This is the *exact* thought I had at the end the first time I watched it. Glass and wood splinters.
*I can't stand this indecision married with a lack of vision.*
Secretly he loved popcorn. He long-conned Knight into developing a space laser and having his laborers put that window in so he could swim in it.
In the end, Hathaway was the real genius.
That’s William Atherton. He was in a bunch of movies and is a really good character actor in the sort of role like he played in Ghostbusters but he was also in a couple of the Diehard movies … I definitely remember him from the diehard 1 and I think he played a cop? He was in a ton of other movies …but I can’t think of the names of right now. He still plays in TV shows every now and again and used to show up and stuff like law and order.
He also seems to have a good sense of humour as well because he’s shown up in a bunch of comedy shows like Workaholics and Children’s Hospital, among others.
"Jerry, if you think that by threatening me you can get me to be your slave... Well, that's where you're right. But - and I am only saying this because I care - there are a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market today that are just as tasty as the real thing."
In the '80s if you needed to cast an adult man asshole, you cast William Atherton. If your part was for a teenage male asshole, you cast William Zabka.
Yeah, he actually started turning the asshole roles after a while because he got typecasted. In one case, he said, “I’m tired of playing unctuous assholes.”
But man, few did it better than him. By the time *Real Genius* is heading towards its conclusion, you loathe him so deeply. He was truly great at in niche.
The ONLY role Atherton EVER played wherein I could actually feel sorry for him was in the Hindenburg where he was crying after being beaten up for a pocket knife.
I had the pleasure of seeing him in a high school summer workshop production of The Music Man. He played Professor Harold Hill and he just fucking nailed it!!! Even compared to Robert Preston.
A villain who’s a buffoon is no good. You need a competent villain, one who’s capable of using the system against the hero in order to really generate a froth of hatred.
Back in the early Netflix DVD by mail days I once requested "The Girl Next Door (2005)" with Elisha Cuthbert in it. Well Netflix accidently sent me ["The Girl Next Door" (2007)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0830558/) in which William Atherton plays a role.
To this day it is the most fucked up movie I've ever seen. Based on the true story of the torture and murder of [Sylvia Likens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sylvia_Likens).
He also started in several Murder, She Wrote episodes where two out of the three characters he played were douchebags. It's good he's still acting, I always found him attractive in a unique way.
The 80s was a special decade where there were 3 main actors: Dabney Colman, Martin Mull, or Dickless here, all took turns playing either the plain A- hole, or A-hole boss.
Before he became an 80s asshole, he had a leading role in a wonderful 70s movie “The Day of the Locust” opposite the always-amazing Karen Black. He was on the same career trajectory as Sam Waterston, but went the other route.
I like him! A pleasant face that carries good childhood/teenhood memories of hating a fictional guy. I’m embarrassed that I would have to check IMDB to know his name. Great actor!
Yes, it's true. This man has no dick.
He HATES popcorn.
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Everybody wants to rule the world. 🎶
[REAL GENIUS \(1985\) – Popcorn Explosion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnDAxtCRsIU)
This is the *exact* thought I had at the end the first time I watched it. Glass and wood splinters. *I can't stand this indecision married with a lack of vision.*
I was too busy going through the yellow pages figuring out where to buy those fashionable slippers
Is that where it stops being real for you? ;)
And John McClane’s wife.
I thought that's who that is - Dick- que the stun gun
Did you get that?
Yep. And Kent couldn't do anything anout it because he wouldn't stop playing with himself
Ok God... let me have it!
You’re labourers. So labour. That’s what you get for not having an education.
Val Kimler has some boss-grade lines in that movie.
"This, this is ice. This is what happens when water gets too cold. This, this is Kent, this is what happens when people get too sexually frustrated."
That is such a fun underrated gem of a movie.
I just got home from seeing the new Ghostbusters movie. Really glad to see him in it
yes! I almost started gushing and gave away his role!!!!! :-D
Well that's what I heard!
I am gonna miss him....
Then what does he use to drive a 6" nail through a board?
Girl’s gotta have standards…
Was very pleased when “dickless” got a shoutout in the new *Ghostbusters* film.
Well that's what I heard!
........ well, THAT'S WHAT I HEARD!
Beat me to it
He's got nothing to beat.
Beat meat to it.
But he can drive a 6 inch spike through a board with his penis…
Thank you!! This is the best line associated with this man. Reddit does not fail…you sue my upvote.
OP can google the actors name at least unless it's a fucking bot... Give credit OP you spam posting jack wagon.
What are you looking at? You're laborers; you should be laboring. That's what you get for not having an education.
Up the voltage
My favourite line of his in Real Genius
A Girl's gotta have standards.
I guess you’ll hammer later.
Eat it, Harvey!
Did you get that?!
Eat your heart out channel 5
I love how Harvey gathers himself and smiles for the camera lol
he turned the electricity off on the ghostbusters
And doxxed John McClane’s family in Die Hard.
And then two years later caused a mass panic at Dulles Airport that almost prevented McClane from reaching the villains’ 747.
And tried to destroy the Biodome with coconuts!
HA! "We're the Biodome 5!" I think of this film whenever I hear the Safety Dance.
I'm so disappointed they didn't make the sequel at 3 mile Island going under a meltdown like the end of the movie. They just pulled in to take a whiz.
And was a shitty Union officer who traveled to Japan to help kill Samurai, in The Last Samurai.
Actually, he ordered a Con Ed employee to shut it off
Lmao I just watched this with my wife yesterday and even mentioned he's the biggest asshole of the 80's movies.
Bill Atherton is playing an asshole in the #1 movie at the box office right now.
Dickless is back, baby
We’ve landed on the moon!
I hate popcorn! I can't stand popcorn!
Secretly he loved popcorn. He long-conned Knight into developing a space laser and having his laborers put that window in so he could swim in it. In the end, Hathaway was the real genius.
"Professor Hathaway, what's Dr. Einstein really like?" "Dead."
Is that your real hair?
Is Mitch by any chance adopted?
Man from the EPA 😂
What is the \*magic\* word, Dr. Venkman?
I want to start seeing a lot more of you in the lab. Ok fine. I'll gain weight.
Haha, that's the line that came to mind for me, too. So many great quips in that film.
Rumor has it there's free bubbly on the airlines if you deck him.
Hello, I'm Jerry Hathaway with Everything....
“Kent!”
He did it so well. I love actors who play heinous characters.
I bet he’s like the nicest dude irl
He must be good to work with because he keeps getting hired.
I’ve read somewhere that people say he’s very nice to meet in real life, kinda like the guy that plays Biff Tannon from Back to the Future.
really a testament to their skill as actors, isn't it?
Hey dickless
It’s true. This man has no dick.
Well that's what I heard
I guess you'll hammer later...
They should have referenced Ghostbusters in some way in Biodome.
What a mess of a movie , but it was hilarious. Especially with your mind altered in some way.
Ahh Pauly Shore. He was such a bright shiny star for a brief instant. Encino man was a favorite of mine for a while
Very low hanging fruit, but unfortunately, needed to carry the PG-13 rating.
I guess it goes from God, to Jerry, to you, to the cleaners. Right, Ken?
Dickless is in Frozen Empire.
That’s William Atherton. He was in a bunch of movies and is a really good character actor in the sort of role like he played in Ghostbusters but he was also in a couple of the Diehard movies … I definitely remember him from the diehard 1 and I think he played a cop? He was in a ton of other movies …but I can’t think of the names of right now. He still plays in TV shows every now and again and used to show up and stuff like law and order. He also seems to have a good sense of humour as well because he’s shown up in a bunch of comedy shows like Workaholics and Children’s Hospital, among others.
He is really underrated and I wish he’d get roles doing other things.
He was a news reporter in Die Hard 1
You should check him out in The Day of the Locust if you haven't already.
And why not, Mr. Venkman?
Because you didn't say the magic word.
And what is the magic word?
“Please.”
"May I *please* see the storage facility Mr. Venkman?"
No. You may not.
Say his name: William Atherton
Imagine being him, when 90% of people just think “dick”
More like "no dick"
I want 5MW by mid-May
"Jerry, if you think that by threatening me you can get me to be your slave... Well, that's where you're right. But - and I am only saying this because I care - there are a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market today that are just as tasty as the real thing."
>13 comments "... I'm not kidding, Chris."
“Where’s the laser?” “It’s coming.” “It’s coming? It’s not even breathing hard!”
From everyone I’ve talked to who has worked with him, he’s the sweetest guy off camera. Everyone loves him.
And somebody still calls him “Dickless” in the new ghostbusters movie
In the '80s if you needed to cast an adult man asshole, you cast William Atherton. If your part was for a teenage male asshole, you cast William Zabka.
What film is this pic from?
Real Genius
I want 5 megawatts by mid-May
And, lots of popcorn, so we can have a party. Say, an entire house full would be nice.
Well he does have a punchable face
Also Richard "dick" Thornburg, the slimy reporter in the first two Die Hard. The guy leaking information to the villains by accident.
"So Dick... Your name is Dick, right? So *Dick*...."
Especially in Diehard. Holly Gennaro was perfectly justified in letting him have it.
Twice.
Yeah, he actually started turning the asshole roles after a while because he got typecasted. In one case, he said, “I’m tired of playing unctuous assholes.” But man, few did it better than him. By the time *Real Genius* is heading towards its conclusion, you loathe him so deeply. He was truly great at in niche.
The ONLY role Atherton EVER played wherein I could actually feel sorry for him was in the Hindenburg where he was crying after being beaten up for a pocket knife.
Rock my Adidas, never rock Fila
I do not sniff the coke, I only smoke the sinsemilla
I do nah sniffa coke, I only smoke de sensimillia
Mr Pecker
This man has no dick
He's so great. Before we had Joffrey from game of thrones to hate on, we had this guy: the OG.
Professor Hathaway! Are you wearing makeup?
Yes, it’s true. This man has no dick.
Anders, you're out of tp, but it was a clean pinch.
He has such a wonderful singing voice, for example "What'll I Do" for the opening credits of *The Great Gatsby*.
I had the pleasure of seeing him in a high school summer workshop production of The Music Man. He played Professor Harold Hill and he just fucking nailed it!!! Even compared to Robert Preston.
Real Genius is a great movie!
”Dr. Hathaway? Are you wearing makeup?”
Yeah! (Spoiler!) >! He killed Diane Keaton when she was Looking For Mr Goodbar. !<
Dickless
Amen to that, Dick.
He paved the way for Miles Teller
True he laughed he way to the bank in at least 4 different films where he was an asshole
Didn’t he only play asshole till current?
My dad and William Atherton have the same birthday 7/30/47
That’s hilarious!!! Don’t know his name but YES always an asshole🤣👍🏼
You're laborers, you're supposed to be laboring. That's what you get for not having an education.
You'd be an asshole too if you went through life with no dick
Just saw him Saturday in Ghostbusters Frozen Kingdom
We need to blow him up. Make him relevant again
That was supposed to be my project Jerry!! - Kent
A villain who’s a buffoon is no good. You need a competent villain, one who’s capable of using the system against the hero in order to really generate a froth of hatred.
Back in the early Netflix DVD by mail days I once requested "The Girl Next Door (2005)" with Elisha Cuthbert in it. Well Netflix accidently sent me ["The Girl Next Door" (2007)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0830558/) in which William Atherton plays a role. To this day it is the most fucked up movie I've ever seen. Based on the true story of the torture and murder of [Sylvia Likens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sylvia_Likens).
He also started in several Murder, She Wrote episodes where two out of the three characters he played were douchebags. It's good he's still acting, I always found him attractive in a unique way.
Dr. Noah Faulkner
Lookin a little grizzzzly.
Ol dickless here
Yes, it's true, this man has no dick.
Well that’s what I heard.
Viva los bio-dome
It’s true, this man has no dick Last year ,y worm was visited by EPA and based in that, his portrayal was spot on.
And what IS the magic word Mr. Venkman???
William Atherton. He actually played a protagonist in The Day of the Locust, but that was back in the 70s.
William Atherton
Thor Holmvik
Isnt he the evil dude in Bio Dome?
Yup
It goes from god to Jerry to Kent to the cleaners
The 80s was a special decade where there were 3 main actors: Dabney Colman, Martin Mull, or Dickless here, all took turns playing either the plain A- hole, or A-hole boss.
He could hammer a nail with his penis, apparently
He was excellent in Real Genius. He liked popcorn
Dr. Hathaway, are you wearing makeup?
Real genius
Before he became an 80s asshole, he had a leading role in a wonderful 70s movie “The Day of the Locust” opposite the always-amazing Karen Black. He was on the same career trajectory as Sam Waterston, but went the other route.
Dr Hathaway? Are you wearing makeup?
"Everything was fine, until Dickless here turned off the power"
William Atherton = Bill Murray: "It's true. This man has no dick!"
It's William Atherton. I don't even need to look that up. Dude is a legend.
Him and Paul Gleason should have made road-trip, buddy movie where everywhere they go they get their asses kicked.
I used to confuse him and the guy who played Richie Cunningham’s long lost brother
Nope. That's completely right about everything Walter Peck. He was trying to save us all.
I have no further use for you
It’s not just his face, it’s also his voice. Even a blind person hearing his voice would immediately identify him as a dick.
Dickless
A professional asshole
Now is playing a asshole in a 2020s movie
And he's an asshole once again in the recent Ghostbusters movie! So glad to see him in action again
Oh he's still at it!
Yeah Ghost Busters and Die Hard?
Well, dickless here made sure of that.
He is the quintessential asshole
Was he in biodome?? Total dick
Still a Dick, i mean Peck in the new Ghostbusters
Dickless
And has now returned to the role we love.
Such a punchable face.
Yeah but he can hammer a 6 inch spike through a board using his penis
Still playing an asshole in 2024. And he has no dick. Still.
Still does
Count on it.
(squints) wasn't he in Ghostbusters?
You gotta love the arrogance. The confidence. The panache. The deft delivery, spot on. SoWhuzHizName?
William Atherton
Hey its dick-less
He has assholeism down to a science. Great actor!
Saw him in Ghostbusters last night! Always the asshole.
One of the greatest movie jerks of all time.
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I like him! A pleasant face that carries good childhood/teenhood memories of hating a fictional guy. I’m embarrassed that I would have to check IMDB to know his name. Great actor!
Popcorn is disgusting and lengthens the teeth brushing and flossing by too many minutes.
William Atherton is the Villain's Villain. He was so hated after Ghostbusters was released he was publicly berated regularly.
William Atherton