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bookieassassin

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Posted: Mar. 9, 2011 - 3:15 AM ET #26

Quote Originally Posted by LeRinkRat:

Jimmy Stewart is my favorite also....

my fav Jimmy Stewart movie is "The Spirit of St Louis". I know there are oodles of his movies more popular esp "It's A Wonderful Life" BUT, after "The Right Stuff", It's my favorite aviation theme movie EVER.

trailer>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pADw8x4zjsk

btw, "The Spirit of St Louis" screens on TCM Friday, May 20th in a Jimmy Stewart marathon.

Spirit...is great movie......haven't seen it in a long while

my top 10....kinda in order

It's a Wonderful Life...nobody is too cool to not love this one (you may think you are yes)
Rear Window....Grace Kelly wow
Mr Smith Goes to Washington
Vertigo
You Can't Take it With You
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Anatomy of Murder
Harvey
The Stratton Story....pitching motion not bad..

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Spirit....along with Rope (very interesting flick.....Flight of the Phoenix .....and Philadelphia Story (his only Oscar?).....all great
*that's one marathon I can handle with ease ...thanks

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LeRinkRat

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Posted: Mar. 9, 2011 - 2:14 PM ET #27

Harvey

Elwood P Dowd. a definate fav JS character

OnlyGod

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Posted: Mar. 13, 2011 - 11:20 PM ET #28

Matt Damon has to be up there, he wrote Good Will Hunting himself.

MoneyShot

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Posted: Mar. 14, 2011 - 11:57 PM ET #29

Quote Originally Posted by misfit_aka:

BOTH in terms of box-office success and length of career (e.g. popularity)...

Bruce Willis and Humphrey Bogart would be my top guesses. Maybe a Jack Nicholson high up there to...anyone else?

who is right now or who was??

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Posted: Mar. 15, 2011 - 12:04 AM ET #30

Quote Originally Posted by LeRinkRat:

of the "moderns" I think three of the four mentioned, DiCaprio, Ford, Nicholson are excellent selections and I would add "this generations Jimmy Stewart", Tom Hanks.

as for "greatest generation", the best were Marlon Brando, Jimmy Stewart, Clark Gable, John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Cary Grant and Humphrey Bogart. IF I had to pick one for "box office", which is the true Hollywood test of a "movie star", I would say have to say John Wayne (although Jimmy Stewart is my personal fav)

if that is the case then, as much as i would hate to say it, Will Smith would definitely be in the top 5 in hollywood right now. His movies i think have consistently been huge huge successes like Independence day, men in black movies, bad boys.. he consistently puts out hit after hit..

Johnny Depp is another guy that has mad box office success..

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Posted: Mar. 15, 2011 - 12:11 AM ET #31

We arent talking about the best actors here, he was asking who is the biggest star in hollywood... Box office success probably has to be the number 1 qualification..

LeRinkRat

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Posted: Mar. 16, 2011 - 2:15 PM ET #32

Quote Originally Posted by MoneyShot:

We arent talking about the best actors here, he was asking who is the biggest star in hollywood... Box office success probably has to be the number 1 qualification..

good point, MoneyShot.

in that case I would agree with Will Smith and Johnny Depp (although the latter IS a great actor that can play ANY role) along with Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson and "greatest generation" John Wayne for box office success. all are, or in the case of John Wayne, were

Jaysvdubwhat

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Posted: Mar. 16, 2011 - 6:11 PM ET #33

Leo forsure

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Posted: Mar. 17, 2011 - 1:00 AM ET #34

Steve McQueen was one of the greats

Burt Reynolds his 70's movies were box office gold

Sylvester Stallone his 80's films

Eddie Murphy his 80's films

CanadaCup

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Posted: Mar. 17, 2011 - 1:05 AM ET #35

Mickey Rooney from 1939 through 1941 was the number one box office actor of his time.

Crowkillers

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Posted: Mar. 17, 2011 - 8:17 PM ET #36

Leo is the biggest thing in Hollywood right now hands down...

misfit_aka

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Posted: Mar. 19, 2011 - 12:25 AM ET #37

Wow...this denigrated to b-stars becoming somewhat big a-stars,very fast!! (sean penn??? lmao)

just for reference...AFI has Bogart as the #1 male actor of all time. You may have not seen his movies but you know his character, u know when someone his spoofing him!!! Not only is he very popular him films have made alot of money to go along with it (in ways sean connery or pacino cannot touch!)

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