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re: Has any movie star ever had the run of John Travolta from 1977-1980?
Posted on 2/4/24 at 12:19 pm to KwoodTiger
Posted on 2/4/24 at 12:19 pm to KwoodTiger
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Seriously. Can’t think of another that compares in a 4-year span.
Al Pacino had 2 separate runs that easily compare
Godfather. - '72
Godfather II - '74
Dog Day Afternoon - '75
With Scarface kinda on it's own in '83
then
Glengarry Glen Ross - '92
Scent of a Woman - '92
Carlito's Way - '93
Heat - '95
Donnie Brasco '97
Any Given Sunday '99
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Posted on 2/4/24 at 2:56 pm to KwoodTiger
Tom Hanks kicked some major arse for awhile
Posted on 2/4/24 at 3:06 pm to KwoodTiger
I'd rather watch his 90s run
Posted on 2/4/24 at 3:11 pm to KwoodTiger
What's crazy about Travolta is that those were his first starring movie roles. Dude went from being one of the sweat hogs on Welcome Back Kotter to the biggest movie star in an instant.
Back then it wasn't very common for actors to transition between stage, TV or screen. You were kind of pigeonholed. And you had to pay your dues before becoming a star.
Apart from that, other actors have definitely had a better three year run. They just didn't do it right after walking off an ensemble sitcom. I guess you could maybe put Will Smith in that category but he was a known rapper in the 80s and had a strong run headlining Fresh Price for over five years before he exploded on the scene.
Posted on 2/4/24 at 3:26 pm to AUFANATL
Not the greatest run, but Robin Williams from 87-97 left a lasting mark on the culture with:
Good morning Vietnam
Dead Poets Society
Aladdin
Mrs. Doubtfire
Jumanji
Birdcage
Goodwill Hunting
Good morning Vietnam
Dead Poets Society
Aladdin
Mrs. Doubtfire
Jumanji
Birdcage
Goodwill Hunting
Posted on 2/4/24 at 3:32 pm to RonLaFlamme
A movie becoming a revered classic and a movie having cultural influence are 2 different discussions. Indiana Jones is my all time favorite movie character, but people across the nation weren’t walking around with a bullwhip on their hip searching for treasures afterwards.
It’s not generational bias, it’s generational knowledge- if you weren’t from that generation you didn’t witness what occurred.
It’s not generational bias, it’s generational knowledge- if you weren’t from that generation you didn’t witness what occurred.
Posted on 2/4/24 at 3:49 pm to ned nederlander
Deniro did Mean Streets, Godfather II, and Taxi Driver back to back to back.
Joe Pesci did Goodfellas '90 (and Home Alone), JFK '91, My Cousin Vinny '92, but he had some dross in between.
Harvey Keitel The Two Jakes '90, Thelma and Louise, Mortal Thoughts, and Bugsy in '91, Resevoir Dogs and Bad Lieutenant in '92, The Piano '93, and Pulp Fiction '94, Get Shorty '95, From Dusk Til Dawn '96, Copland '97. Dude owned the nineties.
Also, Harrison Ford did American Graffiti, The Conversation, and Star Wars back to back to back but also did it with Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Blade Runner.
Joe Pesci did Goodfellas '90 (and Home Alone), JFK '91, My Cousin Vinny '92, but he had some dross in between.
Harvey Keitel The Two Jakes '90, Thelma and Louise, Mortal Thoughts, and Bugsy in '91, Resevoir Dogs and Bad Lieutenant in '92, The Piano '93, and Pulp Fiction '94, Get Shorty '95, From Dusk Til Dawn '96, Copland '97. Dude owned the nineties.
Also, Harrison Ford did American Graffiti, The Conversation, and Star Wars back to back to back but also did it with Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Blade Runner.
Posted on 2/4/24 at 5:43 pm to AUFANATL
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They just didn't do it right after walking off an ensemble sitcom
Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, Tom Hanks, Chris Farley, and Adam Sandler all did.
Posted on 2/4/24 at 6:02 pm to ned nederlander
quote:
Dead Poets Society
Good Will Hunting
seriously 2 absolutely amazing movies.
and neither were comedies for him.
showed his range
Posted on 2/4/24 at 6:17 pm to Nutriaitch
So was Moscow on the Hudson. Loved that movie when it came out.
Posted on 2/4/24 at 6:38 pm to Wulfgar
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Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, Tom Hanks, Chris Farley, and Adam Sandler all did.
SNL wasn't a sitcom. It was a show that broke the television mold in many ways and one of those was an insulated producer who gave his performers a giant leash to showcase all of their talents to the world. Embracing the stepping stone model and the audition concept has always been one of the things that made SNL special. I would put that in a different category.
I'll give you Hanks but that happened after Travolta made the leap. And he kind of had to sputter through some offbeat comedies before he really hit it big.
Posted on 2/4/24 at 6:44 pm to coolpapaboze
quote:I was a kid then, and I remember. I know what you're talking about.
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.
I wouldn't say "years", because disco died not long after Saturday Night Fever, and the Urban Cowboy craze didn't last more than a couple years. But they were HUGE socially, moreso than the box office numbers.
Closest thing I can remember, is Top Gun- and how everyone had to get leather bomber jackets afterwards.
Posted on 2/4/24 at 6:50 pm to coolpapaboze
quote:
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.
The OP did not state or ask that.
Posted on 2/4/24 at 7:19 pm to KwoodTiger
Tom Hanks 1992-1995
A League of Their Own
Sleepless in Seattle
Philadelphia
Forrest Gump
Apollo 13
Toy Story
Tom Hand 1998-2000
Saving Private Ryan
You’ve Got Mail
Toy Story 2
Green Mile
Castaway
A League of Their Own
Sleepless in Seattle
Philadelphia
Forrest Gump
Apollo 13
Toy Story
Tom Hand 1998-2000
Saving Private Ryan
You’ve Got Mail
Toy Story 2
Green Mile
Castaway
This post was edited on 2/4/24 at 7:22 pm
Posted on 2/4/24 at 7:26 pm to KwoodTiger
quote:
Harrison Ford wasn’t a lead in either Star Wars movie mentioned
I hard, hard disagree.
Posted on 2/4/24 at 7:44 pm to TigrrrDad
William Powell
Posted on 2/4/24 at 8:18 pm to Wulfgar
quote:
Eddie Murphy
48 Hours-1982
Delirious-1983
Trading Places-1983
Beverly Hills Cop-1984
While he was on SNL.
Posted on 2/4/24 at 8:24 pm to Jcorye1
quote:
I hard, hard disagree.
Hear ya, but, ol’ Han didn’t even make the Star Wars promo poster…R2 and C-3PO even made it.
Posted on 2/4/24 at 8:52 pm to KwoodTiger
Lots of good ones mentioned.
Not Harrison Ford, Hanks, or Pacino (70s and 90s runs) level, IMO, but some good 4-year runs:
Ed Norton
-Primal Fear (1996)
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Rounders (1998)
American History X (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
Sandler (pick your 4-year stretch of classic juvenile humor)
-Airheads (1994)
-Billy Madison (1995)
-Happy Gilmore (1996)
-The Wedding Singer (1998)
- the Waterboy (1998)
- Big Daddy (1999)
- Lil Nucky (2000)
Costner
- off of classic Silverado (1985)
...
- The Untouchables (1987)
- Bull Durham (1988)
- Field of Dreams (1989)
- Dances With Wolves (1990)
Bonus
- JFK (1991)
Damon and Denzel Washington also had some good stretches, which I didn't see
Not Harrison Ford, Hanks, or Pacino (70s and 90s runs) level, IMO, but some good 4-year runs:
Ed Norton
-Primal Fear (1996)
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Rounders (1998)
American History X (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
Sandler (pick your 4-year stretch of classic juvenile humor)
-Airheads (1994)
-Billy Madison (1995)
-Happy Gilmore (1996)
-The Wedding Singer (1998)
- the Waterboy (1998)
- Big Daddy (1999)
- Lil Nucky (2000)
Costner
- off of classic Silverado (1985)
...
- The Untouchables (1987)
- Bull Durham (1988)
- Field of Dreams (1989)
- Dances With Wolves (1990)
Bonus
- JFK (1991)
Damon and Denzel Washington also had some good stretches, which I didn't see
Posted on 2/4/24 at 8:55 pm to Che Boludo
Don’t forget about Michael J Fox.
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