Top Five Bill Paxton Movies
With today's loss of Bill Paxton I just had to pay some sort of tribute to an actor who will truly be missed.
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- DirectorCarl FranklinStarsBill PaxtonBilly Bob ThorntonCynda WilliamsA small town police chief awaits the arrival of a gang of killers.A deeply under-appriciated film, with Bill, IMHO turning in best performance as a Mayberry Sheriff with a Tarantino twist.
- DirectorBill PaxtonStarsBill PaxtonMatthew McConaugheyPowers BootheA mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to destroy people who were in fact "demons."Bill taking on the directing reigns in this one, crafted a uniquely disturbing tale of religious fanaticism, and serial killer horror.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie HennDecades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.When it comes to Cameron's use of Bill, there was none better than the "Game's over man." "Why don't you put her in charge?" guy...
- DirectorSam RaimiStarsBill PaxtonBilly Bob ThorntonBridget FondaThree blue-collar acquaintances come across millions of dollars in lost cash and make a plan to keep their find from the authorities, but it isn't long before complications and mistrust weave their way into the plan.Bill was best at playing the normal every day guy pulled into things and before you know he's in over his head. The pinnacle of this would be none other than "A Simple Plan" which turns out to be anything but....
- DirectorJan de BontStarsHelen HuntBill PaxtonCary ElwesTwo storm chasers on the brink of divorce must work together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.To me this was kind of like his big pop-hit when he had so many other better "songs". But you can't ignore the crowd pleasing elements of this film, plus even a certain, down-home rare and real chemistry with Helen Hunt as his estranged ex or whatever she was... a blockbuster disaster kind of film that delivered.
- DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsAdrian PasdarJenny WrightLance HenriksenA small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter.BONUS MOVIE!!!! I was looking at my top horror movie's list and I confess, I forgot he was in this one...I don't really want to bump another one... but I gotsta add this one!!!! :-D