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R.I.P. Alan Arkin. What are your top 3 performances of his?

posted 2 years ago by samoanjoes (58613)
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Wait Until Dark
Argo
The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming

EDIT: I forgot to mention he was 89.

[–] mikethemartian (7003) 2 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2_w-QCWpS0

[–] nyctc7 (44116) 2 years ago

'Serpentine, Shel.' One of the all-time funny lines. Just the word, really.

[–] samoanjoes (58613) 2 years ago

I forgot he was in that. It's a classic scene too.

[–] BrandNewPoster (10996) 2 years ago

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Little Miss Sunshine
Argo

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

i have to watch the heart is a lonely hunter.

[–] BrandNewPoster (10996) 2 years ago

Yes, it is very good.

[–] nyctc7 (44116) 2 years ago

Glengarry Glen Ross
The In-Laws
Argo

[–] samoanjoes (58613) 2 years ago

Is there anyone who gave a bad performance in Glengarry Glen Ross?

[–] nyctc7 (44116) 2 years ago

Neal Jones as 'Man in Donut Shop' was just ok

[–] samoanjoes (58613) 2 years ago

Nah, he should have been nominated for a Golden Globe.

[–] olioz (3865) 2 years ago

Little Miss Sunshine
The Kominsky Method
Argo

[–] DrexlBickle (2456) 2 years ago

Little Miss Sunshine
Escape from Sobibor
Edward Scissorhands

[–] samoanjoes (58613) 2 years ago

Little Miss Sunshine is a popular one of his.

[–] DrexlBickle (2456) 2 years ago

Yep, stole every scene he was in.
Well deserved Oscar win, imo.

[–] FredBurroughs (22310) 2 years ago

RIP to a legend.

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Freebie and the Bean
So I Married and Axe Murderer

[–] lud (5933) 2 years ago

Without any doubt it's as Harry Roat Jr. in Wait Until Dark.

I remember watching this movie as 14 yo kid. I had nightmares months later because of this maniac villain. Arkin was brilliant. How dare you torment sweet and even blind Audrey Hepburn ?

[–] samoanjoes (58613) 2 years ago

That's my favourite movie of his. It's a shame that not too many people bring it up.

[–] what11 (359) 2 years ago

Yes, that's what I thought too. He was great in that.

[–] beantown23 (1438) 2 years ago

The Rocketeer, Hearts of the West, The In-Laws. Serpentine Shelly Serpentine.

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