“Stunt Doubles” is the segment where we pick a picture of a sports figure and juxtapose a photo of some other random person who vaguely resembles the sports figure. And then we laugh.

This edition of Stunt Doubles isn’t so much a juxtaposition of two people who look alike as it is an illustration of a likely progression.

On the left, we have maniacal serial killer Francis Dollarhyde, as portrayed by Tom Noonan in the Michael Mann classic Manhunter. Manhunter, also starring a young Gil Grissom William Peterson, remains the best Hannibal Lecter film ever made. I’ll eat the liver of anyone who says otherwise. With some Fava beans and a nice Chianti. Manhunter also gave us this ending. Hence the In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida reference in the post title.

On the right, we have Vancouver Canucks prospect Mats Froshaug. The Norwegian forward is best known for spawning this unintentional laugher on the perenially positive Canucks.com Web site:

He started this season with Linköpings HC, recording one assist in 20 games before being loaned to rival Luleå HF. Frøshaug didn’t fair (sic) much better there with one assist in 14 contests; it’s tough for 20-year-olds to break into the Champions Hockey League, so Frøshaug was relegated to Sparta Sarpsborg HC in Norway where he’s already back to his old self.

Translation: “Yeah, we had him playing on this one team where he didn’t do anything, so we moved him to another team where he didn’t do anything. Now we have him on this other team in a lower division, and he looks OK again. Phew.” Way to pluck those hidden draft gems, guys.

So, um, yeah. Froshaug looks like a young Dollarhyde. Ha ha. Laugh.

- The Sieve

Tags: canucks, mats froshaug, obscure 1980s films we love

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