Jeff Fahey: A Prospective Glance
Published May 24, 2006
They don't even compare, that's how.
Next we have Only The Brave. The official website proclaims it "a searing portrait of war and prejudice," all about the quandaries surrounding Asian-Americans during World War 2. Very well, but why is it that Fahey has no credit in the trailer? Mark Dacascos has one, and he never even spoke once during that flash of snippets. Yet Fahey, who gets to give a heartrending thanks to a lowly sergeant, gets less than nothing. It's a snub of epic proportions. The website might have a cast page dedicated to Fahey, featuring an image where Fahey seems to be emitting the electromagnetic waves of light solely from his face, but it's too little too late. Jason Scott Lee won't attract the cinephiles, neither will the late Mr Miyagi. The filmmakers here are playing with fire, and are going to be burned by flaming meteors of Fahey if they do not rectify this injustice.
Fahey also does not seem to have a character name, so I can only assume that he is the eponymous Brave.
Absolute Zero has Fahey starring as Dr David Kotzman, a scientist who discovers that a second ice age is beginning in Miami. As the snowy weather envelopes the Floridian city, Fahey and his peons find themselves trapped and, unknowing whether the rest of the planet is suffering this same malady, and are forced to duel with the elements.
Now I know what you are thinking, it even crossed my mind a few times as I researched the project: does Fahey have to fight a vicious Ice-monster? Does Fahey surf the icy surface of the strip in prolonged combat with a heinous stalactite beast? Is Fahey relegated to having a fistfight with an anthropomorphic ice-pop?
The truth is I don't know. But I can't wait to find out; this is perhaps the most exciting of the coming Faheys. We can only hope that it'll blast itself onto a bottom shelf somewhere as soon as possible. Rarely do such original premises materialize in the film industry, this is one of them. Although, admittedly, it does sound a tiny bit similar to that Dennis Quaid film from a few years back, what was it called? Oh yeah, Innerspace. Remember that scene where Martin Short gets half-frozen in the meat truck? What a great film that was.
- Jeff Fahey: A Prospective Glance
- Published: May 24, 2006
- Type: News
- Section: Video
- Filed Under: Video: Action, Video: Adventure, Video: Drama, Video: Thriller
- Writer: Aaron Fleming
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I hope for all our sakes that Mr. Fahey will have his moment in the sun very soon.
Now, if you want to talk eyes, check out the peeps on David Wenham (Faramir - Lord of the Rings)
Anyway, as always Sir Fleming, you approach your subject with such zest - it's a great thing.
I have been checking out Fahey's past flicks, studying his implementation of the craft, so to speak. I'm impressed. From the Execution of Raymond Graham to Body Parts to Iron Maze to Losusts: The Eighth Plague to that bit he did in Epicenter. This guy will seemingly take on anything, no matter how diverse and THAT is worth noting, since he can crawl into the skin of his characters so successfully! He fascinates me with his talent and I look forward to what he intends to tackle next...:-)))






Huh. Just saw him in Silverado on cable the other day. Could it be part of the pre-release build up?
His "big one" was supposed to be that movie where he starred opposite that chick from Witchblade; that was a good match up.
Well, this is America - it's all about second chances. Good luck to him.