Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers. The massive ham-off between those two old thesps Christopher Lee and Ian Mckellen as Saruman and Gandalf "You have chosen the way of pain!". Indeed. No piece of the scenery is left unchewed.
It may sound odd, but would the 'battles' in the UK House of Commons count? It can be a place where proper discussion takes place, but every now and then, it's basically a Conservative Leader vs. Labour Leader one-liner match where they try to one-up each other with fancy metaphors and stage presence. The crowd... Members of Parliament cheering for their side makes it more cheesy.
I did not even realize the link was going to Incredibly Lame Pun when I clicked on HormelEventHorizon. Top marks, tropers!
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Thank you. Coming up with that pun was one of the high points of my life...
Ham to Ham combat needs a Troper Tales section, because oh do I have one.
I created the most fun, hammy, and overall INSANE Ham to ham combat I have ever seen in just easy steps.
1. A desire to make a Doctor Who fan video. 2. A script that called for the Doctor and the Valeyard to come into conflict and resolve conflict in under 5 minutes. 3. A character-actor who I have seen in numerous comedy roles and ONE dead serious monologue (that he wrote himself) that I didn't hesitate in casting as the Doctor. 4. Another friend who is the biggest Doctor Who fan in my section of the United States...and has being weird as a requirement for being his friend...that I WROTE my version of the Valeyard for. 5. A spare study room in the dorms. 6. A cheap-o Wal-Mart video camera. 7. Another friend to run special effects like the Sonic Screwdriver opening doors. 8. Friend who played the Valeyard OWNING an 11th Doctor replica Sonic Screwdriver. 9. ...I don't have this one yet...but with a decent video editing program...yeah.
Anybody seen The Lion in Winter? Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn are basically given a knife, a fork, and an entire backlot and told "Dig in!". Anthony Hopkins, John Castle, and Nigel Terry feast on the scraps as their children, and Timothy Dalton is surprisingly solid in a very early role for him.