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Posts: 18114 | Location: Sonoma County, CA | Registered: April 09, 2004
George C. Scott went from the role of General "Buck" Turgidson to the role of General George S. Patton.
(I would guess that EVERYONE on this forum has seen both of these movies -- it might even be part of the waiver)
ETA: Bradley Cooper. Went from The Hangover to the role of Chris Kyle. Although I never really thought of Bradley Cooper as a Comedian.This message has been edited. Last edited by: radioman,
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Posts: 11172 | Location: 45 miles from the Pacific Ocean | Registered: February 28, 2003
Originally posted by NK402: I have no use for Will Ferrell but can't remember why.
Ferrell as a comic was only good in small doses. "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" was about the most I could take of him. I couldn't tolerate "Talladega Nights" or "Step Brothers" or anything he starred in....
Until "Everything Must Go". There are funny (more like bittersweet) parts in it, but he does a great job of portraying a guy whose life is just falling down around him.
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Posts: 16253 | Location: Harrison, AR | Registered: February 05, 2004
Many good examples already stated. I do want to say that in my opinion regarding Robin Williams, of my 3 favorite movies of his, only 1 is him in a comedic role (Best of Times). Otherwise, Dead Poets Society and particularly Insomnia show some real acting chops.
Posts: 3218 | Location: Manheim, PA | Registered: September 04, 2007
Originally posted by AllenInWV: Ferrell as a comic was only good in small doses.
Agreed. In comedic roles in movies, a little bit of Will Ferrell goes a looooooooooooong way. [/DRIFT]
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
Originally posted by SBrooks: Might be the reverse of what you're asking, but I remember seeing Leslie Neilson in a serious role and kindof laughing - because I'd only ever seen him in goofy roles. Maybe it was that classic SciFi movie - I've forgotten the name.
Neilson was a leading man early in his career, but never a wildly popular one. Turning to comedy was career genius for him.
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Posts: 53361 | Location: Texas | Registered: February 10, 2004
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
