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Jeff Daniels

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 11:33 am
by samurai_cable
Howdy partner.......

erm, I've just developed an interest in Jeff Daniels, after seeing him in "Dumb and Dumber" and "Pleasantville" and also "The Hours". I really like him and I'd like to see more of him. So I'd just like to ask if any of you have seen other movies of him before; what would you suggest that I watch?

Thanks for reading~ 8)

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 1:33 pm
by thecablegal
Fly Away Home.... BRILLIANT film, very moving!

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 4:06 pm
by THE 5th KIND
hmm...i did liked an older one.-but i don`t know the title in english.-
i guess it`s something like:-the butcher`s wife, or so.-
it is a sweet love-story.-but funny, too.-

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 4:47 pm
by Edward Nygma
Yeah, Jeff Daniels is great in all these films. He was also good in 101 Dalmatians. I just think it's a huge HUGE shame he never does comedies!
He was excellent in Dumb and Dumb, absolutely hilarious. :P

ALL HIS FILMS, CHECK EM OUT!

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 4:47 pm
by thecablegal
Five People You Meet in Heaven, The (2004) (TV) .... Blue Man
Imaginary Heroes (2004) .... Ben Travis
Goodbye Girl, The (2004) (TV) .... Elliot Garfield
... aka Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl (2004) (TV) (USA: complete title)
I Witness (2003) .... James Rhodes
Gods and Generals (2003) .... Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Hours, The (2002) .... Louis Waters
Blood Work (2002) .... Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
Super Sucker (2002) .... Fred Barlow
... aka Daft as a Brush (2002) (UK: video title)
Escanaba in da Moonlight (2001) .... Rueben Soady
Chasing Sleep (2000) .... Ed Saxon
... aka Insomnies (2000) (Canada: French title) (France)
Cheaters (2000/I) (TV) .... Dr. Gerald Plecki
Crossing, The (2000/I) (TV) .... Gen. George Washington


All the Rage (1999) .... Warren
... aka It's the Rage (2000) (USA: cable TV title)
My Favorite Martian (1999) .... Tim O'Hara
... aka My Favourite Martian (1999) (Australia)
Pleasantville (1998) .... Mr. Bill Johnson
Trial and Error (1997) .... Charles 'Charlie' Tuttle
101 Dalmatians (1996) .... Roger
2 Days in the Valley (1996) .... Alvin Strayer
Fly Away Home (1996) .... Thomas Alden
... aka Father Goose (1996)
... aka Flying Wild (1996)
Redwood Curtain (1995) (TV) .... Lyman Fellers
Dumb & Dumber (1994) .... Harry Dunne
... aka Dumb Happens (1994)
... aka Dumb and Dumber (1994) (USA: video box title)
Speed (1994) .... Det. Harold 'Harry' Temple
Gettysburg (1993) .... Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
There Goes the Neighborhood (1992) .... Willis Embry
... aka Paydirt (1992)
Rain Without Thunder (1992) .... Jonathan Garson
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992) (TV) .... Tom Noonan
Grand Tour: Disaster in Time (1992) (TV) .... Ben Wilson
... aka Disaster in Time (1992) (TV)
... aka Grand Tour, The (1992) (TV)
... aka Timescape (1992) (TV)
Love Hurts (1991) .... Paul Weaver
Butcher's Wife, The (1991) .... Dr. Alex Tremor
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990) .... Denton Webb
Arachnophobia (1990) .... Ross Jennings


No Place Like Home (1989) (TV)
Checking Out (1989) .... Ray Macklin
"Tanner '88" (1988) (mini) TV Series .... State Park Ranger (episode "The Girlfriend Factor")
... aka "Tanner: A Political Fable" (1988) (mini)
Sweet Hearts Dance (1988) .... Sam Manners
Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, The (1988) (TV) .... Lt. Steve Maryk
House on Carroll Street, The (1988) .... Cochran
Radio Days (1987) .... Biff Baxter
Something Wild (1986) .... Charles Driggs
Heartburn (1986) .... Richard
Marie (1985) .... Eddie Sisk
... aka Marie: A True Story (1985)
Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985) .... Tom Baxter, Gil Shepherd
Terms of Endearment (1983) .... Flap Horton
Invasion of Privacy, An (1983) (TV) .... Francis Ryan
Fifth of July (1982) (TV) .... Jed Jenkins
Ragtime (1981) .... Sgt. Frankie O'Donnell
Rumor of War, A (1980) (TV) .... Chaplain

PostPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 12:09 am
by samurai_cable
:D Thanks for the list cablegal~! I nearly forgot he was in Speed. I also nearly forgot he was in 101 dalmatians! I saw that when I was a kid...

I was surprised to see him in The Hours, I was thinking, this guy looks so familiar :)

Fly away home sounds good :D and The Butcher's wife~! I also think Blood Work is showing on movie one... gosh i love cable.

So he does mainly serious roles?

PostPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 2:33 pm
by Edward Nygma
I'm afraid so. :(
Doesn't he realise that he has a natural talent for comedy?

PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 11:50 am
by samurai_cable
:lol: Just looked at your signature :D

He does have talent.... but I guess if he decides to stay with serious roles, i wouldn't mind. I'd still watch out for his movies :D I also looked at his biography and stuff; he's taller than Jim. I never realised it. He's also 7 years older.

I really loved him as Harry 8)

"You have nothing to worry about, Mrs. Neugyburger."

"You know, on second thought, you might just wanna run a comb through 'em."

Re: Jeff Daniels

PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 6:37 am
by clemato
samurai_cable wrote:Howdy partner.......

erm, I've just developed an interest in Jeff Daniels, after seeing him in "Dumb and Dumber" and "Pleasantville" and also "The Hours". I really like him and I'd like to see more of him. So I'd just like to ask if any of you have seen other movies of him before; what would you suggest that I watch?

Thanks for reading~ 8)


Oh Jeff! He's brilliant. :D He can be Harry or Colonel Chamberlain.

I HIGHLY HIGHLY STRONGLY (hint) recommend Jeff's performance in Gettysburg. The prequel, Gods and Generals, was brilliant, but only if you loved the film Gettysburg and can identify with Stonewall Jackson's struggle, his story. Both films are based on the Pulitzer Prize winning author, Jeff Shaara's works.

There are 2 scenes in G&G with Jeff that broke my heart, he was so unbearably brilliant - genuine, pure, emotional, and all about his intellect. I just love him as Chamberlain.

Something Wild. He can make a white, pasty, suit look halfway sexy.

PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 7:30 am
by samurai_cable
:D This sounds really good :D I really don't know much about Stonewall Jackson, but I'll check it out~ Thank you so much for your help :)

PostPosted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 7:42 pm
by Unchained
Did anybody watch that tv movie The Five People You Meet in Heaven? I just saw parts of it. Kinda interesting.

PostPosted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 3:53 am
by samurai_cable
Hmm... nope. I was going to be able to watch "Cheaters" the other day because I rented it, but the VCD was crappy and it wouldn't play....... I was extremely disappointed :( Who ever scratched that vcd badly....... it also looked like it was dropped in some kind of liquid....... Should have checked before i rented.......

PostPosted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 2:48 pm
by thecablegal
Complain, that is out of order!

PostPosted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 9:57 pm
by -->Blunt<--
I have seen "Dumb and Dumber", "Arachnophobia", "Speed" and partly "101 Dalmatiner". The last one was bad, the rest was good.
But Speed came to much on TV. I think they always take it, when they don't know what to show.

PostPosted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:14 pm
by samurai_cable
Yeah, I did complain, then they said they didn't have another copy of it.... so i had to choose something else :? Oh well...

I think I should rewatch Speed. I watched it when I was really young.... so I just remember parts when they say they can't go slower than... 50 km/h was it? Sandra Bullock was in that movie....... So vague.... hehe