Things I've learned about David Hewlett.

[icarus]

While stuck on the next scene of my skating fic, I've been scoping out David Hewlett fansites. Things I've learned about his career in the process:


- David is frequently badly dressed, in colors that might sear out your eyes.

- David has a lot of nude scenes for a man who hasn't actually done porn (gay, straight or other), even though he is rarely (never?) the romantic lead. He's often the only one standing naked in the shower, or shirtless, or in his underwear what-have-you.

- David is often kissed, despite the fact that he's, once again, not the romantic lead.

- If David is the boyfriend, he's the ex-boyfriend, or the drug-dealer boyfriend.

- David looks good in hats.

- David's characters are generally doomed!

- David has played a lot of homicidal maniacs, pedophiles, drug addicts, drug dealers, drunks -- did I mention the homicidal maniacs? These characters are strangely sympathetic even as they make your skin crawl.

- Where David isn't playing a homicidal maniac, he is the amusing sidekick. If not the amusing drunk sidekick, or the amusing loser sidekick, or...

- David moves around too much to look good in a suit. He's rumpled in seconds.

- David's been gay in a fair number of movies, which makes me happy.

- Guns. David has carried a gun a surprising amount. Usually, he's the guy pointing it at the helpless victim, or otherwise is the pathetic (doomed!) soldier, or the bumbling (doomed!) thief.

- If David plays a cop it's barely more than a walk-on.

- David was a father once. It's such an anomaly that it stands out.

- David's been in a lot of sci-fi, supernatural and just-plain-weird movies. In these he's often doomed! or else he's the essential scientist (and also doomed).

- David likes being nude. He's nude in a piece that he wrote, directed and starred in. This is someone who likes nudity.

- I like David to be nude as well, so intend to do whatever I can to encourage this particular habit. Surely Dr. McKay will need to be stripped down and fumigated from some trip to a planet where he's allergic to everything.*



ETA: The most interesting-sounding movies of David's that I haven't seen:
Cube
Elevated
Clutch

Others:
Treed Murray
Icemen

*ETA2: I am now taking suggestions for various ways in which Dr. McKay can end up nude in an SGA episode, with varying degrees of plausibility allowed. So far we have the allergic fumigation, the cloth-eating nanites....

Comments

[amalthia]

I know about Centry Hotel but what other movies has he played gay characters? :)

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

The Boys Of St. Vincent (male prostitute, and by the way, doomed), and he was in a male-bonding movie that featured others in a gay relationship, Iceman. Given that there aren't a lot of gay movies out there and most of David's career has been television, that's a high percentage.

Thank you, David. :)

Icarus

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

David is frequently badly dressed, in colors that might sear out your eyes.

I seem be the only one who adores DH in those striped shirts. I love his clothes. ::sulks::

But I do agree that he looks best without any clothes at all.

I'm still eagerly a-waiting the ep with the fabric-devouring nanites.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

He looks great horribly dressed. The worse the clothes are, the cuter he is.

I'm still eagerly a-waiting the ep with the fabric-devouring nanites.

There's an idea. Shall we write up the script and send it to the studio?

Icarus

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

ETA: The most interesting-sounding movies of David's that I haven't seen: Cube, Elevated, Clutch, Treed Murray, Icemen

Email me off LJ and I can get you these.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Done.

Um. Actually, that might not work. I can't play most avi files because I'm running Win98 on a very old laptop. They run in slo-mo because my processing speed is just too slow.

Icarus

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

You know, I whispered those and pulled up my trench coat collar, and flicked my eyes nervously when I said that? Like, 'Hey little girl, wanna see a David Hewlett movie? He's nude in it...'

Yah, you know you want it, better than methamphetamines...

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

David's one of those actors that I think I watch him in pretty much anything, just because enjoy his screen presence so much. There's something to be said for someone who can steal the scene without killing it.

'Hey little girl, wanna see a David Hewlett movie? He's nude in it...'

My first thought when I read that was: he's naked in those too? Which is just wishful thinking I'm afraid.

Icarus

[amireal.livejournal.com]

Treed Murray semi disproves the suit theory. But it's a very interesting movie and I liked it a lot. It's the sort of movie that could have been -- well I don't know if you include structural analysis as spoilers, so i'll stop for now.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Does it? Cool. I'd like to see him smooth and professional. He'd make a scary and unusual hit-man, wouldn't he? Someone who likes his job just a little too much, fetishistic about his weapons....

Once I've seen Treed Murray, let's discuss!

Icarus

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

How about coming back through the wormhole after having fallen through the crust over extremely sulphurous mud, so that his clothes smell just awful and it's deep into his hair and pores and he has to shower for 15 minutes in the infirmary while Carson establishes that it's not dangerous mud and that it'll probably do wonders for McKay's complexion, although likely not his love life.

After which discussion Rodney turns on his heel and heads straight back for the showers until someone brings him some scrubs.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

he has to shower for 15 minutes in the infirmary while Carson establishes that it's not dangerous mud and that it'll probably do wonders for McKay's complexion, although likely not his love life.

After which discussion Rodney turns on his heel and heads straight back for the showers until someone brings him some scrubs.

LOL! I can see Rodney lean his forehead against the tiles, sigh, then go back to scrubbing. John stops by to razz him about being the only one to fall in.

Icarus

[mad_maudlin]

Suggestions?

"Oh, Dr. McKay, you're soaked! Let's get you out of those wet things while we wait for rescue...don't be silly, you'll catch your death..."

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Okay, who's doing the undressing here? Lovely cliche, why didn't I think of it. On-planet, of course?

Icarus

[lillian78.livejournal.com]

His ass is particularly biteable...err..perky. :-D

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Oh, agreed! *chomps*

Icarus

[kijikun.livejournal.com]

The speices could have something against clothing!

He gets dosed with a chemical that makes his clothes dissovel.

Someone steals them!

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Someone steals them!

Hahahahahaha! That's great, that's exactly the sort of thing that would happen to Rodney, too.

Icarus

[ivy03.livejournal.com]

I found David's preference for nudity (especially ass shots) shocking as well, especially since in the episode "Hot Zone" the director on the commentary jokingly says that David refused to take off his shirt for a scene. And if you watch it, it is really odd that he's wearing a shirt with EKG electrodes underneath, and the other guy in the same situation is shirtless.

On the commentary, they say David didn't want to because he's too buff. I don't know if that was in earnest or not.

(Also working my way through the extended Hewlett filmography. I'd have to heartily recommend Cube. I liked Treed Murry too.)

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

We could have had him shirtless in "Hot Zone"? David, give us back our nudity!

On the commentary, they say David didn't want to because he's too buff. I don't know if that was in earnest or not.

That sounds like sarcasm. David has never seemed to care about being buff, but he had gained weight since "48 Hours" so I'm thinking he was sensitive. He needn't be.

Cool on Cube and Treed Murray. Looking forward to them.

Icarus

[not-sally.livejournal.com]

David has played a lot of homicidal maniacs, pedophiles, drug addicts, drug dealers, drunks -- did I mention the homicidal maniacs? These characters are strangely sympathetic even as they make your skin crawl.

OMG YES! He can be scary as fuck, but man, you still want to hug him. He's that good.
Also, totally pro-naked-Dave!
As for suggestions for various ways in which Dr. McKay can end up nude in an SGA episode:

*Some kind of alien glop/liquid/other substance that either burns, itches or ultra sensitizes skin.
*Fertility ritual/festival/celebration.
*He gets high/drunk on some unsuspecting (not necessarily) alien substance, and simply decides naked is better.
*Gets stuck offworld and has to use clothes for other purposes (bandaging teammate, kindling, rope, refugee, it's simply a hot-as-fuck planet, etc)
*Alien beast/Atlantian piece of machinery gone wrong tears all his clothes to shreds.
*Envious coworker/lusting teammate causes him to rush off the shower in the case of a fake emergency and later locks him out of his room.

wow, I thought I'd be running out of these by now...

*Alien culture takes offense to clothing.
*Xenophobia in Atlantis is reaching intolerable levels, so Hermiod decides to make everyone's clothes vanish just so they can see why the Asgard are always 'naked'
*Ancient washing machine turns out to be particle dematerializer.

Ok, I'll stop now.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Oh no, don't stop now! These are great.

Icarus

[moxie-brown.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I laughed and squaked at your list! I must hunt down everything you've referenced. (And Cube and Treed Murray are good movies, very entertaining.)

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

We're going to have to write up the screenplays for all of these suggestions. ;)

Icarus

[tardis80.livejournal.com]

suggestions for various ways in which Dr. McKay can end up nude in an SGA episode, with varying degrees of plausibility allowed. So far we have the allergic fumigation, the cloth-eating nanites...

McKay joins Lorne's team for a mission as the rest of SGA-1 is laid up with an allergic reaction to the fruit on PX5-835 (Rodney says, Ha now you know what it feels like). They go to planet Eden where clothing is unheard of and the entire team must undress to 1)prove to the natives that they aren't animals with funny fur and 2)avoid being hunted and speared for dinner. So Rodney goes about in his birthday suit, clutching his energy signs detector and checking readings, but he can't really complain because the natives are bloody gorgeous and there's a fabulous view all around. And the food is great and yay! there's a ZPM. So when the Ebolians so kindly ask if they can keep the animal skins the team were wearing when they came, they would make nice little rugs, they say yes. And enter the gate room wearing nothing but their tac vests and thigh holsters. John, having recovered by then, and awaiting Rodney's arrival, immediately drags him away so they can have kinky sex. The end.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

*fangirls* That's great!

He practically forgets that it's not normal to be walking around naked. There are so many opportunities for amusing camera shots: the strategically place energy signs detector, a dinner shot from the shoulders up, a rear view as Rodney wanders off to do his research with a casual 'yeah, yeah, I'll be back soon' wave.

Icarus

[bibliokat.livejournal.com]

I am now taking suggestions for various ways in which Dr. McKay can end up nude in an SGA episode, with varying degrees of plausibility allowed.

I can't believe nobody has mentioned the ultimate in cliches! Of course this may not be what you had in mind, but John and Rodney (or more) are trapped somewhere freezing and must strip to share bodyheat. *waggles eyebrows*

Otherwise, I rather like the aliens don't allow clothing, someone steals his clothes, and/or using clothing as bandages. I hope you write naked!Rodney fic;)

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

but John and Rodney (or more) are trapped somewhere freezing and must strip to share bodyheat.

John gasped. "Friction... friction's good."

"Very," Rodney took a ragged a breath, his voice cracking a little, "healthy, in a, uh, live-saving sense."

"Yes," John agreed. "It's sensible."

"No one will know about this, will they?" Rodney asked rather desperately.

"Not from me they won't."

"Good," Rodney said in a small voice, and just went with it.


Icarus

[stellahobbit.livejournal.com]

A way to get Dr McKay naked, you say?

Rodney gets hit on the head; no, wait, there's an outbreak of (insert something science-y here) on Atlantis and everyone is infected to varying degrees.

Rodney insists on walking around naked, a la 'The Emperor Has No Clothes' and everyone else is too overwhelmed by his genius (and stubborness) to disagree with him.

Except John. Because John as the strongest ATA gene and he can see that Rodney is completely starkers, no matter what anyone else is saying.

Oh, won't someone write this fic for me?

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

I have something outlined where they have sex in public, but cloaked by the puddle jumper, but Rodney's terrified it's an Emperor's New Clothes situation.

[brandinsbabe.livejournal.com]

i was just thinking about david hewlett and movies that i should watch, when i came across this post hehe. love it.
ive been trying to make a list of his movies that i should see but i dont know where to start lol.

and yeah, he is naked a lot considering he hasnt done porn. lol. woo

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

and yeah, he is naked a lot considering he hasnt done porn. lol. woo

I count myself fortunate.

Icarus

[turtlespeaks.livejournal.com]

Out of curiosity, which movies HAVE you seen?

And it's amazing, but all of these are VERY true.

Also, the color blue tends to follow him to a lot of movies/shows, that and brown. It's kinda funny really.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Oh not that many, I'm still working on the collection. I just went through his entire filmography -- complete with photos -- on a fansite.

I've seen Century Hotel and The Boys Of St. Vincent, and before I was a fan I saw him in a few smaller roles.

It's very rare for me to get into an actor like this.

Icarus

[duffy-99.livejournal.com]

1. He becomes allergic to all fabrics.
2. Transporter beam malfunction on the Daedalus, and he accidentally gets beamed up while in the shower.
3. Sleepwalking.
4. Strip poker with the team.

[slashophile.livejournal.com]

Number 4 would be wicked awesome.

mmmm, nude McKay....

[raveninthewind.livejournal.com]

Raine CIty Video has Cube (and I assume Scarecrow would too, it being a cult fave).

Re: mmmm, nude McKay....

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I'll betcha Hollywood has it, too, especially here up on Capitol Hill.

Icarus

[slashophile.livejournal.com]

Amen to number one.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

The clothes? Especially his earlier stuff -- truly amazing outfits. And the weirder he's dressed, the cuter he is. *cuddles David*

Icarus

[ngaio]

You don't happen to know what film this picture's from do you?





Huh, I was going to comment using my 'DH's naked arse' icon, until I remembered I don't have one, it was everyone else who had Where The Heart Is naked icons.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

No clue, but I'd look 2001 or later. (Hairline.)

Icarus

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

-David likes being nude...

- I like David to be nude as well...

Dude, that pretty much sums up my feelings on the subject as well. Along with: HEART-SHAPED ASS.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

To which I can only add a purr and a 'thank you, David, for being a bit of a streaker.'

Icarus

[cetpar.livejournal.com]

I thought Treed Murray was very good, both because the film is pretty much all David Hewlett and because I thought it was well-made. It's actually probably my favorite of his films that I've seen, even though he doesn't get naked or kissed in the movie *g*. If you can find it, I recommend it. I didn't check your user info to see where you are, but you might be able to find it as a rental under Get Down in the US. I think I saw it at Blockbusters.

[autumndandelion.livejournal.com]

I bought it off eBay. It was on VHS, and yes, it was titled Get Down.

[catmoran.livejournal.com]

ways in which Dr. McKay can end up nude in an SGA episode

How about:

1) A race of polyester-based homicidal aliens give him a phobia to clothing?

2) In an expedition-wide argument over the proper temperature setting for Atlantis, McKay decides to graphically demonstate that it would be better for other people to put on jackets and sweaters, than for him to remove clothing.

What movie was he a father in?

I saw 'Icemen'. It's depressing. See 'Nothing', it's a lot more fun.

[autumndandelion.livejournal.com]

Wasn't that "And Never Let Her Go"?

[autumndandelion.livejournal.com]

Holy crap, you need to see Cube, Elevated, and Clutch especially!! Treed Murray was also pretty good. I wasn't all too gung-ho about Icemen, but it's definitely worth watching.

I am absolutely addicted to David Hewlett and his movies! I really enjoyed your observations here.

BTW, a big reason why he's in so many sci-fi, supernatural, and downright bizarre flicks is because his friend directs many of the movies in which he stars.

= D

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I know Vincenzio-something directed both Elevated and Cube. Are there other movies of his David's been in? (Autoerotica?)

Icarus