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Has anybody else confused Tom Skerritt for Kris Kristofferson?

posted 14 years ago by Slavic
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I was totally convinced that it was Kris Kristofferson playing Dr.John Fury in the movie until I looked up credits here on imdb. Anybody else got confused? I mean I had no slightest idea that it was Tom Skerritt. I thought it was Kris again at his best ol' meanie role, but boy, have I been mistaken? It's just that there were no credits in the beginning of the movie, plus I haven't seen Tom Skerritt in major movies for a while, man, has he aged!

[–] sarastro7 14 years ago

Yeah, same here!

[–] KorreltjeZout 14 years ago

Same here

[–] Vampenguin 14 years ago

Thought the exact same thing from the trailer.

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[–] cljohnston108 9 years ago

Haha, yeah! When I saw his face flash by in the trailer, I thought, "Okay, that's either Tom Skerritt or Kris Kristofferson."

[–] Siamois 14 years ago

Skerritt was in so many classics, I could never mistake him.

They have VERY different voices too.

[–] ajmal-m 14 years ago

yes, i did. how weird is that?

[–] junk_Email76 14 years ago

pretty much here too although Kris actually looks a bit older

[–] psdhart 11 years ago

Kris actually looks a bit older

true

[–] floomers 14 years ago

Me too! lol

[–] majictiger3-1 14 years ago

You should watch the film "For Sale By Owner" both Kris and Tom are in this film together....talk about confusing!!!

[–] reinhart_menken 14 years ago

Personally, I think they only just look alike. One guy has a more tough guy or wise mannerism, while the other seems more stuck up and has something up his ass when he performs (Skerritt). Notice how Skerritt continuously looked at Beckingsale's character (pretty much the only person he interacted in the film) with his nose throughout the film, during their conversations. It may have been Skerritt's intent to look more ponderous, however.

[–] blunks 14 years ago

For sale by owner had me confused by the two of them for sure.

[–] McArty 14 years ago

Yeah i thought the same; they totally look alike.

[–] ben101-1 14 years ago

I thought it was kenny rogers!?!?!?

[–] marko_azzir 14 years ago

Yeah they looked alike, except that Kris got that significant pair of eyes.

[–] p_neto 14 years ago

No.

[–] npayne2 14 years ago

how could anyone forget 'call sign viper' lol