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Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: October 01, 2010 07:49AM

Actors that had/have a lot of potential but don't get attention like they deserve.



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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Date: October 01, 2010 08:38AM

I agree on Byrne and Ironside. I think Spacey, Weaver and Bullock have probably received the attention they deserve.

Not sure why Claire Danes career cooled off like it did. I always liked her.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: October 01, 2010 08:53AM

Weaver will always be looked at as "that chick that was in Aliens." Granted, she was in Avatar, but she has not had the spotlight like she did in Aliens.

Bullock was on the rise after Demolition Man and Speed, I don't know why her career stagnated into B movie romance.

Spacey should be doing more movies, he is a really great actor IMO.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Date: October 01, 2010 09:03AM

Bullock just won an Oscar for the Blind Side and she was in Crash.

Weaver certainly had her heyday back in the 80s. But when you compare her career to other big actresses from the 80s...Melanie Griffith, Jessica Lange, Glenn Close...she is doing pretty well.

As for Spacey, he had all kinds of accolades and awards in the 90s. I think he made some bad career decisions with K-Pax and Beyond the Sea. However, he seems to be bubbling under the surface much of the time. I could certainly see him making a comeback in the not-to-distant future.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: October 01, 2010 09:06AM

I think Seven and American Beauty were Spacey's two highlights.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: fairfaxdude ()
Date: October 01, 2010 09:23AM

Never really been that big of a Spacey fan. His role in American Beauty, though, reminds me of one of our more "prolific" posters here....I think you all get my drift.

LOL

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: Bibulous ()
Date: October 01, 2010 09:35AM

Actually, if you're thinking about an angry, tightly-wrapped homosexual, I think you're referring to the Chris Cooper character in American Beauty, no the Spacey character.

I know you're not talking about the Troll.....

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: fairfaxdude ()
Date: October 01, 2010 09:45AM

I think the Chris Cooper character IS the Troll. Just sayin....

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: Wahhh ()
Date: October 01, 2010 09:53AM

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: Bibulous ()
Date: October 01, 2010 10:00AM

The Troll WISHES he was Chris Cooper...

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Date: October 01, 2010 10:06AM

You kind of wonder why Billy Crudup isn't a huge star. Maybe his cruddy last name?

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: October 01, 2010 10:14AM

+1 on Helena Carter. She was great in Demon Barber and Fight Club.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: October 01, 2010 10:46AM

Whatever happened to Ben Affleck? In the 90s Matt Damon and him were glued to each other's side. Now you only hear about Matt Damon who has had a very successful career, unlike Affleck.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: Johnny Walker ()
Date: October 01, 2010 11:31AM

eesh Wrote:
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> I think Seven and American Beauty were Spacey's
> two highlights.


Usual Suspects. Wasn't that kind of his breakout?

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: October 01, 2010 11:38AM

Dammit! I forget about Usual Suspects.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Date: October 01, 2010 11:52AM

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> Dammit! I forget about Usual Suspects.


He was also great in Glengarry Glenn Ross. But then, who wasn't in that movie?

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: Johnny Walker ()
Date: October 01, 2010 11:55AM

Oh man I haven't seen that in so long.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: MrMephisto ()
Date: October 01, 2010 11:56AM

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> +1 on Helena Carter. She was great in Demon Barber
> and Fight Club.

I want to meet a girl that's exactly like Marla Singer, including the resemblance to Helena. Nothing turns me on like insanity.

My nomination to this thread:

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: Johnny Walker ()
Date: October 01, 2010 12:03PM

He's very versatile!
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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: October 01, 2010 12:04PM

I was a big fan of Busey until he did a Turkish film in 2006 called Valley of the Wolves. It was anti-American and anti-Semite all the way. I guess he really needed the money.





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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: October 01, 2010 12:09PM

Another actor that should have been more successful, Stephen Dorff. He is supposed to be filming a Blade spin off film that focuses solely on the Deacon Frost character.




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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: Johnny Walker ()
Date: October 01, 2010 12:13PM

I never was a big fan of Stephen Dorff but I can't say I hate him. Judgment Night was an overlooked movie though.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: Warhawk ()
Date: October 01, 2010 12:14PM

William Fitchner in Waahhh's post always reminds me of The Greaseman.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: October 01, 2010 12:15PM

Johnny Walker Wrote:
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> I never was a big fan of Stephen Dorff but I can't
> say I hate him. Judgment Night was an overlooked
> movie though.




Two more should have beens! Emilio Estevez and Cuba Gooding Jr.


Cuba Gooding really laid waste to his career.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: Troll@AOL ()
Date: October 01, 2010 12:18PM

The first one is a has bean. The second is a half-bean.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: Johnny Walker ()
Date: October 01, 2010 12:38PM

I would say Emilio might be due a resurgence, really. Cuba though really just went and threw his career away by signing on to do some really crappy movies right after he won the Oscar. I know they sign on for those well in advance, so you could expect a couple at least, but damn I don't think he's done a decent one since. I see a movie with Cuba Gooding Jr listed as one of the main actors and I automatically think "This is going to be shitty" now.

Edit: And don't forget Jeremy Piven and Denis Leary were in that one. Damn good cast for that flick.



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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: October 01, 2010 12:41PM

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: Johnny Walker ()
Date: October 01, 2010 12:44PM

Chill Factor, Men of Honor, What Dreams May Come, Pearl Harbor I didn't see but didn't hear good things about, Radio, the list goes on.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: October 01, 2010 12:45PM

I always thought this guy was funny in Beetlejuice and Demolition Man. Wish he had done a lot more films.




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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: October 01, 2010 12:49PM

Another one, Rufus Sewell. He played the main guy in Dark City and played the role perfectly.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: MrMephisto ()
Date: October 01, 2010 12:54PM

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> Another one, Rufus Sewell. He played the main guy
> in Dark City and played the role perfectly.

+1. That's an awesome movie.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: justsayin ()
Date: October 01, 2010 12:56PM

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> +1 on Helena Carter. She was great in Demon Barber
> and Fight Club.


I just read she and Tim Burton live in separate places. With those nice boobies that's a shame.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Date: October 01, 2010 01:05PM

At least we know now why he was so adamant about catching Ferris in bed...

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: Gonads & Strife ()
Date: October 01, 2010 01:07PM

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: Johnny Walker ()
Date: October 01, 2010 01:09PM

The man acted with a chimp. There is no higher you can go.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: Gonads & Strife ()
Date: October 01, 2010 01:11PM

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True

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: October 01, 2010 01:12PM

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> catching Ferris in bed...
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That was really shocking when I first heard he was a sex offender. I always found him to be hilarious.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: October 01, 2010 01:15PM

Peter Stormare, he played the snuff film director in 8mm and Satan in Constantine. He was pretty funny in the VW commercials.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Date: October 01, 2010 01:17PM

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> Peter Stormare, he played the snuff film director
> in 8mm and Satan in Constantine. He was pretty
> funny in the VW commercials.


No doubt. He was great in Fargo and Big Lebowski

"Ver is the money, Lebowski!!?"

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: Gonads & Strife ()
Date: October 01, 2010 01:17PM

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Date: October 01, 2010 01:23PM

I'll have to say, while everyone was swooning about Ellen Paige during her Janeane Garofalo imitation in Juno, I thought Jennifer Garner had a surprisingly effective and nuanced performance that was completely ignored by critics...


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And speaking of Garofalo, when she actually "acts," like she did in Copland, instead of playing herself, she's pretty good, too...

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Date: October 01, 2010 01:44PM

In the past couple of weeks I watched Troy and Blackhawk Down. This guy gets very little credit for his range as an actor...

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: Gonads & Strife ()
Date: October 01, 2010 01:55PM

WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> Blackhawk Down. This guy gets very little credit
> for his range as an actor...
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Add Star Trek to that list and yeah, you're 100% right

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Date: October 01, 2010 02:16PM


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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: Bob in Southeast Loudoun ()
Date: October 01, 2010 03:07PM

Virginia Madsen

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: tomahawk ()
Date: October 01, 2010 03:45PM

Eric Bana (from Troy and Blackhawk Down) was also good in Munich.

I always thought Christopher Walken got stuck in too many crappy movies. He plays a great bad guy and he's so popular, but he winds in B-movies. At least he got to play a few gangsters and a James Bond villain.

Always been a fan of Madeline Stowe, who was hot in Last of the Mohicans and 12 Monkeys.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: Ramrod ()
Date: October 01, 2010 04:59PM

helllllll yeahhhhhhhhhhh

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: October 01, 2010 07:38PM

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> Always been a fan of Madeline Stowe, who was hot
> in Last of the Mohicans and 12 Monkeys.




12 Monkeys, a good film. Brad Pitt was hilarious.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: ThePackLeader ()
Date: October 01, 2010 07:42PM

Sandra Bullock FTW.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: October 01, 2010 08:59PM

Bob in Southeast Loudoun Wrote:
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> Virginia Madsen




Yeah, the only two movies I remember her in were Dune and Candyman. She still looks pretty good too.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: NicoleH ()
Date: October 01, 2010 09:15PM

eesh Wrote:
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> Whatever happened to Ben Affleck? In the 90s Matt
> Damon and him were glued to each other's side. Now
> you only hear about Matt Damon who has had a very
> successful career, unlike Affleck.


I think it was those Aflac commercials

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: bloody? ()
Date: October 01, 2010 09:22PM

Ramrod Wrote:
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> helllllll yeahhhhhhhhhhh
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> tomahawk Wrote:
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> > Always been a fan of Madeline Stowe, who was
> hot
> > in Last of the Mohicans and 12 Monkeys.


Why is this not in violation of the rules of this forum?

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: October 01, 2010 09:36PM

bloody? Wrote:
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> > tomahawk Wrote:
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> > >
> > > Always been a fan of Madeline Stowe, who was
> > hot
> > > in Last of the Mohicans and 12 Monkeys.
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> Why is this not in violation of the rules of this
> forum?



Sounds like someone is jealous of Madeline's titties. It's okay, there's no shame in a flat chest. LOL

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: tomahawk ()
Date: October 01, 2010 09:57PM

bloody? Wrote:
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> > helllllll yeahhhhhhhhhhh
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> > tomahawk Wrote:
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> > > Always been a fan of Madeline Stowe, who was
> > hot
> > > in Last of the Mohicans and 12 Monkeys.
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> Why is this not in violation of the rules of this
> forum?


Nice boobs always get around the rules.

Re Virginia Madsen, she was also in the 80s flick Electric Dreams. Edgar the computer falls in love with her.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: Spacey fan ()
Date: October 02, 2010 01:14AM

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> Never really been that big of a Spacey fan. His
> role in American Beauty, though, reminds me of one
> of our more "prolific" posters here....I think you
> all get my drift.
>
> LOL


Do you mean about how you have cock cravings about certain people? If so, I get your drift. Seriously though, what is your homoerotic obsession?

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: Sean & Paul ()
Date: October 02, 2010 08:37PM

Two names: Sean William Scott and Paul Rudd.

They were both hilarious in Role Models. Also, for anyone whose seen Knocked Up knows that Paul was the star of that film.

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Date: October 02, 2010 11:19PM

Tim McGraw was phenomenal in Friday Night Lights. If the scene where he hands his ring to his son after the son loses the big game doesn't rip your heart out, nothing will...

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Re: Actors that Should have had Bigger Careers/More Famous
Posted by: wally pip ()
Date: October 09, 2010 03:37AM

Klaus Maria Brandauer

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