Kirk Lazarus. From the movie screen to the masses

The movie-parody "Soldiers of failure", which earned an impressive sum of $ 188 million in world cinema, gave the world bright, colorful characters.

Unpolitical satire

It is now difficult to find a man who does not know(Steve Coogann), the star of the endless action-epic "The Fervor" by Tagg Speedman (Ben Stiller), the all-tired comedian Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black), the rugged rapper Alpa Chino (Brandon) Ti Jackson) and, of course, Oscar-winning inimitable Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey-Jr.) Despite the fact that the parody-satire came out tough, ruthless and extremely politically incorrect, its fictional characters loved both the audience and the world's film critics.

As a result, the comedy turned out to be homericfunny and extremely topical, and Downey-ml. received another Oscar nomination. And Kirk Lazarus, whose photo did not leave the editorial of the media devoted to the cinema, practically materialized and healed his own life. His phrases became winged, the audience took his dialogues to quote, DreamWorks and began to demand Oscar for him.

A parody of Russell Crowe?

Biography of Kirk Lazarus before participating in theblockbuster about the Vietnam War is covered in mystery. It is known only that he is a native of Australia, the most popular actor who received five Oscar awards, with one of the awards for the best female role. The blue-eyed blonde is famous in Hollywood for his ability to cope with absolutely any role. He is famous for his complete and irrevocable immersion in the image of his every hero. Therefore, having learned that he was approved for the role of sergeant of a prominent representative of a negroid race named Lincoln Osiris, Kirk Lazarus fearlessly goes to a plastic surgery to change skin pigmentation.

As noted by the world's leading critics,the dopey hero Downey, who actively practices Stanislavsky's system, is one of the most brilliant parodies of the Australian and American film actor Russell Crowe. But a more perspicacious viewer will surely note that Downey did not blindly parody his colleague, he went much further. Kirk Lazarus is a collective image of all the successful actors of the Dream Factory. He is self-satisfied, selfish, scandalously provocative, at the same time touching with a sad, sweet smile on his face.

"Viral" promotion

Filmography of Kirk Lazarus in a certaindegree became known to a wide audience due to the so-called "viral" promotion of the blockbuster shot. The creators of the "Soldiers of Failure" have developed fictitious sites and additionally filmed false trailers for the films in which the character Robert Downey-Jr was shot. The most memorable commercial was a trailer for the blockbuster "Lane of Satan", which was created as a parody of the ribbon "Brokeback Mountain."

Robert Downey Jr. decided to end with Kirk

Most recently, Robert Downey, Jr. made a statement in which he claimed that he was not going to return to the image of the hero played in the "Soldiers of failure". In his opinion, the release of the sequel can bring the creators still a certain amount of money, but the sequel would not be as successful as the original tape. Simultaneously, the actor, who received the second Oscar statue for the embodiment of Kirk's image, does not exclude the possibility of continuing cooperation with Ben Stiller in any hypostasis - both as a director and as a screen partner.

Unbelievable but true

It is unknown, guided by what considerations,but after the release of the tape "Soldiers of failure" DreamWorks film company was going to demand that the Oscar award be given to Kirk Lazarus, despite the fact that he is a fictional actor. In the history of the world film industry, there have not been such cases before. It turns out, DreamWorks itself believed in the real existence of "an actor who played the role of an actor playing a soldier."

The artisans themselves explain their statementthe fact that not without reason invented a plot for five paintings, for the participation of which Kirk received his Oscars. The studio is convinced that Lazarus is simply obliged to receive a premium for the best supporting role. The reaction of the public is contradictory, many fans of "Soldiers of failure" enthusiastically picked up this idea. But the reaction of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts of the United States remained unknown.