PDA

View Full Version : Supporting Actors Who Stole the Movie

Dez4Prez2012
05-16-2009, 03:07 PM
Interesting article for all the movie buffs out there:

http://www.totalfilm.com/features/9-supporting-actors-who-stole-the-movie

Who would you add to the list?

Just off the top of my head I thought Ken Wantanabe in The Last Samurai. He stole the thunder from Tom Cruise.
Go Pokes
05-16-2009, 04:13 PM
Phillip Seymour Hoffman in Along Came Polly.
Pokit N
05-16-2009, 04:24 PM
R. Lee Ermie-Full Metal Jacket

He MADE this movie, without him the movie is just another war flick.
trueorangeblood
05-16-2009, 06:29 PM
That's an ok list, no way did Tom Cruise steal the show in "Tropic Thunder" and no such list is complete without Val Kilmer in Tombstone.
Dez4Prez2012
05-16-2009, 06:53 PM
You beat me to it! I was about to add Val Kilmer from Tombstone to the list.
OSUfreak82
05-16-2009, 07:11 PM
That's an ok list, no way did Tom Cruise steal the show in "Tropic Thunder" and no such list is complete without Val Kilmer in Tombstone.


I agree about Tom Cruise... and that movie is horrible anyways!
Erick
05-16-2009, 07:45 PM
I generally don't support actors, especially those that steal.
OSUfreak82
05-16-2009, 07:47 PM
The link didnt work for me for some reason,...... but was Heath Ledger on here for Dark Knight?
snuffy
05-16-2009, 08:12 PM
Greg Kinnear in We were Soldiers.
Dez4Prez2012
05-16-2009, 08:17 PM
The link didnt work for me for some reason,...... but was Heath Ledger on here for Dark Knight?

He was
OSUCherokee
05-16-2009, 08:46 PM
I agree about Tom Cruise... and that movie is horrible anyways!

:eek:

I thought you had a sense of humor. :confused:

That movie is awesome. I bet you were one of those late moviegoers who went to see the movie after 100s of people told you how funny it was. You went and obviously it didn't meet the lofty expectations. Right? :)

And yeah, Tom Cruise definitely stole the show. No one saw his character coming. It was a huge surprise when I saw it on the opening weekend.
Mike the Poke
05-16-2009, 11:48 PM
I dont know if it really counts, but Will Ferrell in Old School.
Carneyman14
05-17-2009, 12:35 AM
Phillip Seymour Hoffman in Along Came Polly.

YES!

Don't forget about Walter Sobchak
http://media.ebaumsworld.com/picture/BlueKnights06/WALTERSOBCHAK.png
CocoCincinnati
05-17-2009, 07:37 AM
Ed Harris in The Rock.
OSUfreak82
05-17-2009, 09:44 AM
:eek:

I thought you had a sense of humor. :confused:

That movie is awesome. I bet you were one of those late moviegoers who went to see the movie after 100s of people told you how funny it was. You went and obviously it didn't meet the lofty expectations. Right? :)

And yeah, Tom Cruise definitely stole the show. No one saw his character coming. It was a huge surprise when I saw it on the opening weekend.


You are exactly right! I have done this with other movies before and didnt like them because everyone over hyped it, but then have watched the movie again with a couple friends and loved the movie. So maybe I should give this movie another try.
OSUCherokee
05-17-2009, 11:16 AM
You are exactly right! I have done this with other movies before and didnt like them because everyone over hyped it, but then have watched the movie again with a couple friends and loved the movie. So maybe I should give this movie another try.

Yeah I hate when that happens. If you don't see a movie right away you almost just have to wait till DVD to watch it.
brianwr
05-17-2009, 12:32 PM
Willem Dafoe in Boondock Saints for sure.
OSUCherokee
05-17-2009, 03:26 PM
Bill Murray and the gopher in Caddyshack.

http://www.lazydork.com/movies/caddyshack.jpg
Mike the Poke
05-17-2009, 04:23 PM
Neil Patrick Harris in Harold and Kumar go to White Castle.
ctaggie
05-17-2009, 05:36 PM
Here's a few I remember ... not all were supporting ... as some probably shared top billing ...

LA Confidential - Russell Crowe
Few Good Men - Nicholson
Mean Streets - De Niro
Godfather II - De Niro
Butch Cassidy - Redford
Deliverance - Burt Reynolds
Platoon - Tom Berenger
Dr. Strangelove - George C. Scott
Untouchables - Sean Connery
Cape Fear - De Niro
naffigator
05-17-2009, 09:23 PM
I definitely agree with Val Kilmer in Tombstone.

Travolta won the Academy Award for best supporting actor in Pulp Fiction, but I though Bruce Willis was much more deserving of the award.

And Gary Sinise as Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump, didn't steal the show, but definitely wouldn't have been the same without him.
No Garbage 66
05-18-2009, 01:40 AM
Dwight Yoakum as Doyle Hargroves in Sling Blade ?????

Doyle------"Carl, whatcha gonna do with lawnmower blade ?????"



Carl-------"I aim to kill ya with it."

"mmmm hhhmmmmmmm."
stoutman3
05-18-2009, 07:31 AM
My top 5 would be:
Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs
Val Kilmer in Tombstone
James Earl Jones (as Vadar) in Star Wars
Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight
William Defoe in Boondock Saints