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Posted by Bayouadrink
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Posted on 8/10/11 at 11:04 pm to
Charlize Theron - Monster
Russell Crowe - Cinderella Man
Joaquin Phoenix - Gladiator
Traci Lords - Traci I Love You
Posted by ipodking
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Member since Jun 2008
56330 posts
Posted on 8/10/11 at 11:05 pm to
Matthew Lillard as Emmanuel Goldstein/Cereal Killer
Justin Long as Bartleby Gaines
James McAvoy as Wesley Gibson
Dave Chappelle as Sir Smoke-a-Lot

And for my tv pick - Kel Mitchell as Kel Kimble
This post was edited on 8/10/11 at 11:17 pm
Posted by The Yetty
Member since Feb 2005
12542 posts
Posted on 8/10/11 at 11:15 pm to
Christian Bale-American Psycho
Posted by davesdawgs
Georgia - Class of '75
Member since Oct 2008
20307 posts
Posted on 8/10/11 at 11:16 pm to
Robert Duvall as Gus in Lonesome Dove

Bill Murray as Phil in Groundhog Day
Posted by Zap Rowsdower
MissLou, La
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 8/10/11 at 11:22 pm to
quote:

Christian Bale-American Psycho

How could I forget about this... Damn nice pick
Posted by audodger
Member since Jun 2010
7077 posts
Posted on 8/10/11 at 11:39 pm to
I'll add a few more:

Tom Hanks - Castaway, Saving Private Ryan
Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven
Tom Berenger - Platoon
Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest / The Shining / Chinatown
William H. Macy - Fargo
Harrison Ford - Star Wars, Indiana Jones, The Fugitive
Robert De Niro - The Deer Hunter
Posted by Mr Fusion
The American Dream City
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 8/10/11 at 11:47 pm to
Leo DiCaprio - Catch Me If You Can
Posted by Jamohn
Das Boot
Member since Mar 2009
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Posted on 8/10/11 at 11:50 pm to
Way too many to list but I'll literally just list the first few to pop into my head:

Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck--The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Leonardo DiCaprio--Blood Diamond, Catch Me if You Can, The Aviator
Kevin Spacey--The Usual Suspects
Val Kilmer--Tombstone
Forest Whitaker--The Last King of Scotland (Critically acclaimed but doesn't get talked about enough here IMHO)
Robert Downey Jr.--Iron Man
Christian Bale--Pretty much everything he's ever done
Will Smith--Ali
Gene Wilder--Willy Wonka
Chris Farley--Everything
Everybody in the first two Godfathers not named Talia Shire.

etc. etc.
Posted by audodger
Member since Jun 2010
7077 posts
Posted on 8/10/11 at 11:51 pm to
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Gene Wilder--Willy Wonka




He was great in Blazing Saddles, too, but Willy Wonka was the greatest.
Posted by johnnydrama
Possibly Trashy
Member since Feb 2010
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Posted on 8/11/11 at 12:09 am to
Just throwing these out there:

John Goodman, The Big Lebowski
Robin Williams, The World According to Garp
Robert Preston, The Music Man
Jimmy Cagney, Yankee Doodle Dandy
Posted by Pectus
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Member since Apr 2010
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Posted on 8/11/11 at 12:18 am to
Gary Oldman as Jean-Bastiste Emanuel Zerg in Fifth Element
Christof Waltz as Colonel Hans Landa in Inglorious Basterds
Nicholas Cage as Charile and Donald Kaufman in Adaptation
Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood
Andy Serkis as Gollum in Lord of the Rings
Adam Sandler as Barry Egan in Punch-drunk Love
Natalie Portman as Sam in Garden State
Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump in Forrest Gump
John Goodman as Walter Sobchak in the Big Lebowski
This post was edited on 8/11/11 at 12:20 am
Posted by Zamoro10
Member since Jul 2008
14743 posts
Posted on 8/11/11 at 1:49 am to
Scene: Coffee is for closers

Entire Movie:
Adam Sandler - Punch-Drunk Love
Bill Murray - Rushmore
Steve Buscemi, William H. Macy, Frances McDormand - Fargo
Cho Jae-hyun - Bad Guy
Al Pacino - Donnie Brasco
Christian Bale - The Prestige
Klaus Kinski - Aguirre, the Wrath of God
R. Lee Ermey - Full Metal Jacket
Reese Witherspoon - Election
Emile Dequenne - Rosetta
Peter Sellers - Cpt. Mandrake/ President Muffley/ Dr. Strangelove in "Dr. Strangelove"
Posted by LooseCannon22282
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Member since May 2008
33791 posts
Posted on 8/11/11 at 2:03 am to
Robin Williams- Good Will Hunting
Posted by TideHater
Orange Beach AL
Member since May 2007
19706 posts
Posted on 8/11/11 at 5:40 am to
Billy Bob Thornton as Carl in Slingblade


Prince as The Kid in Purple Rain
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98667 posts
Posted on 8/11/11 at 6:49 am to
quote:

Morgan Freeman - Shawshank Redemption


Am I the only person on earth who can't stand this movie?
Posted by Flair Chops
to the west, my soul is bound
Member since Nov 2010
35577 posts
Posted on 8/11/11 at 7:53 am to
James Caan, Ryan Phillippe, Benecio Del Toro - The Way of the Gun
Chris Farley - Dirty Work
Will Ferrell - Wedding Crashers
Val Kilmer - Doc Holiday
Sly Stallone - Rambo
Denzel - Man on Fire
Clive Owen - Shoot Em Up/Inside Man/The International
Adrien Brody/Mark Ruffalo - The Brothers Bloom
Posted by VOR
Member since Apr 2009
63743 posts
Posted on 8/11/11 at 7:57 am to
Some oldies:

Gregory Peck - To Kill a Mockingbird
Charles Laughton - Witness for the Prosecution
Al Pacino - Dog Day Afternoon

Newer

Russell Crowe - The Insider
Nicholas Cage - Lord of War (yes,I said it)
Ryan Gosling - The Believer

Many more too numerous to mention.
Posted by The Dude Abides
Atlanta, GA
Member since Feb 2010
2237 posts
Posted on 8/11/11 at 8:05 am to
quote:

Am I the only person on earth who can't stand this movie?
yes.

in no particular order:

1) Denzel Washington - Alonzo Harris - Training Day
2) Tommy Lee Jones - Captain Woodrow F -CallLonesome Dove
3) Jeff Bridges - The Dude - The Big Lebowski
4) George Clooney - Ulysses Everett McGill - O Brother Where Art Though
5) Samuel L Jackson - Jules Winfield - Pulp Fiction
6) Kevin Spacey - Verbal/Soze - Usual Suspects
7) Michael Madsen - Vic Vega - Reservoir Dogs
8) Thomas Jane - Frank Castle - The Punisher
9) Brad Pitt - Tyler Durden - Fight Club
10) Edward Norton - Derek Vinyard - American History X
11) Brad Pitt - Det Mills - Seven
12) Morgan Freeman - Red - Shawshank
13) Tim Robbins - Andy Dufrense - Shawshank
14) Javier Bardem - Anton Chigurh - No Country For Old Men
15) Daniel Day Lewis - The Butcher - Gangs Of New York
This post was edited on 8/11/11 at 8:12 am
Posted by Flair Chops
to the west, my soul is bound
Member since Nov 2010
35577 posts
Posted on 8/11/11 at 8:07 am to
quote:

4) George Clooney - Ulysses Everett McGill
Posted by trex1230
Atlanta, GA
Member since Aug 2010
1318 posts
Posted on 8/11/11 at 8:09 am to
quote:

Am I the only person on earth who can't stand this movie?


Yes, yes you are.
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