Vintage/Fic Meme: The Many Characters of Old Hollywood, pt. I
AH! :D Another Old Hollywood fic meme. Admittedly, the last fic meme I did wasn't supposed to be geared toward Old Hollywood, but, of course, a lot of my character/pairing picks leaned toward the classics (because, seriously, unless you have eightiswild [who is hereby tagged!] on your flist, too, who else even knew who Slim and Steve were? [my icon should be a clue]). Well, now I give you The Many Characters of Old Hollywood, pt. I meme! Pick ten of your favourite characters from classic cinema, and assign them each a prompt. Then, get some of your lovely friends to write them as commentfic! Okay, okay, maybe write a few yourself, too.
Like I said, I offically tag eightiswild ,and anyone else who even knows any of these characters.
THE LIST!
1. Character: John Robie (Cary Grant, To Catch a Thief)
Prompt: "Past" -- what makes this man tick? What made him who he is?
2. Character: Francie Stevens (Grace Kelly, To Catch a Thief)
Prompt: "Future" -- what does Francie want from life? What does she think her life with Robie is going to be? Is she content?
3. Character: Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson, Sunset Boulevard)
Prompt: "Why?" -- what drove Norma mad? And what made her shoot Joe? There has to be more than just Betty.
4. Character: Harry "Steve" Morgan (Humphrey Bogart, To Have and Have Not)
Prompt: "Before" -- just who was Steve before he came to Martinique? Was he really just a fisherman? Or was he something, or someone, else?
5. Character: Marie "Slim" Browning (Lauren Bacall, To Have and Have Not)
Prompt: "Home" -- she had to come from somewhere, didn't she? And where are she and Steve going?
6. Character: Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly, An American in Paris)
Prompt: "Art" -- those hands make such beautiful things. And all for Lisa.
7. Character: Captain Louis Renauld (Claude Rains, Casablanca)
Prompt: "Loyalty" -- Vichy or freedom? Germany or France? His dear France...
8. Character: Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca)
Prompt: "Ends" -- nothing could make this better, unless he started over.
9. Character: Jurour #8 (Henry Fonda, 12 Angry Men)
Prompt: "Tick" -- tock. Tick. Tock. There goes the clock.
10. Character: Irene Janesn (Lauren Bacall, Dark Passage)
Prompt: "Nighttime" -- it's always hardest when she worries for him.
Like I said, I offically tag eightiswild ,and anyone else who even knows any of these characters.
THE LIST!
1. Character: John Robie (Cary Grant, To Catch a Thief)
Prompt: "Past" -- what makes this man tick? What made him who he is?
2. Character: Francie Stevens (Grace Kelly, To Catch a Thief)
Prompt: "Future" -- what does Francie want from life? What does she think her life with Robie is going to be? Is she content?
3. Character: Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson, Sunset Boulevard)
Prompt: "Why?" -- what drove Norma mad? And what made her shoot Joe? There has to be more than just Betty.
4. Character: Harry "Steve" Morgan (Humphrey Bogart, To Have and Have Not)
Prompt: "Before" -- just who was Steve before he came to Martinique? Was he really just a fisherman? Or was he something, or someone, else?
5. Character: Marie "Slim" Browning (Lauren Bacall, To Have and Have Not)
Prompt: "Home" -- she had to come from somewhere, didn't she? And where are she and Steve going?
6. Character: Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly, An American in Paris)
Prompt: "Art" -- those hands make such beautiful things. And all for Lisa.
7. Character: Captain Louis Renauld (Claude Rains, Casablanca)
Prompt: "Loyalty" -- Vichy or freedom? Germany or France? His dear France...
8. Character: Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca)
Prompt: "Ends" -- nothing could make this better, unless he started over.
9. Character: Jurour #8 (Henry Fonda, 12 Angry Men)
Prompt: "Tick" -- tock. Tick. Tock. There goes the clock.
10. Character: Irene Janesn (Lauren Bacall, Dark Passage)
Prompt: "Nighttime" -- it's always hardest when she worries for him.