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My only advice to the would-be directors out there

posted 4 years ago by ducksoup (3933)
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Make sure you hire John Lithgow, and make sure you get him to overact. There's nothing finer. (See Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai for a prime example.)

[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 3 years ago

He was awesome in Cliffhanger

[–] pjl69 (2647) 3 years ago

Really? Cliffhanger showed that Renny Harlin can't work with actors when even an accomplished character actor like Lithgow comes out wooden.

[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 3 years ago

“Don’t bother to buckle up, you might not want to survive this”