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Old 12-06-2005, 01:04 PM
andyfox andyfox is offline
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Default Re: Was Steve Martin ever funny?

"Now there's a double feature for some of you - "The Spanish Prisoner" and "House of Games" in one night, both by David Mamet. You'll be up a long time figuring those two out."

I loved both. I thought Martin was terrific in The Spanish Prisoner. And both have Ricky Jay in them. It is my understanding that Jay, Mamet, Joe Mantegna, and William H. Macy were buddies in Chicago. Pretty talented group.

BTW, if you liked those two, try Homicide, which I think is Mantegna's best performance. A few people I know who love Mamet think this is his weakest film, but I think it's terrific. Heist is also quite good, with an excellent performance by Gene Hackman.
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