Tuesday 24 September 2013

Alternate Best Actor 1987: Results

5. Mickey Rourke in Barfly- Rourke is all about his unique creation of his character of the Barfly and although unorthodox it does work quite effectively for his film.

Best Scene: Henry first goes home with Wanda
4. Bruno Ganz in Wings of Desire- Ganz is again mostly about conception and like Rourke it works wonderfully well for his film.

Best Scene: Damiel, now fallen, meets with Peter Falk.
3. Gary Oldman in Prick Up Ears- Oldman uses his chameleon abilities in a terrific fashion to giving a complex portrait of a writer whose talent, ego and appetites grow faster then his partner can take.

Best Scene: Orton becomes the dominate one in his relationship with Halliwell.
2. John Candy in Planes, Trains and Automobiles- John Candy gives a great performance that is very entertaining on the surface but also quite a heartbreaking portrait underneath.

Best Scene: "You wanna hurt me?"
1. John Lone in The Last Emperor- My favorite performance of the year belongs to John Lone's portrayal of the Last Emperor of China. Lone gives a fascinating and very moving portrayal of the journey of a ruler who did not even have power over himself.

Best Scene: The elderly Puyi visits his old home.
Overall Rank:
  1. John Lone in The Last Emperor
  2. Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart 
  3. Jack Nicholson in Ironweed
  4. John Candy in Planes, Trains and Automobiles
  5. Richard E. Grant in Withnail and I
  6. Albert Brooks in Broadcast News
  7. William Hurt in Broadcast News 
  8. Gary Oldman in Prick Up Your Ears
  9. Bruno Ganz in Wings of Desire
  10. Cary Elwes in The Princess Bride
  11. James Woods in Best Seller
  12. Steve Martin in Planes, Trains and Automobiles
  13. Mickey Rourke in Barfly
  14. Terry O'Quinn in The Stepfather
  15. Kyle MacLachlan in The Hidden
  16. Christian Bale in Empire of the Sun 
  17. Martin Short in Innerspace
  18. Michael Douglas in Wall Street
  19. Paul McGann in Withnail and I
  20. Rick Moranis in Spaceballs 
  21. Klaus Kinski in Cobra Verde
  22. Timothy Dalton in The Living Daylights 
  23. Noah Taylor in The Year My Voice Broke
  24. Matthew Modine in Full Metal Jacket
  25. Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon 
  26. John Malkovich in The Glass Menagerie
  27. Jack Nicholson in The Witches of Eastwick
  28. Joe Mantegna in House of Games
  29. Michael Douglas in Fatal Attraction 
  30. Richard Dreyfuss in Stakeout
  31. Steve Martin in Roxanne 
  32. Dennis Quaid in The Big Easy
  33. Chris Cooper in Matewan
  34. Nicolas Cage in Raising Arizona
  35. Alfred Molina in Prick Up Your Ears 
  36. Chow Yun-fat in Prison on Fire
  37. Dan Aykroyd in Dragnet 
  38. Mickey Rourke in A Prayer for the Dying
  39. Peter Weller in Robocop
  40. Marcello Mastroianni in Dark Eyes 
  41. Danny DeVito in Tin Men
  42. Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon
  43. Max von Sydow in Pelle the Conqueror
  44. Robin Williams in Good Morning Vietnam 
  45. Bruce Campbell in Evil Dead II
  46. Richard Dreyfuss in Tin Men
  47. Anthony Hopkins in 84 Charring Cross Road
  48. Ed Harris in Walker
  49. Sebastian Rice-Edwards in Hope And Glory
  50. Keanu Reeves in River's Edge 
  51. Danny DeVito in Throw Momma From The Train
  52. Bob Hoskins in A Prayer for the Dying
  53. Richard Dreyfuss in Nuts 
  54. Hugh Grant in Maurice
  55. Dennis Quaid in Innerspace
  56. Michael Nouri in The Hidden
  57. Adrian Pasdar in Near Dark 
  58. Bob Hoskins in The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
  59. Gaspard Manesse in Au Revoir Les Enfants
  60. Derek Jacobi in Little Dorrit
  61. James Caan in Gardens of Stone
  62. Jason Patric in The Lost Boys 
  63. Brian Dennehey in Best Seller
  64. James Wilby in Maurice 
  65. Nicolas Cage in Moonstruck
  66. Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator
  67. Bill Pullman in Spaceballs 
  68. Emilio Estevez in Stakeout
  69. Lou Diamond Phillips in La Bamba 
  70. Tom Hanks in Dragnet 
  71. Corey Haim in The Lost Boys  
  72. Andrew McCarthy in Less Than Zero
  73. Pelle Hvenegaard in Pelle the Conqueror
  74. John Lithgow in Harry and the Hendersons
  75. Kurt Russell in Overboard
  76. Christopher Reeve in Superman IV 
  77. Charlie Sheen in Wall Street
  78. Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop 2 
  79. Charlie Sheen in No Man's Land 
  80. Tony Leung Ka-fai in Prison on Fire
  81. Peter Falk in Happy New Year
  82. Kevin Costner in No Way Out
  83. Craig Wasson in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3
  84. D.B. Sweeney in No Man's Land 
  85. Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing
  86. Kevin Kline in Cry Freedom 
  87. Billy Crystal in Throw Momma From The Train
  88. Sylvester Stallone in Over the Top
  89. Tom Berenger in Someone to Watch Over Me
  90. Christopher Reeve in Street Smart 
  91. Crispin Glover in River's Edge
  92. Reb Brown in Strike Commando
  93. Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Running Man
  94. Kevin Costner in The Untouchables
  95. Jameson Parker in Prince of Darkness
  96. Ryan O'Neill in Tough Guys Don't Dance 
  97. David Mendenhall in Over the Top
Next Year: 1987 Supporting

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mandy Patinkin in The Princess Bride
R. Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket
Vincent D'Onofrio in Full Metal Jacket
Robert De Niro in Angel Heart
Kurtwood Smith in Robocop

RatedRStar said...

Nice to see William Hurt get a nice score =D

Vincent D Onofrio - Full Metal Jacket
R Lee Ermey - Full Metal Jacket
Mandy Patinkin - The Princess Bride
Ian Bannen - Hope And Glory
Dennis Hopper - The Rivers Edge

Michael McCarthy said...

Noooooooooo Jack :'( when will he get to have a win???

Anyway, my choices are:

Mandy Patinkin in the Princess Bride
Vincent D'Onofrio and R. Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket
Peter Falk in Wings of Desire
Dennis Hopper in River's Edge

I also like Robert De Niro in Angel Heart and The Untouchables.

Michael Patison said...

I feel like the recommendations given in the comments for Candy are pretty much the recommendations I'd give here, so just look there.

Psifonian said...

Mandy Patinkin, The Princess Bride.
Richard Dawson, The Running Man.
Peter O'Toole, The Last Emperor.
Robert De Niro, Angel Heart.
R. Lee Ermey, Full Metal Jacket.

Anonymous said...

Gene Hackman- No Way Out

Anonymous said...

Louis , for 1990 are you going to add Elias Koteas in supporting for the first Ninja Turtles film? lol.

Maciej said...

Peter O'Toole - The Last Emperor
Ian Bannen - Hope and Glory
Robert De Niro - Angel Heart
R. Lee Ermey - Full Metal Jacket
Vincent D'Onfrio - Full Metal Jacket

Kevin said...

Vincent D'onofrio in Full Metal Jacket
R Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket
Robert De Niro in Angel Heart or The Untouchables
Mandy Patinkin in Princess Bride

Kevin said...

Vincent D'onofrio in Full Metal Jacket
R Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket
Robert De Niro in Angel Heart or The Untouchables
Mandy Patinkin in Princess Bride

mrripley said...

WILL PATTON NO WAY OUT!!!

Robert MacFarlane said...

I'm just going to rank the top 5 I'd do;

1. Dennis Hopper in River's Edge
2. R. Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket
3. Mandy Patinkin in The Princess Bride
4. Daniel Roebuck in River's Edge
5. Chris Sarandon in The Princess Bride

Michael McCarthy said...

Going off of Kevin's request, I definitely think you should look at Will Patton in No Way Out. Not necessarily review him, since that's a performance I'd think you'd either love or hate, but for that reason I think he deserves a look.

Michael McCarthy said...

*mrripley's request