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Old 09-19-2011, 05:13 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Old 09-19-2011, 05:34 PM   #17 (permalink)
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I didn't know Billy Zane was in Back To The Future? Which scenes? Were they minor roles?
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Old 09-19-2011, 05:48 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Extremely minor. One of Biff's henchmen.
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Old 09-19-2011, 07:43 PM   #20 (permalink)
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I didn't know Billy Zane was in Back To The Future? Which scenes? Were they minor roles?
Zane portrayed one of Biff's friends.


It wasn't a speaking role but he stole every scene they featured him in.
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Old 09-22-2011, 03:11 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Why does that make them incomparable? Buscemi has never been a leading man in a movie, but I'll take him over most any actor.
And that's why we'll never see your name in the credits. Buscemi can't play some of the roles Gere does. I like him but he's too ugly to play American Gigilo or the opposite of Julia Roberts in anything but a horror movie. Buscemi could also never pull off the role of the imprisoned Irishman in The Jackal. He is what he is: a supporting actor.
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Old 09-22-2011, 09:34 PM   #22 (permalink)
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And that's why we'll never see your name in the credits. Buscemi can't play some of the roles Gere does. I like him but he's too ugly to play American Gigilo or the opposite of Julia Roberts in anything but a horror movie. Buscemi could also never pull off the role of the imprisoned Irishman in The Jackal. He is what he is: a supporting actor.
Boardwalk Empire? True, it's an ensemble cast but he is the lead of this great series.
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Seeing Titanic 3D recently really made me appreciate Zane even more.

I wish he would make a comeback.
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I pick Billy for the sole reason that he doesn't spend quality time gerbiling.
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Old 04-22-2012, 07:03 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Boardwalk Empire? True, it's an ensemble cast but he is the lead of this great series.
One of my favorite shows right now. Buscemi nails his part.
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Old 04-23-2012, 02:12 PM   #26 (permalink)
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"Invincible" probably made Zane a billionaire. Classic film.
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Old 04-24-2012, 12:06 PM   #27 (permalink)
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I didn't even realize he was in Back to the Future until I read this thread.
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Old 04-24-2012, 12:47 PM   #28 (permalink)
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There is no reason you should notice him in BTTF. Unless you just know that its him and you make a conscious effort to watch him, he's nothing other than background. That being said, he is a fine actor and had some great performances in Titanic and Tombstone, as well as in a bunch of low-budget/indie films.
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Old 04-24-2012, 03:22 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Gere, because Zane always looks as though he's wearing eyeliner
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