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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 6:19 pm to Locoguan0
Really is. All of those movies are great, and the performances are varied.
I definitely did not appreciate Russell Crowe enough during his prime. Probably because I didn’t realize it would end so abruptly
I definitely did not appreciate Russell Crowe enough during his prime. Probably because I didn’t realize it would end so abruptly
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 6:30 pm to coolpapaboze
You don’t think Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark were cultural phenomenons?
I’d put those far above the Travolta trio you mentioned.
I’d put those far above the Travolta trio you mentioned.
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 6:59 pm to coolpapaboze
quote:
No, and most of the responses making comparisons with other actors are missing the point.
Agree.
Based on the responses thus far, the answer does seem to be no.
Just random sample…Charlton Heston with 2, not 3, in 4 years…Fredo wasn’t a lead in either Godfather mentioned…Harrison Ford wasn’t a lead in either Star Wars movie mentioned…Tom Hanks comes close but are we really counting him reading as Woody.
And some even questioning the definition of what constitutes a run and whether 4 years is in fact a run?!
Keep them coming because I still have not seen/heard someone leading 3 cultural phenomenons in 4 years.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 7:17 pm to RonLaFlamme
quote:I think that's a fair point. But Ford was a member of an ensemble cast in Star Wars. Travolta was the lead in all three of his. I'd also say that Raiders of the Lost Ark, while a great movie, wasn't a cultural phenomenon like Star Wars, Saturday Night Fever, Urban Cowboy, and to a lesser extent Grease were.
You don’t think Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark were cultural phenomenons?
ETA: unless you were alive at the time, it's hard to understand the disco craze and the country music craze that followed SNF and UC respectively. Both of those movies impacted the way people dressed, the music they listened to, the cars (trucks) they drove etc. It was fricking insane.
This post was edited on 2/3/24 at 7:23 pm
Posted on 2/3/24 at 7:18 pm to H-Town Tiger
quote:The Deer Hunter
John Cazale was in 5 movie all were nominated for best picture.
The Godfather
Dog Day Afternoon
The Godfather II
The Conversation
Posted on 2/3/24 at 7:23 pm to KwoodTiger
quote:
Harrison Ford wasn’t a lead in either Star Wars movie mentioned
What????
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
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