Just a few days ago, I saw the first Terminator movie and then Aliens for the umpteenth time. Aliens just happens to be one of my favorite flicks of all time, incidentally.
I noticed that Michael Biehn played supporting roles in both movies: as father-of-John Connor, freedom-fighter-from-the-future Kyle Reese in 1984's The Terminator, and as the last Marine standing in Aliens (1986). Wow, it seems James Cameron likes this guy enough to cast him in two movies.
Turns out he was cast in yet another Cameron movie: 1989's The Abyss. Besides those projects he also had several others. He played the role of a Navy SEAL in two other movies (first being The Abyss): in 1990's Navy SEALs, and The Rock from 1996.
Other memorable movies he appeared in were The Seventh Sign (1988) as husband to Demi Moore's character, as Bob Hargrove in the David Caruso/Linda Fiorentino suspense thriller Jade (1995), and as Johnny Ringo in the 1993 Western, Tombstone.
I was just wondering: the dude starred in two of the biggest sci-fi flicks of all time. In fact, 20th Century Fox even lobbied hard to get Biehn nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (for his performance in The Abyss), but that didn't work out.
In the 80's up to the mid-90's, he might have been able to land more lead roles in action films. But he didn't. At the time, it seemed that you had to be a Sylvester Stallone or an Arnold Schwarzenegger, or maybe even a Bruce Willis to bag the big projects.
I couldn't help but feel that he might have been able to squeeze a little more from his accomplishments- though he managed to star in a few other memorable projects lately. He was in 2002's Clockstoppers, and in the Robert Rodriguez project Grindhouse/Planet Terror (from 2007).
Word is, he's being considered for a role in the upcoming James Cameron project, Avatar. This new sci-fi epic movie is due out on December 2009, and stars (among others) Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez and Giovanni Ribisi. Supposedly, Michael Biehn entered talks with James Cameron for a possible role in the film, but his involvement is not confirmed.
Guess we'll have to wait and see.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Whatever Happened To Michael Biehn?
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2 comments:
I think it´s a shame that he is such an underrated actor and not that famous.
He´s got looks and talent,
I don`t get it!
He has been three movies in 2009
But he needs a big comeback!
I think it´s a shame that he is such an underrated actor and not that famous.
He´s got looks and talent,
I don`t get it!
He has been three movies in 2009
But he needs a big comeback!
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