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Daniel Stern

posted 16 years ago by TravisBickle88
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This movie had a few budding actors in it but one sticks out for me: Daniel Stern. He went on to be in some pretty good prductions. He was in Diner which was a really cool movie about the fifties. He was also in two of the greatest Christmas movies ever made; Home Alone one and two. Finally he narrated the Wonder Years which was a great (if slightly corny in retrospect) coming of age show starring Fred Savage. So maybe he's not the heart throb that his co-star Dennis Quaid was but I love Danny boy. "We're the sticky bandits."

[–] DingusStudley 16 years ago

"(if slightly corny in retrospect)"

Really? Wow. I disagree strongly with that. Much of the Kevin/Wendy stuff is corny, but that is to be expected given the insignifigance of adolescent relationships. Everything else about the show was very true to life, down to Earth, and realistic. That's what makes the show so great, it takes what would be disgustingly sappy in a weaker show and portrays it in a believable and powerful way.

I agree though, Daniel Stern is fantastic.

[–] TravisBickle88 16 years ago

It's the fact that that fuzzy wuzzy Wonders Years bull crap is unrealistic. Watch a show like Freaks and Geeks if you want to se real life adolecence. Don not attepmt to lecture me biatch.

pig bastard...

[–] billymac72 15 years ago

He was great in the underrated "Blue Thunder" too. Oh, and then there's "City Slickers" of course.

Haven't seen him around much lately though.

[–] Piperson 12 years ago

He has a small role in "Hannah and her Sisters" as a rock star named Dusty who visits Max von Sydow's art studio. He enrages him by asking if he has a painting with puce in it.

[–] Cuneo 10 years ago

and an even smaller role in Allen's Stardust Memories, which also included Amy Wright.

"Walked five miles to school and back, uphill both ways. No, really, I have pictures." MC Escher

[–] AtoZ2014 10 years ago

Awesome in Diner, especially when he was talking about his record albums.

Shrevie: Ok, now ask me what's on the flip side.
Beth: Why?
Shrevie: Just, just ask me what's on the flip side, OK?
Beth: What is on the flip side?
Shrevie: Hey, Hey, Hey, 1958. Specialty Records.
[Beth nods blankly]
Shrevie: See? You don't ask me things like that, do you? No! You never ask me what's on the flip side.
Beth: No! Because I don't give a *beep* Shrevie, who cares about what's on the flip side about the record?
Shrevie: I do! Every one of my records means something! The label, the producer, the year it was made. Who was copying whose style... who's expanding on that, don't you understand? When I listen to my records they take me back to certain points in my life, OK? Just don't touch my records, ever! You! The first time I met you? Modell's sister's high school graduation party, right? 1955. And Ain't That A Shame was playing when I walked into the door!

[–] gabby_bm 10 years ago

I didn't find Wonder Years to be that unrealistic for a coming-of-age series in the mid-late 60's. And yes, Freaks & Geeks. was pretty good for an 80's teen scenario

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