Was Sheriff JW Pepper REALLY Almost Killed By General Zod?!
Hello all,
Ever wondered what happened to Sheriff JW Pepper {from "LALD" and "TMWTGG"}? Well, I just may have the answer for ya ...
I was just watching "Superman II", and noticed something interesting - Clifton James {the actor who plays Pepper} is in it. Here's what's weird - in the film, he plays ... the loudmouthed, redneck sheriff of a rural American town! He even drives a similar police car to Pepper! And what's more, the sheriff is never even named in the either the film, or {to my knowledge} the end credits! Were the competitive "Superman" producers making a sly wink to the Bond series' diminishing quality {which was on "for your eyes only" when this was made around 1980} by including the ever annoying JW Pepper in their movie???
I had honestly never noticed this before; and so I watched, transfixed, hoping and praying that the evil General Zod of Krypton {or one of his two superpowered associates} would crush the puny sheriff into dust. Or perhaps melt him with his laser eyes? Or perhaps freeze him with his ice breath? I was literally glued to my seat {as you can probably tell, I'm certainly no fan of good ol' Jay Dubya Peppah}. But sadly, to my immmense disappointment, the sheriff didn't even get a scratch on him as he watched the carnage going on around him.
Has anyone else ever noticed this bizarre "cameo"?
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Ahnold Sez: (From "The Expendables 2"): "My *shoe* is bigger than this cahr!"
Um, I think you misunderstood me. I meant that they never name his character in Superman, thus lending weight to the possibility that it is indeed Jay Dubya .
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Ahnold Sez: (From "The Expendables 2"): "My *shoe* is bigger than this cahr!"
I didn't notice this until today either . Imagine my surprise when I saw him ... and my crushing disappointment when Lord Zod didn't at least cause him some kind of sering pain and agony .
According to Clifton James' IMDB profile, he is a "blustery, stocky, loud, although often genial character actor who has created a niche for himself playing often frustrated and fast talking southern characters". I wonder why ...
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Ahnold Sez: (From "The Expendables 2"): "My *shoe* is bigger than this cahr!"
JW was a silly, pointless, and downright racist character IMHO {"pointy heads!"}. And bringing him back for "TMWTGG" was most certainly not a wise move! He already hogged enough screen time in "LALD" as it is! Still, at least he has made no further screen encores ... to date ...
Eugh, what a horrible thought. Them bringing back She'iff Jay Dubya Peppah for Bond 21 ...
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Ahnold Sez: (From "The Expendables 2"): "My *shoe* is bigger than this cahr!"
Hmmm ... well according to the Superman Homepage, he's the sheriff of East Houston, Idaho. I'm no expert, but I'm fairly certain that JW Pepper was a sheriff for Louisiana ...
Ah well. Maybe JW will still get what he deserves in the upcoming "casino royale", eh ? Alright, alright, I know - I'm fishing here ...
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Ahnold Sez: (From "The Expendables 2"): "My *shoe* is bigger than this cahr!"
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Was Sheriff JW Pepper REALLY Almost Killed By General Zod?!
Jun 21st, 2005 06:25 PM
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he got that blinking part of this car taken apart 
