"Shrinking" is making me realize Hollywood fucked up by not putting Harrison Ford in more comedy roles. His dead pan comedic timing is impeccable and hilarious.

Submitted by Bluest_waters t3_11ba2eu in television

The most recent ep that just dropped features a stoned Ford at a party being fucking hilarious! Something about the way he just deadpans sarcastic lines is just too funny

He isn't meant for baudy or loud or over the top comedy. He just has a way of looking at someone totally seriously and then smacking them with a dry one liner that just cracks me up hard. Jason is theoretically the star of this show, but I watch for Ford and Jessica Williams.

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Gloomy_Travel7992 t1_j9wszkk wrote

Some of his line delivery’s in the Star Wars movies are some of the funniest stuff in SW. Also the look he gives the sword guy in Raiders of the Lost Ark before shooting him is hilarious. He knows how to do funny.

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GenericAustin t1_j9wttyb wrote

Harrison Ford is known to be very selective of the scripts he accepts, so maybe it's his fault not Hollywood's

I have also seen him in quite a few comedies, mostly romantic comedies, am not sure if those are considered comedy roles or not

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Uptons_BJs t1_j9wu4r7 wrote

Its very unfortunate that "comedians" on average don't get paid as much as serious actors.

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Often times my favorite guest starring roles are when serious, drama actors show up on comedies for a small role. See: Matt Damon, Selma Hayek, and Peter Dinklage on 30 Rock, Jon Hamm on 30 Rock and Kimmy Schmidt.

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FamiGami t1_j9wugc8 wrote

It isn’t Hollywood that chose not to put Harrison Ford in comedies. That was his choice.

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Ben_Thar t1_j9wvyat wrote

About time for a Grumpy Old Men reboot

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hankjmoody t1_j9wx65z wrote

He was low-key hilarious in Morning Glory, if you want another example.

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ITeechYoKidsArt t1_j9wxt6u wrote

I really like Hollywood Homicide for this reason. It’s arguably a stupid movie but seeing him being silly is just kind of great.

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MulciberTenebras t1_j9wy3oa wrote

There's a old movie starring him that you'd love... The Frisco Kid. A western buddy comedy with Gene Wilder (playing a Polish rabbi trying to cross america alive with the help of Ford's character - a bank robbery).

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Jeffreyknows t1_j9x2hp5 wrote

This show is surprisingly so great! I really haven’t enjoyed a new TV show in so long

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wigster1977 t1_j9x2ms2 wrote

Really such a great show all around, but yes, he is hilarious in it

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MasterofPandas1 t1_j9x4kv8 wrote

Even though this past weeks episode handled some heavy shit for a lot of the character’s (Ford’s included) he was the highlight of the episode and every line of his dialogue was amazing.

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Kiethblacklion t1_j9x4naa wrote

Another type of role Ford rarely does is playing the villain. What Lies Beneath was the first movie that I saw where he was the bad guy and one of the few instances in which I saw him die in a movie

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daydreamerrme t1_j9x7k3e wrote

I haven't seen the latest episode yet but I do love this show and I especially love his performance!

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fossilnews t1_j9x850e wrote

Replying to Gloomy_Travel7992 (#1,984,320)

>Also the look he gives the sword guy in Raiders of the Lost Ark before shooting him

He was sick as hell with food poisoning and was supposed to do a fight scene with him. They improvised the shooting because he felt so bad. That look was probably real.

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zachtheperson t1_j9x8hqb wrote

I've seem him in some interviews and he's funny AF. Now that he's older and can't do quite as much action, I'd love to see him in some comedy movies!

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Lcsd114 t1_j9xa482 wrote

Replying to Kiethblacklion (#1,986,249)

Spoiler Alert! (Lol, j/k).

I adore Harrison Ford, and have done since I saw Return of the Jedi when I was 9. I’m loving seeing him in Shrinking, his sardonic humor is on full display in that role. One of my favorite roles was his very subtly played villain in What Lies Beneath, which I think is a very underrated thriller.

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ErikPanic t1_j9xdzlf wrote

He's a perfect "straight man" in Star Wars (mostly just the first one), and especially as Indiana Jones. So much of what makes Last Crusade work is Harrison Ford's natural sense of comedic timing as a straight man.

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moxieroxsox t1_j9xjr05 wrote

Hollywood didn’t fuck up. Ford picks what he wants to do.

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Nightman463 t1_j9xkklb wrote

The scene at the start of the ep, where he is just staring at Jason Segal (Jimmy), but insists he is talking to Sean. So goooood.

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overkill77 t1_j9xnc2a wrote

I had exactly the same thought watching it.

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Belgand t1_j9xplas wrote

Replying to daydreamerrme (#1,986,663)

Samuel L. Jackson.

Although Kevin Pollak (66) is also almost the same age Jack Lemmon was (68) when he made the first film.

I'd also be down for a Patrick Stewart/Ian McKellen version. A British take on it would be an interesting element that would help to reinvigorate the material as well.

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Belgand t1_j9xpxj4 wrote

Replying to fusionsofwonder (#1,989,310)

The smart move would be to travel as part of the advance team. If you're going to get sick, do so early on so you'll hopefully be over it and unlikely to have a recurrence once you move into production with everyone on site.

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urridium t1_j9xrovi wrote

Replying to fossilnews (#1,986,768)

Goddamnit, people please. No one asked about this. I get that you want it to be the new/even older "Leo cut his hand", but please stop. It doesn't have to be thrown into every thread about Ford.

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GuyanaFlavorAid t1_j9xwrej wrote

Replying to MulciberTenebras (#1,985,191)

That's one of the best. When they're trying to stay warm in the barn. "C'mere, darling." LOL Or discussing the last prairie chicken at dinner. "You think you got a chance?" "I think I can say with complete confidence, none whatsoever." And then Ford just grins and gives him the last of the food. Or running from the law waitonvfor sunset "Now?" That movie is just excellent.

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moreorlesser t1_j9xwy10 wrote

I mean like at least 50% of his best scenes as Han Solo and Indy are comedic scenes. Probably more than 50%.

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HamiltonIsMyJamilton t1_j9y2t85 wrote

If he isn't at least nominated for Best Supporting Actor Emmy I will be pissed

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GrandmaForPresident t1_j9ydthw wrote

You should watch more movies he is in, most of his acting roles have some comedy in them.

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Danominator t1_j9ygzuz wrote

The roles he is most famous for have him being funny, han solo and Indiana Jones.

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got_that_itis t1_j9yir1e wrote

This is pretty much his real life persona. I'm sure they just filmed Harrison Ford being Harrison Ford and edited it into the show.

Edit: typo

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cjinct t1_j9yk5vx wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,990,516)

> He held his own on Whats Up Doc

I f'love that movie and he did, indeed

(Also, Madelaine Kahn absolutely stole every scene she was in)

I need to rewatch that this weekend LOL

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opinurmind t1_j9ykmjv wrote

Amazing how difficult it is to pull off deadpan when you're baked all the time.

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shewy92 t1_j9ylly2 wrote

He needs to go full Leslie Nielsen and become a deadpan comedy movie star. Leslie was a "normal" actor his entire career until Airplane in 1980

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-SneakySnake- t1_j9yneg7 wrote

Replying to aedum1111 (#1,989,986)

Even the action movies he did, only a handful didn't have some element of comedy to them. The Fugitive, the Jack Ryan movies and Airforce One (which was basically just another Jack Ryan movie.)

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B__Malz t1_j9yru06 wrote

Shrinking is just lovely.

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Arinoch t1_j9ytwap wrote

Agreed. As much as I’m enjoying the show in general, the takeaway I’ve been telling people about the show is that I’m upset I haven’t been watching Harrison Ford in more comedy over the last forty years. Granted it’s also this comedic skill that has made his action characters so likeable.

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Candymom t1_j9ytyz6 wrote

Replying to ArryPotta (#1,995,995)

I like it except for the language. Every single person in it is unnecessarily foul mouthed, including the kid. It feels contextually ok inTed Lasso because it's a sports team but feels really out if place for a bunch of counselors to be talking like that all the time. Especially to patients.

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badgarok725 t1_j9yuach wrote

More comedies? He was already in Anchorman 2 how much more do you need

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SheepherderFast6 t1_j9z1vs6 wrote

Replying to Lcsd114 (#1,987,099)

Yes! I have adored this man since I was a child too, and he can do no wrong!! My husband likes to counter that he is a terrible pilot, but I just give him the death stare and he shuts up!😆

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adaminc t1_j9z2y7b wrote

He was great in the rom-com Six Days, Seven Nights.

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eastcoastflava13 t1_j9z36ih wrote

This show is so excellent. At times I get some Scrubs essence from the writing/editing, and it makes me so happy Bill Lawrence is still making quality TV.

Plus the addition of Segal and Goldstein? I hope the three of them make a hundred different TV shows together.

I think if Donald or Zach cameo on the show my head will explode.

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Impressive_Star_3454 t1_j9zcssz wrote

I was just watching 1923, and in the first episode He's walking into a bar and one of the women protesting for Prohibition stops him at the door. He points out the sign also says "Soda". The woman counters that the prostitutes work out of a building called a Dance Hall, and the mock look of surprise on his face and his "You don't say!" just killed me.

He's always been dead pan funny, but that was always mixed in dramas.

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Regnes t1_j9zdghf wrote

Never forget, while the Hollywood elite was criticized for giving the pedophile fugitive Roman Polanski a standing ovation, it was Harrison Ford who made the special trip to Paris to hand deliver the award to his best buddy.

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Belgand t1_j9zojzi wrote

Replying to wobblydavid (#2,001,599)

Because they buried the release.

That's getting worse and worse when something will get picked up by one particular streaming service. At least when a film only got a release in a handful of theaters for two weeks it could pick up a following on video. Now they're stuck on some niche service to die. Even if you're interested, most people are subscribing just for one thing. So that further hurts the word of mouth that cult hits need to propagate.

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joshhazel1 t1_ja01l03 wrote

Check out Harrison Ford 6 days 7 nights movie

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Discombobulated-Wing t1_ja040yt wrote

Anyone else feel downright uneasy watching this show?

The way every character frantically makes self-aware comments about themselves, as if they're the audience reacting to their own behavior in real time, is painfully annoying. It takes you right out of it, sucks all the oxygen out of the scene, leaving no room for a breath of sincerity. The writing is overly self-conscious, too eager to make meta commentary on everything going on at all times, which ends up coming off like a basic sitcom desperate to sound clever.

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krissym99 t1_ja0pptw wrote

He's so good in Shrinking. I'm really enjoying the show so far.

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ArryPotta t1_ja0ptbq wrote

Replying to tdevine33 (#2,007,738)

Two of the same creators with overly sentimental characters with totally unrealistic human interactions amongst them. It works for Ted Lasso while it absolutely doesn't work as well here. His neighbor is one of the most unlikable characters I've seen in a long time.

The whole storyline between his daughter and Sean... my god... how could anyone watch that, "You're so beautiful" line to end the episode and not gag?

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MeCritic t1_ja0tbue wrote

We don't need another DeNiro which career is f**ked up by the amount of bad comedy flicks. Ford do some good or mediocre, like Morning Glory which is really fun movie.

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MrBoliNica t1_ja114aq wrote

The best part about him on the show is I’m pretty sure this is the closest thing to a “normal dude” he’s ever played. He’s great. The scene of him jamming to sugar ray in the car was great

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averageduder t1_ja18eun wrote

I really enjoy the show. All the characters are endearing.

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bashar_speaks t1_ja1cvay wrote

Replying to Discombobulated-Wing (#2,004,676)

Yes, I gave up after two episodes. At first I liked the premise but then saw the show is endless scenes of people feeling sorry for themselves or being cringe in some other contrived way, mixed with crass random swearing and toilet humor. Go to the subreddit and any criticism is downvoted to hades, then there's a bunch of mindless astroturfed enthusiasm.

It seems like a lot of shows are like that these days: they try to be sentimental and sensitive, but then they throw a bunch of gross "humor" in there too. Or there's a lot of superficial political correctness, but at the same time all of the characters are horrible people who treat each other like crap. It's so jarring and tone-deaf.

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EnQuest t1_ja1fn6s wrote

Obviously not as good as the first one, but I loved his small part in anchorman 2

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RVarki t1_ja2g01q wrote

Replying to The_River_Is_Still (#1,986,810)

I genuinely believe that Tom Cruise could've done a better job in Django Unchained, than Dicaprio did. I can't really remember Cruise ever having done a convincing accent, but outside of that, he would've been fantastic

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The_River_Is_Still t1_ja2nxpz wrote

Replying to RVarki (#2,019,563)

Say what you want about Scientology, and rightfully so, but the guy genuinely seems like a decent person and a lot of people say he’s really respectful to the crew on sets and gets to know most people…. And hes a great actor. He really is. He puts out hit after hit so he’s doing something right. He’s shown plenty of range before. Now he’s at that age like many A listers and they pay him to be him. Like DiNero, Denzel and Pacino.

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dokelyok t1_ja3gjtm wrote

Replying to Nightman463 (#1,988,731)

His chemistry with Jason Segel is amazing on this show. I've always really liked Jason Segel but never thought of him as a particularly great actor but this show definitely gives him the right material to really showcase his talents.

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