to take with you on a deserted island, whose would it be?
I would take Robert DuVall. I think he's a fine actor and I would have the following movies to make my exile enjoyable:
To Kill a Mockingbird
Bullitt
True Grit
M*A*S*H
Tomorrow
The Godfather
The Godfather II
The Conversation
Network
The Eagle has Landed
Apocolypse Now
The Great Santini
Tender Mercies
The Natural
Lonesome Dove (a great miniseries based on a greater novel)
Slingblade
The Apostle
Secondhand Lions (great performance in a family movie)
Not a bad library of films. Who would you pick?
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Cool thread Howard! And your choice of Robert Duvall is an excellent one.
I would pick Henry Fonda, who I think was one of America's finest film actors. Fonda's movies that I've seen:
*On Golden Pond
*Roots: The Next Generations (I forgot about that - so cool I get to take this along too!)
*Midway
*Clarence Darrow (TV - incidentally, I got to see Fonda do this show live on stage in Denver)
*The Cheyenne Social Club
*Yours, Mine and Ours (totally goofy movie, but a lot of fun with Lucy!)
*Firecreek
*Battle of the Bulge
*In Harm's Way
*The Rounders
*Fail-Safe
*Spencer's Mountain
*How the West Was Won
*The Longest Day
*Advise & Consent
*12 Angry Men
*The Wrong Man (Hitchcock is my favorite director)
*Mister Roberts
*Fort Apache
*My Darling Clementine (absolutely beautifully photographed movie)
*The Ox-Bow Incident (should be required viewing for the entire human race)
*The Lady Eve (hysterical movie)
*The Grapes of Wrath ('nuff said)
*Young Mr. Lincoln (wow)
*The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
*Jesse James
*Jezebel (Bette Davis tears up the screen!)
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I'd have to go with Robert DuVall as well. I still think "Lonesome Dove" is one of the best things that's ever been on TV.
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Dezel Washington or Gene Hackman - can't made a definite decision
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Dezel Washington or Gene Hackman - can't made a definite decision
Let's see.
Gene Hackman:
Bonnie & Clyde
The French Connection
The Poseidon Adventure
Scarecrow
Young Frankenstein
The Conversation
A Bridge Too Far
Superman: The Movie
Superman II
Reds
Uncommon Valor
Under Fire
Hoosiers
No Way Out
Mississippi Burning
Bat 21
Postcards From the Edge
Unforgiven
Class Action
Get Shorty
Crimson Tide
Absolute Power
The Birdcage
The Firm
Enemy of the State
The Replacements
The Royal Tenenbaums
Runaway Jury
Denzel Washington:
A Soldier's Story
Cry Freedom
Glory
The Mighty Quinn
Mo Better Blues
Mississippi Masala
Philadelphia
Crimson Tide
Malcolm X
The Pelican Brief
Crimson Tide
Courage Under Fire
The Preacher's Wife
Virtuosity
Fallen
He Got Game
The Bone Collector
The Siege
The Hurricane
Inside Man
Déjà Vu
The Manchurian Candidate
Out of Time
John Q.
Antwone Fisher
Training Day
I have to say that Hoosiers, Unforgiven and Young Frankenstein would make the choice easy for me: Hackman. And either way I get Crimson Tide.
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Million Dollar Baby (2004) .... Frankie Dunn
Blood Work (2002) .... Terry McCaleb
Space Cowboys (2000) .... Frank Corvin
True Crime (1999) .... Steve Everett
Absolute Power (1997) .... Luther Whitney
The Bridges of Madison County (1995) .... Robert Kincaid
A Perfect World (1993) .... Chief Red Garnett
In the Line of Fire (1993) .... Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan
Unforgiven (1992) .... William 'Bill' Munny
The Rookie (1990) .... Nick Pulovski
White Hunter Black Heart (1990) .... John Wilson
Pink Cadillac (1989) .... Tommy Nowak
The Dead Pool (1988) .... Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
... aka Dirty Harry in The Dead Pool (USA: poster title)
Heartbreak Ridge (1986) .... Gunnery Sgt. Tom 'Gunny' Highway
Pale Rider (1985) .... Preacher
City Heat (1984) .... Lieutenant Speer
Tightrope (1984) .... Capt. Wes Block
Sudden Impact (1983) .... Harry Callahan
Honkytonk Man (1982) .... Red Stovall
Firefox (1982) .... Mitchell Gant
Any Which Way You Can (1980) .... Philo Beddoe
Bronco Billy (1980) .... Bronco Billy McCoy
Escape from Alcatraz (1979) .... Frank Morris
Every Which Way But Loose (1978) .... Philo Beddoe
The Gauntlet (1977) .... Ben Shockley
The Enforcer (1976) .... Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) .... Josey Wales
The Eiger Sanction (1975) .... Dr. Jonathan Hemlock
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) .... John "Thunderbolt" Doherty
Magnum Force (1973) .... Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
Breezy (1973) (uncredited) .... Man in Crowd on Pier
High Plains Drifter (1973) .... The Stranger
Joe Kidd (1972) .... Joe Kidd
Dirty Harry (1971) .... Insp. Harry Callahan
Play Misty for Me (1971) .... Dave
The Beguiled (1971) .... Cpl. John McBurney
Kelly's Heroes (1970) .... Pvt. Kelly
... aka Ratnici (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) .... Hogan
... aka Dos mulas para la hermana Sara (Mexico)
Paint Your Wagon (1969) .... Pardner
Where Eagles Dare (1968) .... Lt. Morris Schaffer
Coogan's Bluff (1968) .... Deputy Sheriff Walt Coogan
Hang 'Em High (1968) .... Marshal Jed Cooper
Magnifico extranjero, El (1967) .... Rowdy Yates
... aka The Magnificent Stranger (USA)
Streghe, Le (1967) .... Charlie (segment "Sera come le altre, Una")
... aka Sorcières, Les (France)
... aka The Witches (USA)
Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) .... Blondie
... aka Bo, el lleig i el dolent, El (Spain: Catalan title)
... aka Bueno, el feo y el malo, El (Spain)
... aka The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (USA)
... aka The Good, the Ugly, the Bad (USA: literal English title)
... aka The Magnificent Rogues (UK)
Per qualche dollaro in più (1965) .... Monco
... aka For a Few Dollars More (UK) (USA)
... aka A Few Dollars More (Philippines: English title)
... aka Für ein paar Dollar mehr (West Germany)
... aka For Some Dollars More (International: English title)
... aka Muerte tenía un precio, La (Spain)
... aka Por unos cuantos dólares más (Spain)
... aka Por unos pocos dólares más (Spain)
Per un pugno di dollari (1964) .... Joe
... aka A Fistful of Dollars (USA)
... aka Für eine Handvoll Dollar (West Germany)
... aka Fistful of Dollars (UK)
... aka For a Fistfull of Dollars (UK)
... aka Por un puñado de dólares (Spain)
Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958) .... Keith Williams
Lafayette Escadrille (1958) .... George Moseley
... aka C'est la guerre (USA)
... aka Hell Bent for Glory (UK)
... aka With You in My Arms (USA: alternative title)
Escapade in Japan (1957) (uncredited) .... Dumbo Pilot
The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) .... Lt. Jack Rice, Roughrider
Away All Boats (1956) (uncredited) .... Marine (Medic)
Star in the Dust (1956) (uncredited) .... Tom, ranch hand
... aka Law Man (USA)
Never Say Goodbye (1956) (uncredited) .... Will
Tarantula (1955) (uncredited) .... Jet Squadron Leader
Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955) (uncredited) .... First Saxon
... aka Lady Godiva of Coventry (UK)
Francis in the Navy (1955) .... Jonesey
Revenge of the Creature (1955) (uncredited) .... Lab Technician
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I did not know they made a movie on "To kill a Mockingbird". Thanks.. Need to watch that now.
It's an excellent movie, Ruma. Peck is brilliant as Finch.
I never realized Duvall played Boo Radley though. Interesting.
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Ernest Goes to Jail (1990) .... Ernest P. Worrell/Mr. Felix Nash/Auntie Nelda
"Disneyland" .... Ernest P. Worrell / ... (1 episode, 1990)
... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
- Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration (1990) TV Episode .... Ernest P. Worrell/Ernest's Father
Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain (1989) (TV) .... Ernest P. Worrell
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to take with you on a deserted island, whose would it be?
I would take Robert DuVall. I think he's a fine actor and I would have the following movies to make my exile enjoyable:
To Kill a Mockingbird
Bullitt
True Grit
M*A*S*H
Tomorrow
The Godfather
The Godfather II
The Conversation
Network
The Eagle has Landed
Apocolypse Now
The Great Santini
Tender Mercies
The Natural
Lonesome Dove (a great miniseries based on a greater novel)
Slingblade
The Apostle
Secondhand Lions (great performance in a family movie)
Nobody is taking DeNiro? I know he has made some crap movies in the past 10 years. But if you take Casino, Goodfellas, The Godfather 1 and 2, Raging goddamn Bull, Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, The Deer Hunter and The King of Comedy ... I think we have a winner.
Nobody is taking DeNiro? I know he has made some crap movies in the past 10 years. But if you take Casino, Goodfellas, The Godfather 1 and 2, Raging goddamn Bull, Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, The Deer Hunter and The King of Comedy ... I think we have a winner.
I think that's a given; as is choosing Al Pacino. However, I'd rather choose Harvey Keitel over DeNiro (and Al), anyday.
Edit to add: also of note - About five of the four films you listed were directed by Martin Scorcese. Heh. AND Raging Bull was the critics' choice for Best Film of the 1980s. Heh, I knew it was mine.
So maybe Scorcese should really be the winner here. Oh, I also LUV Paul Giamatti. Especially in American Splendor and Sideways. Just an amazing actor.
Most expressive and versatile face in film right now. He took a role in The Illusionist that should have been a rote, fringe character, and turned him into the most sympathetic and human person in the entire story.
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Most expressive and versatile face in film right now. He took a role in The Illusionist that should have been a rote, fringe character, and turned him into the most sympathetic and human person in the entire story.
Sadly, he didn't have enough skill to save Lady in the Water from being terrible. But he was pretty good as a simpering monkey man in the remake of Planet of the Apes.
Thankfully I haven't seen Shamalamadingdong's latest. Heard it was dreadful.
I vaguely remember the ape movie, but only for Tim Roth's snarling and the random ending that short-circuited my brain. Giamatti was in that? Learn something new every day, I guess...
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I'm definitely with Gregg on this and going with Clint Eastwood. His roles as the man with no name in the Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns were spectacular. Along with the roles Lee van Cleef played and the awesome cinematography in the movies, and I can't watch these movies enough.
However, Steve McQueen ranks right up there, too. Bullitt and The Great Escape go without saying, but don't forget The Magnificent Seven.
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If you could pick just one actor's movies...
I was going to say "thread over" but there are others who are pretty good. Hackman, Wayne. Don't forget the classics....Gary Cooper, etc.
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