What's your favorite comedic performance by a serious actor?

@shortsviral_1995

4 жыл бұрын

Nic comedy

@primetimehighlights6018

4 жыл бұрын

Jim carrey

@hrishikeshts8832

4 жыл бұрын

Bryan Cranston

@jadz4073

4 жыл бұрын

Adam Driver in BlackKklansmen! 🤣

@vb2388

4 жыл бұрын

If its serious actor in terms of their character then yes, it maybe Jim Carrey But if its based on performances then I don’t see how its Jim? Russell Crowe in The Nice Guys Ralph Fiennes in In Bruges Marlon Brando in The Freshman are my picks..

Tom Cruise as Les Grossman is one of my favorite surprise turns in all of cinema. I wish he would do more roles like that because he absolutely killed it.

For those of us old enough to have seen Airplane when it first came out, these actors in these roles bring back the shock of that old movie. Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, and Peter Graves had all been dramatic actors in serious roles before then. Seeing them act silly made that movie wonderfully kookie. Leslie Nielsen is known to new generations as a comedic actor, but it started with Airplane.

@tinakeshner585

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Kanyima I’m curious but what is your point?

@Raz.C

4 жыл бұрын

While Airplane/ Flying High was undoubtedly one of his best and one of my favourites, I can also remember scouring the video stores (in the old days before the internet, you used to have to rent movies on video tape from brick-and-mortar stores. We called them Video Stores.) for episodes of Police Squad which came four episodes to a tape. If I remember the order correctly, Police Squad came out before the Naked Gun movies and was the basis for the later movies - or at least the characters were the basis of the characters in the later movie series. Thems was the good ole days...

@ronniehockey8814

4 жыл бұрын

Stack is the man. Funny too.

@WrenFaithBridger

4 жыл бұрын

@@Raz.C Yes. The TV show "Police Squad!" was the basis for the "Naked Gun" movies; the full title was, "Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!". I watched the show when it first aired and felt bad when it was cancelled.

@MrEiniweini

4 жыл бұрын

In Australia the movie stayed in cinema for over two years, I assume around the world it was similar. That would make it a contender for the longest running screen time second to Rocky Horror Picture Show.

The Dude is the most chilled out film character of all time.

@ggt47

4 жыл бұрын

Yes? One of the,m?

@bobbynothin

4 жыл бұрын

@@ggt47 Can you elaborate?

@ichthus2188

4 жыл бұрын

Well, that's just like your opinion, man.

@lynnenewell2016

4 жыл бұрын

The Dude abides.

@mikitz

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, well, that's like...your opinion, man.

Leslie Nielson deserves number 1# spot. He really knows how to deliver every silly sentence in a serious way which is for me even funnier in his movies.

@jonathannst-pierre9672

3 жыл бұрын

I am serious and don't call me Shirley! still cracks me up

Jason Statham was hilarious in Spy. I hope to see him take more comedic roles.

My favorite serious actor in a comedy role? No contest. The late, amazing, Alan Rickman as Alexander Dane in Galaxy Quest!

@garyfrazier5414

4 жыл бұрын

"By Grabthar's hammer....what a savings."

@caroleanderson4020

3 жыл бұрын

He stole the show in Robin Hood!

@garyfrazier5414

3 жыл бұрын

"And cancel Christmas!"

@cjthehaasman9954

3 жыл бұрын

How about Alan rickman as Metatron in Dogma?

@susanmozda910

3 жыл бұрын

@@cjthehaasman9954 you stole my thought! 😉

I would’ve added Alan Rickman or Sigourney Weaver in Galaxy Quest.

Death Becomes Her was one of my late sister's _favorite_ movies. It really is underappreciated.

Ryan Gosling - The Nice Guys

@2guys1cliplol

4 жыл бұрын

That scene where he falls in the pool and freaks out when he sees Nixon made me cry laughing

@slayer45670

4 жыл бұрын

Russell Crowe - The Nice Guys

@derekdick7678

4 жыл бұрын

The GOAT

@stephengrigg5988

4 жыл бұрын

Both of them are absolutely hilarious. It's a shame the movie didn't turn a profit, because we'll probably never get a sequel

@topografer

4 жыл бұрын

@@stephengrigg5988 seriously underrated movie

It would be good to mention Arnold Schwarzenegger after giving us a very serious performance in "Conan the Barbarian" (1982), "Conan the Destroyer" and "The Terminator" (1984), "Red Sonja" and "Commando" (1985), etc he then started making comedies like "Twins" (1998) and "Kindergarten Cop" (1990).

@user-st3pn8wh7e

6 ай бұрын

"The Last Action Hero" is highly underrated!

Shocked RDJ wasn't on this list for Tropic Thunder. It's was a huge risk, but man was it done perfectly for what the role was.

@mannylugz5872

4 жыл бұрын

Probably because its a "black face" type of character which is scorned upon today.

@AllisonChains64

4 жыл бұрын

@@mannylugz5872 Yeah, and that's too bad. He was great in it!

@guyincognito9578

3 жыл бұрын

shocked that you feel familiar enough with Robert Downey jr. to just whip an RDJ on him

@RagnarokMic

3 жыл бұрын

RDJ was really as much of a comedic actor as dramatic, he came in on comedy, even a short (terrible) stint on SNL, and later shifted to drama. His comedic wit was always his bread and butter.

@mitch6160

3 жыл бұрын

Thought he was better in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

3:59 Brad Pitt in once opon a time in Hollywood: I'm I a joke to you?

@triplestroke5729

4 жыл бұрын

Burn after reading character is much more comedic.

@jbernaola1457

4 жыл бұрын

@@triplestroke5729 yeah I know, I'm not talking about that, I'm talking about the fact that he won an Oscar for a comedic preformence

@joshuabrown4755

4 жыл бұрын

I believe this list is when they broke that typecast, since burn after reading was in 08

@VictorValiant24

4 жыл бұрын

Should have been much higher for the role in Burn After Reading. Fu**in hilarious!

Please, Top 20 Serious Performances By Comedic Actress and Actors Thanks

@Barrie96

4 жыл бұрын

Steve Carell - Foxcatcher Adam Sandler - Uncut Gems Jim Carrey - The Truman Show

@hangezoe7472

4 жыл бұрын

My favorite Dramatic performance by comedian actors both on Movies and Series: Robin williams -Good will hunting Bob odenkirk -Better call saul & The post Bill hader -The skeleton twins & Barry Mark duplass -Bombshell & The Morning show Seth Macfarlane -The Loudest Voice

@assembled1855

4 жыл бұрын

I hope it's next

@Bjork4s

4 жыл бұрын

Steve Carell-Foxcatcher, Tyler Perry-Vice, Seth Rogen-Steve Jobs, Adam Sandler-Uncut Gems

@rd_1550

4 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Aniston - Cake Cameron Diaz - My Sister's Keeper

Pitt in the closet is probably the hardest I laughed at such a gory death, before Deadpool of course. It was just the look he gave as the door opened

I really love Sharon Stone in The Muse, Sigourney Weaver in Heartbreakers, Winona Ryder in Mr. Deeds, Jodie Foster in Carnage and Nim's Island, Michelle Pfeiffer in The Family, Glenn close in 101 Dalmatians

@laustcawz2089

4 жыл бұрын

Also, Jodie Foster in "Freaky Friday" (1976).

@alexanderarkum4793

4 жыл бұрын

I like whatever movie the patriarchy is in

@stephengrigg5988

4 жыл бұрын

Winona Ryder killed me with the "oh no he's choking, we should go." Line

This is actually a pretty great list! We'll done, WatchMojo! I have no issues with any on the list, and the Top 2 are just about as perfectly placed at the Top, as any List that WatchMojo has ever made. Sincerely love Leslie Nielsen! He was simply a genius! My parents took me and 4 of my friends to go see "The Naked Gun" when we were 12-13 years old... We laughed the ENTIRE MOVIE! I mean, full out, loud, often uncontrollable laughter! At the time, obviously we knew who Leslie Nielsen was mostly because of the Airplane movies, but this was different. HE was different. The Theater was almost at Full Capacity, and this was one of those experiences where the whole crowd was into it, together! Everyone was laughing for the entire movie! It was difficult to hear the lines sometimes. Anyway, I am just happy that Leslie Nielsen is still remembered, still revered, and is still being recognized by fans and peers alike.

Tom Cruise in tropic thunder still kills me🤣🤣

Sitting in the theater, right at the end of Tropic Thunder, in the scene when Tom Cruise finally takes his glasses off, I realized at that moment who had been hiding under the glasses and bald cap the entire time and I seriously could not believe what I was seeing.

@holidaymail

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, same for me - didn't even realise!

@drasticbread249

4 жыл бұрын

I think some of the prosthetics were his idea to make him more disguised. They used a fat suit, a lot of fake body hair and even prosthetic hands.

@kanukki84

4 жыл бұрын

@@drasticbread249 But you can clearly see its Tom Cruise..

@drasticbread249

4 жыл бұрын

@@kanukki84 Not until the end. The director and cinematographer clearly intended for it to be that way too, because if you pay attention to the way they shoot him through most of the movie, they didn't do any straight close-up shots of his face and instead filmed him farther away or in profile. Then in the final scene they show him in full close up without the glasses.

@kanukki84

4 жыл бұрын

@@drasticbread249 But when we (me+3) watch this we all can said thats Tom Cruise..

Ralph Feinnes was also hilarious in “in Bruges”

@DHynes5

3 жыл бұрын

"YOU'RE AN INANIMATE FUCKING OBJECT!!!" He was brilliant in In Bruges

@SirJayington3rd

3 жыл бұрын

I was about to say lol

This proves that just like comedians can play dramatic roles, drama/serious actors can play comedy roles

@elizabethlinsay9193

3 жыл бұрын

Robin Williams was a prime example of that: he could do both interchangeably. A genius. Miss him so much...

@codyhiginbotham6616

3 жыл бұрын

Elizabeth Linsay Exactly He could be hilarious in Aladdin and Mrs Doubtfire and could be serious in Dead Poets Society and Good Will Hunting Miss him too. SOOO much

@raggeragnar

Жыл бұрын

@@elizabethlinsay9193 : Oh yes indeed ! I thought he was terrifying in ”Insomnia”. As in brilliant acting , I mean.

They left off Sean Penn as Jeff Spicoli from Fast Times At Ridgemont High and Diane Keaton as Annie Hall in Annie Hall.

@guibox3

4 жыл бұрын

I think that is because Sean Penn's career didn't even really start yet. That show was what put him on the map, so you couldn't really include that.

@samkresil6011

4 жыл бұрын

And Daniel Craig in Logan Lucky.

@WrenFaithBridger

4 жыл бұрын

@@samkresil6011 Daniel Graig was INSANE in "Logan Lucky"! (It's one of my daughter's favorite movies, as she's a NASCAR fan and a Bond fan. We watch it every year the weekend of the Coca-Cola 600.)

Just one note - George C Scott did “Patton” in 1970, while “Dr. Strangelove...” was done in 1964. Narrator said Scott filmed “Dr. Strangelove...” AFTER. “Patton”. Should of have said BEFORE. Hey love your content and keeping doing what you’re doing. Many THANKS!

@guibox3

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I noticed that too.

@hagbard72

4 жыл бұрын

@@guibox3 As well. Was just about to point that out.

@butcherboy2008

3 жыл бұрын

The original ending of Dr. Strangelove had the president killed in a pie fight and was moved from December 1963 and reshot because of the Kennedy assassination.

@What_Makes_Climate_Tick

3 жыл бұрын

Even the text at the bottom of the frame said that. Strangelove is one of my all-time favorites and Scott was brilliant.

Brad Pitt in Burn After Reading is really underrated 🤣🤣

@baller6016

4 жыл бұрын

So true though👍

@scottbarkley496

4 жыл бұрын

Not funny at all

@LucyLioness100

4 жыл бұрын

It was an entertaining performance

@JorenMyers

4 жыл бұрын

@@LucyLioness100 I agree. Not funny at all. Sad, really. But somehow still more funny than Dumb & Dumber

@edgar6368

4 жыл бұрын

Blake Myers wtf did u just say??

1:17 Joaquín Phoenix 😍❤

Can you do a top 20 serious performances by comedic actors like: Robin Williams in The Fisher King, dead poets society and good will hunting John leguizamo in summer of Sam Albert Brooks in drive Tracy Ullman in household saints Roberto benigni in life is beautiful Dane cook in mr. Brooks Christopher guest in girlfriends Jim Carrey in the Truman show and eternal sunshine of the spotless mind Billy Crystal in mr. Saturday night Steve Carell in the way way back, foxcatcher and the big short Cloris leachman in the last picture show Adam Sandler in uncut gems, funny people and punch drunk love Patton Oswalt in big fan Ben Stiller in Greenberg Kristen wiig in welcome time me Jenny Slate in obvious child Lucille ball in lured Dan aykroyd in house of mirth Eddie Murphy in dreamgirls Maya Rudolph in away we go Chris tucker in silver linings playbook Sarah Silverman in i smile back Jamie Foxx in Ray Art Carney in Harry and tonto Peter sellers in being there Steve Martin in the Spanish prisoner Jerry Lewis and Sandra Bernhardt in the king of comedy Goldie hawn in Sugarland express lily Tomlin in Nashville Seth Rogen in Steve Jobs Melissa McCarthy in can you ever forgive me? Marlon wayons in requiem for a dream Steve Coogan in Philomena Jason segel in the end of the tour Bill Murray in lost in translation Will Ferrell in stranger than fiction Jack black in King Kong Mary Tyler Moore in ordinary people Richard Pryor in blue collar Whoopi Goldberg in color purple and bogus Jennifer Aniston in cake Tom Hanks and in anything

@jalabi99

4 жыл бұрын

You just gave WatchMojo enough material for three videos. I hope they pay you a royalty

@suebob16

4 жыл бұрын

Good choices here. Mary Tyler Moore was such a cold, unloving person in Ordinary People. Amazing performance.

@bopmathews

4 жыл бұрын

Robin Williams in Awakenings

@alexl3500

4 жыл бұрын

Out of those Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting would be my pick but yeah you could make a pretty good list from those

@ramsayspineapplepizza9833

4 жыл бұрын

Eternal Sunshine was amazing

An interesting fact about George C. Scott's hilarious performance in the film Dr Stangelove is that director Stanley Kubrick conned him into performing the character as absurdly funny. Scott initially refused to play the role comedically and wanted to do it straight and serious. Kubrick tricked him by proposing to film two performances-one straight and the other comedic-promising he would not use the comedic version in the final cut. Well, he lied and released the film with the comedic performance, much to Scott's chagrin. . Since the release of the film, Scott vowed to never work with Kubrick again, not even speaking once to the director right through Kubrick's death in 1999. Recently interviewed, when asked to comment on his role in the film, he admitted to realizing it was the best performance of his career.

Tom Cruise was just too funny in Tropic Thunder and it was just funny that I didn't even recognize him at all.

@LucyLioness100

4 жыл бұрын

His performance in that movie just slays me. Actually the whole movie just has me laughing non-stop

@Subihabsfan

4 жыл бұрын

@@LucyLioness100 Yea everyone was really good. Cruise stole the show.

Joaquin phoenix kinda looks like John Lennon with Those shades

@themadtitan7603

4 жыл бұрын

True

@abramsullivan7764

3 жыл бұрын

How

What about Twister with Philip Seymour Hoffman! Not a comedy film but he's definitely comedic relief!

“Hey careful man there’s a Beverage here’’ 😂😂😂😂

Haha, as someone who was born in 1987, i can't imagine Leslie Nielsen in a serious role. I grew up watching Airplane, Naked Gun series, Scary movie etc

Ralph Fiennes was terrific in The Grand Budapest Hotel, one of my favorite perfomances of all time hands down

@LucyLioness100

4 жыл бұрын

It’s so funny how he is both his eloquent self but then just spouts off curses 😂😂😂 only Wes Anderson could make that work so well

@ajpat9620

4 жыл бұрын

The Grand Budapest Hotel was Wes Anderson's crowning masterpiece.

@romanplavka9399

3 жыл бұрын

Agree 100%, Fiennes would be my No 1 on this list...also Piers Brosnan in Matador surprised me how funny he was

This is an excellent list.

I had a burst of laugher when DiCaprio said "I will not die sober" hahahaha. 17:49 Ooooh that was Tom Cruise?, I spent the movie waiting for him to show up, hahahaha.

Hope everyone is staying safe and staying happy ❤️‼️

Ralph Fiennes counts within this list. His performance as Monsieur Gustave H. in The Grand Budapest Hotel was comedic gold, even if he hasn't dabbled in comedies before.

@killerpinkart6173

4 жыл бұрын

That's prob why he was one it...

I can’t believe Kevin Kline was so funny when he was also in Sophie’s Choice, which was the exact opposite of a comedy.

@LucyLioness100

4 жыл бұрын

When I quote Kline in “A Fish Called Wanda” my mom just loses all composure and busts out laughing

@suebob16

4 жыл бұрын

Soapdish as well. He had to be both funny and the straight person between Sally Field and the rest of the all star cast. Needs to be shown more often.

@NinjaCowboy-my6be

4 жыл бұрын

I love A Fish Called Wanda so much, it was made by John Cleese (Monty Python), had Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween, Trading Places), Kevin Kline (Soapdish, Sophie’s Choice), and Michael Palin (Monty Python).

So, this appears to be movie only, but if you wanted to do one for Television actors: Andre Braugher from Homicide to Brooklyn 99: Holy crap

I am serious and don’t call me surely. Airplane is one of my top comedies of all time, it stands up.

For me it's Phillip Seymour Hoffman in Twister! Waaaay funnier!!!

Statham was hilarious in Spy.

How is Lloyd Bridges not on the list for “Hot Shots”?

Robert DeNiro did comedy a long time ago. One of his early movies is, The Gang Who couldn’t Shoot Straight. Its a spoof about the mafia.

I love when Actors become so famous that on top of doing what they do best, they arent afraid to make fun of themselves and "pull the stick out" and just go nuts.

Finally. An list interesting in a while

I was definitely surprised by The Wolf of Wall Street. I went in thinking it would be another J. Edgar type film and was delightfully surprised by how funny it was.

Philip Seymore Hoffman was also AMAZING as Dusty in Twister! _"It's the suck zone."_

John Malkovich- being john malkovich

I love mojo bc they never run out of ideas 😂

I’d also love to see if you haven’t done it a Top 10 Serious Performances From Comedic Actors

What about Jack Nicholson in Batman or Jack Nicholson in anger management? the point is you forgot Jack Nicholson

@stephengrigg5988

4 жыл бұрын

He got an oscar for as good as it gets and I thought he was hilarious in that role

@thereliablesource7938

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the bluntness 🤣

@casanovajackson1023

3 жыл бұрын

The Shining A Few Good Men there's no question that he's a serious actor and the way he pulls off comedic roles so organically

I would have loved, seeing Tim Roth in Four Rooms in this list. But maybe because he already played in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern he was'nt even considered. But hey! What about Gary Oldman in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? 😅

@dwgale01

2 жыл бұрын

You could call them the Laurel and Hardy of existential comedy.

I think Channing Tatum in 21 and 22 jump street should've been on here

I saw Leslie Nielsen first in his comedic roles. It was a shock for me to then see his episode of MASH where he played a hard-assed Colonel who was responsible for the deaths of many soldiers.

Where is Sylvester Stallone? I didn't much care for Stop or my Mom will shoot, but Oscar is still one of the best comedies ever.

Have you guys done Top 20 Comedians who played serious roles yet? Robin Williams would be on the top of my list.👍

My two cents... Peter Falk in The In-Laws and Alan Rickman in Galaxy Quest

A couple here I have not as yet seen, but I will do so now! Thanks!

Les Grossman is the best I still rewatch tropic thunder just for him ahahaha

George C. Scott directed by Kubrick. GREAT!

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue...

Is there any chance you could follow this up with a "Top 10 Comedic Moments in Dramatic Movies" list?

Your forgetting that Brad Pitt was also on an episode of Friends and was hilarious

Always believed one of the best things about watching Dumb and Dumber was watching Jeff Daniels acting his ass off to come across as so idiotic while right next to him Jim Carrey was just "acting like his normal goofball self".

17# Why don't we go BACK to rewarding/nominating comedic roles? Best examples in recent years, Jesse Plemons- Game Night, Tiffany Haddish-Girlstrip, Ryan Reynolds-Deadpool, Melissa McCarthy- Bridesmaids, Jim Carrey-Sonic the Hedgehog, Gene Wilder- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Resse Witherspoon-Legally Blonde, Emma Stone- Easy A, Zack Galifianakis- The Hangover, Seth Rogen and James Franco- Pineapple Express, James Franco- The Disaster Artist, Will Ferrell- Anchorman

Here are some that aren't on the list that I can think of: Michael Caine in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Jack Nicholson in As Good as it Gets, Morgan Freeman in Bruce Almighty, Mark Wahlberg in Ted and Alan Rickman in Galaxy Quest.

Dr Strangelove was a few years before Patton not after. Both are great though...

For the next one you should do 20 serious performances from comedic actors👍💯

Do a top 20 on comedic actors doing serious roles.

How the hell is Christian Bale not in this!!?? Oh wait, this guy usually plays comedic characters, The Fighter, American Hustle, The Big Short, Vice... Seriously, one of the best out there.

Colin Farrell is one of my favorite actors, along with Mark Wahlberg

I was sure that Jason Statham & Tom Cruise will be in this list

@stephengrigg5988

4 жыл бұрын

I get cruise for tropic thunder, what was statham in that was comedic? Genuinely curious

@stephengrigg5988

4 жыл бұрын

Saw it. My dumbass commented before finishing the list

Casting Leslie Nielsen in Airplane was a fuckin Ace.

I like how they make a top 20 list

@WatchMojo

4 жыл бұрын

We are starting to get a hang of this counting thing!

@ggt47

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@ggt47

4 жыл бұрын

Finally and it only took you...what time is now? 13 years??

Omg... *Stardust* is one of my favorite movies!!

How about Meryl Streep's performance in "It's Complicated" and Scarlett Johansson in "Scoop" (a very under rated film).

Kevin Kline was in at least one other great comedy, In And Out, in which he portrayed an small town teacher desperately trying to hide his gayness. Absolutely hilarious.

Statham did his thing in 'Snatch'

Came here for Ryan Gosling in The Nice Guys, and you snubbed him even from honorable mentions...

Bad Santa is one of my favorite movies of all time 💚

@ANDCFC95

4 жыл бұрын

Same! Billy Bob Thornton's performance is one of his best.

The Wolf of Wall Street is a timeless piece of art.

The first movie I saw Philip Seymour Hoffman in was Along Came Polly. He was so good in the role I just assumed he was a comedic actors, so I was surprised to see him in a serious role later on. Same for Joe Pesci. I couldn't believe him when I saw Goodfellas

No mention of "Logan Lucky" 2017, Daniel Craig and Adam Driver? check it out

You should do a top 20 (or, hell, a top 50) videos with a billion views video soon

I absolutely love Leonardo DiCaprio and I think his performance in the Wolf of Wall Street was amazing but it does NOT belong on a list of comedic performances. Just because a character occasionally says or does something funny or outrageous doesn't make the movie or performance a comedy.

* Brings up Jason Statham and Brad Pitt in ’Spy’ and ’Burn After Reading’ but not in ’Snatch’ * Me : *visible confusion*

Can you do comic book origin of Marvel's Kid Kaiju?

"If you have a grim sense of humor" is not the disclaimer I expected to be put in for In Bruges, but I'll take it. It's a personal favorite, basically what Tarantino could have made if Tarantino was British.

Unfortunately, Kubrik apparently lied to George C. Scott to get the over-the-top comedic performance in the film. The director promised the actor he wouldn't use these "excessive" takes, and that they were only to establish a mood and benchmark.

George Clooney was hilarious in one of his earlier roles, "Return of the Killer Tomatoes"...a delightfully twisted B-horror-spoof. You'll never look at product placement the same way again.

After Airplane and Police Squad/Naked Gun, Leslie Nielsen was pretty much seen as a comedic actor.

8:39 never gets old.

@WatchMojo

4 жыл бұрын

His reaction will make you laugh, even if you seen it 100 time before! :)

I was thinking, no Leslie Nielson? and then boom! number 1!

Should I be ashamed that I feel most of the list could be filled by Leslie Nielsen.

@WatchMojo

4 жыл бұрын

Shirley you can't be serious? - I am serious, and don't call me Shirley! RIP Leslie Nielsen, what a legend!

@LucyLioness100

4 жыл бұрын

It’s funny how many folks don’t even remember he was a dramatic actor during his prime due to his legendary he became with “Airplane” & the “Naked Gun” trilogy

@johnjesberger5676

3 жыл бұрын

It wasn't just that he played serious roles but he played a lot of ultra macho tough guys. Thinking about him playing square-jawed astronaut hero in Forbidden Planet while watching him as Frank Drebben makes it even more hilarious.

After my opinion, a lot of people in Tropic Thunder should be mentioned. Not only Tom Cruise (even though he and Robert Downey Jr is the best).

I'm still not over by Tom Cruise as Les Grossman, it really needs a spin off

You should make lists for the top comedic movies by serious directors, and vice versa with serious movies by comedic directors.

Didn't Leslie Nelson not find the jokes in airplane funny which also helped in his deadpan delivery or am I miss remembering?

But Tom Cruise already did a comedy before Tropic Thunder. Remember Risky Business???