3. He Improves Any Movie Just By Showing Up
It doesnt matter whether he is acting in critically acclaimed films that are tipped for Academy Awards (ala Drive), or turning up as an intergalactic monk in DVD fodder such as Mutant Chronicles; hes always fun to watch and seems to bring a certain type of quality to his work, which for me instantly upgrades the movie ten fold. Its what I like to refer to as the Perlman Significance Effect". For example, Alien Resurrection possibly the least entertaining film in the saga (I didnt mind it that much) - but waitwho's this meat-head space pirate I see before me? Why, its Perlman! Ah, sod it! We must be in good hands! Lets not talk over it, and watch it total silence with a dimmed lighting arrangement. You may continue to entertain me, film, dont worry, Ron will gloss over the cracks! For further results into this phenomenon see Blade 2, Outlander, Conan, Season of the Witch and many more! I could argue that all movies need some Perlman. They should have that option on the DVD Special Features menu. As soon as you put the disc into the player it should pop up on the screen: Do you want Ron Perlman in this movie? with 2 options Option 1: Yes Option 2: Yes Admittedly I wouldnt need the option. It would be permanently on. How would he get on in Star Wars? Perlman is in the Cantina at Mos Eisley talking shop with Obi- Wan and telling Han to shoot first and ask questions later. The possibilities are endless, unless you popped in a Chuck Norris DVD and Perlman was added as his nemesis. Your DVD player wouldnt know what hit it and would almost certainly short circuit if not make your house instantly explode. The effect also works on video-games. Perlman voiced Batman in the 2006 Ps2/Xbox game Justice League Heroes. This again significantly improved the experience just by adding the low end tones of (as my dad would call him) Yer Man! Ill just let that sink in a minute and give you a chance to gather your thoughts. Ron Perlman was Batman.