Everytime I turn around, there's JOE PANTOLIANO - Thank God!!

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08-29-03, 08:29 PM

Buttmunker

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Everytime I turn around, there's JOE PANTOLIANO - Thank God!!

I can't believe how many films I've seen this guy in! Not only in movies, but TV, too!

I was shocked to one day come across him in The Sorpranos - I was like, hey! I know him! Bad hair piece in the show, but damn entertaining!

Then, rewatching La Bamba on TV for the first time in a very long time, there he is (sans hair piece) in a terrific underplayed performance.

His list of popular films are too many, but he dates back in film to 1983's Risky Business with Tom Cruise and TV with Hardcastle and McCormick that same year.

Other highlights:
1. Midnight Run
2. The Fugitive
3. Bad Boys
4. Memento

Keep them comin', Joe!

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08-29-03, 08:34 PM

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uh, please move this thread to MOVIE TALK. Sorry about that.

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08-29-03, 08:38 PM

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I think he's a good actor. And he's definitely been around for a while. I was

when I saw his (young) face in Midnight Run.

And to think a few years ago, I thought Matrix was his debut role!

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08-29-03, 08:45 PM

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He's good. I'm glad he's in many movies. Coming this fall, he will be on Friday night The Handler.

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08-29-03, 09:08 PM

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One of his more offbeat and less known films that I really liked was "The Taxman", from 1998.

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08-29-03, 09:23 PM

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he was in Daredevil aswell...and U.S. Marshals

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08-29-03, 09:28 PM

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You've got to see him in Bound. Which reminds me I've still got to pick that one up.

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08-29-03, 10:39 PM

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First time I noticed him - Eddie and The Cruisers - great movie!

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08-29-03, 10:43 PM

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How about in the Goonies?

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08-29-03, 10:53 PM

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I've been a fan of his since 1980's The Idolmaker, one of my favorite flicks of all time.

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08-30-03, 07:06 AM

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What about "Running Scared" with Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines? Hes got cool hair in that one.

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08-30-03, 07:45 AM

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I remember seeing him on Conan and I believe he said he has been in over 200 films in total.

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08-30-03, 11:55 AM

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Quote:

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First time I noticed him - Eddie and The Cruisers - great movie!

Same here.

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08-30-03, 08:46 PM

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whenever i hear his name i feel obligated to say: Joey Pants.

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08-31-03, 11:09 AM

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He was the evil-promoter in Ready to Rumble...

And I'm suprised that The Matrix fanboys around here haven't permiated this thread with endless "Cypher" banter!

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08-31-03, 11:28 AM

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Memento was a definite favorite. Not to mention he pretty much played himself in that film.

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08-31-03, 12:35 PM

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Nice role in Bad Boys 2

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Quote:

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You've got to see him in Bound. Which reminds me I've still got to pick that one up.

Well, all I can say is buy.this.dvd.now. Great movie and Joe Pants is excellent. Whachowski Bros. Nuff said.

-Gunshy

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09-01-03, 08:02 AM

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I was with my family at my cousin's house a few weeks ago and the TV was on in the background (Sunday afternoon), MASH was on. And there was Joey Pants, with real hair, playing a patient. Not sure what the plot was about, as my friend and I were just stunned that he was in an old MASH episode.