Maggers Wrote:My favorite Steve Martin movie is "All of Me," followed by "The Man with Two Brains." LOVE LOVE LOVE Steve Martin...he's the man of my dreams. Good looking, smart and funny. Can't go wrong there.
What a wild and crazy guy. I remember seeing him for the first time during an Academy Awards broadcast and he came out without a head; he was giving away the visual effects award.
Besides the already mentioned, I'll add Roxanne, L.A. Story, Housesitter, Parenthood, Bowfinger, and Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid.
To see him in a more dramatic turn, I highly recommend The Spanish Prisoner. I liked him a lot in Grand Canyon, but not the movie so much.
He and Christopher Walken are the only two people I will watch SNL for.
And finally, if you can find it, try to check out the oscar-nominatedThe Absent-Minded Waiter.
Scott
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Scott Miller Wrote:What a wild and crazy guy. I remember seeing him for the first time during an Academy Awards broadcast and he came out without a head; he was giving away the visual effects award.
Besides the already mentioned, I'll add Roxanne, L.A. Story, Housesitter, Parenthood, Bowfinger, and Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid.
To see him in a more dramatic turn, I highly recommend The Spanish Prisoner. I liked him a lot in Grand Canyon, but not the movie so much.
He and Christopher Walken are the only two people I will watch SNL for.
And finally, if you can find it, try to check out the oscar-nominatedThe Absent-Minded Waiter.
Scott, as always, you've got the compleat list. "Parenthood" is one of my top 20 favs of all time. I love that little movie; it gets me every time. And I really liked "The Spanish Prisoner."
I totally agree about SNL, and your assessment of "Grand Canyon" is spot on.
I'll have to find "The Absent-Minded Waiter;" don't know that one.
Thanks!
PS Have you read any of his books? He writes well, too!
This post was last modified: 10-25-2005, 11:36 AM by Maggers.
Reading is freedom.
The mind soars, no earthly cares,
no limitations.
A Maggers Haiku, 2005
Years ago my mother used to say to me... "In this world, Elwood, you can be oh so smart or oh so pleasant."
Well, for years I was smart.
I recommend pleasant.
You may quote me.
Elwood P. Dowd
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I am a Mog, half man, half dog. I am my own best friend.
"No other success can compensate for failure in the home." D.O. McKay
"Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected."
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Scott Miller Wrote:What a wild and crazy guy. I remember seeing him for the first time during an Academy Awards broadcast and he came out without a head; he was giving away the visual effects award.
Besides the already mentioned, I'll add Roxanne, L.A. Story, Housesitter, Parenthood, Bowfinger, and Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid.
To see him in a more dramatic turn, I highly recommend The Spanish Prisoner. I liked him a lot in Grand Canyon, but not the movie so much.
He and Christopher Walken are the only two people I will watch SNL for.
And finally, if you can find it, try to check out the oscar-nominatedThe Absent-Minded Waiter.
Steve Martin is great as well. Nice list, will have to check out the Spanish Prisoner. Am really looking forward to Steve Martin in The Pink Panther as that role and he seem custom fit for each other.
Agree with Maggers on Parenthood, very underrated little movie. Really like that one. But also a big fan of the Jerk. Man so many classic lines in that movie right from the start. "I was born a poor black child..."
"No other success can compensate for failure in the home." D.O. McKay
"Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected."
~ Red Buttons
Too literal? I'm sorry you feel I have a Literal Agenda!
Maggers Wrote:PS Have you read any of his books? He writes well, too!
I read his book. The title is "Shopgirl". And, he made the movie, too.
http://www.apple.com/trailers/touchstone/shopgirl/
He has many talents!
As far a John Candy, there are just too many good movies to pick one. I don't know if I could classify any as GREAT, but definitely GOOD and quality comedies.
As for Steve Martin, I have always been partial to The Man with Two Brains, but All of Me, The Jerk, Roxanne, LA Story are all great. A couple overlooked gems are Leap of Faith and A Simple Twist of Fate.
As for Steve Martin, I have always been partial to The Man with Two Brains, but All of Me, The Jerk, Roxanne, LA Story are all great. A couple overlooked gems are Leap of Faith and A Simple Twist of Fate.
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. ... The piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.
~ Howard Phillips Lovecraft
The Mad American Wrote:I am a Mog, half man, half dog. I am my own best friend.
OMG! I'm having a wretched day at work and this helped so much. I'd forgotten that line, and I laughed out loud when I read it.
Reading is freedom.
The mind soars, no earthly cares,
no limitations.
A Maggers Haiku, 2005
Years ago my mother used to say to me... "In this world, Elwood, you can be oh so smart or oh so pleasant."
Well, for years I was smart.
I recommend pleasant.
You may quote me.
Elwood P. Dowd
Maggers Wrote:OMG! I'm having a wretched day at work and this helped so much. I'd forgotten that line, and I laughed out loud when I read it.
Glad to be of service Maggers.
And that line will always have a special place in my heart. My brother in laws last name is spelled differently but pronounced Mog. Man I wore that line out with him and his family.
"No other success can compensate for failure in the home." D.O. McKay
"Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected."
~ Red Buttons
Too literal? I'm sorry you feel I have a Literal Agenda!
jimbow8 Wrote:As far a John Candy, there are just too many good movies to pick one. I don't know if I could classify any as GREAT, but definitely GOOD and quality comedies.
As for Steve Martin, I have always been partial to The Man with Two Brains, but All of Me, The Jerk, Roxanne, LA Story are all great. A couple overlooked gems are Leap of Faith and A Simple Twist of Fate.
I forgot all about Leap of Faith. It's been a long time since I watched it. That was a good one too. What a performer!