OK, so its just general chit chat but who is your fav blacksmith from the movies and I will give you a list of a few to start out with. I hope to see more added to the list as time goes on.

Army of Darkness - The Blacksmith
Kingdom of Heaven - Balion
Iron Man - Tony Stark
Pirates of the Carribean - Will Turner (Also played by Orlando Bloom, see Kingdom of Heaven)

I havent decided my fav yet either so look forward to see what people suggest.

I think I would have to go with Kate from A Knight's Tale. Let's face it, Blacksmith chic's are Hot.

I think I would have to go with Kate from A Knight's Tale. Let's face it, Blacksmith chic's are Hot.

seconded!

excellent :) good to know the female smiths are appreciated! i like your style guys.
have to say i havent seen many (any ) films with blacksmiths in, let alone amazing ones, BUT the one i do love, which someone on here posted ages ago, it is popeye... making chain at high speed out of horse shoes bluto is throwing at him. LOVE IT!!!!!! he makes me swoon :) popeye utterly rocks :)

lads, start eating your spinach!

Not a movie..........but on TV Burt Reynolds in Gunsmoke.

guess I'm showing my age :unsure:

Can't believe I forgot Knights Tale!

I think I would have to go with Kate from A Knight's Tale. Let's face it, Blacksmith chic's are Hot.

Abosultely!!

African Queen Bogart straighten the propeller shaft old school

Kate's good. Too bad the producers don't know anything about forging and too stupid to ask. Couldn't believe they had an anvil 5 feet off of the ground for her to hammer on.

I also like the one in Fly Away Home. Forged out a really big dragon. Plus it's modern day.

Also like the ones in Lord of the Rings. Scary, but powerful.

The guy in every Western who pulls a red horseshoe from the forge, quenches it 'til the steam comes up, then proceeds to beat on it cold.

@ Don A, ditto that one. I mean common sense says it's wrong even if you are not a blacksmith.
But I have to agree with the rest Kate from a knights tale, blacksmith chics are cool/hot whatever.

Gobber or Hiccup from how to train your dragon. some of the most realistic smithing scenes ever!!!

Dragonslayer a great movie from the 80's had a cool blacksmith in it he forged a spear to kill a dragon.

Having just been shown "How to Train Your Dragon" by my daughter, I have to agree with basher about Gobber and Hiccup. Even down to the legendary lameness (of a sorts.)

Don

Highlander is an other one although its in the background in most of the time

Gobber or Hiccup from how to train your dragon. some of the most realistic smithing scenes ever!!!

I have to agree, its portrayed well.


How about Clint Eastwood in the mine scene from Fist Full Of Dollars.

only other late model smith I can think of is Doc Brown from back to the future III. remember he became a blacksmith in the old west.

The Blacksmith, Buster Keaton

Burt Reynolds
Feb. 11, 1936
Character: Quint Asper, Blacksmith
Years on Gunsmoke: 1962 - 1965 (3 years)

This guy didn't amount to much after gunsmoke as a blacksmith...... :lol: ..... He looked a little too clean cut for the part if you ask me.......Gunsmoke was my favorite show when I was a nipper....

Again, I cant believe I forgot HIGHLANDER!! Really? Who didnt love seeing that movie, from the smithing scene to two grown men with car batteries attached to their swords!?!?!?!?

I will have to go back and watch How to Tame Your Dragon again..

Definitely Gobber and Hiccup from How to Train Your Dragon--Knight's Tale is not my best-est movie. Also the Elves in Lord of the Rings--they act out a great example of using rocks for anvils!

Gobber or Hiccup from how to train your dragon. some of the most realistic smithing scenes ever!!!

You beat me too it..He even used a handled punch the correct way! I was really,really supprised that an animated movie got ti that right..

You know if you showed me that pix of Burt from Gun Smoke.
I don't think I would know that was an I'm 57.
My Dad, Brother, and myself watched that all the time.
Sux gettin OLD....LOL Who am I ??

My least favorite is the dude who is always banging away on a cold horse shoe no matter what movie it is, drives me nuts! Also the latest ads on TV for some kind of liquid cheese in a skillet, yuck twice over!!! :wacko: :angry:

The movie Gunless revolves around a blacksmith and a gunfighter... Watched it a few times, good laugh.