RIP James Caan. Favourite Caan Movie?

[El Presidente]

RIP James. 

One of my favourite actors. 

Favourite Caan movie? So many great works. 

This wasn't one of them but still my favourite 

 

[KCCubano]

Great actor. Lots of good movies but being a sports junky I would say for me Brians Song

[SCgarman]

Godfather. All else pales in comparison. 

[Chibearsv]

What a great actor.  My favorite Caan movie besides Godfather of course is Thief.  

 

[ha_banos]

Elf of course!

[JustDave]

23 minutes ago, SCgarman said:

Godfather. All else pales in comparison. 

same

 

[joeypots]

Godfather, of course. the Gambler is next. 

 

[SigmundChurchill]

"Look at how they massacred my boy."

RIP 

[MoeFOH]

Rollerball (well, for the Rollerball scenes only, the rest of the movie is gash) and Godfather, of course.  RIP Sonny. 

[MrBirdman]

RIP

Kinda have to phrase this as "favorite movie besides the Godfather" (as you would for anyone in it, even Pacino I suspect). 

For me personally, it's Misery - not that it's an especially "great" movie, but I read a lot of Stephen King growing up. For an author whose work has been turned into some - ahem - questionable films, Misery was one that definitely hit the mark (and stayed much closer to the source material than The Shining). He and Bates had good chemistry (if you can call it that). 

[Chibearsv]

1 minute ago, MrBirdman said:

RIP

Kinda have to phrase this as "favorite movie besides the Godfather" (as you would for anyone in it, even Pacino I suspect). 

For me personally, it's Misery - not that it's an especially "great" movie, but I read a lot of Stephen King growing up. For an author whose work has been turned into some - ahem - questionable films, Misery was one that definitely hit the mark (and stayed much closer to the source material than The Shining). He and Bates had good chemistry (if you can call it that). 

Good call. Forgot about that one…creepy 

[Ford2112]

Sonny in the Godfather. Love it when he beats Carlo with a garbage can lid lol

[kmax]

I never thought you were a bad consiglieri Tom. I thought Santino was a bad Don my he Rest In Peace. 

[Cazador]

For some reason, The Program.

[cigcars]

    *He did such a memorable job in "Godfather" as hot headed Sony Corleone he was given an award from the Italian community - he was named "Italian of the Year"!  And Caan had to respond that he wasn't Italian, he was Jewish. But I believe they gave him the award anyway!

[HerrHonaker]

His contributions to the marquee movie titles are indisputable, but if you really want a treat, check out his performance in Wes Anderson’s first film, the hilarious indie jewel Bottle Rocket. It also stars the not-yet famous Wilson brothers (Owen and Luke) as hapless, aspiring criminals who look to Caan’s character as a role model.

[Gansett13]

8 hours ago, Cazador said:

For some reason, The Program.

Completely agree. Can easily go with Godfather or Elf, but The Program just does it for me. That and my guilty pleasure show Las Vegas.

[gormag38]

A great MSU Spartan. RIP

1. The Godfather

2. Elf 

Two COMPLETELY different types of movies that he was great in. 

[MPhillips]

I’d also say Godfather and Elf. 
reminds me to rewatch Godfather 

[rascalmonkey]

https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/james-caan-bottle-rocket-mr-henry-wes-anderson/ 

bottle rocket!

[La_Tigre]

Godfather really has to be excluded from any of these types of discussions.

Will go with Thief

May he Rest In Peace and the family have peace as well. 

 

[zappaFREAK]

Great films:

The Killer Elite

Rollerball

Godfather

Elf

He made a lot of stinkers too.

Fantastic in the series Vegas.

will miss him.

[HawkI84]

The Godfather by far for me.

But, for a mindless 90's action movie, I always thought Eraser was fun.

[Ken Gargett]

On 7/8/2022 at 7:44 AM, MoeFOH said:

Rollerball (well, for the Rollerball scenes only, the rest of the movie is gash) and Godfather, of course.  RIP Sonny. 

personally all of rollerball bored me senseless. and i saw it as a kid when one was supposed to be impressed by that nonsense. 

godfather is simply unquestioned for this, surely. one i enjoyed, an early one, was el dorado, with john wayne and robert mitcham. 

[El Presidente]

On 7/9/2022 at 10:24 AM, Ken Gargett said:

personally all of rollerball bored me senseless. and i saw it as a kid when one was supposed to be impressed by that nonsense. 

 

Let's face it Ken, you were never a kid. You were born a grumpy old man