Matthew Broderick: happy birthday 2009

And it's happy birthday to Matthew Broderick, who turns 46 today (same age as AG). Is it really 25 years since Ladyhawke?! Good gods, it is. I mean ... that's a quarter of a century! I was a mere child when I sat in the dark, eating popcorn and watching Rutger Hauer turn into a wolf, and Matthew Broderick picking locks --! Marvelous memories, which I relive every time I play the DVD. Here's a bit of trivia for you: did you know, Ladyhawke was only his fourth credited role? True.

And Matthew Broderick went on to do loads of great projects, not just as an actor (for instance, Godzilla), but also as a voice artist (ex., The Lion King). In fact, I'm remembering all the way back to Wargames, and wishing I had a DVD of that one. Note to self: get one!

So -- happy birthday, man! Have a great one. (And now, shut up AG, and paste in the pictures -- sheesh, you think people visit this page because they want to listen to you babble on?)

Rutger Hauer ... ice up a cold one. Wow!

You know, this commercial didn't run in Australia ... if it did, believe me, I'd remember it. I always knew Rutger Hauer did a commercial for beer way back in the Blade Runner days, but I never saw it.

I just heard that's he's done the voice track for a butter commercial (!) and while I was hunting for a copy (no joy yet) I stumbled over the Guinness -- Pure Genius commercial:

Hapy, happy, joy, joy! Check this out:



You know, that was worth waiting thirty years for!

And while we're here -- how about some goodies you might not have seen:

Rutger Hauer: happy birthday, 2009!

Got another birthday for you -- Rutger Hauer turns 65 today. To celebrate, I thought I'd paste in a picture you probably never saw, and might not have been able to imagine ... check this one out:



Now, that's got some wow-factor.