Keaton Deserved An Oscar

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The_Moviegeek — 21 years ago(March 21, 2005 08:32 PM)

This, along with Beetlejuice, Pacific Heights, Mr. Mom and Batman, is one of Keaton's best films. He was incredible as a coke addict and alcoholic. He was definetly cheated out of the best actor Oscar in 1988. Definetly check this one out.
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The_Moviegeek — 20 years ago(July 07, 2005 04:09 PM)

He's an awesome actor!
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ijones-9 — 19 years ago(April 24, 2006 07:19 AM)

Keaton definitely should have received a nomination. I don't know if he would have beat out Dustin Hoffman for RAIN MAN, but he definitely deserved a nomination.

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The_Moviegeek — 19 years ago(April 24, 2006 08:07 AM)

Agreed.
J
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vincevega918 — 19 years ago(December 01, 2006 01:41 AM)

I think Morgan deserved one too, this is such a damn underrated movie. People couldn't take Keaton's previous work as serious as this, though it was really serious and genuine. Great damn movie.

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jleslie48 — 19 years ago(January 21, 2007 06:31 AM)

holy cow! dustin hoffman/ rain man won that year?
over keatons performance in this movie???
that is a crime.
keaton is IMO the single most under-rated actor in Hollywood.
he can do it all, funny, serious, drama, good-guy, bad-guy, whatever.

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The_Moviegeek — 19 years ago(January 21, 2007 09:52 AM)

I agree. He's a great actor who has a tremendous range.
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i_kill — 16 years ago(February 23, 2010 06:10 PM)

AMEN. Keaton is a god in the business.

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tklaurent — 19 years ago(February 09, 2007 09:07 PM)

The crime here is he didn't even get a nomination. Underrated actor definitely. That speech at the end is one of the most memorable that I've ever seen. Proud to say that I seen this in the theater opening weekend.

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The_Moviegeek — 19 years ago(February 23, 2007 09:09 AM)

Yeah, it's a true shame.

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Oliver-50 — 19 years ago(March 17, 2007 11:50 AM)

I totally agree that Keaton deserved an Oscar for this. If there is any doubt about a win then he at least deserved a nomination. This was one of the most realistic depictions of drug abuse that I've seen. The movie itself doesn't hold up all the way until the end, but Keaton is brilliant.
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egoangel18 — 15 years ago(September 25, 2010 02:49 PM)

Agree !
i hope you choke on your bacardi & coke!
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Isaac5855 — 18 years ago(June 29, 2007 10:03 AM)

Keaton was nothing short of brilliant in this film and should have at least received a nomination.

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tfpresents-1 — 18 years ago(February 18, 2008 02:35 PM)

The guy was robbed. The academy should be ashamed of themselves.

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hnt_dnl — 17 years ago(May 22, 2008 12:13 AM)

Keaton should have won for Clean and Sober. I always thought so. This wasn't even a close call for me.

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GlassOnion921 — 17 years ago(September 27, 2008 01:23 PM)

He undoubtedly should have won it. It's one of the best performances ever.

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jwild49 — 17 years ago(October 24, 2008 11:37 PM)

Can't believe he wasn't even nominated. Ridiculous man.stupid Academy.
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