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    What is your favourite Kurt Russell performance?


    Could be Breakdown for me. A true classic of thriller cinema. He had to play frenzied and beaten down and he did it well. So much so, when he finally switches to the hero, it feels like a victory. Kurt is an underrated actor really. He has more chops than many seem to get. So many great roles, though.

    There's also his role in a little documentary I worked on recently: John Carpenter's Escape from New York | Low Budget. Legendary Results.

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    8. Travelgrrl on

      Well, I’ve been fond of him since The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes.

      But to be fair, Silkwood.

    13. MovieMike007 on

      Kurt Russell made a career out of refusing to act the way Serious Acting People are supposed to act. So my favourite would be his R.J. MacReady in John Carpenter’s *The Thing*.

      The beard, the hat, the silence, the way he watches people. That’s acting, even if it looks like he’s just existing extremely well.

    14. bri-onicle on

      Escape From New York.

      I know he’s funny and charming, and has been in one of my favorite movies of all time (*The Thing*), but Snake is so amazing.

    15. mrcchapman on

      Overboard shows some strong comedy chops, particularly when playing straight (sort of) with Goldie Hawn.

    19. LatkaGravas on

      Comedy: [*The Best of Times*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090713) (1986). Kurt’s comedic acting and timing is severely underrated and pairing him with Robin Williams was genius. They were my generation’s Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.

      Drama: [*Miracle*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349825) (2004). One of America’s high points in my lifetime that we are now a long long way away from. Kurt was and is a hockey fanatic and played Coach Herb Brooks with heartfelt sincerity and devotion.

    20. FilmNerd98 on

      **Kurt Russell in** ***The Thing*****.**
      Minimal dialogue, pure paranoia, and he carries the entire movie with body language alone.

      Also wild how modern that performance still feels.

    27. SDBolt on

      When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol’ Jack Burton always says at a time like that: “Have ya paid your dues, Jack?” “Yessir, the check is in the mail.”

    29. ZouDave on

      His portrayal of Wyatt Earp in Tombstone is outstanding, and 1000x better than Kevin Costner’s portrayal in Wyatt Earp the previous year, but he’s overshadowed in his own movie by Val Kilmer’s Doc Holliday.

      His portrayal of Herb Brooks in Miracle is truly remarkable. He captured a lot of Brooks’ mannerisms perfectly, and was the perfect portrayal of the archetypal Coach.

    33. Tr0user on

      I always really liked him in Vanilla Sky. It was kind of like when Robin Williams was a therapist in Good Will hunting. It’s like a sea change for an actor where they play a more down to earth role and many of their movies going forward are more like that.

    34. pentium1994 on

      **Vanilla Sky**. Shows he had range to go beyond action roles, similar to what Stallone did in CopLand

    35. ItsTheExtreme on

      Skimming through this thread made me realize I like/love a lot of roles that he’s been in. I was re-watching Guardians 2 with my kids the other day and enjoyed how much he brought to that role. Is Kurt Russell underrated?

    36. DiabellSinKeeper on

      Tough question

      Big Trouble

      The Thing

      GOTG Vol 2

      Fox and Hound

      The F & F films. I enjoyed his Mr. Nobody.

      Christmas Chronicles

    40. DoobyScrew on

      Just gonna leave this here.

      A diesel loves her oil same as a sailor loves rum.
      Captain Ron

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