Did Mitch call T.J. Hooker ' Bill'?
In the part where they are acting when they taste drugs,Deniro calls Shatner "Bill".Is that a goof?
shareno because that doesn't happen.
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Yeah, De Niro does call Shatner 'Bill', but thats because he's playing himself right?
It`s obvious answer, he called him William... Bill for short. Even some interviews from the cast members from "Star Trek" called him Bill before.
shareGood grief... Bill is short for William.
Just as Bob is short for Robert.
OP, tell me you're under the age of 8 or are kidding?...
shareBill = a short form of William. William Shatner was playing HIMSELF in the movie, not acting as a character. Thus calling him Bill is completely appropriate and not a goof.
shareOh my lord. This is the problem here. No one can actually figure out that Shatner IS NOT playing himself in the movie but is in fact playing the character of TJ Hooker. No reference is ever made that he is William Shatner, and it is pretty well held up that he is playing TJ Hooker throughout the film. So, when De Niro calls him Bill during the drug testing scene, AND YES HE DOES ("That's why real cops don't taste drugs Bill."), IT IS A GOOF!!!!!! Jesus, was I the only person to figure out that Shatner was playing TJ Hooker?
"Absolute authority comes from God, absolute obedience comes from the Devil." -Adolph Hitler
Then why is William Shatner's character listed as "Himself" on the Imdb and not T.J. Hooker?
shareIt actually used to be listed as TJ Hooker...and the lines in the movie also support him playing TJ Hooker...at no point in the movie, other then when De Niro calls him Bill, is it ever mentioned that he is William Shatner playing TJ Hooker...
"Absolute authority comes from God, absolute obedience comes from the Devil." -Adolph Hitler
I'm sorry to disappoint you but I checked the dvd's credits last night. William Shatner is listed as playing Himself.
shareThat is bizarre if you ask me. Really, none of the dialogue in the movie supports Shatner as being anyone but TJ Hooker. Can anyone tell me anywhere in the movie where he isn't called "TJ"? AHHH I am so confused...
"Absolute authority comes from God, absolute obedience comes from the Devil." -Adolph Hitler
Trey says something like TJ Hooker is the most underrated police SHOW of all police SHOWS... If Shatner is playing the character of TJ Hooker, then why does Trey reference to the TV show??
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It could be that in the movie's universe TJ hooker was a real reality TV cop
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Then why does Shatner himself refer to TJ Hooker as "Hooker," instead "me" or "I"?
He's playing "Bill," the actor who played TJ Hooker and a parody of Shatner's own persona.
It could be that in the movie's universe TJ hooker was a real reality TV copWhen I first saw this movie, that was my first instinct; and I REALLY wanted it to be that way(they were essentially getting advice from the master of what they were currently going through)...
...but when he called him "Bill", and credited as himself in the credits, that pretty much sewed it up.
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Shatner is playing himself. So Bill is the short way for William...
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And Shatner also says 'I played a cop in the 80's. This isn't rocket science everyone. Shatner is playing himself and they talk about T.J. Hooker. When DeNiro calls him T.J., after falling off the car, it's sarcasm.
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