Into every actor's life, some cheese must fall. In the case of Keith David, Exhibit A would be
They Live, a sci-fi action film directed by John Carpenter. David might have thought he was in good hands with Carpenter after they had finished the superior
The Thing together. Though it does have an intriguing premise, there are a number of faults that ultimately doom it. The chief among these can be summed up in six words: Roddy Piper is NO Kurt Russell. Still, there is room enough for David to get a good line in.
Frank: The Golden Rule: He who has the gold, makes the rules.
(Postscript: Though I cite this film as David's moment of cheese in my monthly quote series, it certainly isn't his worst film to date. That would be
Roadhouse, which was made one year after
They Live. Alas, there are no quotes for him listed in IMDb, and I'll be
damned if I'm going to sit through that film in an effort to find one quote, even if it
is Keith David.)
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