Why did they pick that over sized thing to play buds love interest?? Her face is about 2 feet long, she's like 6 foot 7
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TMC-4 — 9 years ago(September 20, 2016 01:43 PM)
http://www.imdb.com/board/20000435/board/thread/260034065
Her acting is beyond terrible. Her presence in a film can make it unwatchable. I physically cringe every time she delivers a line. In every role I've seen her in, I never once, for a single moment, found it to be a genuine moment.
https://lebeauleblog.com/2015/11/19/golden-raspberry-awards-1987/5/
Worst Supporting Actress
Daryl Hannah
in Wall Street as Darien Taylor
Gloria Foster in Leonard Part 6 as Medusa Johnson
Mariel Hemingway in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace as Lacy Warfield
Grace Jones in Siesta as Conchita
Isabella Rossellini in Siesta and Tough Guys Dont Dance as Marie and Madeleine Regency (respectively)
Winner:
Daryl Hannah
Im not going to quibble too much with the nominees here. Its a bit weird to me to see two nominees from Siesta. Siesta was a little arthouse movie starring Ellen Barkin, Gabriel Byrne and Julian Sands. It was directed by Mary Lambert who got her start directing music videos for Madonna and would later go on to make the Pet Sematary movies. Rossellini and Jones arent really in the movie all that much. Of course, Rossellinis nomination is mostly for Tough Guys Dont Dance and Jones is probably belated nomination for Conan the Destroyer and A View to a Kill.
I have always liked Mariel Hemingway, but Superman IV is awful. I dont understand how Jon Cryer wasnt nominated in the next category.
Daryl Hannah took home the prize and its hard to disagree. Even writer-director Oliver Stone thought the blonde beauty was miscast in Wall Street and he cast her! Costar Sean Young repeatedly pleaded with Stone to let them switch roles. But Stone was so annoyed with Young that he refused even though he grudgingly admitted that Young was better-suited to Hannahs role. -
ToastedCheese — 3 years ago(April 14, 2022 09:00 PM)
Even writer-director Oliver Stone thought the blonde beauty was miscast in Wall Street – and he cast her! Costar Sean Young repeatedly pleaded with Stone to let them switch roles. But Stone was so annoyed with Young that he refused even though he grudgingly admitted that Young was better-suited to Hannah’s role.
I find her bearable, but this is not the first time Stone has made some dodgy casting calls, see his sequel, and Stone should have swallowed his pride and conceded to Young. She was right, she was more ideal for role of Darien. That is why she acted like a bitch to everyone on the set.
Hannah was a nothing entity really and apparently she didn't even like the character herself, nor her own performance.
Stone wanted James Woods for Gekko originally but he apparently turned it down to do
Cop
. Tom Cruise also wanted the role of Fox, but Sheen had already been cast and it would have likely been a reward for the success of
Platoon
.
I don't have an issue with Douglas or Sheen, but I can see Woods and Cruise working out well in an alternate universe. Plus it was a nice touch that Charlie and Martin played on-screen father and son too.
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ABBAcat — 9 years ago(January 23, 2017 02:57 AM)
Lol, the standards of beauty were different in the '80s and favored the tall, athletic, blond. Splash was to Daryl, what Pretty Woman was to Julia Roberts. I don't think either actress is beautiful by today's standards.
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wylierichardson-966-922691 — 9 years ago(February 08, 2017 04:15 AM)
Actually, she is 5'10 tall. And the 'face that is 2 feet long' remark is odd. Anyone with that feature would be considered to be DEFORMED! Considering her long career, and that no less than JFK Jr. has dated her, she can't be all that off-putting. With that said, she wasn't especially happy with her role in this - she actually refused to watch the finished product.