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Top 3 roles (as long as Down By Law is one of them)

posted 4 years ago by ducksoup (3933)
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Ready, set, go!

Sea of Love
The Big Easy
Down By Law (which I don't think I've seen but hey, them's the rules I guess)
Actually, to be honest, when I think back on it her whole reputation seems to be based on my first two film and I'd be hard pressed to name many others.

[–] ducksoup (3933) 3 years ago

She was in Tender Mercies and Buckaroo Bonzai, although I think I first noticed her in something no one has mentioned yet (Mad Dog Time, had to look it up, that one was really fun).

[–] rudeboymurray (3241) 3 years ago

I like Down by Law but isn’t her role about a minute long? It’s been a while.

I’d go with Diner and The Big Easy.

She’s also good in Tender Mercies, Sea of Love and Palindromes (the latter film I hated apart from her performance).

[–] ducksoup (3933) 3 years ago

Yeah, it was kind of a troll-y requirement.

[–] rudeboymurray (3241) 3 years ago

Haha I figured... to be fair, she does make an impression in her brief appearance.

[–] ducksoup (3933) 3 years ago

Oh yeah, I wasn't deliberately trolling when I made the requirement, I had just watched that scene and wanted to see her in some other great scenes. Well, maybe I was, I don't know.

[–] rudeboymurray (3241) 3 years ago

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[–] onemanarmy82 (1764) 3 years ago

1. Sea of Love
2. This Boy’s Life
3. Down By Law

[–] seagal72 (1824) 3 years ago

Sea Of Love
Operation Endgame
Brooklyn's Finest

[–] Wuchak (8077) 3 years ago

Desert Bloom