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British television channel Channel 4 voted Full Metal Jacket fifth on its list of the greatest war films ever made. [112] In 2008, Empire placed the film at number 457 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time." [113] In 2010, The Guardian ranked it 19th on its list of the "25 best action and war films of all time."
Modine turned down the role of LT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in Top Gun (played by Tom Cruise), because he felt the film's pro-military stance went against his politics. [8] Modine in April 2006. Modine may be best known for his role as Private/Sergeant J.T. "Joker" Davis, the central character of Stanley Kubrick's Vietnam War film Full Metal ...
Films directed by Steven Spielberg have been the highest-grossing film of the year on six occasions, and on three occasions have been the highest-grossing film of all time. Steven Spielberg is the most represented director on the chart, with six films to his credit, occupying the top spot in 1975, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989 and 1993.
Some of history’s top-grossing actors ground out big returns slowly over the course of long careers. Others scored huge hits with recurring roles in franchises early on. Regardless, the actors...
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In 1986, D'Onofrio took on the role often considered the defining moment in his acting career, as Pvt. Leonard Lawrence, an overweight, clumsy Marine recruit in the movie Full Metal Jacket. On a tip from friend Matthew Modine, D'Onofrio was urged to send audition tapes to director Stanley Kubrick, in England. Four tapes later, D'Onofrio landed ...
Because of the effects of inflation on cinema ticket prices, a list unadjusted for inflation gives much more weight to later actors. [1] Therefore, gross revenue lists are largely meaningless for comparing acting careers widely separated in time, as many actors from earlier eras will not appear on a modern, unadjusted list, despite their films achieving higher commercial success when adjusted ...
List of highest-grossing films in the Soviet Union; List of highest-grossing films in Spain. List of highest-grossing films in Catalan; List of highest-grossing films in Taiwan; List of highest-grossing films in Thailand; List of highest-grossing films in Turkey; List of highest-grossing films in the United Kingdom