10 Reasons To Worship Albert Brooks
Submitted by kbloom on Tue, 02/20/2001 - 09:14
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- 10) Buck Henry in "Defending Your Life"
- 9) Charles Grodin in "Real Life"
- 8) Ruminations on Whitey Ford in "The Scout"
- 7) Making the case for William Hurt's Mephistophelean status in "Broadcast News"
- 6) Rip Torn in "Defending Your Life"
- 5) The ice cream scene in "Mother"
- 4) Martin Scorsese: thin & angry
- 3) "So young ... AIDS?"/"You make me think of my little poodle."
- 2) The importance of being a crossing guard
- 1) THE NEST EGG
Author Comments:
Those who know the deal also know that this list could have gone on forever. Albert Brooks. Goddamn. And I only use 2% of my brain.
What a great list! I don't like every film on the list (I particularly found Mother weak, excepting the ice cream scene and the attempts to use the video phone), but I loved every scene you mentioned. My, isn't Broadcast News shamelessly forgotten nowadays?
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
Oh, I'd have to add something from Out of Sight, perhaps his finest dramatic turn.
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs