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344627, Actors who've given great performances in at least three diff. decades. Posted by genius.switch, Sun Jan-20-08 11:26 PM
That's simple enough, right?
I'll start with the man who inspired this post: Ray Liotta in: 80s - Something Wild / 90s - Goodfellas / 00's - Narc
So, name the actor / actress and their great performances that have spanned at least three different decades. Also, if they've done it in four, five, or even six (??) different decades, put those down too.
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344629, Al Pacino Posted by Frank Longo, Sun Jan-20-08 11:34 PM
70s (Godfather)- 90s (Scent of a Woman)- 00s (Angels in America)
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344636, Controversy begins with the first reply. Posted by genius.switch, Sun Jan-20-08 11:43 PM
>70s (Godfather)- 90s (Scent of a Woman)- 00s (Angels in >America)
So, you give him the over-acting in Scent of a Woman but not in Scarface? See, the coked-out, operatic performance he gave as Tony Montana, when his vision is on the whole world and so his energy must be just as large, makes sense there. In just about every other movie with Pacino that I've seen (The Godfather and Carlito's Way excluded, and maybe Donnie Brasco), his acting calls way too much attention to itself. With Montana, it calls attention to only the extreme mania of the character, and that serves the story in a way a more subdued performance would not.
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344787, I think if Al hadn't beaten Denzel for the Oscar, there'd be less hate. Posted by Frank Longo, Mon Jan-21-08 01:10 PM
That flick is well-acted around (yes, including by Chris O'Donnell) and well- written in a script that is chock full of memorable moments and quotable lines. And Pacino is the one who makes the whole thing turn. Frank is a large character too, and merits the shouting. He's a lieutenant colonel, it's in his blood.
The one thing I will say is the film is too long. But Martin Brest stopped caring about editing somewhere around that time in his career (see: Meet Joe Black, Gigli).
And as far as Scarface? You could give him that one too. It is a hell of a performance.
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345583, Scent of a Woman? WHOO-AH!! WHOO-AH!! Posted by 40thStreetBlack, Wed Jan-23-08 07:34 PM
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354633, Even without Scent of a Woman Posted by woodsen2, Sat Mar-01-08 05:34 PM
He's still got Insider, Heat, Donnie Brasco or Glengary in the 90s.
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344631, Jimmy Stewart (4 decades) Posted by Frank Longo, Sun Jan-20-08 11:36 PM
30s (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington)- 40s (It's a Wonderful Life)- 50s (Vertigo)- 60s (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance)
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344632, Jack Nicholson (4 decades) Posted by Frank Longo, Sun Jan-20-08 11:38 PM
70s (Chinatown)- 80s (Terms of Endearment)- 90s (A Few Good Men)- 00s (About Schmidt)
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344718, Give Him Easy Rider And Make It Five Posted by Bombastic, Mon Jan-21-08 04:19 AM
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348963, My Nicholson picks Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 07:35 PM
60s - The Shooting 70s - The King of Marvin Gardens; The Passenger (tie) 80s - The Shining; Terms of Endearment (tie) 90s - As Good As It Gets 00s - The Pledge; About Schmidt (tie)
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344633, Robert DeNiro Posted by Frank Longo, Sun Jan-20-08 11:39 PM
70s (Godfather 2)- 80s (Raging Bull)- 90s (Goodfellas)
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349203, i'd say taxi driver is his strongest 70s performance Posted by now or never, Fri Feb-08-08 05:26 PM
*ducks*
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344634, William Holden Posted by Frank Longo, Sun Jan-20-08 11:41 PM
50s (Sunset Blvd.)- 60s (The Wild Bunch)- 70s (Network)
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344638, Katherine Hepburn Posted by The_Orange_Ninja_Turtle, Sun Jan-20-08 11:47 PM
Bringing Up Baby (1930s), The Philadelphia Story (1940s), The African Queen (1950s), The Lion In Winter (1960s)
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344643, but name the films and the decades. n/m Posted by genius.switch, Sun Jan-20-08 11:51 PM
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344645, Dustin Hoffman (4 decades) Posted by genius.switch, Sun Jan-20-08 11:55 PM
60's - Midnight Cowboy 70's - Straight Time 80's - Rain Man 90's - Wag the Dog
(Dustin never seems to get his due anymore.)
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344745, RE: Dustin Hoffman (4 decades) Posted by xbenzive, Mon Jan-21-08 10:03 AM
00'-Stranger Than Fiction
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345324, He was great in Stranger than Fiction. Posted by Silologistix, Wed Jan-23-08 02:01 AM
He was even better in I ♥ Huckabees.
When was the last time he got a lead role?
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344648, Robert Downey Jr. Posted by genius.switch, Mon Jan-21-08 12:04 AM
80's - Less Than Zero 90's - Chaplin 00's - Zodiac
(Apparently, Altman called Downey the best actor of his generation.)
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344651, Gene Hackman (5 decades) Posted by genius.switch, Mon Jan-21-08 12:12 AM
60's - Bonnie and Clyde 70's - The Conversation 80's - Mississippi Burning 90's - Unforgiven 00's - The Royal Tenenbaums
(It's amazing to remember that Hackman, Hoffman, and Robert Duvall were all friends during their struggling actor days.)
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344671, Henry Fonda (at least 5) Posted by Mynoriti, Mon Jan-21-08 01:06 AM
You only Live Once (1937)
Grapes of Wrath (1940)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
On Golden Pond (1981)
I haven't seen any of his 70s stuff
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348965, 70s - Clarence Darrow Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 07:45 PM
My picks
30s - You Only Live Once 40s - The Grapes of Wrath 50s - The Wrong Man 60s - Once Upon a Time in the West 70s - Clarence Darrow
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344673, Denzel Washington Posted by handle, Mon Jan-21-08 01:21 AM
1980's : Carbon Copy 1990's: Ricochet 2000's: John Q
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344723, Drew Barrymore, and I ain't even bullshittin'. Peep game. Posted by ZooTown74, Mon Jan-21-08 05:41 AM
80's E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Firestarter
90's Poison Ivy The Wedding Singer
2000's Charlie's Angels Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Yep. ________________________________________________________________________ Magnificent Trident
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344748, Jodie Foster Posted by Ceej, Mon Jan-21-08 10:13 AM
Taxi Driver - 76 The Accused - 88 Silence of the Lambs -91 (but really pick anyone from the 90s) Panic Room - 02
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344763, Robert Duvall. Posted by Nieman5, Mon Jan-21-08 12:00 PM
70's The Godfather 80's Lonesome Dove 90's Days of Thunder 00's Open Range
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344764, Robert Duvall. Posted by Nieman5, Mon Jan-21-08 12:00 PM
70's The Godfather 80's Lonesome Dove 90's Days of Thunder 00's Open Range
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344768, Brando Posted by manythoughts, Mon Jan-21-08 12:21 PM
50's: Streetcar Named Desire 60s: Burn (Queimada) 70s: Last Tango in Paris & Godfather
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348966, My picks Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 07:47 PM
50s - A Streetcar Named Desire 60s - Reflections in a Golden Eye 70s - The Godfather; Last Tango in Paris (tie) 90s - The Freshman
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344771, Paul Newman Posted by manythoughts, Mon Jan-21-08 12:27 PM
50s: Somebody Up There Likes Me, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 60s: Hustler, Hud, Cool Hand Luke, Butch and Sundance 70s: Sting, Slap Shot 80s: Fort Apache the Bronx, The Verdict, The Color of Money 90s: Nobody's Fool, Twilight 00s: Where the Money Is
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344773, Bogart Posted by manythoughts, Mon Jan-21-08 12:32 PM
30s: The Roaring Twenties, Angels with Dirty Faces 40s: Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep, Treasure of the Sierra Madre 50s: The Caine Mutiny
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344774, Bruce Willis Posted by manythoughts, Mon Jan-21-08 12:37 PM
80s: Die Hard 90s: Pulp Fiction 00s: Sin City
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344775, Tom Hanks Posted by manythoughts, Mon Jan-21-08 12:40 PM
80s: The Burbs, Joe vs. The Volcano 90s: nearly every role 00s: Road to Perdition
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344777, Ed Harris Posted by manythoughts, Mon Jan-21-08 12:43 PM
80s: The Right Stuff 90s: Glengarry Glen Ross, Apollo 13 00s: A History of Violence, Gone Baby Gone
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344791, Harrison Ford Posted by Nieman5, Mon Jan-21-08 01:23 PM
70's Star wars 80's Indiana Jones 90's The fugitive
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344794, Daniel Day Lewis Posted by SankofaII, Mon Jan-21-08 01:26 PM
80's: Unbearable Lightness of Being Room With A View My Left Foot My Beautiful Laundrette
90's: Last of The Mohicans In The Name Of The Father
2000's: Gangs of New York The Ballad of Jack and Rose There Will Be Blood
hell, his whole damn career..seriously.
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344795, Glenn Close Posted by SankofaII, Mon Jan-21-08 01:30 PM
80s: Jagged Edge The World According To Garp Fatal Attraction Dangerous Liaisons
90's: Hamlet Sarah, Plain and Tall Cookie's Fortune
2000 and beyond: The Shield Damages (2007-) Nine Lives Heights
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344856, Morgan Freeman Posted by Ray_Snill, Mon Jan-21-08 05:53 PM
80s - Street Smart, Lean On Me, Driving Miss Daisy 90s - Shawshank Redemption, Seven, 00s - Million Dollar baby, The Bucket List
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344986, Robert Redford Posted by magilla vanilla, Tue Jan-22-08 07:43 AM
Butch and Sundance (1969) All the President's Men (76) The Natural (84)
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345035, max von sydow. Posted by dula dibiasi, Tue Jan-22-08 11:27 AM
the seventh seal ('57) hawaii ('66) the exorcist ('73) pelle the conqueror ('87) snow falling on cedars ('99)
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345144, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly ('07). Posted by genius.switch, Tue Jan-22-08 03:07 PM
>the seventh seal ('57) >hawaii ('66) >the exorcist ('73) >pelle the conqueror ('87) >snow falling on cedars ('99) >
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345477, so i've heard. omitted it b/c i haven't seen it yet. Posted by dula dibiasi, Wed Jan-23-08 01:39 PM
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345056, CROOZE Posted by ZooTown74, Tue Jan-22-08 11:57 AM
80s: Risky Business, Born on the Fourth of July
90s: A Few Good Men, Jerry Maguire, Magnolia
00s: Minority Report, Collateral, Lions for Lambs ________________________________________________________________________ Magnificent Trident
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345065, RE: CROOZE Posted by manythoughts, Tue Jan-22-08 12:14 PM
I thought about him but didn't feel like hearing the bullshit that goes along with mentioning him.
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345069, Yeah, people (rightly) slag on him for that Scientology shit Posted by ZooTown74, Tue Jan-22-08 12:18 PM
but I can't front on dudes' abilities, both to give a good performance and open a movie (well, up until recently, that is) ________________________________________________________________________ Magnificent Trident
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345068, really though Posted by DubSpt, Tue Jan-22-08 12:17 PM
Some of yall are doing "actors who've had roles in three different decades" and "actors who've had roles in great movies in three different decades"
but maybe thats me.
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345328, No, I agree. I'd only cosign 10-15 of these. Posted by Frank Longo, Wed Jan-23-08 02:07 AM
And at least a third of those are mine.
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345420, Then the original poster needs to qualify 'great' Posted by manythoughts, Wed Jan-23-08 11:14 AM
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345432, And those who are "observing" need to shit or get off the pot. Posted by ZooTown74, Wed Jan-23-08 12:02 PM
Not Longo though
He's already wiped and flushed
But he ain't wash his hands :(
;)
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345470, alright, fine: Laurence Fishburne Posted by DubSpt, Wed Jan-23-08 01:29 PM
Apocalypse Now (79) School Daze (88) Boyz N The Hood (91)/What's Love Got To Do With It (93)
and except for Mystic River I haven't seen a single movie of his in the from the new millennium, so who knows, maybe he was amazing as the Surfer.
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345487, RE: alright, fine: Laurence Fishburne Posted by manythoughts, Wed Jan-23-08 02:25 PM
>Apocalypse Now (79) >School Daze (88) >Boyz N The Hood (91)/What's Love Got To Do With It (93) > >and except for Mystic River I haven't seen a single movie of >his in the from the new millennium, so who knows, maybe he was >amazing as the Surfer.
See, I'd only list 'What's Love Got to Do With It' as a great performance.
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345375, Wesley Snipes Posted by Rockscissorspaper, Wed Jan-23-08 09:32 AM
Wildcats (80's)
Boiling Point (90's)
Any of his direct to blockbuster shits (00's)
^^All oscar worthy movies and performances
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345678, Jet Li. Posted by Anfernee, Thu Jan-24-08 04:50 AM
80s: Shaolin Temple 90s: Once Upon a Time in China 00s: Hero
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356193, RE: Jet Li. Posted by eightyeight, Sun Mar-09-08 01:56 PM
also, he was real good in Warlords
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348761, Sean Penn Posted by Lomax12, Thu Feb-07-08 12:56 AM
80,s- Fast times, Colors 90's-Carlito's Way, Dead Man Walking 00's-21 Grams, and Mystic River
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348933, Jeanne Moreau Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 06:23 PM
50s - Elevator to the Gallows; The Lovers (tie) 60s - La Notte; Jules and Jim (tie) 90s - Until the End of the World
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348935, Anna Magnani Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 06:24 PM
40s - Rome, Open City 50s - The Golden Coach; The Fugitive Kind (tie) 60s - Mamma Roma
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348937, Setsuko Hara; Kinuyo Tanaka Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 06:27 PM
Setsuko Hara 40s - Late Spring 50s - Tokyo Story; Tokyo Twilight (tie) 60s - Late Autumn
Kinuyo Tanaka 30s - Woman of Tokyo 40s - Utamaro and His Five Women 50s - The Life of Oharu; Equinox Flower (tie) 70s - Sandakan 8
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348938, Lillian Gish; Barbara Stanwyck; Marlene Dietrich Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 06:29 PM
Lillian Gish 10s - Broken Blossoms 20s - Way Down East 40s - Duel in the Sun 50s - Night of the Hunter 80s - The Whales of August
Barbara Stanwyck 30s - Stella Dallas 40s - The Lady Eve; Double Indemnity (tie) 50s - Clash By Night; Forty Guns (tie) 60s - Walk on the Wild Side
Marlene Dietrich 30s - The Blue Angel; Destry Rides Again (tie) 50s - Stage Fright; Touch of Evil (tie) 60s - Judgement at Nuremberg
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348946, Hanna Schygulla; Barbara Sukowa Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 06:42 PM
Hanna Schygulla 60s - Katzelmacher 70s - Marriage of Maria Braun 80s - Sheer Madness 00s - Werckmeister Harmonies (dubbed-over, but still a memorable supporting performance)
Barbara Sukowa 80s - Lola; Rosa Luxemburg (tie) 90s - Zentropa 00s - Urbania (cameo)
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348947, Charlotte Rampling Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 06:43 PM
60s - Georgy Girl 70s - Night Porter 80s - The Verdict 00s - Under the Sand
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348949, Isabelle Huppert; Catherine Deneuve Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 06:44 PM
Isabelle Huppert 70s - Violette 80s - Story of Women; Loulou (tie) 90s - La Ceremonie aka A Judgement in Stone 00s - The Piano Teacher
Catherine Deneuve 60s - Umbrellas of Cherbourg; Belle de Jour (tie) 70s - Tristana 90s - Indochine; My Favorite Season (tie) 00s - Dancer in the Dark
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348950, Meryl Streep; Anjelica Huston Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 06:45 PM
Meryl Streep 70s - Kramer vs. Kramer 80s - The French Lieutenant's Woman; Sophie's Choice (tie) 90s - One True Thing 00s - Angels in America
Anjelica Huston 80s - Prizzi's Honor; The Dead (tie) 90s - The Grifters 00s - The Royal Tenenbaums
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348954, Harriet Andersson; Liv Ullmann Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 06:58 PM
Harriet Andersson 50s - Sawdust and Tinsel; Smiles of a Summer Night (tie) 60s - Through a Glass Darkly 70s - Cries and Whispers 80s - Fanny and Alexander
Liv Ullman 60s - Persona; Shame (tie) 70s - Scenes From a Marriage 00s - Saraband
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348955, Tony Leung Chiu-wai; Jiang Wen Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 07:06 PM
Tony Leung Chiu-wai 80s - City of Sadness 90s - Happy Together 00s - In The Mood For Love
Jiang Wen 80s - Red Sorghum 90s - The Soong Sisters 00s - Devils on the Doorstep
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349040, Good call on Tony Leung. Posted by Anfernee, Fri Feb-08-08 12:37 AM
That dude is dope.
Those would have my exact picks (no homo on Happy Together).
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349065, RE: Good call on Tony Leung. Posted by Sponge, Fri Feb-08-08 04:28 AM
>That dude is dope.
Really talented. His 2046 performance came up short on a tie w/ his in ITMFL in my book.
Maggie Cheung got Centre Stage in the 90s and ITMFL in the 00s, but I haven't seen a great peformance from her in the 80s yet. Need to see more of her 80s work. You got any recommendations? She was good in As Tears Go By, but I don't think it's a great one as of now.
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349244, Yeah, I couldn't decide between In the Mood... and 2046 either. Posted by Anfernee, Fri Feb-08-08 08:07 PM
But since it's the same character, it don't really matter.
Yeah, Maggie Cheung is awesome. One of my favourite actresses ever. I really liked her in Clean (2004) too, she killed that role.
Haven't seen too many of her 80s joints though. I mean, she got Police Story, but that's more Jackie Chan's show. How about Days of Being Wild (RIP Leslie)? I can't remember what year that is, I think it might actually be 90s, but I'm not too sure.
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354628, hell yeah Posted by dunk, Sat Mar-01-08 05:14 PM
i'm glad someone called attention to this man. He's one of my favorite actors.
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355991, He's amazing in Lust, Caution Posted by Sponge, Fri Mar-07-08 06:28 PM
in a role that is vastly different from what he mostly does.
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348970, Jack Lemmon Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 07:59 PM
50s - Some Like It Hot; Mister Roberts (tie) 60s - The Apartment 70s - Save the Tiger (Lemmon and Gilford are amazing here) 80s - Missing 90s - Glengarry Glen Ross
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348977, Michael J Fox: 1985, 1955, 2015, and 1885 Posted by buckshot defunct, Thu Feb-07-08 08:18 PM
Top that
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349158, AWESOME REPLY! Posted by broke, Fri Feb-08-08 02:50 PM
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356241, Sir, I salute you! Posted by Gemini_Two_One, Sun Mar-09-08 08:24 PM
!sig!
We need to go back in time to when motherfuckers could rock 88 miles per hour, bring it back to the block and get (Mc Fly) Peel the fuck out before the lightning hit the clock
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356388, FUCK YOU BEAT ME TO IT! I was gonna put Christopher Lloyd. Posted by Frank Longo, Sun Mar-09-08 11:32 PM
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355992, Jeff Fuckin' Bridges Posted by Sponge, Fri Mar-07-08 06:30 PM
70s - The Last Picture Show 80s - The Fabulous Baker Boys 90s - (tie) Fearless; The Big Lebowski 00s - The Door in the Floor
One of the greatest actors alive.
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356072, Jeannie Pepper Posted by thegodcam, Sat Mar-08-08 12:37 PM
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356365, Chow Yun Fat? Posted by ShinobiShaw, Sun Mar-09-08 10:51 PM
I'm biased here cause I'm a john woo head but
80's The Killer/A Better Tomorrow 90's Hard Boiled/The Corrupter 00's Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
I know I'm forgetting a bunch of his hong kong non english movies. I have some I just have not gotten around to watching them.
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356659, Sir Anthony Hopkins...if he hasn't already been mentioned.... Posted by BLACK_ADAM, Mon Mar-10-08 02:26 PM
nuff said!
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