After Spiccoli, What Is The Best Sean Penn Performance?

devilpants · 09-30-05, 04:16 PM

Its almost universally agreed that Sean Penn was at his best when he played Jeff Spiccoli in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", but after that what do you think was his best performance as an actor?
Ironically, I thought his second best performance was another comedy, "Sweet and Lowdown". I thought he was very good in it, sometimes funny and sometimes sleazy and dishonest. What other movies was he good in?

Groucho · 09-30-05, 04:20 PM

That one where he played a surfer dude. Judge Reinhold was in that movie too, I think. Yeah, that was pretty fuckin' sweet.

Rockmjd23 · 09-30-05, 04:25 PM

Saving New Orleans

dick_grayson · 09-30-05, 04:28 PM

Groucho · 09-30-05, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockmjd23

Saving New Orleans

Yeah, that was the one, man. The name was on the tip of my tongue. My favorite part was when he ordered the pizza, FUCKING SWEET.

riley_dude · 09-30-05, 04:46 PM

I thought he was incredible in Bad Boy (Not to be confused with the Martin Lawrence Movie.)

JumpCutz · 09-30-05, 05:25 PM

Whatabout the movie where he hits himself in the head with his shoe.....that was awesome.

devilpants · 09-30-05, 09:33 PM

I also liked him in "The Falcon and The Snowman" and "At Close Range". I just wanted to know what other movies you guys liked him in.

lawyer goodwill · 09-30-05, 09:41 PM

Heard he was pretty good in Dead Man Walking. Really liked Spicolli, but I was a little disappointed to hear that he stayed in character even when the cameras weren't rolling ... Great part, but did it really need THE METHOD. Maybe that is just movie legend.

The Bus · 10-01-05, 08:02 AM

I haven't seen Carlito's Way in a decade, but damnit, dick grayson just made me realize he's in that movie.

I'd say it's a tie between his roles in 21 Grams and Mystic River.

tommyp007 · 10-01-05, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by dick_grayson

yep!

Fincher Fan · 10-01-05, 09:32 AM

He was awesome in Team America.

Bobbin · 10-01-05, 11:42 AM

Personally I thought he was best in the recent The Assassination of Richard Nixon.

GameGenie · 10-01-05, 11:55 AM

I third his Carlitos Way performance.

inri222 · 10-01-05, 08:27 PM

Too many good ones.
Ones that have not been mentioned yet:

Colors
State of Grace
Casualties of War
The Thin Red Line

Shannon Nutt · 10-01-05, 09:03 PM

Mystic River, with Dead Man Walking a close second.

AnonomusBob15 · 10-02-05, 02:28 AM

Dead Man Walking and he's extremely good in Hurlyburly.

Norm de Plume · 10-02-05, 06:00 PM

At Close Range
Bad Boys

09-30-05, 04:16 PM	#1
devilpants DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Hollywood Posts: 1,310	After Spiccoli, What Is The Best Sean Penn Performance? Its almost universally agreed that Sean Penn was at his best when he played Jeff Spiccoli in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", but after that what do you think was his best performance as an actor? Ironically, I thought his second best performance was another comedy, "Sweet and Lowdown". I thought he was very good in it, sometimes funny and sometimes sleazy and dishonest. What other movies was he good in? __________________ Gentlemen, the world as we know it stinks!-Jack Carson, Blues In The Night The 19th Century in a sense ended with the movies and manifested its preference for a dream world as altogether richer than real life - Marshall McLuhan Last edited by devilpants; 09-30-05 at 04:19 PM.

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devilpants DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Hollywood Posts: 1,310	I also liked him in "The Falcon and The Snowman" and "At Close Range". I just wanted to know what other movies you guys liked him in. __________________ Gentlemen, the world as we know it stinks!-Jack Carson, Blues In The Night The 19th Century in a sense ended with the movies and manifested its preference for a dream world as altogether richer than real life - Marshall McLuhan

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The Bus DVD Talk Godfather Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: New York Posts: 51,643	I haven't seen Carlito's Way in a decade, but damnit, dick grayson just made me realize he's in that movie. I'd say it's a tie between his roles in 21 Grams and Mystic River. __________________ Movies: 2002 / 03 / 04 / 05 / 06 / 07 / 08 / 09 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 2013 "Too much disclaiming in this post." – Dr. Mabuse

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Fincher Fan DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rampaging across DVDTalk. Posts: 4,046	He was awesome in Team America. __________________ *"You couldn't molest the audience more than to promise Legends of the Fall* and Driving Miss Daisy then to unleash this on them. They'd just been gang-raped."** - Director David Fincher on the test screenings of Seven.

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riley_dude DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Leandro/San Francisco Posts: 7,325	I thought he was incredible in Bad Boy (Not to be confused with the Martin Lawrence Movie.)

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lawyer goodwill Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Planet Houston, TX Posts: 419	Heard he was pretty good in Dead Man Walking. Really liked Spicolli, but I was a little disappointed to hear that he stayed in character even when the cameras weren't rolling ... Great part, but did it really need THE METHOD. Maybe that is just movie legend.

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Bobbin Suspended Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 539	Personally I thought he was best in the recent The Assassination of Richard Nixon.

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GameGenie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 368	I third his Carlitos Way performance.

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inri222 DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 9,810	Too many good ones. Ones that have not been mentioned yet: Colors State of Grace Casualties of War The Thin Red Line

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Shannon Nutt DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 9,926	Mystic River, with Dead Man Walking a close second.

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AnonomusBob15 DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Auburn University Posts: 2,396	Dead Man Walking and he's extremely good in Hurlyburly.

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Norm de Plume DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Toronto Posts: 6,006	At Close Range Bad Boys