Best John Turturro Role

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

[JimmyJazz]

1. I liked him in Jungle Fever.

Actually, I like him in just about every role, but that one really stood out for me.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

4. The guy is like the ULTIMATE character actor for this generation.

The Robert Duvall of the 90's and 2000's, except with more in your face intensity.

[bicentennial_baby]

2. Disco Bean!!

Goddamn, I love that movie! :bounce:

[madeline_con]

3. OTHER: Al Fountain in "Box of Moonlight"

We love that movie here at our house.

And Sam Rockwell was very cool, also.

[callous taoboy]

7. Loved "Box of Moonlight." n/t

[pnorman]

5. I thought that "Bernie" as well as "Gaspar", were the real stars in

Millers Crossing. But I din't realize until now, that he was also "Jesus" in the Big Lebowski. For an actor in a lesser role, he came close to being a major actor there too.

pnorman

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

6. Yeah that is something--take a tiny role like the Jesus and it spices up

the movie in a HUGE way.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

8. Bernie..........

"Look into your heart, Tommy! Look into your heart!"

[peekaloo]

9. Look in your heart!

will always be a close second to "nobody fucks with da Jesus".

[Fenris]

10. God, this is just wrong! Look how few votes Barton Fink has!

x(

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

11. How about a TV role?

"Ambrose Monk" on "Monk."

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

15. Hey I noticed that flipping channels! Is that Monk's brother?

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

20. Yes!

[RevCheesehead]

22. That's my vote.

But I also liked him in "Quiz Show". Herb Stemple. :)

[JVS]

12. What about assembly line worker in Gung Ho?

[Arkana]

13. Other--as Chuck, the angry homicidal nutcase from "Anger Management".

[Initech]

14. Nobody fucks with the Jesus!

8 year olds, Dude!

[stlsaxman]

16. "Howdy do, ladies! Name of Pete. "

"Ain'cha gonna introduce us, Pete?"

"I don't know their names- I seen 'em FIRST!"

[Jara sang]

17. Unfortunately I just saw 'Fear X' last night.

Not such a great movie. But I can forgive him because he is such a great actor.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

18. For every "The Conversation" or "The Godfather" that the Duvalls and

Hackmans have been in, they've been in a billion crap movies too, heh. Although they usually didn't make those movies worse. Michael Caine another example of a hard workin' actor who has made a ton of great movies and two tons of crap.

Turturro's quality to crap ratio has been extremely high, for a guy who works pretty steadily.

[NaturalHigh]

19. Shooter...

in Secret Window.

[alarcojon]

21. I voted for Pino

but I feel an honorable mention should be made of Cody in "To Live and Die in LA."

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

23. Loved that movie, and the Wang Chung soundtrack!

[alarcojon]

24. You remember Cody, right?

He was an informant who was in jail, had William L. Peterson escort him to his "dying mother"'s bedside, and when Petersen took the cuffs off, Turturro whaled on him.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

26. I think it was sister, but the story was so bogus, the Peterson cop was

a total chump to fall for it. The running chase through the airport was well done too.

[flvegan]

25. Miller's Crossing

Classic.