Why is there always a Brit in the rarest of places?

Um? New York City? One of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world, with a huge immigrant population? That's a rare place to see a non-American?

Either America is a 'rare' place, or British people never leave their own country…

Which of these stupid things do you believe?






"Your mother puts license plates in your underwear? How do you sit?!"

"Why aren't they sticking Americans in random places in British movies?"

They do. Local Hero. Death at a Funeral. Four Weddings and a Funeral. In Bruges. Sherlock Holmes (Irene Adler is American, remember?). Run, Fatboy, Run. Many Bond films. The Ipcress File. The Italian Job (original). Blah blah blah.

Because there are British people who live in America? What kind of question is that? Ever heard the term expatriate?

What the heck is a "rare" place?



This is someone else's sig, not mine.

Have you been to New York OP? If you have, you would know that you don't have to go very far to find someone with a British accent. I also believe JFK airport is the biggest hub for international travel between the US and UK.

I think what you're really asking is why are there so many Brits and Aussies in American films. That's pretty easy. You will get more worldwide recognition in American films. There are some big names in the UK and Australia along with other countries that Americans don't even know about, but they are huge celebrities in their respective nations. Due to America's overexposure, being part of its entertainment industry is extremely desirable to those trying to make it big, and perpetuating their high profile status once achieved.

- The General has spoken.

because brits are better than americans, and like most people hollywood writers etc know this.

Who replaced John Mclane with an out and out *beep*

I'm a Brit living and working in America, so take that for what it's worth.

What I suspect is more likely is that the character wasn't written as being British (there's certainly not a lot of mention of it in the script, and she doesn't "act" especially British), but when they approached Keira Knightley for the role they re-wrote a few bits with that in mind - namely that her parents live in the UK still. I'd be interested to see a first draft and see whether or not she was originally meant to be American with family on the other side of the country or something, that's certainly my best guess.