Your favorite SUPPORTING CHARACTERS from ANY movie.....
03-27-09, 07:54 AM
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Your favorite SUPPORTING CHARACTERS from ANY movie.....
The Scorpio Killer (Andrew Robinson) in Dirty Harry was a real hoot! With that effiminine way of talking, the "row-row-row-your-boat" scene on the schoolbus, the "I got rights!" plea - and my favorite: the ole rearrange-my-face routine by calling the black guy a bad word.
Val Kilmer in Tombstone was priceless. "I'm in mah prime."
Clancy Brown in Bad Boys - putting that big boom-box on his shoulder, dancing to "Man On Your Mind" by The Little River Band, before getting his face blown off.
...to name just a few.
*The Val Kilmer mention was difficult because I know Tombstone has a great ensemble (Michael Biehn, Powers Boothe, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, and of course, Kurt Russell), and it would be like singling out Robert Shaw from Jaws or James Caan from The Godfather, but after all is said and done, Val Kilmer is still my favorite thing about Tombstone.
Val Kilmer in Tombstone was priceless. "I'm in mah prime."
Clancy Brown in Bad Boys - putting that big boom-box on his shoulder, dancing to "Man On Your Mind" by The Little River Band, before getting his face blown off.
...to name just a few.
*The Val Kilmer mention was difficult because I know Tombstone has a great ensemble (Michael Biehn, Powers Boothe, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, and of course, Kurt Russell), and it would be like singling out Robert Shaw from Jaws or James Caan from The Godfather, but after all is said and done, Val Kilmer is still my favorite thing about Tombstone.
03-27-09, 08:46 AM
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Re: Your favorite SUPPORTING CHARACTERS from ANY movie.....
I am not a Tom Arnold fan but his role in True Lies was made for him. It was a really good movie but would have been a lot less so without him in it.
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Re: Your favorite SUPPORTING CHARACTERS from ANY movie.....
Robert Downey Jr. ..."Wonder Boys"
Michael Palin ..."A Fish Called Wanda"
Michael Caine ..."Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight"
Gary Oldman ..."Léon"
Vincent D'Onofrio ..."Full Metal Jacket"
John C. McGinley ..."Platoon"
Taraji P. Henson ..."Hustle & Flow"
Bobby Cannavale ..."The Station Agent"
Robert De Niro ..."Mean Streets"
Michael Palin ..."A Fish Called Wanda"
Michael Caine ..."Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight"
Gary Oldman ..."Léon"
Vincent D'Onofrio ..."Full Metal Jacket"
John C. McGinley ..."Platoon"
Taraji P. Henson ..."Hustle & Flow"
Bobby Cannavale ..."The Station Agent"
Robert De Niro ..."Mean Streets"
03-27-09, 09:49 AM
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Christopher Walken, Brad Pitt, Gary Oldman, Val Kilmer, James Gandolfini and Dennis Hopper in True Romance.
03-27-09, 12:16 PM
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Let me think about that one, Chiefy.
Is Bruce the main character or a supporting character? Because without the shark... well...
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03-27-09, 01:36 PM
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Chief-One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Ygor-Young Frankenstein
Judas-Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Tommy Udo-Kiss of Death (1947)
Frank-25th Hour
Milos Columbo-For Your Eyes Only
Jimmy Jump-King of New York (I guess we'll NEVER see him act like this again)
Morgan-Knightriders
Toby Radloff -American Splendor
The Hitchhiker-The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Ygor-Young Frankenstein
Judas-Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Tommy Udo-Kiss of Death (1947)
Frank-25th Hour
Milos Columbo-For Your Eyes Only
Jimmy Jump-King of New York (I guess we'll NEVER see him act like this again)
Morgan-Knightriders
Toby Radloff -American Splendor
The Hitchhiker-The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
03-27-09, 01:59 PM
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Re: Your favorite SUPPORTING CHARACTERS from ANY movie.....
Walter Brennan in both Red River and Rio Bravo
Joe Pesci in Goodfellas
Peter Lorre in both Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon
Walter Huston in Treasure of The Sierra Madre
Donald Sutherland in JFK
Warren Oates in In The Heat of The Night
Patrick McGoohan in Braveheart
Robert Duvall in The Godfather
Charles Laughton in "just about anything"
Joe Pesci in Goodfellas
Peter Lorre in both Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon
Walter Huston in Treasure of The Sierra Madre
Donald Sutherland in JFK
Warren Oates in In The Heat of The Night
Patrick McGoohan in Braveheart
Robert Duvall in The Godfather
Charles Laughton in "just about anything"
03-27-09, 03:57 PM
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Re: Your favorite SUPPORTING CHARACTERS from ANY movie.....
I could nominate all sorts of classic supporting characters, but the three that come to mind right now are:
George Carlin in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
and Andy and Randy in Sex Drive
George Carlin in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
and Andy and Randy in Sex Drive
03-27-09, 03:57 PM
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Re: Your favorite SUPPORTING CHARACTERS from ANY movie.....
PS Hoffman in Boogie Nights
Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men
Alec Baldwin in The Cooler
Brad Pitt in 12 Monkeys
Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men
Alec Baldwin in The Cooler
Brad Pitt in 12 Monkeys
03-27-09, 05:39 PM
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Re: Your favorite SUPPORTING CHARACTERS from ANY movie.....
Just because he was the first thing to pop into my head:
Simon Callow in anything.
But seriously, I could spend all day answering this question. I do like most of what is on Scot1598's list though
Simon Callow in anything.
But seriously, I could spend all day answering this question. I do like most of what is on Scot1598's list though
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Re: Your favorite SUPPORTING CHARACTERS from ANY movie.....
End of discussion.
Some that haven't been mentioned yet:
James Franco as Saul Silver in Pineapple Express
Timothy Olyphant as Kelly in The Girl Next Door
Matt Dillon as Richie in Over the Edge
Bill Paxton as Chet Donnelly in Weird Science
Edward Norton as Aaron in Primal Fear
John C. Reilly as Reed Rothschild in Boogie Nights
Tom Atkins as Det. Ray Cameron in Night of the Creeps
Dennis Hopper as Frank Booth in Blue Velvet
David Carradine as Bill in Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Robert Downey Jr. as Paul Avery in Zodiac
Kurtwood Smith as Clarence Boddicker in RoboCop
Richard Jenkins as Robert Doback in Step Brothers
Harvey Keitel as Judas in The Last Temptation of Christ
Craig Robinson as Delaney in Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Tom Noonan as Francis Dolarhyde in Manhunter