re: What is Willem Dafoe’s best role?

Posted by Parmen

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Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:33 pm to udtiger

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Agent Alan Ward (Mississippi Burning)

Was entirely overshadowed by Hackman in that film. Also one of Michael Rooker's best performances.

Posted by sacrathetic

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Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:37 pm to Tiger1242

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Posted by kale

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Posted on 2/19/20 at 11:13 pm to Tiger1242

Boondock / American psycho , he’s not a lead role tip guy but he excels in secondary roles

Posted by SG_Geaux

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Posted on 2/19/20 at 11:13 pm to Tiger1242

IMMEDIATELY thought of this...

Posted by Jwodie

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Posted on 2/19/20 at 11:35 pm to SG_Geaux

Not saying it’s his best role but he was delightfully crazy AF in The Lighthouse.

This post was edited on 2/19/20 at 11:36 pm

Posted by beachdude

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Posted on 2/19/20 at 11:52 pm to Ace Midnight

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...Elias...

Maybe he’s a good actor. (I’ve liked quite a few of his roles.). But, if you think that bit about the charismatic, reefer sharing, beloved, non-commissioned officer in the bunker with the fiesta lights is real, good luck. Oliver Stone has achieved his goal.

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Posted by TigerStripes06

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Posted on 2/19/20 at 11:53 pm to udtiger

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Agent Alan Ward (Mississippi Burning)

That was a fantastic role. He played the yankee sjw lawman absolutely perfectly.

Aside from obvious choice Boondock Saints. He was great in Togo. Dude should have won some kind of award for that movie.

Posted by KirkLazarus

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Posted on 2/20/20 at 1:40 am to Tiger1242

Elias (Platoon) is his best role.

Posted by jmcwhrter

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Posted on 2/20/20 at 5:23 am to KirkLazarus

As a kid I loved the movie Flight of the Intruder

As an adult .. that movie kinda sucks

Posted by Ace Midnight

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Posted on 2/20/20 at 5:28 am to beachdude

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But, if you think that bit about the charismatic, reefer sharing, beloved, non-commissioned officer in the bunker with the fiesta lights is real, good luck. Oliver Stone has achieved his goal.

WTF are you trying to say here? That the movie is a fictionalized account of Stone's experience?

A movie is fiction, huh? Damn. Nothing makes sense any longer.

Posted by cable

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Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:08 am to beachdude

STFU - clown

Posted by dingle

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Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:45 am to Tiger1242

Easily Elias for me, but his role as his role as Buck McGriff in Off Limits is underrated:

Albaby Perkins : You're gonna eat this shite?

Buck McGriff : No, I'm gonna frick it.

Posted by stapuffmarshy

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Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:57 am to dingle

I'll go a little closer time wise and say The Florida Project.

He gets better with age IMO

Posted by Potchafa

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Posted on 2/20/20 at 8:06 am to stapuffmarshy

AntiChrist was weird. Pretty intense sexual scenes in that movie if I remember correct.

Posted by Thracken13

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Posted on 2/20/20 at 8:20 am to Potchafa

Marcus in John Wick - just because a John Wick reference was needed.

in all seriousness it has to be Platoon, with Boondock Saints a close 2nd.

Posted by MasonTiger

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Posted on 2/20/20 at 8:48 am to Tiger1242

He was a pretty good villain in Grand Budapest Hotel.

Posted by joeyb147

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Posted on 2/20/20 at 9:01 am to Tiger1242

The first memory I had of him was Flight of the Intruder

so I pick that

he was great in it

Posted by crispyUGA

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Posted on 2/20/20 at 9:09 am to SammyTiger

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Klaus

He KILLED it as Klaus. The scene where he doesn't understand Steve's instructions and crosses the line always kills me, that and the scene where he thanks Ned for putting him on the flag.

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