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Has any movie star ever had the run of John Travolta from 1977-1980?
Posted on 2/3/24 at 5:54 pm
Posted on 2/3/24 at 5:54 pm
Saturday Night Fever - 1977
Grease - 1978
Urban Cowboy - 1980
Seriously. Can’t think of another that compares in a 4-year span.
Grease - 1978
Urban Cowboy - 1980
Seriously. Can’t think of another that compares in a 4-year span.
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Posted on 2/3/24 at 6:00 pm to KwoodTiger
Charlton HEston.
Ben Hur Ten Commandments
Ben Hur Ten Commandments
Posted on 2/3/24 at 6:04 pm to KwoodTiger
Russel Crowe
1995 The Quick and the Dead
1997 LA Confidential
1999 Mystery, Alaska
2000 Gladiator
2001 A Beautiful Mind
2003 Master and Commander
2005 Cinderella Man
2007 3:10 to Yuma, American Gangster
That is a run.
1995 The Quick and the Dead
1997 LA Confidential
1999 Mystery, Alaska
2000 Gladiator
2001 A Beautiful Mind
2003 Master and Commander
2005 Cinderella Man
2007 3:10 to Yuma, American Gangster
That is a run.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 6:05 pm to KwoodTiger
Harrison Ford 1980-83
Empire Strikes Back-80
Raiders of the Lost Ark-81
Blade Runner-82
Return of the Jedi-83
Empire Strikes Back-80
Raiders of the Lost Ark-81
Blade Runner-82
Return of the Jedi-83
Posted on 2/3/24 at 6:12 pm to KwoodTiger
Three movies is your idea of a run?
And of course you didn't include his flop Moment by Moment.
And of course you didn't include his flop Moment by Moment.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 6:13 pm to KwoodTiger
John Cazale was in 5 movie all were nominated for best picture.
The Godfather
Dog Day Afternoon
The Godfather II
The Conversation
Between 1972-75 blows Travolta away
The Godfather
Dog Day Afternoon
The Godfather II
The Conversation
Between 1972-75 blows Travolta away
Posted on 2/3/24 at 6:16 pm to KwoodTiger
quote:Hombre
Can’t think of another that compares in a 4-year span.
Cool Hand Luke
Butch Cassidy
Posted on 2/3/24 at 6:17 pm to KwoodTiger
Tom Hanks 1992-1995:
A League of Their Own
Sleepless in Seattle
Philadelphia
Forest Gump
Apollo 13
Toy Story
A League of Their Own
Sleepless in Seattle
Philadelphia
Forest Gump
Apollo 13
Toy Story
Posted on 2/3/24 at 6:22 pm to KwoodTiger
That’s too small a time frame and number to call a run.
I immediately thought of 5 other actors and there’s likely another 5 with a better 3 year resume.
A run would be:
Tom Cruise - started running in 1981 and hasn’t really stopped
Russell Crowe has been mentioned
Harrison Ford has been mentioned
Matthew McConaughey
Leonardo DiCaprio
Brad Pitt
Bruce Willis
I immediately thought of 5 other actors and there’s likely another 5 with a better 3 year resume.
A run would be:
Tom Cruise - started running in 1981 and hasn’t really stopped
Russell Crowe has been mentioned
Harrison Ford has been mentioned
Matthew McConaughey
Leonardo DiCaprio
Brad Pitt
Bruce Willis
Posted on 2/3/24 at 6:24 pm to KwoodTiger
No, and most of the responses making comparisons with other actors are missing the point. The impressive thing about Travolta's run isn't that those films were box office successes. Each one of those movies was, in addition to a success at the box office, an absolute cultural phenomenon with impacts that lasted for years. No one else has done that in my lifetime.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 6:26 pm to KwoodTiger
I have to imagine Tom Hanks had a run that good or better
Posted on 2/3/24 at 6:39 pm to KwoodTiger
quote:
Seriously. Can’t think of another that compares in a 4-year span
How about the guy that was in all of the Lord of the Rings as well as Agent Smith in the Matrix?
Posted on 2/3/24 at 7:33 pm to KwoodTiger
Eddie Murphy
48 Hours-1982
Delirious-1983
Trading Places-1983
Beverly Hills Cop-1984
48 Hours-1982
Delirious-1983
Trading Places-1983
Beverly Hills Cop-1984
This post was edited on 2/3/24 at 7:34 pm
Posted on 2/3/24 at 7:33 pm to KwoodTiger
Hanks, Crowe, and Ford already mentioned
How about Carrey?
1994
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
The Mask
Dumb and Dumber
1995
Batman Forever
1996
The Cable Guy
1997
Liar Liar
1998
The Truman Show
Simon Birch
1999
Man on the Moon
2000
Me, Myself & Irene
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How about Carrey?
1994
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
The Mask
Dumb and Dumber
1995
Batman Forever
1996
The Cable Guy
1997
Liar Liar
1998
The Truman Show
Simon Birch
1999
Man on the Moon
2000
Me, Myself & Irene
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Posted on 2/3/24 at 7:46 pm to KwoodTiger
This is a weird time benchmark but I'll play along...
3 years? Shite, just off the top of my head... And it's probably not even the best answer (haven't read the thread)
Fistfull of Dollars
For a Few Dollars More
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
3 years? Shite, just off the top of my head... And it's probably not even the best answer (haven't read the thread)
Fistfull of Dollars
For a Few Dollars More
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Posted on 2/3/24 at 7:50 pm to KwoodTiger
the only bigger star in the world at that time other than travolta was probably Muhammad Ali
if you didn’t live it you can’t appreciate how ubiquitous john travolta, and those movies, were. And they were one after another
Which made his comeback in pulp fiction even more remarkable
if you didn’t live it you can’t appreciate how ubiquitous john travolta, and those movies, were. And they were one after another
Which made his comeback in pulp fiction even more remarkable
This post was edited on 2/3/24 at 7:51 pm
Posted on 2/3/24 at 8:21 pm to KwoodTiger
I was idly curious and looked up John Wayne's filmography because of this thread. Holy Smokes that's a filmography. And many years with upwards of four movies a year.
Charlie Chaplin also came to mind. He seems like another more lengthy answer. Granted the new medium (and his talent) may have been a good part of him being so dominant.
Robert Redford isn't JW or CC but do consider his peak run between 69 and 76 with:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Jeremiah Johnson, The Candidate, The Sting, The Way We Were, The Great Gatsby, Three Days of the Condor, All the President's Men
Charlie Chaplin also came to mind. He seems like another more lengthy answer. Granted the new medium (and his talent) may have been a good part of him being so dominant.
Robert Redford isn't JW or CC but do consider his peak run between 69 and 76 with:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Jeremiah Johnson, The Candidate, The Sting, The Way We Were, The Great Gatsby, Three Days of the Condor, All the President's Men
Posted on 2/3/24 at 8:34 pm to KwoodTiger
Of the ones mentioned so far I would say it is between Crowe and Hanks.
I would personally pick Crowe’s run over Hanks eventhough they were both awesome.
I would personally pick Crowe’s run over Hanks eventhough they were both awesome.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 8:57 pm to KwoodTiger
Jimmy Stewart:
1938 - You Can’t Take It With You
1939 - Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
1940 - The Shop Around the Corner
1940 - The Philadelphia Story
Then the run comes to an end….because Stewart enlisted to fight in World War 2.
His first movie after returning from military service?
1946 - It’s a Wonderful Life
1938 - You Can’t Take It With You
1939 - Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
1940 - The Shop Around the Corner
1940 - The Philadelphia Story
Then the run comes to an end….because Stewart enlisted to fight in World War 2.
His first movie after returning from military service?
1946 - It’s a Wonderful Life
Posted on 2/3/24 at 10:26 pm to KwoodTiger
Rumor has it one of the first moving images captured on film was of Michael Caine and he hasn’t stopped working to this day.
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