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Don’t think that Richard “Sexiest Man Alive” Gere is an iconic figure of American cinema? Perhaps you forgot that this “American Gigolo” found a “Pretty Woman,” only to discover she was a “Runaway Bride,” and ultimately, “Unfaithful.” Yep, this tap-dancing, piano-playing, Tibet-loving actor is the 2006 Hasty Pudding Man of the Year. But before we toast his achievements, we should take a look at some flops...
Despite these cinematic “crap-tacular” forays, Richard Gere is a worthy recipient of the Pudding Pot. Not since he swept Debra Winger off her feet (literally), has an actor made us realize that love, indeed, lifts us up where we belong...
...gaggle of troubled, but not too troubled, teens get empowered and mimic the “black power” salute. The song’s lyrics, so deep that they’re meaningless, are written as by an invisible hand, graffiti-style, on the wall. Oy. -Richard S. Beck...
...Rapper’s Delight” is a classic culprit; the song liberally incorporates lyrics from Grandmaster Caz’s—of old-school favorites the Cold Crush Brothers—rhyme book. Decades before Caz’s lament, Little Richard voiced a similar criticism of Elvis, claiming that the so-called “King of Rock and Roll” had usurped his status as rock’s monarch. Turf wars continue to thrive in the modern era (witness Nirvana’s territorial pissings over Pearl Jam’s alleged corruption...
...really excited for ‘Richard II,’" he says. "I’ve been called back for two pretty juicy things." The roles he reads for—Bollingbroke and York—share top billing with Richard...