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Denzel Washington is in the picture as Luisa Rey's dad.

posted 9 years ago by Mellow-Fellow
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Seriously, it's gotta be him, the guy on the right is also in the film as a multiple role character, I want to say Hugh Grant but I really am that lazy to hit alt back and check. But I did a word search for denzel in the trivia and it isn't in there.

If you have this on a digital copy it's at 1:50:57/2:51:57 right as the other black guy, who plays the head slave of one of the earlier stories, maybe even the earliest one. He (as the actor in a new role) breaks into Luisa Rey's (Halle Berry) appartment, he says hes the one next to her dad, Korean War.

Seriously, that's Denzel, or maybe I misinterpreted it, when he says it's "him on the end next to her dad" being him, on the very end, whatever the case, Denzel is on the far left of that black and white pic. Or am I really the racist white dude who mixes up Cosby and Obama right now? I would bet anyone like maybe a hundred bucks, thats pretty sure. But not certain, and it's not on any other trivia with a quick Google search. But I paused it for a solid 5 minutes, and I'm like dead certain it's him.

[–] darkness_surroundz 9 years ago

I know-i could have sworn Sylvester Stalone played a couple of parts-!

[–] Mellow-Fellow 9 years ago

Whatever man pause the movie where I said and tell me that's not him...

[–] adrianmantsch83 9 years ago

Rey's dad is not Denzel Washington, it's David Gyasi.

[–] Mellow-Fellow 9 years ago

Talking about the photograph... I suppose it's David, but come on, did anyone actually take a look back and pause at that photograph and say something before commenting? No I bet not. It's Denzel's clone if not him in the flesh.

[–] lynniepinnie22 8 years ago

The photo was taken from a Korean war museum

[–] Mellow-Fellow 8 years ago

People say stuff like this and expect you to take some stranger for their word... Smart people expect this and post a source along with their claim to back up what they are saying.

I'm just saying -without prejudice- that dude looks EXACTLY like Denzel in that picture as I remember it. I remember pausing and it being like a clone, or a funny easter egg photo the Wachowskis put in for some reason, though I don't think they've ever done such things before... Anyway it sounds racist cause I'm a white guy but show a black guy that picture and it looks just like Denzel all the same...

Wasn't one of the characters in that photo? That would kill your "Korean War Museum" claim... If not lets see the source, or did you just pull it out of your ass? Seems like a weird thing to know for sure, I mean, have you seen this photo in such a museum or what? It's really odd knowledge unless it's in the trivia somewhere lol, no offense meant... But lets hear that source so you can make me look like a racist fool.

[–] jdcl95 8 years ago

I remember thinking this too -- that it was Denzel -- and was surprised at the end when they showed the credits. They actually show the "Denzel" picture in the credits along with the other characters that were played by the same actor. They just had the same "Training Day" look, that's all.

... unless Denzel has a birthmark that looks like a comet!!

[–] NotASpeckOfCereal 8 years ago

People say stuff like this and expect you to take some stranger for their word... Smart people expect this and post a source along with their claim to back up what they are saying.

Yeah, they should at least post as much convincing evidence as you have.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

[–] sage2112 8 years ago

Nope - and that air traffic controller in CE3K isn't Morgan Freeman, either.