I was having a discussion with a friend. I mentioned that Dustin Hoffman's movie "Marathon Man" was going away from Netflix at the end of October and she might want to catch it. I've seen it probably 30+ times in my lifetime. Not much in the last 20 years though. She mentioned that she's not crazy about Dustin Hoffman which I guess if fair if you only consider his recent work.

I was aghast (which I kept to myself) since I only view Dustin as he relates to his finest work. A collection of films which represent his prime working period. She had never even seen "Marathon Man," which was surprise to me. I always assume everybody does what I do. Well, I'll be.

Dustin had a hell of a prime.

The Graduate
Little Big Man
Lenny
All The President's Men (John Schlesinger)
Marathon Man (John Schlesinger)
Midnight Cowboy (John Schlesinger)
Straight Time (love this movie. M Emmet Walsh and Kathy Bates are great in it too)
Agatha
Kramer Vs. Kramer (The great Robert Benton)
Tootsie (The late great Sydney Pollack)

This prime holds up agains anybody's in my opinion.

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Rain Man?

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Rain Man?

He was fine in that movie but it was beyond his prime period to me. It was a Tom Cruise vehicle.

Don't forget Madigan's Millions - 1968
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But seriously...
Straw Dogs - 1971 - Sam Peckinpah
Papillon - 1973 - Franklin Schaffner

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Don't forget Madigan's Millions - 1968
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But seriously...
Straw Dogs - 1971 - Sam Peckinpah
Papillon - 1973 - Franklin Schaffner

My bad. I just didn't remember those absolute gems. Even greater. Madigan's Millions was that kind freaky movie they made back then. I think it was made earlier than the time it was released.

A great set of movies. I've seen all numerous times except for Straight Time and Agatha...now added to my vision63-recommended Netflix list.

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Don't forget Madigan's Millions - 1968
[www.imdb.com]



But seriously...
Straw Dogs - 1971 - Sam Peckinpah
Papillon - 1973 - Franklin Schaffner

My bad. I just didn't remember those absolute gems. Even greater. Madigan's Millions was that kind freaky movie they made back then. I think it was made earlier than the time it was released.

This only proves your point - he has so many outstanding films that it's even easy to forget a few absolute classics. Anyone who doesn't consider Hoffman as one of the greats just doesn't know much about film. Hell he was great in Outbreak and I heart Huckabees - the movies weren't much, but HE was great in them. Also Wag the Dog...

The guy is a master and a very humble guy by hollywood standards - should be on a short list of the greats of all time.

It was a Tom Cruise vehicle.

Disagree. Disagree. Disagree! Hoffman more than held his own and I thought they worked very well together...
Tho this movie was, well, OK, he played a great villain in Hook.

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It was a Tom Cruise vehicle.

Disagree. Disagree. Disagree! Hoffman more than held his own and I thought they worked very well together...
Tho this movie was, well, OK, he played a great villain in Hook.

I'm not disagreeing. Dustin killed in Rain Man (a movie I enjoyed but could only watch once). He continues to be a great actor. It was a movie that was developed as a starrer "for" Tom Cruise. Dustin was a key piece that probably sealed the deal for Cruise. I never did see Hook.

It's Spielberg's version of Peter Pan with Robin Williams as Peter and Hoffman as Captain Hook. You'll probably only watch that once too, sorry to say...

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It's Spielberg's version of Peter Pan with Robin Williams as Peter and Hoffman as Captain Hook. You'll probably only watch that once too, sorry to say...

I know that the generation that enjoyed that film revere it to this day. It's a touchstone to them.

Peter Pan was dreadful, but again, Hoffman was great!

I loved Little Big Man

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Peter Pan Hook was dreadful, but again, Hoffman was great!

FTFY

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He was deadpan funny in The Fokkers.

He's my favorite actor of my generation.

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Rain Man?

He was fine in that movie but it was beyond his prime period to me. It was a Tom Cruise vehicle.

Cruise wasn't the one who took the Oscar home for that film.

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Rain Man?

He was fine in that movie but it was beyond his prime period to me. It was a Tom Cruise vehicle.

Cruise wasn't the one who took the Oscar home for that film.

That's very true. Jessica Lange took took home the Oscar for Tootsie, but it was very much a Hoffman film. Cruise was the hot entity at that time. Dustin was the past his prime veteran with the chops.

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Rain Man?

He was fine in that movie but it was beyond his prime period to me. It was a Tom Cruise vehicle.

Cruise wasn't the one who took the Oscar home for that film.

That's very true. Jessica Lange took took home the Oscar for Tootsie, but it was very much a Hoffman film. Cruise was the hot entity at that time. Dustin was the past his prime veteran with the chops.

I was going to make the observation that Hoffman's character was the title character in both films, but that is not accurate. The irony about Rain Man is that most people believe Hoffman's disabled character is the Rain Man, but the actual Rain Man is Cruise's character.

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Rain Man?

He was fine in that movie but it was beyond his prime period to me. It was a Tom Cruise vehicle.

Cruise wasn't the one who took the Oscar home for that film.

That's very true. Jessica Lange took took home the Oscar for Tootsie, but it was very much a Hoffman film. Cruise was the hot entity at that time. Dustin was the past his prime veteran with the chops.

I was going to make the observation that Hoffman's character was the title character in both films, but that is not accurate. The irony about Rain Man is that most people believe Hoffman's disabled character is the Rain Man, but the actual Rain Man is Cruise's character.

That's right. Raymond was the one with the primary objective that had all of the hurdles thrown at him. It wasn't all that different than the plot of Robert De Niro's "Midnight Run." Buddy movies turned on their sides.

Dustin Hoffman has a tremendous body of work! I haven't watched many of those for movies for years, and somehow missed Madigan's Millions.

However, I will always love Hook for the memories of watching it with my kids. My son can still recite some of Captain Hoffman-Hook's lines and sound just like him!

You forgot Wag The Dog! Great movie.

My favs are Rain Man and Papillon

.....so he is the new.....'Hoff'.......???

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I loved Little Big Man

Me too!

Marathon Man fed into my fear of dentists. The air hissing past his teeth... <Shudder>

I am not an anti-dentite though.

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