Comments on: Deaf Movie Star Lip-Synches in Hearing Role

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 19:05:17 +0000

This is not surprising. It has been done all the time…deaf or not. Even hearing people were lip-synched - Andie MacDowell was dubbed by Glenn Close in GREYSTROKE: LEGEND OF TARZAN - because Andie’s voice was too American and wanted it to sound more softer and british. Now any person who knows how to move their lips in “speech” can be dubbed by anyone! If a foreigner or a deaf person who do not know how to properly use/move their lips as if they were actually saying the words - would look like an old godzilla movie where we see mouths moving but no clue then finally few seconds later english voice comes on! LOL.
I think deaf or hearing really can do anything if they put their minds and motivation to do it!
Nothing is impossible - (of course impossible if we can turn back the time!) or is it?

By: Jean Boutcher

Jean Boutcher — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 22:21:53 +0000

I seconded when a film critic said way back that both Mark Harmon and Rob Lowe cannot act. Jay Leno asked Lowe before 20 million viewers why Lowe does not use any facial expression on and off screen. Too immobile.

Look at the greatest deaf actor, Phyllis Frelich! She really understands Shakespearean lines and uses proper facial expressions as well as body language! Albeit still not surpassable as British Laurence Oliver, George Johnson was also one of the greatest Shakespearean actors at Gallaudet. Howard Palmer was terrific, too. They could have played as hearing characters 20 years ago!

By: Frustrated

Frustrated — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:31:36 +0000

Right ear. Just checked. :)

By: Frustrated

Frustrated — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:30:00 +0000

Chris — yes, really. Rob Lowe contracted some sort of high fever as a baby — left him deaf in one ear. He was on the Tonight Show after some awards ceremony last year. Said the organizers had him sit next to Robin Williams, but he couldn’t hear a thing because he was on the “wrong side” and kept going “what? what?” … :)

I think it’s his left ear he’s deaf in.

By: mcconnell

mcconnell — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:28:08 +0000

Might be a good idea.

By: A Deaf Pundit

A Deaf Pundit — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:08:19 +0000

Uggggh. Ben, just do all of us a favor and ignore McConnell. He’s not worth our time.

By: mcconnell

mcconnell — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:52:29 +0000

Perhaps true. But then again we’ll never know. Some people tend to be high strung about these things.

By: mcconnell

mcconnell — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:50:31 +0000

Pick one.

By: Ben M

Ben M — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:35:56 +0000

McConnell, some people in blogosphere might complain but overall I don’t think most deaf people would give a bleep.

By: Ben M

Ben M — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:12:34 +0000

er, uh, um, your blogs and comments say otherwise.