Boardsies Great Movie Star of the 80s - Live Thread

Irish Aris

Emilio Estevez Tom Hanks - I love Tom Hanks and he had a few good films in the 80s, but I think 90s is his decade.
Kathleen Turner James Earl Jones - one of my nominations, some really great roles for her
John Candy Kurt Russell - a bit more familiar with his films
Dan Aykroyd Dustin Hoffman - Tootsie and Rainman

Sawduck

Tom Hanks
James Earl Jones
Kurt Russell
Dan Aykroyd

quickbeam

Tom Hanks
Kathleen Turner
Kurt Russell
Dan Aykroyd - a real tough one but Blues Brothers (especially) and Ghostbusters are enough for me to pick him.

the purple tin

Arnold Schwarzenegger Robert De Niro
Mel Gibson John Cusack
Steve Martin Michael J. Fox
Gene Wilder Robin Williams

the purple tin

Emilio Estevez Tom Hanks
Kathleen Turner James Earl Jones
John Candy Kurt Russell
Dan Aykroyd Dustin Hoffman



Some tough matches now.

Kolido

Arnold Schwarzenegger 5 4 Robert De Niro
Mel Gibson 6 3 John Cusack
Steve Martin 4 5 Michael J. Fox
Gene Wilder 1 6 Robin Williams
Emilio Estevez 5 4 Tom Hanks
Kathleen Turner 5 3 James Earl Jones
John Candy 4 4 Kurt Russell
Dan Aykroyd 6 2 Dustin Hoffman

Kingp35

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mel Gibson
Michael J. Fox
Robin Williams

Emilio Estevez
Kathleen Turner
John Candy
Dan Aykroyd

Kolido

Arnold Schwarzenegger 6 4 Robert De Niro
Mel Gibson 6 3 John Cusack
Steve Martin 4 6 Michael J. Fox
Gene Wilder 1 6 Robin Williams
Emilio Estevez 6 4 Tom Hanks
Kathleen Turner 6 3 James Earl Jones
John Candy 5 4 Kurt Russell
Dan Aykroyd 6 2 Dustin Hoffman

Just the one match to resolve, we will kick off the next round in the evening.

the purple tin

Can't believe Tom Hanks is out so soon :eek:

JohnGreenFan

I'll give John Candy a vote to finish that match.

the purple tin

I was looking over Dan Ackroyd's 80s hits


Blues Brothers
Trading Places
Ghostbusters 1 and 2
Spies like Us
Caddyshack 2
Dragnet
Driving Miss Daisy


A good decade for him.

quickbeam

the purple tin wrote: »

Can't believe Tom Hanks is out so soon :eek:

Especially who he was against. If it was someone bigger I'd get it.

the purple tin

Steve Martin gone too. He had some classics in the 80s.
Dead men Don't Wear Plaid is one of my faves. They took scenes from old film noir movies and spliced them into the film. Very funny.

CLEANING WOMAN!!:mad::mad::mad:

Zaph

the purple tin wrote: »

Steve Martin gone too. He had some classics in the 80s.
Dead men Don't Wear Plaid is one of my faves. They took scenes from old film noir movies and spliced them into the film. Very funny.

CLEANING WOMAN!!:mad::mad::mad:

Reinemachefrau!

Zaph

the purple tin wrote: »

I was looking over Dan Ackroyd's 80s hits


Blues Brothers
Trading Places
Ghostbusters 1 and 2
Spies like Us
Caddyshack 2
Dragnet
Driving Miss Daisy


A good decade for him.

I think he definitely peaked with the first two. The Blues Brothers is in my top 5 all-time favourite films.

quickbeam

Zaph wrote: »

I think he definitely peaked with the first two. The Blues Brothers is in my top 5 all-time favourite films.

Top 11 for me (one of only 11 films that I've ever given 10/10 for, I don't rate them beyond that).




















(genuinely not a Spinal Tap reference )

JP Liz V1

quickbeam wrote: »

Especially who he was against. If it was someone bigger I'd get it.

Who took him out?

Zaph

quickbeam wrote: »

Top 11 for me (one of only 11 films that I've ever given 10/10 for, I don't rate them beyond that).




















(genuinely not a Spinal Tap reference )

Is Spinal Tap one of the other 10?

Zaph

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Who took him out?

Emilio Estevez, who, to be fair, pretty much had his entire career in the 80s.

quickbeam

Zaph wrote: »

Is Spinal Tap one of the other 10?

Not quite. But also a good film. Definitely top 100.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Zaph wrote: »

Emilio Estevez, who, to be fair, pretty much had his entire career in the 80s.

You shut your dirty rotten mouth Zaphrey (you know I'm serious as I used the full version of your name), some of the greatest movies Estevez starred in were in the '90s... The Mighty Ducks trilogy!

Not to mention Bobby in the mid-2000s which was a superb and vastly underappreciated film, which he directed and wrote as well as appeared in.

And he's about to star in the upcoming Mighty Ducks TV series.

His '80s Brat Pack years were simply the epic start of long and varied career.

Kolido

the purple tin wrote: »

I was looking over Dan Ackroyd's 80s hits


Blues Brothers
Trading Places
Ghostbusters 1 and 2
Spies like Us
Caddyshack 2
Dragnet
Driving Miss Daisy


A good decade for him.

In contrast, bar a few notable movies in the 90s, has he done anything since? I honestly couldnt name one movie he has done in the last 20 years, he has been in loads according to imdb.

JP Liz V1

Zaph wrote: »

Emilio Estevez, who, to be fair, pretty much had his entire career in the 80s.

Charlie Sheen's brother winning:p

Kolido

Kolido wrote: »

In contrast, bar a few notable movies in the 90s, has he done anything since? I honestly couldnt name one movie he has done in the last 20 years, he has been in loads according to imdb.

He was the dad in 10things I hate about you

quickbeam

Kolido wrote: »

In contrast, bar a few notable movies in the 90s, has he done anything since? I honestly couldnt name one movie he has done in the last 20 years, he has been in loads according to imdb.

Not VERY recent but, Grosse Point Blank.

Zaph

quickbeam wrote: »

Not VERY recent but, Grosse Point Blank.

Starring John Cusack, who has also departed this competition too soon, although to be fair he was up against Mel Gibson. Great film that.

JP Liz V1

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

He was the dad in 10things I hate about you

That was Larry Miller

JP Liz V1

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

That was Larry Miller

I always for it was an older Dan Ackroyd.

JP Liz V1

quickbeam wrote: »

Not VERY recent but, Grosse Point Blank.

Love the film

Kolido

Round 4 cast

Sigourney Weaver
Eddie Murphy
Nicolas Cage
Bruce Willis
Bill Murray
Jamie Lee Curtis
Michael Keaton
Winona Ryder
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mel Gibson
Michael J. Fox
Robin Williams
Emilio Estevez
Kathleen Turner
John Candy
Dan Aykroyd

First to 6 votes

Kolido

R4/M1

Michael J. Fox



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_J._Fox

vs

Robin Williams



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Williams

R4/M2

Winona Ryder



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winona_Ryder

vs

Bill Murray



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Murray

Michael J. Fox Robin Williams
Winona Ryder Bill Murray

Omackeral

Michael J. Fox. I have an irrational dislike of Robin Williams.

Bill Murray. I like his dryness.

Necro

Man neither of these are easy, going with the actors I simply prefer but don't really mind either getting through.

Michael J. Fox Robin Williams
Winona Ryder Bill Murray

Irish Aris

Necro wrote: »

Man neither of these are easy, going with the actors I simply prefer but don't really mind either getting through.

Michael J. Fox Robin Williams
Winona Ryder Bill Murray

+1 from me for these two.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Ooof. Love all 4 of these people.

Michael J. Fox ; was in many of my favourite '80s movies Back To The Future I & II, Teen Wolf, and Midnight Madness

Winona Ryder ; Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice

the purple tin

Michael J. Fox Robin Williams - Williams didn't hit his stride until the 90s.
Winona Ryder Bill Murray - Murray had some great comedies through the 80s

JP Liz V1

Michael J. Fox
Winona Ryder

quickbeam

Fox
Murray

Michael J. Fox
Winona Ryder

Sawduck

Michael J. Fox
Bill Murray

Zaph

Michael J. Fox
Bill Murray

Kolido

R4/M3

Dan Aykroyd



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Aykroyd

vs

Mel Gibson



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Gibson

R4/M4

Michael Keaton



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Keaton

vs

Sigourney Weaver



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigourney_Weaver

Dan Aykroyd Mel Gibson
Michael Keaton Sigourney Weaver

quickbeam

Ackroyd & Keaton please.

Necro

Dan Aykroyd Mel Gibson
Michael Keaton Sigourney Weaver

Harsh and tough

Irish Aris

Dan Aykroyd Mel Gibson - Dan Aykroyd, better likability factor
Michael Keaton Sigourney Weaver - I nominated Weaver but I will go with Keaton, because he is Batman!!

Zaph

Dan Aykroyd
Michael Keaton

Irish Aris wrote: »

Michael Keaton Sigourney Weaver - I nominated Weaver but I will go with Keaton, because he is Batman!!

What he said

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Dan Aykroyd ; was in quite a few classics (also I just think Gibson's controversial nature has soured me against him)

Michael Keaton ; am a fan of Sigourney, but hard to beat both Beetlejuice & Batman

Tauriel

Mel Gibson
Michael Keaton

Also Starring LeVar Burton

It's actually a shame Sigourney Weaver is up against Michael Keaton here because I think that would've been an epic finale.

Was at film premiere back in 2011 for a movie in which Sigourney Weaver makes a surprise and previously unannounced appearance in the final act. There was a chorus of cheers and a round of applause when she appeared onscreen for the first time, it was class. The film was

Paul (the Sci-Fi comedy starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, & Seth Rogen)

JP Liz V1

Mel Gibson
Michael Keaton

(Batman and Mad Max have to go through)