• Win some seriously cool prizes from A SERIOUS MAN

    James Wallace

    by: James Wallace
    October 16th, 2009

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    Thank you all for your creative and hilarious answers! This was a hard one to judge and we wish we could give you all prizes. Please continue to enter contests on Gordon and the Whale, as we would love to award each one of you at some point with some cool movie swag. Unfortunately, we can only pick the top five in this contest, so here they are:

    NOTE: WINNERS HAVE 48 HOURS TO CONTACT US BY EMAIL WITH THEIR NAME AND SHIPPING ADDRESS OR THEIR PRIZE WILL BE GIVEN TO THE A RUNNER UP!

    Mark Nichols
    I would have to say the most serious man is Mao Zedong. Aside from commanding a grassroots army to take over China and become the first chairman of the Communist Party of China, I’ve never seen a picture of him smiling. Or doing anything fun for that matter.

    Brandon Ortega
    Clint Eastwood. Seriously, even when he’s in a movie with a monkey or Bernadette Peters, how many times have you seen that guy even so much as smile?

    Sil Schleich
    A serious man is my brother, who cannot crack a joke, works 20 hours a day, does not smile, has dozens of projects going on at the same time and thinks that a family vacation is going to Six Flags.

    Deb Plant
    Must be Abe Lincoln. He always looked so stern and contemplative in all his photos. Did the man never smile? And with the nickname “Honest Abe” you know he had to be serious about that. Not even one little while lie to have a little fun with.

    ddogfilm
    def has got to be ghandi. he bought the atkins diet to a whole new level

    Focus Features has been kind enough to give us some cool swag from the Coen brothers’ new film A SERIOUS MAN (in theaters now). And because Gordon and the Whale abides, we are giving you the chance to win said cool swag! Here is what is up for grabs.

    5 prize packs including:
    A SERIOUS MAN t-shirt
    A SERIOUS MAN screenplay book
    2 passes to see the film

    All you have to do for your chance to win is leave a comment below on who, in your opinion, is the most serious man ever and why. He can be living or dead, but he must be someone who is widely known – i.e. actor, director, musician, artist, model, politician, sports figure, historical figure, etc. The more creative, the better!

    Entries will be accepted until 11:59 PM on October 15th. We’ll announce the winners on the 16th! Good luck! No purchase necessary. Only one entry per household.

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    • froglegs451
      nic cage in con air. that man can have seriously awful hair, a seriously fake accent, and seriously ridiculous lines and still take down Cyrus the Virus. Seriously.
    • Jordan Jacobs
      Keanu Reeves! Have you SEEN him in The Matrix? Or what about the terrible romantic drama Sweet November? He's face is frozen serious all the time, it's almost comical to watch. He never even loosened up in the action-packed, SPPED! He is by the far the most serious man to ever grace film and beyond!
    • GabbyLowe
      think Ben Stein is the most serious man.
    • macmcglynn
      Well...not really a real person (although it might be based on someone in particular), but The Thinker by Rodin. He's pretty intense.
    • President Obama.

      The man is always serious. There is always some threatening and extremely serious issue at hand. He even accepted the Nobel Prize seriously. Geez.
    • DANIEL PLAINVIEW.

      you see, he's an oil man...
    • Deb Plant
      Must be Abe Lincoln. He always looked so stern and contemplative in all his photos. Did the man never smile? And with the nickname "Honest Abe" you know he had to be serious about that. Not even one little while lie to have a little fun with.
    • hotital4u2006
      Yahoo Serious. With a name like that he had to be! Seriously fun aside, Hitler had to be the most serious person of all time. When the germans marched into Poland He showed the world He was serious and he meant business. He had a very serious vision of his world.
    • ErikGarcia
      SPOCK

      The Vulcan has no sense of humor because he lacks emotion. Spock's stoic temperament, his refusal to say anything or do anything not based solely on logic, is also a reflection of his Vulcan heritage. Complete adherence to logic is the primary motivating factor in Vulcan metal process. Of necessity, complete suppression of emotions is required, lest logic be influenced in any way.
    • dickybilly
      Albert Einstein....so brilliant with the understanding of the consequences of his his theory of relativity leading to the atomic bomb.
    • Snowwhite
      Mother Teresa---we need to focus on helping others.
    • stpam
      George Bush! Hes the most hated man across the world!
    • teresavaquera
      Marlon Brando... so serious and confused. When he protested the Academy Awards and had someone from the Cherokee Nation accept the award for him.. or give a speech for him.. sooooo serious
    • sydney
      I'm going to take a different approach, and go with Batman. He might be a fictional character, but that doesn't change the fact that he IS the definition of serious! We've all experienced different actor's depictions of him in the movies. It's obvious he doesn't believe in the word fun! Which brings into account the tag line of the infamous joker, "WHY SO SERIOUS?"
    • Laura
      David Caruso.
      He is so serious he forgot how to act.
    • sil schleich
      A serious man is my brother, who cannot crack a joke, works 20 hours a day, does not smile, has dozens of projects going on at the same time and thinks that a family vacation is going to Six Flags.
    • Karl Malden was a very serious actor. In his day he played some incredible roles.
      Which made home a very good actor.
    • Brandon Ortega
      Clint Eastwood. Seriously, even when he's in a movie with a monkey or Bernadette Peters, how many times have you seen that guy even so much as smile?
    • Ash
      Michael Myers. He is all business. No verbal threatening, no maniacal laughter. Just pure homicide. Serious, cool, and collected murder. His Shatner mask even has a flat affect.
    • Maria
      Dick Cheney, clearly. Need I say more?
    • Mark NIchols
      I would have to say the most serious man is Mao Zedong. Aside from commanding a grassroots army to take over China and become the first chairman of the Communist Party of China, I've never seen a picture of him smiling. Or doing anything fun for that matter.
    • waynegerami
      John Malkovich. Is there really a question? He seems to take everything seriously, which makes him a seriously serious dude.
    • ryankindel
      Thomas Edison. He had thugs intimidate and assault his competitors and those who tried to replicate his work. He was a serious bad ass.
    • Ryan Kindel
      Thomas Edison. He had thugs intimidate and assault his competitors and those who tried to replicate his work. He was a serious bad ass.
    • ddogfilm
      def has got to be ghandi. he bought the atkins diet to a whole new level
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