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re: 3 biggest movie stars of all time????
Posted on 8/27/14 at 7:39 am to JG77056
Posted on 8/27/14 at 7:39 am to JG77056
quote:
Tom Cruise
surprised it took this long for his name to come up. He has to be at least top 3.
I guess it depends on the definition of biggest.
De Niro has been in a lot of movies.
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Posted on 8/27/14 at 7:40 am to AZTiger7072
"Movie Star" is a charged term - we've had these threads before.
It's very likely John Wayne on the male side. Females are tougher, because they rarely have the staying power (not saying it is fair, just calling it like I see it).
AFI had John Wayne at 13 - in the 100 years...100 stars list in 1999.
LINK
They have Bogey at #1 and there's certainly an argument there - looking at the impact of the body of work, but the Duke's much longer career and drawing power into the 1970s. I just think it is bias to have Wayne down in the teens.
For females, it is very likely Kate Hepburn - I tend to agree with AFI that one, although I think it is fairly close between the Hepburns and Bette Davis.
It's very likely John Wayne on the male side. Females are tougher, because they rarely have the staying power (not saying it is fair, just calling it like I see it).
AFI had John Wayne at 13 - in the 100 years...100 stars list in 1999.
LINK
They have Bogey at #1 and there's certainly an argument there - looking at the impact of the body of work, but the Duke's much longer career and drawing power into the 1970s. I just think it is bias to have Wayne down in the teens.
For females, it is very likely Kate Hepburn - I tend to agree with AFI that one, although I think it is fairly close between the Hepburns and Bette Davis.
This post was edited on 8/27/14 at 7:41 am
Posted on 8/27/14 at 7:45 am to Ace Midnight
quote:
For females
Elizabeth Taylor
This post was edited on 8/27/14 at 7:50 am
Posted on 8/27/14 at 8:04 am to AZTiger7072
Pauly Shore
PeeWee Herman
Screech
PeeWee Herman
Screech
Posted on 8/27/14 at 10:46 am to MetryTyger
Wayne
Bogart
Brando
It's hard to leave Paul Newman and Clark Gable off the list. Jimmy Stewart too.
Bogart
Brando
It's hard to leave Paul Newman and Clark Gable off the list. Jimmy Stewart too.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:56 am to MetryTyger
quote:
Pauly Shore
Obviously one of the GOAT.
quote:
PeeWee Herman
Character
quote:
Screech
Character
Posted on 8/27/14 at 12:12 pm to Bmath
quote:
quote: Pauly Shore Obviously one of the GOAT. quote: PeeWee Herman Character quote: Screech Character
I think characters can actually qualify as movie stars. To me, a movie star is someone people go to see regardless of what they're in.
It doesn't matter who's playing the character, people are going to go see James Bond. So in that sense Bond is the star more so than the actor playing him.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 12:24 pm to Wayne Campbell
quote:
It doesn't matter who's playing the character, people are going to go see James Bond. So in that sense Bond is the star more so than the actor playing him.
For the actors playing the character today? Sure. But Sean Connery made that role the icon that it is today. If Connery would have flopped, the movies would have flopped and we wouldn't even know who James Bond is today.
You need an actor to make a character iconic.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 12:55 pm to Wayne Campbell
quote:
I think characters can actually qualify as movie stars. To me, a movie star is someone people go to see regardless of what they're in.
Fair enough, but Screech has only been played by Dustin Diamond. He also has a creepy sex tape, and was on some sort of celeb rehab/has been show on VH1. Likewise, PeeWee is only played by Paul Reuben's. Outside of acting, he is most famous for performing lewd acts in a movie theater.
Your point about James Bond is interesting. The TV equivalent would likely be Dr. Who. Nevertheless, these characters are central figures between two widely successful franchises which haven't been greatly affected by who is playing the titular role.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 1:41 pm to Bmath
Duke
Bogie
Marilyn
Bogie
Marilyn
Posted on 8/27/14 at 3:03 pm to AZTiger7072
Jimmy Stewart
Gary Cooper
Marlon Brando
HM
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Gary Cooper
Marlon Brando
HM
RDeniro, KHepburn, PNewman, CGable, CEastwood, APacino, STracy, HBogart, SPoitier, WHolden, JCrawford, BDavis, ETaylor, JWayne, RDuvall, JDean, VLeigh, THanks, RHudson, DWashington, DHoffman, HFord, PSHoffman, GCScott, DDay, MRooney, BStanwyck, RMitchum, MStreep, JLemmon, KSpacey, AHopkins, KCostner, GOldman, MMonroe, TCruise, LBarrymore, DDLewis, WBeatty, Rwilliams, CChaplin, SStallone. JCarrey
This post was edited on 8/27/14 at 3:08 pm
Posted on 8/29/14 at 11:20 am to UL-SabanRival
Michael Duncan
Shaquile O'Neal
Richard Kiel
Posted on 8/29/14 at 11:33 am to AZTiger7072
1. John Wayne
2. Jimmy Stewart
3. Tom Cruise
There's your goddamn list
2. Jimmy Stewart
3. Tom Cruise
There's your goddamn list
Posted on 8/31/14 at 6:18 pm to AZTiger7072
John Wayne
Schwaznegger
Tom Cruise
Shar Ruh Khan - bollywood
Schwaznegger
Tom Cruise
Shar Ruh Khan - bollywood
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