badmojo1006
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Many Many choices, but went with On the Waterfront. "I coulda been a contender!"
I bet the Godfather wins though
I bet the Godfather wins though
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What is Marlon Brando's signature role? (1 Viewer)
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otb_lifer
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agreed about the marvelous career, but i went the opposite of you - i chose Don Vito, but i think Terry (OTW) will win
Don Quixote
Footballguy
Viva Zapata! deserves some nomination recognition over Dr. Moreau.
That said, voted for Stanley. He's just a powerhouse there. One of the greatest acting performances ever. But lots of ways to go here.
That said, voted for Stanley. He's just a powerhouse there. One of the greatest acting performances ever. But lots of ways to go here.
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gianmarco
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wikkidpissah
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Mr Brando would be much-chagrined by the current results
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wikkidpissah
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He was as mercurial as Kyrie Irving in his public views and never answered those kind of questions, but, from what i've seen of his opinions, i'd guess he would probably rank Don Vito 3rd (behind his masterful Paul - my favorite - in Last Tango, and regulator Lee Clayton in Missouri Breaks) among his 'middle-aged' roles alone.
ETA: He basically got to direct Mutiny on the Bounty, so that could be his favorite, and i'm guessing Paul, Kowalski & Terry Malloy to be the others he'd consider
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badmojo1006
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Naw. For Russell Crowe, Gladiator won like 9 billion to 7gianmarco said:
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Sorry but every time anyone asks me who Superman's dad was, all I can think of is Brando.
Eephus
Footballguy
Brando's other Tennessee Williams adaptation was The Fugitive Kind from 1959. The film isn't great but Brando is unforgettable as the colorfully named Valentine "Snakeskin" Xavier.
Voted for Terry Malloy. I understand people voting for The Godfather but Brando's signature should be from when he was a young and dominant force.
Voted for Terry Malloy. I understand people voting for The Godfather but Brando's signature should be from when he was a young and dominant force.
Encyclopedia Brown
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I read that for about three days of work, he got a higher salary than Christopher Reeve.
gianmarco
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rockaction
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Terry and Stanley Kowalski are my two votes, in that order. OTW for the win as maybe the greatest of Hollywood movies about Hollywood, especially in tumult.
badmojo1006
Footballguy
On the Waterfront was about Hollywood?
I must have watched a different movie then you
rockaction
Footballguy
It was Kazan's allegory to the blacklisting scandal and his testimony about communists in Hollywood. Terry testifies against a corrupt union in place and is the hero of the story. Kazan was one of the only directors or people involved with H'Wood to testify in front of HUAC and name names. The film is an allegory -- he posits that he is Terry and likens the union to the Communist Party. People still hate the film to this day because of it.
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badmojo1006
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BobbyLayne
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BobbyLayne
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Brando is on the American male actor Mount Rushmore along with De Nero, Nicholson and Pacino.
Hamill is an UDFA, and I don't mean that in the Kurt Warner way.
ETA: Corvette Summer
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Leroy Hoard
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Binky The Doormat
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I did not expect it to be the Godfather ...good call.
I mean, he's hardly in the movie. I think the two main ones are just too old for most of the people here - A Streetcar/Waterfront/Mutiny are the classics ...
I mean, he's hardly in the movie. I think the two main ones are just too old for most of the people here - A Streetcar/Waterfront/Mutiny are the classics ...
badmojo1006
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gianmarco
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Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I think people are dismissing Street Car and On the Water Front too easily if they see this as a no brainer. His “I could have been a contender” speech and his “Stella” howls are iconic in the industry and what many will think of when the hear the name Brando.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
agreed, I think most here are too young to have seen those movies. iI gotta believe they have heard the phrases, but don't equate them to those specific movies or Brando ...my wife just guessed James Cagney on the "coulda been a contender" line.
I mean I am pretty damn old - and those are "old" movies for me.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
They are before my time for sure, and I’m not young - but those Movies are iconic. I used to live in Hoboken so seeing On the Waterfront was especially an interest to me.
Ilov80s
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Leaving Bogart, Fonda and James Stewart off? At least one of them has to be on the mount.Brando is on the American male actor Mount Rushmore along with De Nero, Nicholson and Pacino.
Hamill is an UDFA, and I don't mean that in the Kurt Warner way.
ETA: Corvette Summer
rockaction
Footballguy
Pacino?
The movies people love him for in the seventies haven't really aged well. Total hamfist.
NutterButter
Footballguy
Your mount Rushmore of actors seems like a good thread topic.
NutterButter
Footballguy
Good point. Cant remember the last time I had any desire to watch either of the godfathers.
Otis
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rockaction
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rockaction
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Ilov80s
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BobbyLayne
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If you want to be pedantic, sure. The larger point was how laughably bad the Hamill reference was, given you could find 100+ actors with a debatable body of work.
Ilov80s
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simey
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