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Post by bravomailer on Aug 16, 2019 16:34:47 GMT
Speaking of Henry Fonda.... "While in the hospital, 60-year-old truck driver Elegant John (Henry Fonda) gets his rig repossessed by the finance company. Deciding that it is time to make one last perfect cross-country run, he escapes from the hospital and steals back his truck. Doing a favor for an old friend, madam Penelope, he picks up six prostitutes to bring them across the border."
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 16, 2019 16:46:53 GMT
"A hunter squares off against a killer whale seeking vengeance for the death of its mate." Bo Derek I can understand BUT Richard Harris / Charlotte Rampling ?
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 16, 2019 16:59:52 GMT
OT BUT … connected - other side of the coin maybe ? I was not a fan of sci-fi fantasy and was dragged rather kicking and screaming to see Star Wars … the first one.. when it opened.! Was more pleased with it than expected but when ALEC GUINNESS appeared it in, my reaction was ... OK this is probably going to be really good or else HE would not be in it. I was right ! Mixed accounts of what Sir Alec thought about it... The accounts on how Sir Alec Guinness regarded the movie and his work on it vary greatly. He frequently recalled the experience of making the movie as a bad one, and consistently claimed that it was his idea to have his character killed off in the first movie, so as to limit his involvement and make sure he "wouldn't have to carry on saying these rubbish lines." He later mentioned to "shrivel up" each time someone mentioned the movie. In one particularly infamous incident, a young boy, asking for his autograph, proudly told him he had seen the movie over a hundred times, and Guinness gave it to him after promising to never watch it again. He also claimed to throw away all Star Wars related fan mail without even opening it (a logical paradox, making it likely that this is not true, as his journals report what some of this mail said in detail), because he hated the fact that he would be most remembered as Obi-wan Kenobi, despite other roles which he held in much higher regard. Contrary to all this, George Lucas has said he made the decision to kill off Kenobi, since the character had no part to play in the movie's finale, and deserved a memorable exit. According to Lucas, Guinness was "less than happy" that his character was dying earlier than expected, and even appeared to enjoy his time on-set. Lucas, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher have always stated how patient and helpful Guinness was on the set, and praised his professionalism and respectfulness to all cast and crew members. While Guinness made no secret that he disliked the dialogue in George Lucas' script, he claimed that he accepted the role for two reasons: 1) He was an admirer of Lucas' previous movie, American Graffiti (1973) and 2) The narrative compelled him to read the whole script through to the end, in spite of not liking the dialogue, and not being a fan of science fiction. Of the final movie, he remarked that he found it "staggering as spectacle and technically brilliant, exciting, very noisy, and warmhearted. The battle scenes at the end go on for five minutes too long, and some of the dialogue is excruciating, and much of it is lost in noise, but it remains a vivid experience."
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Post by amyghost on Aug 16, 2019 17:01:33 GMT
Peter O’Toole in Phantoms. Not a terrible movie but holy crap. How did they snag him for that O'Toole veered between doing some very good work and some truly horrible crap in the latter years of his life (actually, he did a fair amount of this even when he was younger). I always had the feeling he just wanted to be a working actor and didn't always feel obligated to be choosy about the vehicles he appeared in. I revere Ian Richardson and will watch anything he's in, but I have to admit that two of his later films, BAPS and Dirty Weekend, were probably done more for a paycheck than anything else. Actors, no matter how illustrious, have to keep the bills paid just like the rest of us. He was also in the miniseries Mistral's Daughter, which boasted the talented Stephane Audran ( Babette's Feast), as well as Timothy Dalton in the cast, and frankly I've always wondered how much they must have been offered as inducement to appear in it, as they were all three leagues above the material.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 16, 2019 17:06:11 GMT
Dustin Hoffman and Robert DeNiro in some of their more recent film appearances including (especially) the ones with them BOTH in the same movie(s).
There is a lot to be said for a graceful retirement.
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Post by amyghost on Aug 16, 2019 17:08:30 GMT
Dustin Hoffman and Robert DeNiro in some of their more recent film appearances including (especially) the ones with them BOTH in the same movie(s). There is a lot to be said for a graceful retirement. Agreed. I'm all for an actor not taking himself too seriously, but these two are just veering over into what looks like onset senile dementia in their role choices.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 16, 2019 17:16:33 GMT
Gene Hackman wisely retired after this thing.. with his career still relatively intact ! "A US president who has retired after two terms in office returns to his hometown of Mooseport, Maine and decides to run for Mayor against another local candidate."
"Gene Hackman replaced Dustin Hoffman in the lead role of former American President Monroe Cole. Hoffman bowed out several months before filming, leaving Hackman to take over the part." So …. Hoffman COULD make wise decisions.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Aug 16, 2019 22:22:15 GMT
Oscar winner Marisa Tomei in The First Purge (2018), the third Purge sequel! WTF?
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Aug 17, 2019 0:42:26 GMT
Oscar winner Marisa Tomei in The First Purge (2018), the third Purge sequel! WTF? I really liked that movie. Actually I thought it was the best of the series.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Aug 17, 2019 0:43:28 GMT
Nick Cage in about 3/4 of his movies. At least he had an excuse since he needed fast money.
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Post by Prime etc. on Aug 17, 2019 0:46:52 GMT
Donald Sutherland as "The Clumsy Waiter" in That's Armageddon!
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Aug 17, 2019 17:59:53 GMT
Oscar winner Marisa Tomei in The First Purge (2018), the third Purge sequel! WTF? I really liked that movie. Actually I thought it was the best of the series. I agree, it is really good, better than most of the rest.
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Post by maxwellperfect on Aug 18, 2019 13:18:58 GMT
Speaking of Henry Fonda.... "While in the hospital, 60-year-old truck driver Elegant John (Henry Fonda) gets his rig repossessed by the finance company. Deciding that it is time to make one last perfect cross-country run, he escapes from the hospital and steals back his truck. Doing a favor for an old friend, madam Penelope, he picks up six prostitutes to bring them across the border." Ah yes, the great trucking craze of the 70's. Remember when we were all saying "10-4 good buddy" to each other?
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Post by leroybrown2 on Aug 19, 2019 16:50:47 GMT
Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, John Gielgud, Peter O'Toole, in The Penthouse production of Caligula. Bob Guccioni, Penthouse publisher announced it will be the most expensive porn ever made, Months before making the movie. McDowell and Mirren were virtual unknown at the time. McDowell was known mostly for "A Clockwork Orange", and that movie was seriously reviled at the time of its release. Mirren was known mostly from the London Stage and some BBC production. But Gielgud while not a Motion picture star was as revered as Olivier for his Shakespearean interpretation. And O'Toole at the time already had 5 Oscar nominations. Another O'Toole head scratcher, The Seventh Coin. Where he played a man trying to kill a couple of kids over a coin. I remember seeing this film on one of the smaller Indy station in Chicago and thinking is that Peter O'Toole walking across the roof? Why is he chasing those kids?
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Post by Harmless elf on Aug 19, 2019 16:53:57 GMT
Jon Voight in karate dog
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Post by Harmless elf on Aug 19, 2019 17:08:15 GMT
I was surprised Gary Oldman followed up Harry Potter and TDK with a thankless role in a cheap PG-13 ghost movie marketed around a girl's panties. Those were some nice panties though.
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Post by janntosh on Jan 10, 2021 19:20:50 GMT
Andy Dick in The Lion King 2. Not because Andy is an esteemed actor, but rather for Disney hiring such a dick and degenerate for what could be their most popular franchise.
this is only fresh in my head because I watched Lion King 2 recently and was like wtf.
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Post by lowtacks86 on Jan 10, 2021 19:48:02 GMT
Ron Jeremy is in Ghostbusters
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Post by dirtypillows on Jan 10, 2021 20:59:14 GMT
Ray Milland teamed up, so to speak, with Roosevelt Grier (Pam's cousin) for this one. A personal favorite. "Will ya, shuddup! Ya black bastard!" "Hey, doc, how about taking off ole Happy Face here?" Ray is hilariously vile. And Rosey is plain ole lovable.
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Post by Archelaus on Jan 10, 2021 21:23:34 GMT
Anthony Hopkins in Bad Company. Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in Righteous Kill
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