to know who they are. The question was merely rhetorical. You've got to get away from this idea that American culture is more interesting than British culture. You're just an offshoot.
It goes without saying that American culture owes much to that of Mother England, but the intervening 236 years since the original Independence Day kinda has a way of seeing both nations' cultures diverge on different paths and evolve differently (and I think immigration from mostly non-British countries have a little something to do with all that). To say nothing of the fact that this thread is pertinent to a Yank movie featuring an American actor who happens to be the lesser-known brother of comedian Larry Storch, who today is best known for starring in the comedy-Western sitcom from the mid 1960's, F-Troop. American culture may not be "better" or "more interesting," but it appears to be what we Yanks know best and it seems to be germaine to the observation made by the OP.
Incidentally, I'm an unabashed Anglophile and have read many books and biographies covering British history and historical figures, so you need not take what I've said above as any kind of slam against you or your country. And (oh, yeah! Almost forgot!) my girlfriend is a born and bred Brit.
Okay folks, show's over, nothing to see here!
Why are we being so indulgent about Mr. Radley's idiotic condescension?
Who here said that American culture was "more interesting" than British culture?
The stupidity in this thread is the element of arrogance, suffused with ignorance, evident in Mr. JR's replies. Anyone who says that Americans are just an "offshoot" of the British obviously knows nothing about America's diversity and manifold cultural influences, which far exceed anything seen in the United Kingdom.
Of course, it's quite possible that he's merely trying to provoke a resentful response. Either way, this rather silly OP has morphed into an increasingly inane thread.
However, the obvious obviously escapes Mr. Radley's wee mind. If Amercian culture is indeed nought but a mere offshoot of the British, then he should be well aware of who the estimable Messers Storch are.
In any event, his accusations and observations are, shall we say, ridiculous in every facet.
And I can top my friend vinidici here...my wife is a born and bred Brit! And she infinitely prefers the United States, a feeling that has only grown since our most recent return from her native land two days ago. But I remain a modest, if hardly uncritical, Anglophile.
Jason, you have the "tail wagging the dog" in calling the USA an offshoot of Britain. Most people in the world today would have a hard time finding the little British archipelago on a map. Not so the USA.
"It ain't dying I'm talking about, it's LIVING!"
Captain Augustus McCrae
Gus, don't be so down on the Brits, they were one of the many little countries that helped US win WWII.
shareNow, who's Jason Radley? Not interesting in the slightest.
shareand before F Troop (I think, I didn't look it up), there was "I'm Dickens, He's Fenster", a short lived not too memorable comedy. But my exposure to Larry Storch and John Astin.
shareIf Larry Storch was in I'm Dickens, He's Fenster it was in a guest appearance capacity. Astin's partner on the show was Marty Ingels.
There is no "off" position on the genius switch.
Larry Storch as Corporal Agarn was a stand-out in F Troop. As kids we all loved him.
We would be embarrassed by the insensitive portrayal of Native Americans today but the F Troop guys didn't fare much better since they were all either con-men or knuckleheads.
Storch's brother does the best Cagney ever. It is spot-on and also hilarious.