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Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 05-24-20
Replies: 72
My Favorite Cast Against Type Performances
Posted By gbgoodies
Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People is an...

Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People is an excellent choice for #1. She was robbed of an Oscar for that performance.
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 05-16-20
Replies: 72
My Favorite Cast Against Type Performances
Posted By gbgoodies
I have The Country Girl on DVD, but I just...

I have The Country Girl on DVD, but I just haven't found the time to watch it yet. :(
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 05-08-20
Replies: 72
My Favorite Cast Against Type Performances
Posted By gbgoodies
I don't know if I've seen Christopher Guest in...

I don't know if I've seen Christopher Guest in any other movies, (including This is Spinal Tap), but I loved him in The Princess Bride.
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 05-01-20
Replies: 72
My Favorite Cast Against Type Performances
Posted By gbgoodies
I'm not saying that you're wrong. I'm just...

I'm not saying that you're wrong. I'm just saying that I see it a little bit different in this case, but I can understand your point on this one.
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 04-30-20
Replies: 72
My Favorite Cast Against Type Performances
Posted By gbgoodies
I thought George Clooney was great in The...

I thought George Clooney was great in The Descendents. I don't know if I'd consider his performance "against type", but maybe more like it felt "out of character" for him because his character...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 04-25-20
Replies: 72
My Favorite Cast Against Type Performances
Posted By gbgoodies
I'm glad to see that people are starting to see...

I'm glad to see that people are starting to see my point about Leslie Nielsen. I was already thinking up another reply with Vincent Price as an example just in case I had to explain it again. :)
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 04-23-20
Replies: 72
My Favorite Cast Against Type Performances
Posted By gbgoodies
I'm aware that Leslie Nielsen started out as a...

I'm aware that Leslie Nielsen started out as a dramatic actor, but this thread isn't about the way an actor's career changed. It's about the actor's type, or rather being cast against their type. ...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 04-23-20
Replies: 72
My Favorite Cast Against Type Performances
Posted By gbgoodies
I would have thought Leslie Nielsen's type was...

I would have thought Leslie Nielsen's type was this type of comedy spoofs, so against type for him would be something like Forbidden Planet (1956).
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 04-21-20
Replies: 72
My Favorite Cast Against Type Performances
Posted By gbgoodies
I thought the same thing about John Lithgow. ...

I thought the same thing about John Lithgow. I've seen him as so many different types of characters that I don't think he really has any one type.

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