A great actor that ought to finally be recognized. think about
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rothrocks — 22 years ago(December 18, 2003 02:46 AM)
Look at the totally different characterisation between GFII and The Deer Hunter for a measure of Cazale's worth, especially as he was dying when TDH was being filmed!
"I gotta memorise all this? There's over four fckin' pages of sht here"
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kevin27 — 22 years ago(January 05, 2004 12:18 PM)
Great moments ..
In Godfather 2 where he is in a big meeting in Las Vegas with the other
mob guys (hotel owners etc), and he contradicts Michael.
His pathetic relief when Michael is reconciled with him at the funeral.
The whole DDAfternoon performance.
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serval26 — 21 years ago(April 30, 2004 03:17 PM)
I love John Cazale's acting, he had such sad eyes.
I also think he sort of helped paved the way for other supporting actors that didn't really fit the mold of "leading man" as far as appearance wise and having more of an unconventional look (don't get me wrong, I think the dude was beautiful and perfect.)
Although if Cazale had lived longer, I'm sure he would have gotten opportunities to be a leading male character in movies. He would have been great in independant films -
salvatore_075 — 21 years ago(January 22, 2005 10:14 AM)
John Cazale was one, if not, the great actor of the '70's. His performance as Sal in "Dog Day Afternoon" is undeniably one of his best. Note that it is also the movie that you see him on screen the most. I believe that this movie was probably his real breakout performance as we saw his potential get pushed to the limit. The way he is here is suberb. In conclusion, John Cazale: One of the greatest10 out of 10 stars.
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jonalex90 — 21 years ago(March 20, 2005 01:45 PM)
He could have been as good as the top guys (DeNiro, Pacino, Brando) if he had lived longer. He would've been a legend (I'm not saying he isn't, but let's be frankly, who others than real film-freaks has heard of him?). He should at least be a cultfigure as James Dean, like someone said.
Anyway, I consider him as one of the greatest actors ever, and he is among my favourites. I really love his performance in Dog Day Afternoon, one of my favourit movies of all time.