Post by canadia on Feb 6, 2010 11:49:26 GMT -5
Ok this is from a blog by a Scottish writer/filmmaker living in LA. My suspicion is this is fiction or should I say satricial piece given the humourous comparison later.
Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston versus Dougray Scott
It has been a fairly quiet week celeb spotting on the Sunset strip. I did see Spike Lee shuffling around Booksoup and there was a MASSIVE queue of people outside the same shop when Ossie Osbourne was doing a book signing.
I did, however, see a wee scrap between two Scottish actors which I am surprised the paparazzi haven’t picked up on.
Late last night I was driving home along Sunset Boulevard. As I passed ”the Bodyshop” Strip bar, some one stepped out into the road and I was forced to stand on my breaks. My car skidded to a halt and you can imagine my amazement when I saw someone who look just like the actor Gerard Butler. He was striding manfully across four lanes of traffic, with a begging bleating prostrate Dougray Scott (or some one who looked like him) clutching to this ankle. Gerard reached into the passenger door of a black Escalade and a woman with lustrous brown hair, who could only be Jennifer Aniston, grabbed his arms and pulled him into the vehicle. With the door open and Scott still attached to his leg it looked like Gerard might be dragged out. Fortunately Aniston is a crack shot with a water bottle. She threw it and it hit Scott right between the eyes! The actor fell bouncing and rolling along the street and the Escalade sped towards Hollywood.
Of course I have no idea what the rumpus on Sunset was about. May be there was an actors impersonators conference taking place in “the Bodyshop” that got out of hand, but the sight got me wondering. Why, when both these men are so similar- they come from Scotland, they look similar, they sound similar (to everyone outside Scotland) is it that Gerard is the obvious super star? Here are a few of my observations.
1) Gerard can play a hard man, Dougray cannot. Reason: Gerard comes from Paisley, a town filled with the criminally insane and perpetually violent. Dougray came from Auchtermuchty which is in Fife, and is full of sheep.
2)Gerard appears to be enjoying himself in his movies, Dougray looks confused. Reason: Dougray went to acting school. Gerard did not.
3) Gerard looks relaxed in front of the camera. Dougray always has a damp lower lip. Reason: Method acting.
) Gerard doesn’t seem to try too hard with his clothing and attire, creating a relaxed image. Dougray is capable of wearing leather trousers.
6) Gerard Butler does not make an issue of what soccer team he supports. Dougray Scott supports a football team called “Hibernian.”
On a happier note producers inform me they will be approaching one of these actors to play the part of British prime minister Gordon Brown in an upcoming Bio-pic of the man. Gordon Brown is from Fife and frequently has a damp lower lip. Guess who they will be asking…
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Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston versus Dougray Scott
It has been a fairly quiet week celeb spotting on the Sunset strip. I did see Spike Lee shuffling around Booksoup and there was a MASSIVE queue of people outside the same shop when Ossie Osbourne was doing a book signing.
I did, however, see a wee scrap between two Scottish actors which I am surprised the paparazzi haven’t picked up on.
Late last night I was driving home along Sunset Boulevard. As I passed ”the Bodyshop” Strip bar, some one stepped out into the road and I was forced to stand on my breaks. My car skidded to a halt and you can imagine my amazement when I saw someone who look just like the actor Gerard Butler. He was striding manfully across four lanes of traffic, with a begging bleating prostrate Dougray Scott (or some one who looked like him) clutching to this ankle. Gerard reached into the passenger door of a black Escalade and a woman with lustrous brown hair, who could only be Jennifer Aniston, grabbed his arms and pulled him into the vehicle. With the door open and Scott still attached to his leg it looked like Gerard might be dragged out. Fortunately Aniston is a crack shot with a water bottle. She threw it and it hit Scott right between the eyes! The actor fell bouncing and rolling along the street and the Escalade sped towards Hollywood.
Of course I have no idea what the rumpus on Sunset was about. May be there was an actors impersonators conference taking place in “the Bodyshop” that got out of hand, but the sight got me wondering. Why, when both these men are so similar- they come from Scotland, they look similar, they sound similar (to everyone outside Scotland) is it that Gerard is the obvious super star? Here are a few of my observations.
1) Gerard can play a hard man, Dougray cannot. Reason: Gerard comes from Paisley, a town filled with the criminally insane and perpetually violent. Dougray came from Auchtermuchty which is in Fife, and is full of sheep.
2)Gerard appears to be enjoying himself in his movies, Dougray looks confused. Reason: Dougray went to acting school. Gerard did not.
3) Gerard looks relaxed in front of the camera. Dougray always has a damp lower lip. Reason: Method acting.
) Gerard doesn’t seem to try too hard with his clothing and attire, creating a relaxed image. Dougray is capable of wearing leather trousers.
6) Gerard Butler does not make an issue of what soccer team he supports. Dougray Scott supports a football team called “Hibernian.”
On a happier note producers inform me they will be approaching one of these actors to play the part of British prime minister Gordon Brown in an upcoming Bio-pic of the man. Gordon Brown is from Fife and frequently has a damp lower lip. Guess who they will be asking…
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whooooooooo