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Career best performances?

posted 8 years ago by hnt_dnl
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RICHARD DREYFUSS-Even though he was superb in this and carried this film, we're talking a man that has a Best Actor Oscar and also starred in Jaws, as well as being Oscar-nominated for Mr. Holland's Opus. So I don't think I could say Stakeout is a career best, although this is probably my favorite performance of his.

EMILIO ESTEVEZ-Very funny and engaging, but I'd probably say The Breakfast Club is his best performance. I also think he gave the best performance in that movie.

MADELEINE STOWE-Definitely! I know she went on to be in a few other good movies, like Last of the Mohicans and 12 Monkeys, but this is her best film performance IMHO.

AIDEN QUINN-I don't think it's even close. This is easily for me Quinn's best film performance! So convincing and scary as a criminal.

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[–] G_Runciter 8 years ago

I've never liked Dreyfuss in anything, so I was really surprised how fun and lively he was here

[–] arthurab 8 years ago

My favorite RD movie is 'The Big Fix', but this one is 2nd. He's really, really funny in this, and the interplay between the 2 leads is hilarious.

Gotta go with 'Repo Man' for favorite EE movie...not b/c of EE, but 'Repo Man' is just so bent and weird, and the humor is, at times sublime, and other times, it's scathing. Great characters, esp Harry Dean Stanton as EE's partner.

[–] G_Runciter 8 years ago

Man, Repo Man is one of my favourites, it made me appreciate B-movies.

[–] brefane 8 years ago

Dreyfuss' best performance is in The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.

[–] arthurab 8 years ago

Quinn wasn't scary at all imo. He's too skinny and too short to be intimidating.

When he tries to threaten RD and ends the threat with ",sucker!", I lmao. Sucker?? Really??? Ooooooo, I'm shivering....