Is the Hardass, Tough, Blond Man Making a Comeback?
Thursday, May 31, 2007











My opinion is based on watching "24", with Keifer Sutherland in the lead role as an evolving super agent fighting terrorism. Usually a role such as his goes to a brown or blue eyed, dark haired man.

I also base this modest theory on the producers of Bond films picking a rugged looking - fine ass body - blond, Daniel Craig, for the first time evah! It was such a big deal!



Going back in my mind the badass blonds of the past were:

• Clint Eastwood, boy, was he pretty back then!

• Steve McQueen was the man! Every guy in every film since, has tried to be him. He was tough, blue eyed, blond, and ruggedly handsome. And a true badass.



It was shocking to watch the "Getaway" and how he just up and smacked Ali McGraw's character across the face several times . It must have worked, because in real life she left her husband for McQueen.

Don't get it twisted!! I'm not into anyone smacking anyone (unless it's consensual). I realize that was exaggerated macho for a film of that period. It's simply the tough guy persona that is the attraction.

Here are other blonds I could think of:

• Paul Newman, not a bad guy, more nuanced and layered. See "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof": I was sympathetic to Elizabeth Taylor's character. I wanted Paul to scratch my itch too!

• Kurt Russell, sometimes he was blond, sometimes he was not.

• Kevin Costner he has his moments; loved him in "Bodyguard", "Tin Cup", etc.

• Arnold Schwarzenegger was always more of a comedic butt kicker than an angry, rough man. Although he did scare the crap out of me with "Terminator."

I'm sorta iffy with the following:






• Matt Damon with the Bourne series are getting really good. His other stuff, I just don't bother to watch. I'm not into his "The Talented Mr. Ripley" lemme-win-an-Oscar-with-this-performance kind of films.

I'm ignoring the blond pretty boys. I don't like films where the men aren't hardcore and gritty.

So, let's hear it for the hardass, rough and tough guys with blonde hair! Yeah.

I'll make updates if and when I remember other fair haired chaps.

Labels: actors, Arnold Schwarzenegger, blond men, blonds, Daniel Craig, Keifer Sutherland, Kevin Costner, Matt Damon, Paul Newman, Steve Mcqueen, tough guys

posted by GoldenAh
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