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James Caan's best Movie
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Excluding the Godfather, what other James Caan movies do you think were his best. I will have to go with "Brian's Song," and "Cinderella Liberty" as a close runner up. Has anyone here ever seen Cinderella Liberty? Don Cardi
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Re: James Caan's best Movie
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Originally posted by Don Cardi: Has anyone here ever seen Cinderella Liberty? Yup. And I agree, its one of his best. I liked: Mickey Blue Eyes The Rain People The Glory Guys (the godfather movies, of course) And I like him on Las Vegas too. I was watching Irma La Douce the other day.. and I think I saw him in there.. not credited though..
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Re: James Caan's best Movie
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Geez Cardi! You remember Cinderella Liberty??? Why you must have been knee high to a grasshopper when that came out. I did see it, but it's been years. Was it Marsha Mason who was his co-star??? I remember Brian's Song, but never saw the movie. I really thought he was great in Misery. One of my favorite Stephen King films. TIS
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Re: James Caan's best Movie
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Two westerns get my nod:
Caan teamed with John Wayne and Robert Mitchum in "El Dorado" (basically the same movie as "Rio Bravo"). Caan, surprisingly, held his own against the two bigger stars, and he did quite well in this, his biggest movie to date.
The other, "Comes a Horseman", came a few years after "The Godfather". He played a cattle rancher who ended up fighting Jason Robards, and loving Jane Fonda.
Caan's career, IMHO, never lived up to its potential, and he's a better actor than his roles allowed.
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Re: James Caan's best Movie
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Originally posted by SC: Two westerns get my nod:
Caan teamed with John Wayne and Robert Mitchum in "El Dorado" (basically the same movie as "Rio Bravo"). Caan, surprisingly, held his own against the two bigger stars, and he did quite well in this, his biggest movie to date. SC, I didn't realize Caan was in that movie. I'm gonna have to go watch it now. I also liked him in the movie "misery". Of course the Godfather.
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Re: James Caan's best Movie
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Originally posted by Mignon: I didn't realize Caan was in that movie. I'm gonna have to go watch it now. Caan played the role that Ricky Nelson played in "Rio Bravo". He wore this funny hat, and since he wasn't much of a shot he carried around a sawed-off shotgun made especially for him.
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Re: James Caan's best Movie
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Originally posted by SC: Two westerns get my nod:
Caan teamed with John Wayne and Robert Mitchum in "El Dorado" (basically the same movie as "Rio Bravo"). Caan, surprisingly, held his own against the two bigger stars, and he did quite well in this, his biggest movie to date.
This movie was actually on tv today. I watched about 10 minutes of it and I thought that looked like Caan, but wasn't sure. Sadly enough I didn't finish watching it.
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Re: James Caan's best Movie
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TIS: knee high to a grasshopper? I love that expression! Besides the films already mentioned, I love Caan in "This Thing of Ours." Although of course, my absolute favorite is his Sonny.
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Re: James Caan's best Movie
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Originally posted by bogey: [quote]Originally posted by Don Cardi: [b] Has anyone here ever seen Cinderella Liberty? Yup. And I agree, its one of his best. I was watching Irma La Douce the other day.. and I think I saw him in there.. not credited though.. [/b][/quote]Yes, that is him. He was a young guy in that, I believe his first part in a movie. He is smoking a cigarette in that scene if memory serves me correctly. But it is definately him. Don Cardi
Don Cardi Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.
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Re: James Caan's best Movie
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Originally posted by The Italian Stallionette: Geez Cardi! You remember Cinderella Liberty??? Why you must have been knee high to a grasshopper when that came out. I did see it, but it's been years. Was it Marsha Mason who was his co-star??? I remember Brian's Song, but never saw the movie.
TIS Yes my lady, I was knee high to a grasshopper. (Isn't a grasshopper a drink? Is it a blue drink?). Actually I think that it came out right after The Godfather. But it was definatley one of my dad's favorite movies and I remember it very well. You are absolutely correct, the prostitute that he falls in love with was Marsha Mason. TIS, waz a matta whitch chu mang? Chu neva saw Brian's song Mang? Chu don't know what chu are missing mang! Sad movie , get the tissue box ready, but a great peice of acting by both James Caan and Billy Dee Williams. Don Cardi
Don Cardi Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.
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Re: James Caan's best Movie
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"The Gambler" (1974)
One of his first roles after The Godfather, it's like watching Sonny Corleone all over again as he plays another "New York" character.
Also with Paul Sorvino (Goodfellas), James Woods (Casino, Once Upon A Time In America), and Burt Young (Rocky, Pope of Greenwich Village, The Sopranos).
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