BY MICHAEL GOODPASTER
(FOUR) PHONE BOOTH
Ya know, I thought this would be easier. I thought. Kiefer Sutherland had a lot of big roles and movies that I forgot about and would rediscover with this list. I was wrong. He’s been in a lot of stuff over the years, but not much really stood out to me. Hell, this spot goes to a role he played and didn’t even appear on camera. It was just his voice. It was voice acting without any shitty animation in front of it. Jokes and oddness aside, he made this opportunity work. It made for a pretty intense movie. I don’t think we’d have that same energy if it were someone else’s voice on the other end of the phone.
(THREE) YOUNG GUNS
I get a lot of shit from people for this, but my favorite western of all time is Young Guns II. In both films, Sutherland plays the collected and proper teacher character named “Doc”. His interactions with Estevez’s “Billy The Kid” was good stuff. He wasn’t the main character at all, but he was a solid hand in this ensemble. I want to rewatch these movies immediately. These movies make Bon Jovi cool again. That says a lot.
(TWO) 24
The complete time I’ve spent watching the television series “24” would fill up about ten minutes. I just never got into the show. It’s not because it sucks or anything. It went 192 episodes so it has to be AT LEAST decent. I know a lot of shitty shows last a long time, but I’m pretty comfortable in the idea that 24 is probably a really decent show. For like ten years, Kiefer Sutherland made the role of “Jack Bauer” part of pop culture. You have to respect the ones who deserve it. That’s what I’m doing here.
(ONE) THE LOST BOYS
It was 1987 when it came out and it’s still a beloved cult classic. The Lost Boys is one of my favorite vampire movies of all time. Easily, top ten and probably top five. Kiefer plays the main asshole heel vampire “David”. He eats up the scenery and does a magnificent job at being really creepy and unsettling. I’ve seen this movie at least 100 times by now and I still get the willys from this dude. I don’t care about anything he does. I’m always going to see that creepy dude with the bleach blond mullet and “Nick” from “Family Ties” wardrobe. He made the rice turn to maggots! MAGGOTS!
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