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Nancy Allen kind of sucked here...


... some of her line delivery was terrible. The scene where she is questioned by the cop for example.

Actually the entire "explanation to the Doc of her dream" sequence was awful (the script really didn't help either). She was beautiful and had spunk, but you can't help but assume her being married to DePalma helped her get these parts. She was alot better as Sally in "Blow Out".

Streep has another 20 years to win another 2 Oscars, go bitch go.

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I recast her in my head with Goldie Hawn.

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I thought she was terrific. Obviously girls that look like Allen don't have to Hook. She was kind of goofy and business-like at the same time. Yes we know why she got the part but this is a case where others woulnd't have done better with the part.

Kisskiss, Bangbang

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what is she up to these days? Has she been in anything lately? What about Angie Dickinson?

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It's hard to believe that someone that sweet and lovely also spreads her legs and lets men stick their penis up her for money as well

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She was worse in Robocop, but yeah she was pretty bad here too.

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Her biggest film ,and worst acting. Maybe too nervous due to it being a big film?

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Her biggest film ,and worst acting.
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I would say her biggest film was De Palma's BLOW OUT-81', with Travolta. She gave an awful performance here and would rather watch her in DTK.

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Maybe she was trying for a soft-spoken ditzy persona, but it didn't work. I didn't believe her.

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Maybe she was trying for a soft-spoken ditzy persona, but it didn't work. I didn't believe her.
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Do you mean for DTK or BLOW OUT?

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Her acting in DTK. I haven't seen Blow Out, but I believed her more as the angry student in Carrie

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You should see her fake, forced, ditzy dumb hooker in BLOW OUT, if you thought she was bad in DTK. You will be on the floor.

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I disagree. I thought she was delightful in this. My favorite role of hers. She's great.

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I've never been impressed with Nancy Allen's acting in pretty much any of her movies.

Nevertheless, I think she's an appealing presence in films.

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I thought she was great in the role. She had chemistry with every other actor/character.

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