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This is the Conversation Forum for Why Villains in Movies Have English Accents The Evil English >> Subject: Worst Accent in Movie History Posted Jul 13, 2009 by FawltyAdder   Posting 1 To begin with I'd suggest a couple namely Sean Connery's woeful attempt at an Irish accent in The Untouchables and Julia Roberts equally poor attempt on an Irish accent in Mary Reilly. Over to you now, any more suggestions? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Worst Accent in Movie History Posted Jul 15, 2009 by Alex 'Tufty' Ashman [!] This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 Anyone American trying to perform an English accent. They all sound like Victorian orphans, but that's probably because of all the films in which Americans with bad English accents have played Victorian orphans. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Worst Accent in Movie History Posted Aug 27, 2009 by EatYerGreens This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 Ah, you must be thinking about Dick van Dyke and his notorious performance in Mary Poppins. I can still remember imported US cartoons where even an 'English butler' character would be issued with a third-rate impression of his 'mockney' accent. Whether this was an artful attempt to parody van Dyke's efforts or done in all sincerity, so as to meet audience and/or programme buyer expectations, I have no idea. Either way, the practice continued for many years before US programme makers would go to the lengths of hiring actual Brits to do British accents. EYG Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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