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Who do you

posted 5 years ago by Jones70 (6195)
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Find to be the most successful /interesting out of all these all over the place up and down actors.
Mickey Rourke
Burt Reynolds
Val Kilmer
Nick Nolte
Christopher Walken
Sean Penn
John Travolta

[–] Kingswood (1228) 5 years ago

Walken ...and it isn't even close.

A far second would be Travolta.

[–] LeWildPlatypus (765) 5 years ago

Burt Reynolds, Boogie Nights was one of the best comeback performances ever. Travolta as well for Pulp Fiction.

[–] Jones70 (6195) 5 years ago

Travolta actually did some good stuff after Pulp Fiction unlike Reynolds.

[–] legnadibrom (5702) 5 years ago

you didn't list Michael Madsen or Tom Sizemore

[–] Jones70 (6195) 5 years ago

I don’t think either of them have ever been very well known. I think all of those actors I listed are/were very well known even Val Kilmer who played Batman.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Penn has had the most successful career.

[–] legnadibrom (5702) 5 years ago

a career comprised of mostly yelling really loudly

[–] Jones70 (6195) 5 years ago

as opposed to what? whispering?

[–] legnadibrom (5702) 5 years ago

yes, a whisper is 10x more powerful than yelling all his lines like he's a carnival barker on steroids

[–] olioz (3307) 5 years ago

I do like all of those actors, but Nolte has always been one of my favourites. He's always great, even in a bad movie.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Yeah, Nolte somehow manages to steal entire movies with just a scene or two. Ever see Warrior? The scene where he's trying to re-connect with his estranged son outside his house standing on the lawn?

Despite heavyweights like Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton, this one scene is the one you'll remember when you think of this movie.

He was up here on Vancouver Island about six years ago to film Gracepoint. The scene where he defends himself against accusations of pedophilia were 'holy crap' awesome.

[–] slimone (7996) 5 years ago

I like them all. Great actors. Mickey Rourke was great in Francesco, Angel Heart, and The Pledge although his role was very short.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Walken
Kilmer can be great when he's in the right part. Doc Holliday in Tombstone, for example.

[–] replicant4 (219) 5 years ago

Mickey Rourke is probably the most interesting....most talented...and most tragic.