Larry Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Thought it might be a worthy, light, non-political, Tailgate thread. Who's the best actor, to play a psycho? Me, I've had this scene, (actually, just one line), in my head, for years. And wanted to share. The guy who I think might be the absolute best. I present: Christopher Walken, in Biloxi Blues. "Oh, I do. I really do." I think I need to give big props to the actor/movie that I think arguably might have created the archetype. Andrew Robinson played "The Schofield Killer" in Dirty Harry. Later went on to play Garack, the Cardassian spy, on DS9. But there's been a bunch. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball Security Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Ball Security said: Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet. Never saw Blue Velvet. But he did Speed really well. And some really good Nike commercials. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabbyrwock Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuriousD Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Javier Bardem - No Country for Old men Him and his CO2 tank... Cold, calculated and creepy AF! 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, FuriousD said: Javier Bardem - No Country for Old men Him and his CO2 tank... Cold, calculated and creepy AF! He's in the running. Done a lot of really creepy, emotionally flawed, characters. That one's certainly HoF material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Jon Voight’s immersive performance as crazed Portuguese snake enthusiast Paul Sarone scarred me for life. And perhaps Jon, as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbear Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Jabbyrwock, that is the performance which came to my mind too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho, a film written and directed by women. Bale was pretty spectacular in that one. 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertim Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) Agree on Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men. Probably the most realistic and chilling depiction of a "primary" psychopath ever. Cold, calculating, patient, zero empathy, zero fear, shallow affect. ****ing creeeeepy. Edited June 1, 2022 by mistertim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball Security Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 44 minutes ago, Larry said: Never saw Blue Velvet. But he did Speed really well. And some really good Nike commercials. Gotta watch Blue Velvet. NSFW. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoCommiesGo Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 1 minute ago, mistertim said: Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men. This is the winner, not over the top just a real life depiction of a psycho. The coin flip, the complete emotional detachment from the murders. He was also voted the most real psychopath by actual doctors. Psychiatrists studied 400 movies to find the most realistic psychopath — here are their 6 key takeaways Quote Javier Bardem's character in "No Country for Old Men" is a classic psychopath, Leistedt and his colleagues concluded in their report. Chigurh approaches murder with an uncanny sense of normalcy, perfectly happy to empty his trademark bolt pistol without so much as a wince. "He seems to be effectively invulnerable and resistant to any form of emotion or humanity," the researchers wrote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob. 🤓 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Andy Griffith in Face in the Crowd, no joke. Also, Defoe in Wild at Heart, Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs (probably Mads in Hannibal, too). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 What’s the most you’ve ever lost on a coin toss? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 I’m sorry but I like my “psychos” a little bit more exciting to watch than Javier Bardem doing his German Shepherd face for two hours with the stupidest wig in cinema history. Yall are boring as hell. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Mayhaps not the best. Michael Madsen as Vic Vega is certainly one of the coolest psychopaths in cinema. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobraCommander Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalhead Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) Gary Oldman in Leon: The Professional. The unnerving thing is that his evil is hidden in plain sight due to his job...and that such humans are/could be in those positions of authority. Edited June 1, 2022 by Metalhead 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) A perfectly cast Harry Potter role. Edited June 1, 2022 by The Evil Genius 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabbyrwock Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 30 minutes ago, GoCommiesGo said: This is the winner Javier Bardem is the winner !?! You see this ****in hole. How 'bout I shove your head thru this ****in hole. Yea thats right ****in Bardem is the winner. ****in ****-up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobraCommander Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) How about Gary Busey as Himself in every movie because he is a psycho. Edited June 1, 2022 by CobraCommander 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, The Evil Genius said: A perfectly cast Harry Potter role. Truf! Idk how they done it but she's similar to a assistant principal from my high school. ****ing witch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 De Niro in Taxi driver, Travis Bickle is a modern day school shooter. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, Jabbyrwock said: Javier Bardem is the winner !?! You see this ****in hole. How 'bout I shove your head thru this ****in hole. Yea thats right ****in Bardem is the winner. ****in ****-up. You think people are out there praying to Javier Bardem? **** No! "You know who I pray to? Joe Pesci. Two reasons: First of all, I think he's a good actor, okay? To me, that counts. Second, he looks like a guy who can get things done. Joe Pesci doesn't **** around. In fact, Joe Pesci came through on a couple of things that God was having trouble with." And yeah De Niro plays great psychos. Was great as Max Cady. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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