Favorite Tough Guys

[andyfox]

One of my all-time favorites too. One of my favorite lines was when Angel Eye (Van Cleef) says to Tuco (Wallach) that he see he using a different name now. Tuco says, "One name is good as any other, no?"

"When you want to shoot, shoot. Don't talk."

[andyfox]

When Eastwood was on the set one day, he says he knew Wallach was going to upstage him. Wallach says he got the idea for wearing both a belt and suspenders from Sergio Leone, who did it.

The final 3-way shootout, with the music blaring, is spectacular.

[Toro]

Oh man, you're making me chuckle. That was a great scene when he was in the bathtub and he had him dead to rights but had to make the little speech.

Did you know all those movies were low budget and shot on location somewhere in Italy. That's why they call them spaghetti westerns.

[James Boston]

Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke
Val Kilmer - Doc Holliday in Tombstone
Joe Pesci in any Scorsese movie
R. Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket

[astroglide]

van cleef was better in "for a few dollars more". i also like that the best of the trilogy.

[Diplomatdcm]

Frank Vincent, Tonry Sirco - Paulie from the saproans, and the Mexican Character actor from heat and con air. They are all or were at least sudo bad guys prior to the acting careers.
Dave

[J_V]

Daniel Day Lewis...Gangs of New York

[John Cole]

Almost forgot Jack Palance in Shane (or Jack Palance in Contempt). There's a great shot in Shane where Palance seems to move from one side of the barroom to the other without moving (it's done with a dissolve) almost like the devil in motion.

[John Cole]

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[astroglide]

absolutely excellent choice. i would have loved the movie if "the job was finished" at the annual celebration ~1h30m in. happy to discuss further with warning of spoilers.