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I Hate You Alec Baldwin
Posted by Brian C. Gibson (brian@filmschoolrejects.com) on March 18, 2007
Sit back, relax, and try to think of the last good movie that you saw starring Alec Baldwin.
Don’t worry, I also gave up and went on with my life. My hatred for this “actor†began when I first visited his official website. The first thing that caught my eye, was the welcome message:
“Welcome to the Official Alec Baldwin website. This is the only authorized website for one of the entertainment industry’s most recognized actors.â€
Can he get sued for false advertising? Navigating this site without laughing is truly an exercise in self control. Garnishing the site is an assortment of flamboyant Sears Photo Center portraits that make Baldwin look like a desperate shaving cream model. Seriously, it must be difficult to harbor his late 80’s super hunk image from the inevitable aging process. Everyone knows that it was his looks and the mystique of his family name carried him into Hollywood stardom, not his acting. Alec’s downward slope from being a 1980’s super hunk into a year 2000 South Beach Diet ad is not all that uncommon. The failed transition from the 80’s into the 90’s has claimed many, and only a few have survived this dreaded phenomenon.
I call this phenomenon “80’s Hot.†Alec Baldwin is not the only soul afflicted with this horrible distinction. Patrick Swayze, Tony Danza, Jeff Bridges, Mathew Broderick, Patrick Dempsey, Judd Nelson, Corey Feldman/Haim, Emelio Esteves, Charlie Sheen, and really anyone from the John Hughes movies of the 80’s have fallen victim to this tragic misfortune. I always flip through the channels and see a movie starring someone from the 80’s who barely exists anymore and can not help but think, “why did anyone think he was good looking or even talented for that matter?†Alec Baldwin however is fighting back!
This brings me to another mystery. The Internet Movie Database recognizes Alec’s involvement in almost 80 different roles since 1963. Though according to his official website, Baldwin has only been involved in 7 films. It is clear from the exceedingly selective filmography exhibited in his official website, that he only wants fans to recognize certain roles. This peculiar decision poses the question:
Why would “one of the entertainment industry’s most recognized actors†sell himself short by only promoting 7 of his feature films?
The films were possibly selected to show that Alec, having a high sense of integrity, will only accept prime roles…or maybe, just maybe, this is an attempt to self manufacture prestige with chance roles working next to Hollywood’s true elite. The listed films have a tendency to be roles in which Baldwin supports a much more respected thespian. He worked next to Sir Anthony Hopkins in The Edge, aside Sean Connery in The Hunt For Red October, and finally with William H. Macy in Ghosts of Mississippi, State and Main and The Cooler. Alec’s work in State and Main was also alongside recent Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman. Finally one of Alec’s scarce great performances came while working with an all star cast of Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Kevin Spacey, and Ed Harris in Glengarry Glen Ross. Why would Alec Baldwin not want his fans to know about the genius he exhibited in other stellar roles of the 90’s such as The Shadow, his role on “Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends,†or his unforgettable six episode endeavor as the host of the hit TV show “Raw Footage.â€
I can not lie about his performances in Glengarry Glen Ross or The Cooler being very well played, but why is it that all of his roles require the same raspy voice? And for all of you casting directors out there…who would have thought that if you cast a jerk to play a jerk, you would get good results? Alec, where is your range? What other roles can you play? Why is your tone of voice always low, scratchy, and menacing? Alec’s roles in Nickelodeon’s “Fairly Odd Parents†and The Spongebob Squarepants Movie were possibly efforts to expand his acting prowess, or possibly just he needed money after his divorce with Kim Basinger.
Alec has been known for saying the wrong things, and making douche bag moves. Like when he described his childhood job of being a busboy at the infamous Studio 54, he said that he quit because all the sex around him “was making me too horny.” Not many people remember his comments on the lost Conan O’Brien episode on December 11, 1998 when he made a statement regarding the impending impeachment of President Bill Clinton, which he later referred to as a “parody.†He said that “if we were in another country … We would stone Henry Hyde to death and we would go to their homes and we’d kill their wives and their children. We would kill their families.” NBC has promised never to re-air the show.
End of story, I hate you Alec Baldwin. I hate your ridiculous poses for the camera. I hate the way you regard yourself as a distinguished Hollywood actor. Most of all I hate your man carpet that you always so confidently find a way to expose during photo opportunities. For the sake of mankind Alec, button your top button and find a home in a cave without the means to communicate to humanity. Try some halls, and maybe your throat will clear up.
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33 Comments
March 19th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
Dude… you really mean it!
Beware of the Baldwin boys though. I hear they are a whole dozen by now.
March 20th, 2007 at 2:54 am
Brian Gibson I resent your comment about “sears portrait studios portraits”. Yeah. I shot for them for a whole two weeks last summer, and it was way better than anything I’ve seen out of JC Penny. :D
March 21st, 2007 at 8:16 am
I resent your whole post! No one can out-act Alec Baldwin; hush your mouth. But, seriously, I really do love Alec Baldwin. I used to think he was just a douche too, but I am now addicted to ‘30 Rock’ and he is the main reason why. His screen presence is incredible. And that’s just how he talks.
Look, I’m a big-time conservative (which you probably also hate) and Alec is a well known, huge lib. If I can change my mind and come to appreciate the majesty that is Alec Baldwin, you can too. If you just do a little research you’ll be pleasantly surprised to find that the guy is actually quite self-deprecating. He seems to have a sense of humor about himself and he loves acting for the sake of acting.
This is what I found out when I decided to give him a chance. I urge you to give him just one chance too, and I know you won’t be able to keep on hating him. Have fun!
March 22nd, 2007 at 8:29 pm
At last, someone who says what he thinks without fear of political incorrectness.
I loathe Alec Baldwin (scummy wife-battering sap) also and, while I didn’t need another reason such as his egosite, I’m going to add it to my list anyway.
I dislike him so much, I don’t watch anything he or his brothers are in. I used to like Daniel on Homicide, but now …
Waytago Brian!!
March 25th, 2007 at 11:27 am
This article is gay. The man can do anything. From a brilliantly funny sitcom, regular memorable appearances on SNL, voice-over work on animated television, to good roles in Oscar-worthy movies like The Departed and The Good Shepherd. I’ve never see anyone work so much, and he’s good in everything, especially comedy. Absolutely brilliant.
March 28th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
I used to despise Baldwin for being a wife-beater too. That’s something I don’t just forgive. I still hate Burt Reynolds for it and think Don Johnson is pretty much a low-life…but there’s something about Baldwin. I find myself wondering if Kim is determined to make him pay by continually talking trash about him to their daughter and trashing him in the press too. He’s won me back over. From his loud, obnoxious role as the father on Outside Providence to his more recent, quirkier roles (the Cooler, for one), I find him quite entertaining. I even find myself enjoying 30 Rock when I happen to come across it. It’s not must-see TV or anything but he does make me chuckle with the way he treats Tina Fey.
March 30th, 2007 at 11:39 am
I feel sorry for you………. Hate is not to carry around…… or maybe its just jealousy…..
Alec is gifted actor who has been recognized and rewarded by the SAG and by the Golden Globe he recieved just this year.
Perhap the only taste you have is in your mouth..and that must a sour one.
March 30th, 2007 at 11:39 am
I feel sorry for you………. Hate is not to good carry around…… or maybe its just jealousy…..
Alec is gifted actor who has been recognized and rewarded by the SAG and by the Golden Globe he recieved just this year.
Perhap the only taste you have is in your mouth..and that must a sour one.
April 20th, 2007 at 11:54 am
Well how does everybody feel about the child abusing jerk now? Glad I’m not his “pig” daughter (his words not mine) waiting for a beat down by Daddy. Give it a rest you are and always be a second rate hack with a overinflated sense of self worth. Do us all a favor and suck on the end of a tailpipe.
April 20th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
Maybe his daughter is a “pig.” Thousands & thousands of parents have lost it with their kids & said stuff they don’t mean. People that bottle up their garbage are all sick units. Alex used to be good looking, but I could never get past those pursed lips he put on like some kind of old prudish school marm from back in the 30s. Almost every picture I saw of him he has those rediculous pursed lips. He looks like he’s gay. There’s nothing wrong with being gay, but it you are don’t act like Mr. Macho if you’re not. Maybe that’s why he wants people to see all his chest hair. Hmmm. The whole family are just a bunch of addicts/alcoholics who are no different than the guys living under the bridge with money. The one brother found God now, & seems to be doing okay. His saying that his daughter is a pig has nothing to do with my comments. I don’t think that was a necessarily “bad” thing. She may have needed it. You don’t know about that kind of stuff. Don’t give me the polically correct bull*()& about be kind to the little devils, spoiled is spoiled. I worked with kids as a counselor & after lots of years of same I know for a fact that the old way is much better than the new way of rearing children. Their feelings need to be hurt once in a while. You don’t know other people may call her that behind her back & dad should let her know the truth. Sometime people need to be shocked into seeking what they are really doing. I will never get over those pursed lips.
April 20th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Oh! Yeah! This guy is so far away from a “gifted actor” its not funny. This guy is no Newman, DiNero, Hopkins, Pacino, Brando, Hackman, etc. He’s a bully. He plays the same guy over & over. All the Baldwin brothers are lousy actors. The only time one of their movies flies is when there is another actor in it that keeps it afloat. If just Alec had been in Hunt For Red October the movie would’ve flopped & we wouldn’ve never heard of him. Women just thought he was good looking. When he played that Navy psycho in the Miami Blues movie or whatever the name of it was it wasn’t acting. His politics proves he’s an idiot. Everytime he opens his mouth he sounds like the other idiot Rosie saying you can’t melt steel with fire. Now there’s a great definition of a pig. I would call her a hog, but my motorcycle is much better looking & every other thing than she is. Just a crass fat pig. I disagree with the part above, I think Jeff Bridges can act. The rest you were right about. Prior to opening their mouths politically they ought to study up of what’s really going on instead of listening to the regular media that just says what sells, not the truth. Alec has to keep his name in the media somehow. I wouldn’t be surprised if he “leeked” the pig comment to the media himself. Him & Kim sure do need to stay connected to each other.
April 20th, 2007 at 7:24 pm
High 5’s dude…..Alec Baldwin is an arrogant abusive narcissistic piece of work. Your right, he plays roles that he doesnt really need to act at all in. I always thought he was an A**hole and after today, he proved it! In his pathetic apology, he was sorrier about himself being exposed than he was for the things he said to his daughter. This man reminds me of O.J. Simpson!
April 20th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
[...] already ranted and raved about how much i hate Alec Baldwin. In my editorial, appropriately named I Hate You Alec Baldwin, I give some valid reasons to hate the man. In light of recent events, I must revisit this topic. [...]
April 20th, 2007 at 9:46 pm
I think you love him. Why else would you craft such an eloquent piece and show you’ve been keeping track of his career with the exquisite detail of someone who’s so much in love. It shows you care—it’s obvious. Either that or you’re a stalker.
Kim has been known for years to be mentally unstable and has been using their child as a weapon against Alec during their divorce proceedings all this time—she continues to do so today. You can tell she’s on medication just by hearing her talk. And you can tell the effects she her using the child in this way are having on Baldwin—he’s frustrated and angry about it while at the same time trying to be a good father to his child (which I have no doubt he is, despite the recent release of the voicemail). I went through the same thing with my ex—the hardest part is to keep your cool through it.
He’s getting skanked by her and now you’re skankin’ him too—which makes you a skank.
April 20th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
(jama-mama)…you can tell the effects her actions are having on Baldwin…
April 21st, 2007 at 11:25 am
I PERSONALLY THINK ALEC BALDWIN AND ALL OF HIS BROTHERS EXCLUDING WILLIAM ARE ALL MENTALLY ILL AND OUT OF CONTROL!!! THIS WHOLE STORY SCREAMS ANGER MANAGEMENT FIRST, AND HOW ON EARTH CAN YOU HURT WITH WORDS TO A GIRL WHO IS 12 YEARS OLD!!! CALLING HER A PIG!! AS FAR AS KIM BASSINGER IS CONCERNED, I FEEL UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT SHE HAS HELD UP VERY WELL AND AS FAR AS HER STABILITY, SHE HAS ANXIETY WHICH IS EXTREMEMLY DIFFICULT TO LIVE WITH BUT IN NO MEANS DOES THIS MAKE HER UNSTABLE. BEWARE OF ALL THE BALDWINS AS I SAID EXCLUDING WILLIAM THEY ARE ALL A BUNCH OF NUT CASES!!!!!!
April 21st, 2007 at 6:58 pm
If you haven’t been a parent and practiced the art of unconditional love without mistake, then “the silence is golden rules apply.”
Mr. Baldwin’s self-remorse has been punishment enough. He represents all of us parents who have tried to set boundaries for the love of our childrens future interaction, respect for their teachers and other role models. Let the parent who has not lost it throw the first stone.
More importantly, children of privilege need to know what is expected of them.
Teachers, Police Officers, and other authority figures know exactly what kind of parenting young people receive today.
To spare the rod will surely spoil the child as surely as spoiling the child will land that child on a shrink’s couch for years, griping that life owes them something else and then…they will have nirvana.
I’m sure Alec Baldwin in his own hindsight has concluded that his outburst
was unfortunate, and public to boot…how do you like that for Celebrity, folks!!…but he is just a human, a parent who makes mistakes and as all of us are….”IMPERFECT.” Perfection is not the realm in which humans interact.
This incident would have been long forgotten had the media, psychologists and so called behavioral therapists not exacerbated it. It’s all about the “RATINGS” people. Wake up to “1984 TV Speak”
The great thing about kids of all ages is that they overcompensate for the love and approval of their parents….just one positive affiming action from a loving parent is the esteem which erases the outburst. Is there not a parent who wouldn’t crave forgiveness for their mistakes for the want of love and approval from their child?
Give this child what she wants, when she wants it, set no boundaries for her!!!! and THAT is parenting without unconditional love. Raising children is a turf war which parents battle but one in which children can be lifetime winners.
Ethical behavior evolves from those who have had parents, real guardians, stewards of a gift called life.
Shame on you… those without forgiveness or understanding in their hearts…the next Virginia Tech creation can’t be far away.
Mr. Baldwin, you have my understanding and forgiveness for something that on any other day would have turned out differently.
Best wishes…with regard to your custody situation… you can only do today what you can do today.
Anthony,
62 yrs old and father of 2 girls.
Long Island NY
April 21st, 2007 at 7:14 pm
First and Foremost referring to an earlier comment posted by Boby Lee - you say you worked with children, well it is clear you do not have a degree, and I say this because of the way in which you represent yourself.
Secondly, people have to understand that law is a business, it is not justice and irregardless of what people may believe - ask yourself is it really in the best interest of a child of what some children go through. In my opinion the majority of lawyers today are like vacum sales people they are going to tell you what you want to hear, they are not going to tell you how many thousands it is going to cost, or at what cost the mentality of a child and/or children are going to go through.
I am a parent, and the stress of going through a divorce - and maintaining the stability of my children while the other party plays games can lead you to a very intense stress level. If anyone believes otherwise, well simply said it is called denial.
Personally I find it disgusting that the media continues to play on and expose the tape all over the networks further damaging a child. I believe there is much more damage done because of the media that should have had the kuth to have not played this because of two reasons; the child is a minor, and because of the further psychological damages .
With that being said I am not a lawyer - LOL. I grew up myself in the public eye although within the City I reside in. I know what it can be like - and I would not want anyone to think it is fun and games. And for those that knock the Baldwin family - stop and look at your own family because there is NO perfect family out there - PLEASANTVILLE does NOT exist and I am sure we can all write our own books.
April 21st, 2007 at 8:12 pm
About Alec: these newscasters who denigrate him for his tirade against his daughter, Ireland, obviously have never had an Irish father (like Alec) or they’re not admitting to it. what’s so bad? He’s being baited by a very bitter Kim B. and his Irish temper, for which his father in law cited the reason for their divorce, sets him up for criticism. I didn’t think he said anytrhing wrong. However, he has temp. lost his daughter, Ireland, to the blonde witch; and must let go. Sad, and somewhat damaging to the daughter. No other choice. Later, much later, he might be able to make it up. He should keep himself open. Mary
April 21st, 2007 at 8:43 pm
Mary S. I don’t think it really has anything to do with background, I think by saying background it is just pointing the finger to heritage. It all boils down to stress and how well we handle stress. I think we all say something at some point in our lives that we regret saying, perhaps that is why we are constantly reminded to think before we speak.
Obvious that in this scenario the child is used as bait - how else would this tape leaked. Anger set aside both parents have to keep the daughter out of this because at the end of the day, the child grows up and makes her own choices - and that just maybe that the mother and father not be part of her life.
Life is too short for this - and the media, one lawyer told me once they are fleas and they feed off of this stuff. Enough is enough, move on to more important things going on in the world …
April 21st, 2007 at 9:25 pm
HELLLOOO PEOPLE! Alec is obviously projecting on his daughter. He is the PIG. What kind of parent calls their child a pig? Angry or not? What is that?
It doens’t surprise me in the least that he would be another story book “parent” who uses his child for attention and sympathy and pulls out the ever so familiar “Alienation Syndrome” card. It is a theory with no scientific evidence and not taken seriously. It will be interesting to see how much of a fool he makes over this one.
Clearly a self absorbed prick who flips out on a child for missing a phone call. HUH? Any idea what it is like to be a parent of a child that age? It is their time all the time, and they care about their social life, not the parents. Can’t blame that on Mom. Mr. Baldwin is clearly an abusive parent and his child resists time with him because HE is a whack job! This is no brain teaser boys and girls!
April 21st, 2007 at 10:40 pm
Alec Balwin, you are “The Pig’. you had no right what so ever to say what you said to your daughter!!! You are a shamelss ass. You have done nothing but “TRY” to put your ex-wife Kim Basinger to shame, & give it up, there is no way in hell you could ever do that. Kim is a wonderful person & “HER” daughter is too. You are such a disgrace to society & have been for so long. I personally think all you have done is cause Kim & Ireland so much pain that you should give it up now, cause you will never be ahead of “ANYTHING”!!!!!! I earge you to seek help & may the results be good, cause if you continue to be the person that you are, you are a major shame to society & any children that ever would (& I doubt any) that would ever think about looking up to you. if they ever do it is your acting in movies ONLY. Cause what you said to your daughter was not an act, it was the “TRUE YOU” & that sucks big time. And by the way , your actin gin movies pretty much sucks too. I know that since the divorce with Kim, once I heard the things you said, & she was always the cool one & you just didn’t give a damn what people thought & still think of you, I knew that you were nothing but trouble & will continue to be just that. I am still in shock at what I heard you say. In my own opinion I personally think that you should never ever be able to see your daughter agin. You are no kind of “role model” to ever except the word “parent. Shame on you & God Bless Kim & Ireland !!!!
April 22nd, 2007 at 2:23 am
You people are the fckin wackjobs—get your noses out of Baldwin’s ass and get a life.
It’s obvious to anyone with half a brain that Kim Bassinger is mentally unstable and has been using her child as a weapon to try to get revenge against Baldwin—and this works harshly against the child’s best interests.
Any moron would know that Bassinger released these phone messages to the media to get revenge, and any moron (except you morons, obviously) would know that the release of these messages is far more damaging to this 12 year old’s psyche than anything her father said in these tapes. She has her own life to lead without this kind of embarrassment and psychological trauma associated with it coming from a deranged mother using her as a vindictive tool. You should all immediately increase the dosages of your own medications and get sterilized so that you are never able to inflict this type of emotional trauma on any child unlucky enough to be stuck with any of your skank asses as a parent.
Shame on you for not having brains enough to know that you’re morons, and shame on your idiot parents for not teaching you any better. Now we know where you got it from.
April 22nd, 2007 at 3:49 am
Alec Baldwin rocks… and he kicks serious kiddie ass!
April 23rd, 2007 at 6:42 pm
What a sick society we live in for people to think his words to his daughter are to be excused or accepted as appropiate. Would he speak to another adult this way? Being a parent does not give you the right to verbally abuse. His words were very harmful to his daughter. His words were way beyond just being angry, they were harmful and vicious. He should be ashamed instead of blaming others for what comes out of his mouth. He should be concerned about how it made his daughter feel, not about how he feels so victimized by his ex and a child. What a pussy!
April 24th, 2007 at 11:34 am
I could care less what he said to his daughter because everyone in Hollywood is mentally unstable. But everyone in Hollywood doesn’t suck nearly as bad as Alec Baldwin. He’s a fat, no talented, one shtick, b list 80’s actor that makes 60 year old women hot and bothered. I think Gob Bluth from Arrested Development is a mimic character of a 1980’s Alec Baldwin.
June 11th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
Everytime I hear Alec Baldwin’s name, I think of the insecure, selfish facade he uses to make the lives of Kim and Ireland stressful. I know because I divorced a self-serving smuck just like him. The difference was that his family had the money to support him, so my divorce wrecked me financially. Many men only care about what others think about them. Alec wants possession of Ireland so he can parade her around pretending to have a relationship with her, and he wants to make Kim look like a crazy woman. The relationship you have with a child is of your own accord. Kids are smart and will grow up and hold you accountable to the truth. What comes around goes around. Kim handles heself well just trying to hold ground to a warring fool. “Conflict cannot survive without participation.” -Dr Wayne Dyer BTW Alec was best in “Cat in the Hat”. He didn’t win an acting award for it because he was just being himself. Why in the world would someone expose who they truely are in such a dispicable role? He disgusts me.
July 6th, 2007 at 4:51 am
Dear Brian,
Alec Baldwin is an abusive creep. Thanks for making this website!
PS: Boby Lee, the mere thought of you working with children is frightening.
Stevie, there’s something really wrong with you.
July 22nd, 2007 at 5:53 pm
Alec is a HUMAN BEING just like the rest of us! But he is also a major celebrity which means he is in the public eye and has the media around him. The media is quick to critisize people. Don’t pick on a person just for being human. People say things to one another everyday. Everyone does. Really everyone does. Please don’t critisize a WONDERFUL ACTOR AND A GREAT HUMANITARIAN AND GREAT CHARITY WORKER SUCH AS ALEC! Please be understanding to your fellow human being! HE IS A HUMAN BEING! HE IS A HUMAN BEING!! HE IS A HUMAN BEING!!!
September 1st, 2007 at 5:23 pm
Brian, you seem to have very intense feelings for Alec Baldwin, as this is one of two long drawn out messages I’ve found by you, regarding your supposed “hatred” for Alec. Me thinks that thou protest too much. Don’t worry, Brian. Alec could turn even the straightest man gay. Don’t be ashamed. Just own up to your feelings and come out into the sunshine.
September 2nd, 2007 at 11:49 pm
I wonder what NBC came up with to entice Jerry Seinfeld to appear with Baldwin on the season opener of whatever the name of Baldwin’s show is. I forget because I can’t stand him and would not watch any movie, TV show, or Broadway show featuring him.
Hard to believe Baldwin actually played Stanley Kowalski onstage — I heard Brando rolling over in his grave over that one.
April 21st, 2008 at 11:35 am
alec baldwin sucks big monkey balls
May 30th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
How could you not love Alec Baldwin, Brian? Seriously!!! Maybe it’s because you are forgetting some of his other breathtaking roles that depicted his range of acting. In Working Girl he shows off the gorilla-esque chest hair as he cheats on Melanie Griffith in her Reeboks with business suit. That’s right he CAN portray a chauvanist cheater as opposed to just the 80s version of eyecandy!…And the man’s hair hasn’t changed in years it seems…timeless! When a man uses more Aqua Net than I did in my lifespan (as you remember all too well since there are in fact blackmail pics) you have to give him kudos.
Even more recently, Alec Baldwin serenades the ladies in their living rooms with his raspy tone as a leisure-suit donning executive in Along Came Polly. Wait a minute…I think he has the same suit as in Working Girl! I knew those elbow pads looked familiar!? And not only is he a chauvanist he manages to have an entire discussion with Ben Stiller amidst depicting the discomfort of flatulance… Brian Clark Gibson, how can you question such a talented specimen: hair (chesthair included), smoker voice, flatulence and all? Critical or jealous are we?