Favorite Performances of the 1970s
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Topic: Favorite Performances of the 1970s
Posted By: MortSahlFan
Subject: Favorite Performances of the 1970s
Date Posted: May 16 2025 at 11:48
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Favorite performances Gena Rowlands - "A Woman Under The Influence" Marlon Brando - "Last Tango in Paris" + "The Godfather" Stacy Keach - "Fat City" Jack Nicholson - "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" Malcolm McDowell - "A Clockwork Orange" Robert De Niro - "Taxi Driver" Art Carney - "Harry and Tonto" John Cassavetes - "Mikey and Nicky" George C. Scott - "Patton" Peter Finch - "Network" Steve McQueen - "Pappilon" Ruth Gordon - "Harold and Maude" Patrick Dewaere - "Serie Noire" ------------- https://www.youtube.com/c/LoyalOpposition https://www.scribd.com/document/382737647/MortSahlFan-Song-List |
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 17 2025 at 01:21
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Gene Hackman - The French Connection I & II Marlon Brando - The Godfather Al Pacino - The Godfather Part 2, Serpico and Dog Day Afternoon Richard Dreyfuss - Jaws and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind Richard Shaw - Jaws Roy Scheider - Jaws Peter Ustinov - Logan's Run Sir Lawrence Olivier - The Marathon Man Dustin Hoffman - The Marathon Man and All The Presidents Men Robert Redford - All The Presidents Men and The Sting Sigourney Weaver - Alien (actually the whole cast are fantastic) Christopher Lee - The Wicker Man Edward Woodward - The Wicker Man Bob Hoskins - The Long Good Friday * Helen Mirren - The Long Good Friday * Dennis Weaver - Duel Burt Reynolds - Deliverance Jon Voight - Deliverance Christopher Walken - The Deer Hunter Jenny Agutter - The Railway Children that'll do for now! * EDIT - Just checked and The Long Good Friday was 1980 but I'll leave it in 
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Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: June 02 2025 at 13:46
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Stallone in "Rocky" ------------- https://www.youtube.com/c/LoyalOpposition https://www.scribd.com/document/382737647/MortSahlFan-Song-List |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: June 02 2025 at 14:15
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Hoffman Straight Time ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: June 02 2025 at 15:12
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Tatum O'Neal - Paper Moon Jack Nicholson - The Shining Topol - Fiddler on the Roof ------------- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sQD8uhpWXCw" rel="nofollow - It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...Road Rage Edition |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: June 02 2025 at 15:28
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^It was Tatum O'Neil in Paper Moon, not Jodie Foster ------------- "Christ, where would rock & roll be without feedback?" - D. Gimour |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: June 02 2025 at 15:39
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^ Indeed! Massive brain fart. Thank you. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sQD8uhpWXCw" rel="nofollow - It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...Road Rage Edition |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: June 02 2025 at 16:05
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Divine - Pink Flamingos Ruth Gordon - Harold and Maude Linda Blair - The Exorcist Diane Keaton - Annie Hall Gene Wilder - Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: June 02 2025 at 20:18
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Hi, I also listed the director and year taken from my spreadsheet for all reviews I have written about. Paul Scofield - King Lear (Peter Brook 1971) Klaus Kinski - Aguirre, The Wrath of God (Werner Herzog 1972) Alejandro Jodorowsky - El Topo (Alejandro Jodorowsky 1970) Alan Bates, Julie Christie - The Go-Between (Joseph Losey 1970) James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson - Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid (Sam Peckinpah 1973) Jack Nicholson - Five Easy Pieces (Lazlo Kovacs 1970) James Fox, Mick Jaegger - Performance (Nicolas Roeg/Donald Cammell 1970) Jenny Agutter, David Gumpilil - Walkabout (Nicolas Roeg 1971) David Bowie, Rip Torn - The Man Who Fell To Earth (Nicolas Roeg 1976) Glenda Jackson, Oliver Reed - Women in Love (Ken Russell 1970) Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed - The Devils (Ken Russell 1971) Scott Anthony, Dorothy Tutin - Savage Messiah (Ken Russell 1972) Robert Powell - Mahler (Ken Russell 1974) Dominique Sanda - The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Vittorio de Sica 1970) Anatoly Solonitsyn, Nikolai Grinko - The Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky 1979) The whole cast - 200 Motels (Frank Zappa 1972) Already mentioned: George C. Scott - "Patton" Peter Finch - "Network" Jack Nicholson - "The Shining" Topol - "Fiddler on the Roof" Note: "Performance" was delayed a long time, before it ended up becoming one of the fave midnight shows for a while. It is a magnificent film. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Valdez
Date Posted: June 02 2025 at 21:11
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Trying not to repeat what’s been posted so far Dustin Hoffman in Straw Dogs Lee Marvin in Paint your wagon All of the actors in the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre Christopher Walken in the deer hunter (posted already but so great) Jack Nicholson Chinatown Dennis weaver duel Peter sellers in Being there George Hamilton in Evel Kneivel. Ruth Gordon Harold and Maude Candy Clark in The Man who fell to earth Sean Connery Medicine man Robert plant The song remains the same. ------------- https://bakullama1.bandcamp.com/album/maxwells-submarine |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 03 2025 at 02:56
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If we are name checking rock stars in film roles then how about Roger Daltrey - Tommy Sting - Quadrophenia Bowie - The Man Who Fell To Earth |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: June 03 2025 at 06:26
Hi, Can't believe I missed Peter Sellers ... one of my favorite actors of all time, and you can see a hint of it, in the end credits of the film when he switches voices, and this was one of the most incredible part of the GOONS, as to how he, and Spike Milligan constantly floated voices, and there were 4 or 5 different ones each and every show. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Valdez wrote:Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: June 03 2025 at 11:20
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So many good 70's movies to choose from, so here's just a few that spring to mind as outstanding performances (in no particular order). Gene Wilder in 'Young Frankenstein' Louise Fletcher in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' Jenny Runacre in 'Jubilee' Susan Sarandon in 'Pretty Baby' (well Susan Sarandon in just about anything) Cleavon Little in 'Blazing Saddles' Katharine Ross in 'The Stepford Wives' James Caan in 'Rollerball' Jenny Agutter in 'Walkabout' Tatum O'Neil in 'Paper Moon' Christopher Lee in 'The Wicker Man' Graham Chapman in 'Monty Python's Life of Brian' Jodie Foster in 'Bugsy Malone' Liza Minelli in 'Cabaret' Ellen Burnstyn in 'The Exorcist' Linda Blair in 'The Exorcist' Piper Laurie in 'Carrie' Sissy Spacek in 'Carrie' Eileen Brennan in 'The Last Picture Show' Cybill Shepherd in 'The Last Picture Show' (well pretty much the whole cast of 'The Last Picture Show' were outstanding) Dirk Bogarde in 'The Night Porter' Charlotte Rampling in 'The Night Porter' Ingrid Thulin in 'Salon Kitty' ------------- "Christ, where would rock & roll be without feedback?" - D. Gimour |
Posted By: Valdez
Date Posted: June 03 2025 at 18:09
I forgot about Nurse Ratchett... She was amazing. Somewhere I read that she was starting to feel the (Real or imagined) pressure from the other cast members. In other words, it sort of got 'real'. ------------- https://bakullama1.bandcamp.com/album/maxwells-submarine |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: June 03 2025 at 22:05
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I believe Louise Fletcher was something like the 4th or 5th choice to play the part as everyone else had turned it down... at the time she was an almost unknown jobbing actress playing bit parts. After Cuckoo's Nest everyone knew her, and she quite rightly won the Oscar that year. ------------- "Christ, where would rock & roll be without feedback?" - D. Gimour |
Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: June 04 2025 at 08:03
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More like "Nurse WRETCHED" ------------- https://www.youtube.com/c/LoyalOpposition https://www.scribd.com/document/382737647/MortSahlFan-Song-List |