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Boardsies Great Movie Star of the 80s - Live Thread

Kolido · 2020-07-26 10:55:39

First there was the Oscars... Then came the Golden Globes.... Now....BOARDSIES GREATEST Everyone can vote Please give a reason for your vote, however it will not be compulsory Any other info I will post when needed. Best of luck to all the actors and I hope everyone has fun. Signup thread…

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26-07-2020 11:55am

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First there was the Oscars...

Then came the Golden Globes....

Now....BOARDSIES GREATEST

Everyone can vote
Please give a reason for your vote, however it will not be compulsory
Any other info I will post when needed.

Best of luck to all the actors and I hope everyone has fun.

Signup thread here:https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058091861

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#2 26-07-2020 11:56am
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Starting tomorrow.

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Welcome to the Boardsies Greatest Movie Star of the 80s

We will be kicking off with 5 qualifying matches, each containing 5 actors, with 1 actor going through to the first round.

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#5 27-07-2020 10:04am
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Qualifying Round,

Please vote for 1 actor
First to 3 votes wins

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#6 27-07-2020 10:09am
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Q/M1

Willem Dafoe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Dafoe

Anjelica Huston

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anjelica_Huston

Kirstie Alley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirstie_Alley

Michael Biehn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Biehn

Goldie_Hawn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldie_Hawn

Willem Dafoe
Anjelica Huston
Kirstie Alley
Michael Biehn
Goldie Hawn

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#7 27-07-2020 10:14am
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Wow, if the qualifiers are so strong I can't even imagine what the proper rounds will be like.

A vote for Anjelica Huston from me. Really liked her in Prizzi's Honor.

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#8 27-07-2020 10:20am
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Michael Biehn for me.

GAME OVER MAN, GAME OVER

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#9 27-07-2020 10:35am
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Anjelica Huston!

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#10 27-07-2020 10:37am
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Michael Biehn. Good looking and in some stone cold 80s classics.

It's a strong competition though. And Willem Defoe looks so-oooo young there!

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#11 27-07-2020 10:46am
Also Starring LeVar Burton

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Kirstie Alley for Look Who's Talking alone. Oh, but also for Star Trek II: Wrath Of Khan of course.

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#12 27-07-2020 12:08pm
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Willem Dafoe

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#13 27-07-2020 12:20pm
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Given the limited interest so far, I will let this run and post another few

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Q/M2

Harvey Keitel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Keitel

Anthony Hopkins

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Hopkins

Brian Dennehy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Dennehy

Carl Weathers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Weathers

Shirley MacLaine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_MacLaine

Harvey Keitel
Anthony Hopkins
Brian Dennehy
Carl Weathers
Shirley MacLaine

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Brian Dennehy because it was in EVERYTHING!!

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Carl Weathers.

Those chiselled washboard abs win out for me

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#17 27-07-2020 12:27pm
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Carl Weathers

If other decades were in the mix, I'd probably go for Keitel or Hopkins, but based on '80s output alone has to be Weathers

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Carl Weather's for me too

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Q/M3

John Malkovich

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Malkovich

William Hurt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hurt

Steve Martin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Martin

Olympia Dukakis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia_Dukakis

Andy Garcia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Garc%C3%ADa

John Malkovich
William Hurt
Steve Martin
Olympia Dukakis
Andy Garcia

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#20 27-07-2020 12:30pm
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Q/M2

Harvey Keitel
Anthony Hopkins
Brian Dennehy 1
Carl Weathers 3
Shirley MacLaine

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Carl Weathers

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Kolido wrote: »

Given the limited interest so far, I will let this run and post another few

maybe more people will be online in the afternoon

For the second qualifier, based on 80s output I will vote for Shirley MacLaine. The first role I saw her in was Madame Souzatska - I was 16 at the time and din't know much about cinema but I really enjoyed the film and her performance.

I think Keitel and Hopkins had better roles in the 90s - I would argue that the diversity of roles that Keitel had in the 90s should take him far if we were to do a similar 90s competition.

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Steve Martin

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John Malkovich in match 3 for me.

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William Hurt for me. Kiss of the Spider Woman. Enough said.

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Steve Martin because he had some great films in the 80s - all his Carl Reiner collaborations, and Parenthood were all great.

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Steve Martin

This was a tough one because I could have easily gone for any of the first 4 (sorry Andy Garcia), but I just favour Steve Martin on this particular day.

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#28 27-07-2020 12:46pm
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Q/M1

Willem Dafoe 1
Anjelica Huston 2
Kirstie Alley 1
Michael Biehn 2
Goldie Hawn

Q/M3

John Malkovich 1
William Hurt 1
Steve Martin 3
Olympia Dukakis
Andy Garcia

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#29 27-07-2020 12:48pm
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Willem Dafoe - for To Live and Die in L.A. and Platoon
Carl Weather's - he was an 80s icon, Hopkins was more of a 90s icon
Steve Martin - he was in so many great comedy movies during this decade, my favourite is probably Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

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Q/M4

Chuck Norris

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Norris

Ally Sheedy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_Sheedy

Rosanna Arquette

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosanna_Arquette

Demi Moore

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demi_Moore

Prince

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician)

Chuck Norris
Ally Sheedy
Rosanna Arquette
Demi Moore
Prince

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Chuck Norris. Because he's Chuck Norris :P

Prince as an actor.... Okkkkkk he was in what 3 movies in the 80s?

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