John Wayne's last role was in 1976's The Shootist. As The Duke suffered from cancer, faced death, and took this last role as a gunfighter with cancer who decides he'd rather die from bullets than the disease. Some complain about the movie deviating from the novel, with a less cynical ending. But I'm glad the greatest movie star went out as he did. (With the great Jimmy Stewart by his side.)
Ehhh, someone might throw a flag at me for this one, but I’m gonna say River Phoenix in The Thing Called Love, finished a couple months before he died. He sang, wrote music, wooed the girl, totally blew it, and pulled it together again, sorta, by the end. It’s a quirky, fun movie with characters that are believably real people. (Technically, he did have a later movie but it wasn’t completed until 19 years after his death, so I’m gonna say that one doesn’t count.)
Well, despite my best efforts to bribe the judge, Shannon has determined that Maggie made a great case for Robin Williams' final scene. Congratulations, Maggie, you get to choose Monday's question.
Great answer, and I echo the sentiment precisely.
John Wayne's last role was in 1976's The Shootist. As The Duke suffered from cancer, faced death, and took this last role as a gunfighter with cancer who decides he'd rather die from bullets than the disease. Some complain about the movie deviating from the novel, with a less cynical ending. But I'm glad the greatest movie star went out as he did. (With the great Jimmy Stewart by his side.)
Might be hard to follow in his father's footsteps ("Enter The Dragon"), but I think Brandon Lee's, "The Crow" is pretty noteworthy.
I thought about that as well but Enter The Dragon isn't as great a movie as me and my bros thought it was back in the 90's.
There's an obvious one that I'll leave for someone else. I'm choosing Paul Newman as Doc in Carrs. His gruff sarcasm made that character.
I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Ehhh, someone might throw a flag at me for this one, but I’m gonna say River Phoenix in The Thing Called Love, finished a couple months before he died. He sang, wrote music, wooed the girl, totally blew it, and pulled it together again, sorta, by the end. It’s a quirky, fun movie with characters that are believably real people. (Technically, he did have a later movie but it wasn’t completed until 19 years after his death, so I’m gonna say that one doesn’t count.)
Looks like we've got a tie this week. Standby.
Well, despite my best efforts to bribe the judge, Shannon has determined that Maggie made a great case for Robin Williams' final scene. Congratulations, Maggie, you get to choose Monday's question.