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Favorite supporting actor/actress performances?
What are the best supporting actor or actress performances you have seen? I'm thinking of the roles that were so well cast and acted that they practically stole the spotlight from the other actors.
Here are a few of my favorites in no particular order: John Turturro -- Miller's Crossing Kathy Bates -- Misery William H. Macy -- Fargo Phillip Seymour Hoffman -- Almost Famous John Goodman -- The Big Lebowski William Hurt -- From the Hip Anthony Hopkins -- The Silence of the Lambs Jack Nicholson -- Batman Alec Baldwin -- Glengarry Glenross R. Lee Ermey -- Full Metal Jacket I could probably go on for a while. I know I am missing some good ones. |
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Thought we could resurrect this thread. Daddy_Visa started it back in July (wait, was it October? I'm so confused!)...anyway and for some reason no one posted in it [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]. Last night I was sitting around thinking about great supporting roles in film. You know, the ones that really stood out to me.
Here's one that I always liked, Greg Kinnear in As Good As It Gets. I don't know why but his performance really moved me. It's one of my all time favorites. http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6...sgoodasom4.jpg http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/6...randdogtl8.jpg Post a picture of one of your favorite supporting actor performances please. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] |
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Oh my god. I really am getting that early Alzheimer's thing. Apparently he just made this thread and I thought I resurrected it. What the heck is wrong with me?
Anyway, I always liked Eric Stoltz in Pulp Fiction. What can I say, I'm an E.S. fan. (Try finding a good picture of him as Lance though. Not easy!) http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3...tzstriprh7.jpg http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/8...tzlanceyh7.jpg |
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how about joaquin phoenix (sp) in gladiator
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Nice picks, i do not know/remember all of those mentioned in OP though.
I always liked Bill Murray in Kingpin http://www.lazydork.com/movies/kingpin.jpg |
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Gregg Henry in Slither
Sooo funny. Every little facial expression destroyed me, and his rant about Mr. Pibb is one of those moments where I laughed so much it felt like my heart stopped for a second. http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/2433/00684io0.jpg |
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Kimbell,
is this movie worth watching? |
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[ QUOTE ] how about joaquin phoenix (sp) in gladiator [/ QUOTE ] Great nomination! He practically stole every scene he was in. http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/5526/joaquinxs6.jpg http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2852/joaquinph8yn4.jpg |
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Solo,
If you like horror at all, then yes. It's a strange mix of horror and comedy (which is probably why it wasn't a hit, people went into it with the wrong expectations, and it's so different from Saw- and Hostel-type stuff), and it's full of great acting. edit: arg, this is hard to describe. Basically, Slither is very smart and good, but it has a very specific and rare sensibility so you'll probably either love it or hate it. |
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Kimbell, I'll try it.
I started trying to think of my favorite movies that aren't necessarily "great movies." I then thought of Jeremy Piven. But THEN I thought of a small supporting role that was pretty funny:screen time ratio. http://images.allmoviephoto.com/2001...dipity_001.jpg |
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Not a groundbreaking selection, you can never go wrong with Ben Kingsley, but his role as Itzhak Stern is one of my all-time favorites and is often overshadowed by Ralph Fiennes' star-making performance.
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Jack Nicholson - A Few Good Men
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I'm a big fan of supporting actors who are somehow teachers or mentors to the main role. To this end, I think my favourites are:
Ramirez in Highlander http://allstarz.hollywood.com/~seanconnery/high03.jpg And Mr Miyagi in the Karate Kid http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/image..._morita_ap.jpg (though I don't believe Miyagi's fighting skills came from Japan, I think he learned from the Fonz, whilst observing the awesome power of Thunder and Lightning). |
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I'm a big fan of supporting actors who are somehow teachers or mentors to the main role. [/ QUOTE ] Hm, interesting. I think I tend to like supporting actors who are problematic to the hero, or who create some kind of tension in the story. Here's one I like - Kevin in Meet the Parents http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/2...parentsyw4.jpg |
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create some kind of tension in the story. [/ QUOTE ] http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/oscar...-beast_420.jpg |
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One of the best supporting roles I've seen is that of younger brother Michael in Festen (one of our DVD club films).
Thomas Bo Larsen gives a hell of a performance as a big baby, a jerk of a husband and horrible man in general. And the thing that is the most scary is that he is a totally believable character. http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8546/festen1yq1.jpg http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/9...michaelhs0.jpg http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/5845/festencx6.jpg |
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http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.ya...ford/epiv2.jpg
Gotta love Han Solo with his witty zingers and charisma |
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*grunch*
Just saw "Gone Baby Gone"...and Amy Madigan deserves an Oscar! |
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*grunch* Just saw "Gone Baby Gone"...and Amy Madigan deserves an Oscar! [/ QUOTE ] Is this the same woman from Field of Dreams? The name seems familiar. I was always unimpressed by her in that movie and considered it the biggest flaw from an acting standpoint. |
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Ellen Burstyn
http://blogs.sltrib.com/tv/uploaded_...tyn-734090.jpg ...as Sara Goldfarb in Requiem For a Dream http://www.celuloide.com.ar/images/requiem04.jpg http://www.latenightpool.com/imgpool/requiem.jpg |
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EDIT: oops, I'm stupid, misread the topic. Sorry.
Anthony Hopkins in "Remains of the Day" is, to me, the greatest male performance of all time. http://www.gorila.sk/i/imgs_orig/175/6175.jpg |
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Much as I dislike him in the real world, Alec Baldwin in 'The Cooler' was damn good.
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Much as I dislike him in the real world, Alec Baldwin in 'The Cooler' was damn good. [/ QUOTE ] Baldwin also gave a great supporting performance in Glengarry Glen Ross. I don't know the actor's name, and he had a tiny part - but I always liked the scary cowboy in Mulholland Drive. He was cool. http://www.mulholland-drive.net/pics/cast/cowboy.jpg |
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Val Kilmer - Tombstone
John Malkovich - In the Line of Fire I can't believe they lost to Tommy Lee Jones. |
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Val Kilmer - Tombstone John Malkovich - In the Line of Fire I can't believe they lost to Tommy Lee Jones. [/ QUOTE ] do you mean at the Oscars? Kilmer has never been nominated. |
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Michael Keaton in Much Ado About Nothing
http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/6...395345ocl9.jpg He was in it for no more than 10 minutes, but stole the show. I mean, come on. |
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He doesn't get enough credit IMO, but Benicio Del Toro in 21 Grams was jaw dropping to me for some reason. |
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he's pretty much considered an all-out pimp by anybody who knows even the slightest bit about films. You should check him out in Excess Baggage. Pretty 'meh' movie but he was really damn funny in it.
Cool story about Benicio. I was watching an interview with a fellow cast member (I forget who), and he was talking about how He and Benicio took an acting class together before they were famous. The teacher had everybody take a song and recite the lyrics as a monologue. Benicio chose "Light My Fire" by The Doors and apparently had every woman in the class juicing for him by the time he was finished. I can just imagine him, with long pepper black hair and gruff voice saying "Come on, baby...light my fire" as the entire gaggle of girls swoon in unison. And just because I love this clip, here is Matt Damon telling a funny story about Matthew McConaughey. |
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How about Jack Palance playing Curly Washburn in City slickers? He just cracked me up!!!
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I don't know the actor's name, and he had a tiny part - but I always liked the scary cowboy in Mulholland Drive. He was cool. http://www.mulholland-drive.net/pics/cast/cowboy.jpg [/ QUOTE ] This is a very very good answer. My dad and I talked about this guy more than anything after that film, a film which has all sorts of things worth trying to discuss. |
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[ QUOTE ] Much as I dislike him in the real world, Alec Baldwin in 'The Cooler' was damn good. [/ QUOTE ] Baldwin also gave a great supporting performance in Glengarry Glen Ross. [/ QUOTE ] Coffee is for closers! |
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*grunch* Just saw "Gone Baby Gone"...and Amy Madigan deserves an Oscar! [/ QUOTE ] Amy Madigan was OK but are you sure you didn't mean Amy Ryan, the actress who played the white trash/junkie mother? ~ Rick |
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Johhn Gielgud in Arthur (BTW, Gielgud's full name was Arthur John Gielgud.) ("I'll alert the media.")
Angelica Huston in Prizzi's Honor Steve Buscemi in Fargo ("You should see the other guy.") Eli Wallach in The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly Bette Davis in All About Eve ("Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night.") |
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Ed Norton in like everything.
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Turturro is just so good in everything he does. |
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I don't know if anyone saw this movie (Brick), but both of these guys were A++
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