Do you think that Rick Moranis was miscast?
Some people seem to think that Rick Moranis was miscast in his role as Billy Fish.
I thought that Rick did a great job of playing the stereotypical annoying nerd.
What do you think?
I don't know if it was intentional, but Rick Moranis trying to act all tough really cracks me up.
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I think Rick Moranis (as Billy) trying to be a tough guy was intentional because some stereotypical nerds try to act like that.
On another note, when Billy told Raven before the showdown that Raven can't just come into any town and terrorize people, Billy seemed serious rather than just showing off.
Do you think Rick Moranis did a good job playing the role of Billy Fish?
"On another note, when Billy told Raven before the showdown that Raven can't just come into any town and terrorize people, Billy seemed serious rather than just showing off."
I think since ultimately Ellen was going to end up with Billy, it became necessary for the writers to redeem his character by the end. I think you see that in the last couple scenes.
Before the showdown, as you mentioned, Billy tries to stick up for the people of Richmond, Ellen and Tom. He gets slugged for his trouble, which is the second time he was beaten up trying to defend Ellen. In that way, his act is somewhat endearing. He is going to stick up for himself and the things he cares about regardless of the fact that he'll probably get beat up as a result. He might be a smarmy nerd, but he is no coward.
And then, of course, his final scene when he tells Tom that obviously Ellen loves him and should be with him. He is willing to back out. That also shows that he really cares about Ellen and is able to put his pride aside.
Of course it was intentional. Huge amounts of dialog in this movie was clearly written very much "tongue in cheek" as an affectionate spoof of older movie genres (something that Streets of Fire has in common with Big Trouble in Little China).
shareI must have nodded off during the scene where Moranis acted "all tough." I mean, he had some balls on him, and he wasn't an idiot. But "tough"?
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