[UA] Harrison Ford rescues missing Wyoming hiker

[Nick Wedig]

>So what happens when an actor starts to _become_ his character out of
>some vague understanding of the IC? As embarrassing as it is to admit, I
>kind of liked the "Johnny Cage" character from the Mortal Combat
>(Kombat?) movie(s?) -- an actor who is, in fact, the ass-kicking,
>monster-fighting playboy from his movies. Maybe that's what Ford is
>trying to accomplish here.

I immediately saw parallels between Ford's rescuing the kid in an airplane and Han Solo's rescuing everyone when showing up during the Death Star assault in Star Wars (episode 4 that is).

Of course, there's also the Galaxy Quest sort of deal (also a plot to a Quantum Leap episode, IIRC) where someone assumes the actor can help them because they're known for playing characters who could.  (I'm trying to remember the action movie star that all my martial artist friends make fun of because he's a dancer and none of his moves would do any actual harm... Jean Claud Van Damme, I think)

>PS - I'm just finishing "The Satanic Verses", the best book I've read in
>a long time and guite UA-able too. It explores a lot of these themes,
>particularly the idea of an actor becoming his characters: in this case,
>an actor who portrays gods and angels on-screen begins to transform into
>an archangel. "But," as they say on Reading Rainbow, "don't take my word
>for it: read the book!"

Reading Rainbow's episode with the Satanic Verses would be very amusing.  (more confirmation that UA is like some horribly twisted children's show)

Mr. Teapot
was kicked out of a bagel store once for comparing life to sesame street

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