Mel Gibson, Gallipolli (1981)
There’s something genuinely heartwarming about the (admittedly quite brief) sight of a bloke truly gasping, flailing and snorting his way to the goal in pure everyman desperation. This is what we ‘norms’ look like when we run for a bus, or last orders.
Speed: A proper lick for 100+ degrees in the shade, 8
Power: Those 1916 khakis must weigh three stone, 9
Manliness: Some light whimpering, but a solid 6
Leaves for dead...
Brad Pitt, Across The Tracks (1991)
Proving that you don’t need to be built like a traction engine to get up a good head of steam, Brad’s strong-out-of-the-blocks start is utterly ruined by that ludicrously preppy posture. Balancing an imaginary tea-tray on your head is no way to roll, kiddo.
Speed: Flying without breaking a sweat, 7
Power: Not nearly thunderous enough of hoof, 4
Manliness: Hair-bouncingly puppyish, 2
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timisstupid
Jun 11th 2009, 7:04
what about Daniel Craig's foot chases in both Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace?
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MMR74
Jun 11th 2009, 17:19
umm, think he was running on those soft east-coast pavement of Edinburgh actually (apologies for the west-coast bias).
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