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Who do you prefer as an actor; Rick Moranis or Dana Carvey?

posted 5 years ago by TMC-4 (20487)
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Some things they have in common:

*Part of a comedy sketch show duo that later became a movie

*Ties with some of the greatest comedic actors in Hollywood

*Popular for geeky/nerdy roles

*Belong to a PAIR of films that are considered classics

*1997 was the year of a big event

*25 or less film credits

*Around 65 years of age

*Four letter name

[–] Otter (24464) 5 years ago

Moranis, by far! He came across as a perfectly genuine dork who happened to be very funny, Carvey never read as a real in any sense. Carvey played caricataures rather than human beings, he really should have stuck to sketch comedy and not tried to expand into films.

Moranis was a real talent, a real actor who is great with comedy, and the screen is poorer for his absence.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Rick Moranis

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Frederick Allan Moranis, by a long margin.

He personifies 80s comedy in the same way Steve Martin and John Candy do. Nothing against Carvey, but he simply didn't have the same cultural impact or list of iconic films to his name.

[–] Moviebuff1 (2835) 5 years ago

Moranis, hands down.