Favorite Richard Dreyfuss Performance/Movie

[Antonio]

Richard Dreyfuss
1. Roy Neary in Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
2. Elliot Garfield in The Goodbye Girl
3. Aaron Levinsky in Nuts
4. Matt Hooper in J A W S
5. Curt Henderson in American Graffiti
6. Pete Sandich in Always
7. Dr. Leo Marvin in What About Bob?
8. Jay Trotter in Let It Ride
9. Glenn Holland in Mr. Holland’s Opus
10. Sam Sharpe in Once Around

No one portrays mania like Dreyfuss, as evident in What About Bob?, Let It Ride and especially his Oscar-winning performance in The Goodbye Girl.

[Jasonite]

I never saw Let it Ride, but I'd say Hooper in Jaws.

J

[Big Screen Fan]

I agree with the mania thing.

What About Bob - Dr. Marvin

Mr. Holland - Opus

[Drewza89]

My favorite Richard Dreyfuss performances:

1) Bill 'BB' Babowsky in Tin Men
2) Jay Trotter in Let it Ride
3) Curt Henderson in American Graffiti
4) Roy Neary in Close Encounters
5) Detective Chris Lecce in Stakeout
6) Dr. Leo Marvin in What About Bob?
7) Matt Hooper in Jaws
8) Glenn Holland in Mr. Holland's Opus
9) The Centipede in James and the Giant Peach
10) Dave Whiteman in Down and Out in Beverly Hills
11) The Writer in Stand by Me

[darknite125]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jaws
American Grafiti
Mr. Holland's Opus
James and the Giant Peach

[Potzer! 37]

The Goodbye Girl
Always
Jaws
Close Encounters
Mr. Holland's Opus
American Graffiti
The Graduate

[ilovemovies]

Jaws - 10/10
The American President - 10/10
Stand by Me - 9/10
Stakeout - 8/10
Night Falls on Manhattan - 8/10
Mr. Holland's Opus - 8/10
Another Stakeout - 7/10
Poseidon ('06) - 7/10
The Crew - 6/10
Close Encounters of the Third Kind - 6/10



My 3 favorite performances of his would be Jaws, Both Stakeout flicks and Mr. Holland's Opus.

[athf1980]

Matt Hooper from Jaws

[Le_Big_Mac]

Movie: Jaws
Performance: What About Bob?

[MsPink]

Close Encounters and The Goodbye Girl

[bigred760]

Jaws

"I'm not going to take this abuse much longer."

[Sgizzy316]

dr. marvin - what about bob?

[hoojib127]

How about "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" I just saw that last night and if it's not his best performance, it's definitely probably his most substantial role.

[john_rambo]

What About Bob

[Cronos]

My favourites have always been:

Roy Neary
Matt Hooper