Thread: The Straight Razor in Film

Almost every movie or tv program showing a straight razor being used, shows the guy or gal using the 90 degree angle. For all the work they do on researching things, you'd think they'd find out a simple thing like how to hold a razor.

Originally Posted by str8tlkr

Tonight's episode of Under The Dome features Dwight Yoakam shaving Dean Norris with a straight razor. It made me want to cringe because he was holding the razor at a 90 degree angle to his face; just dragging the edge across his face.

You beat me to this one!

Originally Posted by str8tlkr

Tonight's episode of Under The Dome features Dwight Yoakam shaving Dean Norris with a straight razor. It made me want to cringe because he was holding the razor at a 90 degree angle to his face; just dragging the edge across his face.

And did you notice that it was a Kriegar. Of all the product placement in all the world ...

Cheers,

Jack

now this one is scary. the angle is a bit better but the blade is terrifying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VG8W9IbBGE

Originally Posted by littlesilverbladefromwale

Lot's of Cowboy/Wild West films have shaving scenes in them.

I remember along time ago Clint Eastwood AKA Rowddy Yeates on te show rawhide was shaving with a straight before going to town.

Wolfman - 2010, no shaving but an instrument given to commit suicide in one scene.

"Winter In Wartime" A minute or so in the film of a father showing his son how to shave with a straight. Also an excellent movie about a boy's reality check in learning of the Dutch resistance movement and survival during the German occupation of a small town in the Netherlands during WWII. A black and white film and very well done IMO.

I started a new episode of Copper about ten minutes ago. The opening scene saw the main character shaving while talking to his previous night's companion. The razor he was using had what looks like jimps running down the length of the spine.

The opening scene of the gangster flick, "The Untouchables" has Robert DeNiro (as Al Capone) getting a straight shave. He even gets nicked by the nervous barber.

In the new Jersey boys movie Frankie Valli goes to give Christopher Walken’s character a shave in a barber shop, manages to cut him instead.