RTC Pulls Out a Pedestal For William Fichtner

You know who he is and what he does. In Heat, he did whte collar smarminess so well we hope James Spader was taking notes. In Go!, he mixed shadiness and dysfunction to create a character that belonged in Todd Solondz's Happiness. And in our favorite Fichtner scene from The Underneath, Tom (Fichtner) seethes with ice cold rage before exploding like a pit bull with an M-80 shoved up its' ass. What follows is a transcript of our favorite Fichtner playing 'POP GOES THE WEASEL".

Tom: It's a risk in business that the people closest to you may do you wrong. Usually, I can figure out a way to get satisfaction. Let's say, they're skimming....well, they can give me the money back, work it off, something. I'm...pretty good at balancing these things out. But, see, you can't UNFUCK MY WIFE! So I find myself looking to the outer edges of acceptable behavior to make myself feel better. It's not nice what comes to mind.

Wife: Tom, it was my idea to come.

Tom:THAT'S NOT HELPING, HON!!!

Good Will Hunting
Fichtner On Video

Go (1999) .... Burke
Armageddon (1998) .... Colonel William Sharp
Switchback (1997) .... Chief Jack McGinnis
Contact (1997) .... Dr. Kent Clark
Albino Alligator (1996) .... Law
Heat (1995) .... Van Zant
Strange Days (1995) .... Dwayne Engelman
Virtuosity (1995) .... Wallace
Underneath (1995) .... Tommy Dundee
Reckless (1995) .... Rachel's Father
Quiz Show (1994) .... Stage Manager
"Grace Under Fire" (1993) TV series .... Ryan Sparks (1994)
Malcolm X (1992) .... Cop at Harl

And two for 2000
The Perfect Storm (2000) .... David "Sully" Sullivan
Drowning Mona (2000) .... Phil Dearly

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