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countchocula
08-01-2002, 04:18 PM
List some favorite actors of yours that were of ripe age when they delivered strong performances in a genre film(s).

Fred Gwynne (Pet Sematary)
Ian McKellen (Apt Pupil)
Rory Calhoun (Motel Hell)
Ellen Burstyn (Requiem for a Dream)
Julian Beck (Poltergeist II: The Other Side)
Jon Lormer (Creepshow)
The Claw
08-01-2002, 04:47 PM
YES! someone other then myself has seen motel hell, man that was such a good movie, any movie with a guy who puts on a pig head is a-ok in my book, i have no other choices, because you've picked all the good ones.
Romero&Juliet
08-01-2002, 05:06 PM
is that the movie with the redneck hubby and wife standing in front of a hotel with big ol' grins on their faces??
I remeber you raving abou that, claw. http://www.joblo.com/ubb/wink.gif



~~Ellen Burstyn rocks my world. the fact that her big comeback role was in a horror movie made me truly proud to be a schmoe. http://www.joblo.com/ubb/smile.gif

~Donald pleasence in Creepers..
What can I say? I'm a recently converted Loomis fan!! The man just oozes coolness and adds, as the Arrow put it, "a touvh of class" to the movie.
michael_myers_woman
08-01-2002, 05:08 PM
here are some

*Dr Loomis (Donald Pleasence)-Halloween 1,2,4,5,6 (god rest his soul)
*Wynn-Halloween 5,6
*Fred Gwynne (Pet Sematary)
*Tall Man (Phantasm)
PapaJupe2k
08-01-2002, 05:36 PM
Mr. and Mrs. Castavet from Rosemary's baby were amusing old codgers. Also the couple in American Gothic played by Rod Steiger and Yvonne DeCarlo were interesting.
The Claw
08-01-2002, 05:42 PM
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Romero&Juliet:
[B]is that the movie with the redneck hubby and wife standing in front of a hotel with big ol' grins on their faces??
I remeber you raving abou that, claw. http://www.joblo.com/ubb/wink.gif
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YES! go get it now. it rocks so hard, its not even funny.
stevereno
08-01-2002, 06:17 PM
the old lady with the KAZILLION cats in JEEPERS CREEPERS

what a hottie

SHIVER ME TIMBERS
countchocula
08-01-2002, 06:47 PM
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by michael_myers_woman:
Tall Man (Phantasm)</font>

Shit! I can't believe I forgot all about Angus Scrimm! I deserve to be pumped full of embalming fluid and compressed into a mutant dwarf!
michael_myers_woman
08-01-2002, 09:19 PM
I also liked

*Jamie Lee Curtis-Halloween 8 (she might not look old but shes like 40 some years old)
*black guy in Return Of the Living Dead part 3
*Doc-Return Of The Living Dead 2
*Guy with Thom Mathews in ROTLD parts 1 and 2
Antonio
08-01-2002, 11:00 PM
Dean Adams (John Neville) in URBAN LEGEND. Classier than the rest, but still old enough to be called a GEEZER!

[This message has been edited by Antonio (edited 08-03-2002).]
michael_myers_woman
08-01-2002, 11:51 PM
Leslie Neilson in Prom Night man hes old lol
FeydRautha
08-02-2002, 11:54 AM
Vincent Price - he was well into his autumn years when he started appearing in horror films.

William Hickey - played the original Toulon in Puppetmaster when he was in his 70's. (Most famous though for portraying Don Prizzi in "Prizzi's Honour" and starting a drama study group in New York that a lot of famous people attended.)

Anthony Hopkins - Hannibal Lecter himself. He's getting on a bit yet brings the ultimate gourmet serial killer to life.

Marlon Brando - in the remake of "Island of Dr. Moreau". Disappointing film, but great actor. (Even if does act a bit odd half the time.)

Max Von Sydow - Father Merrin, "The Exorcist". A superb performance from a master of any genre.
countchocula
08-02-2002, 05:56 PM
Peter O'Toole (Phantoms)
iRottenCotton
08-02-2002, 07:38 PM
George C. Scott...The Changling
Antonio
08-03-2002, 01:23 AM
Although he was silver-haired, Leslie Nielsen was only 55 when he filmed PROM NIGHT. Hardly a geezer. He was the father of two teenagers, and even displayed a couple of smooth moves on the disco floor at the title event with daughter Jamie Lee Curtis. If ya think about it, he was younger then than Harrison Ford, Anthony Hopkins, Clint Eastwood and many other older-but-virile actors are now.
The Claw
08-03-2002, 01:30 AM
leslie nealson rocks, i dont think ive ever hated a movie with him in, well except prom night (sorry ant.), all of his movies are great, and you people should see them, yes even repossed,
teenkiller
09-12-2002, 03:04 AM
The father of TCM 1 and 2. Well thats all for now GOoD JOURNEY my fellow schmoes.
stevereno
09-12-2002, 06:44 PM
KANE (Julian Beck) from POLTERGEIST 2

TANGENA (Zelda Rubinstein) POLTERGEIST 1,2 & 3

SHIVER ME TIMBERS
RoboPredator
09-13-2002, 11:50 PM
Granpa in Texas Chainsaw Massacre!
Scully1888
09-14-2002, 04:57 AM
In the whole world of movies, not just horror, the three actors I respect most are Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks and Robert De Niro. In my opinion, they are the only three guys that deserve the hype and publicity they get (with the possibility of Pacino).

So for Johnny Depp's first role to have been in A Nightmare On Elm Street, starring alongside his bouffant hair that looked like he was wearing a Davy Crockett hat is damn sweet.

[This message has been edited by Scully1888 (edited 09-14-2002).]
aixela
09-14-2002, 03:35 PM
Roddy McDowell in Fright Night and Fright Night2
BoyScoutKevin
09-23-2002, 08:33 PM
Carradine was about 77, Price was about 72, Cushing was about 69, and Lee was the youngster of the group at about 60, when they all appeared together in "House of Long Shadows."