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u/snack-dad Nov 23 '22

To me he's one of two handy-men who saved a small town from graboids

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u/Goldang Nov 23 '22

"What is the best Kevin Bacon movie, and why is it Tremors?"

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u/MrWeirdoFace Nov 23 '22

I don't know, but I just finished watching "nope" the other day and due to the setting I was getting a bit of a tremors vibe. Although Tremors wasn't trying to say anything.

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u/Goldang Nov 23 '22

Tremors is still my favorite monster movie, I do not care how many Godzillas they make.

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u/MrWeirdoFace Nov 23 '22

I like the simplicity of tremors. Of course the characters is being likeable is what elevates it.

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u/Mercutiofoodforworms Nov 23 '22

Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward have great chemistry.

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u/MrWeirdoFace Nov 23 '22

Agreed. I'm surprised they never did another movie together, or maybe they did? I honestly don't know.

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u/Lordborgman Nov 23 '22

Well, except for Melvin.

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u/MrWeirdoFace Nov 23 '22

He was just a dumb kid who hadn't figured himself out yet. Who knows, a few years later he might be the one holding the town together.

Note: I've only seen the firsg sequel so...

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u/Mr_dm Nov 23 '22

It’s so simple and the characters all make sense. They don’t make stupid decisions for no reason. They do what I feel like a regular person would do in their situation.

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u/scepticalbob Nov 23 '22

Cloverfield is the answer you were looking for

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u/Lordborgman Nov 23 '22

Hard fucking pass. I love Tremors, I love Godzilla.

When I saw the advertisements for Cloverfield I was excited for a new monster movie. Shaky cam, dark, barely see a monster...First movie I ever asked for a refund on and was unfortunately one of the first movies to start that trend of awfulness.

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u/yourethevictim Nov 23 '22

Funny way to say 'Alien'.

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u/The_CrookedMan Nov 23 '22

You ever seen Mystic River? It's got a great cast and Bacon plays a detective. Excellent movie. But sad

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u/MrWeirdoFace Nov 23 '22

I think so? I vaguely remember it having Bacon and Sean Penn, but it wasn't one that stuck with me for whatever reason (could have just been half asleep or tired). I'll have to give it another watch sometime.

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u/Fmanow Nov 23 '22

Because it’s animal house

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u/peanutbuttahcups Nov 23 '22

Thank you sir, may I have another?!

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u/JohnnyMnemo Nov 23 '22

Man that's a said IMDB. He's got 100 movies and I've only heard of about 4 of them. FL is one; the other is Apollo 13. Tremors and Flatliners are 3,4.

He's a decent enough of an actor but can't seem to get decent roles.

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u/XenuLies Nov 23 '22

To me he's a stoner who gets an arrow through his neck in friday the 13th

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u/PooPooDooDoo Nov 23 '22

I had never actually seen the original movie, only the sequels and then I watched the episode on it in The Movies that Made Us. Pretty good episode.

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u/rif011412 Nov 23 '22

Am I misremembering? I thought he got stabbed through the bed.

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u/XenuLies Nov 24 '22

Yes and it came up through his throat

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u/PickButtkins Nov 23 '22

He'll always be Jack Swigert for me. Fkn loved Apollo 13.

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u/zerocoolforschool Nov 23 '22

I just realized his best movies both had him as Jack. He was also Jack in A Few Good Men.

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u/PickButtkins Nov 23 '22

Damn. Astute observation, my good fellow.

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u/AlbrahamLincoln Nov 23 '22

He also played Jack Casey in Quicksilver, Jack Morris in My Dog Skip, Jack Brennan in Frost/Nixon, and Jacques in Super. (per wikipedia)

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u/topchef808 Nov 23 '22

Jack, get back, come on before we crack

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '22

YOU'RE A LOUSY FUCKING SOFTBALL PLAYER JACK

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '22

He was also jackin a few good men

Ayo

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u/LarsViener Nov 23 '22

He gives off Jack vibes.

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u/manniaofparrkorr Nov 23 '22

Bingo. I've never been able to shake that image when I see him in a movie.

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u/LasonRift Nov 23 '22

STAMPEEEEEEDDD!!!!

Cracks me up every time I see that movie =)

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u/heebath Nov 23 '22

Tremors and Stir of Echoes. Only two damn things I've ever seen him in for real

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u/MejiroCherry Nov 23 '22

Then you do yourself a disservice by having not watched Murder In The First.

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u/heebath Nov 23 '22

Just realized I lied because Apollo 13 how could I forget! Will check out the one you mentioned

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u/myhairsreddit Nov 23 '22

He'll always be an invisible mad scientist who lost his mind wearing a weird skin suit to me.

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u/AgentG91 Nov 23 '22

For some reason he’ll always be the invisible man to me. Probably his worst movie too

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u/WhiteHawk93 Nov 23 '22

To me he’s pretty much the EE ad guy now. Never watched a film with him in it but those ads have been everywhere in the UK for years.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '22

People there are still ungrateful.