Happy (belated) Birthday to Patricia Arquette, who turned 48 on April 8th.
I’ve always liked Patricia Arquette (and I loved her Oscar speech when she won for Boyhood!) but I’ve not seen many of her films. In fact, I started this post thinking I’d seen ten but, unfortunately, my math skills are shit & I’ve only seen nine. Oops. I must have counted Uncle Buck, which I was thinking of cheekily adding to this list as she apparently did “Additional Voices” for that. Well, to make this a Top Ten, I’ll have to include it anyway!
It’s fun (and easy) to do these actor top tens. I sometimes feel like I can’t do a list until I’ve seen ALL of someone’s work but that’s an impossible task. I don’t think I’ve seen every single movie from any one actor. So I figure, hey, I can update these lists anytime I watch a certain movie from an actor. So the next time I watch a Patricia Arquette movie, I’ll take Uncle Buck off this list. š I should add that I loved her TV show Medium! But, yeah, that’s TV so won’t be included (although I have included an obscure TV movie that I saw years ago).
Anyway, here are My Top Ten Patricia Arquette Movies, counting down to my favorite movie (not ranked by performance):
10. Little Nicky (ugh)
9. Betrayed By Love
8. Nightwatch
7. Stigmata
6. Holes
5. Boyhood
4. True Romance
3. Uncle Buck š
2. Ed Wood
1. A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Yeah! Dream Warriors is AWESOME!!! First thing I saw her in and still my favorite of hers by far.
More That I Do Want To See:
– Lost Highway
– Bringing Out The Dead
– Fast Food Nation (I can’t believe I’ve not watched this Richard Linklater film yet)
And last but certainly not least:
– Prayer Of The Rollerboys
What on Earth is this epically, beautifully, horrible-looking movie starring Corey Haim and how have I never heard of a 1990 movie starring both Haim & Arquette?! This looks fantastically awful! I must see this shit!!! Here’s the synopsis from IMDB:
Set in an unspecified time in the future, USA has declined and become a country of violence and racial prejudice. Griffin earns his living delivering pizzas while he tries to take care of his little brother. An old friend of his, Gary Lee, is the leader of a gang with big ambitions, the Rollerboys. Gary joins them to help the police keep track of the gang.
YES! That sounds f*%#ing great!!! Here’s the back cover:
Arquette looks like some sexy clown/mime thing. I must see this. It’s not available (I already looked). Damn!! Although, it looks like I may be able to watch it in chunks on YouTube. Hmm… There’s my weekend all planned out! I’m sure Uncle Buck is still a far better movie, though. š
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