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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.

[–] Kowalski (79132) 2 years ago

THE ROCKETEER.

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE.

FREEBIE AND THE BEAN.

THOSE WOULD BE MY THREE MOST WATCHED PERFORMANCES BY MR. ARKIN...NARROWING HIS WORK DOWN TO HIS THREE BEST WOULD BE A TIRESOME EFFORT INVOLVING TWO DOZEN FILMS.

[–] CKid (3842) 2 years ago

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
Indian Summer (1993)

[–] Kowalski (79132) 2 years ago

OOOH...INDIAN SUMMER...I LOVE THAT MOVIE.

[–] samoanjoes (58613) 2 years ago

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter seems to be a popular one here. I haven't seen it.

[–] ElizabethJoestar (946) 2 years ago

It's a little uneven, but Arkin is heartbreaking.

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

he did a lot of offbeat sort of movies which i never watched

[–] DoctorThirteen (15321) 2 years ago

Freebie and the Bean
Edward Scissorhands
Wait Until Dark

[–] jriley555 (8551) 2 years ago

Catch 22
Glengarry Glen Ross

[–] samoanjoes (58613) 2 years ago

Catch-22 was one of the most frustrating viewing experiences I've ever had. The version I saw did that audio thing movies do where the sound effects and music are loud but the dialogue is extremely low. It's hard to know if I liked it because of that.

[–] jriley555 (8551) 2 years ago

Its an odd film. Had its great moments. Was over-long, tended to drag. The novel was superb.

[–] tsrt (1177) 2 years ago

Going in Style (2017)

[–] samoanjoes (58613) 2 years ago

I actually saw that. Decent cast.

[–] Freddy (1325) 2 years ago

forgot how funny that movies was sad when the good ones die

[–] rootvegetables (1899) 2 years ago

Welcome to Mooseport.

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[–] samoanjoes (58613) 2 years ago

Gene Hackman's last movie.