Comments on Culture Brats: Top 17 John Cusack Roles

I agree with other posts in that you MUST include ...

2010-08-13T15:42:27.623-04:00

I agree with other posts in that you MUST include his performance in The Grifters (in which Annette Benning was also excellent!)

Saying this may make me have to turn in my "I...

2010-08-13T13:13:42.345-04:00

Saying this may make me have to turn in my "I was a girl teen in the 80's" card, but Say Anything has and always will make me want to throw up. And I'd probably move the Sixteen Candles role a little up the list for pure nostalgia's sake, but other than that...looks good to me.

Martin Q Blank and Lloyd Dobler are right at the t...

2010-08-12T19:22:35.028-04:00

Martin Q Blank and Lloyd Dobler are right at the top of my list, too - but why is there no trace of Charlie Arglist [The Ice Harvest] on this list?

Charlie is the losingist loser of Cusack's career and more of a sad sack than he's ever played before - and yet... somehow he's relatable and even sympathetic.

That such a reprehensible character can be salvagable is a testament to Cusack's brilliance as an actor.

I can't argue with your Top 6, but where is &q...

2010-08-12T09:45:20.918-04:00

I can't argue with your Top 6, but where is "Tapeheads"?? Swanky Modes!!

Great List, although I would have to have Roy Dill...

2010-08-12T08:49:29.094-04:00

Great List, although I would have to have Roy Dillon from The Grifters in the Top 10.

You left out Roy Dillon in The Grifters. Man gets ...

2010-08-12T08:41:57.217-04:00

You left out Roy Dillon in The Grifters. Man gets [spoiler alert for 20-year-old movie] killed by his own mother and doesn't make the list? For shame!

The Sure Thing is hands down my favorite movie. T...

2010-08-11T00:03:18.246-04:00

The Sure Thing is hands down my favorite movie.

There I said it.

Long Live Walter Gibson!

Long Live John Cusack!

Cecilia: I reviewed Hot Tub Time Machine for Cultu...

2010-08-10T23:28:15.287-04:00

Cecilia: I reviewed Hot Tub Time Machine for Culture Brats our first month: http://www.culturebrats.com/2010/03/hot-tub-time-machine.html

I thought it would be limited to the jokes in the TV ads and laughed my butt off.

I thought I'd seen a large number of Cusack films but in doing this list I realized I need to get on it!

Um... Dimitri/Anastasia made it but Harry/<...

2010-08-10T21:44:53.639-04:00

Um... Dimitri/Anastasia made it but Harry/Journey of Natty Gann didn't? Boooooooooo. (Although I am okay with everything else on the list.)

Okay- I just squinted my way through this to make ...

2010-08-10T21:05:31.828-04:00

Okay- I just squinted my way through this to make sure Lloyd Dobler was #1. (phew) Now that I know I can make it through the list without emotional damage, I'm looking forward to reading your analysis.

I tried so, so hard to stay awake during Hot Tub T...

2010-08-10T21:04:55.003-04:00

I tried so, so hard to stay awake during Hot Tub Time Machine...alas, I couldn't. My husband loved it, though. His laughter kept waking me up.

Grosse Point Blank is probably top on my list, not...

2010-08-10T19:33:05.081-04:00

Grosse Point Blank is probably top on my list, not just of John Cusack movies, but of movies in general. That said, my list is permeable, depending on my mood. So I'll just go with Martin Blank, Lloyd Dobbler and Lane Meyer, in no particular order. With Rob Gordon added in for good measure.

High Fidelity and Grosse Point Blank top my list. ...

2010-08-10T16:42:51.075-04:00

High Fidelity and Grosse Point Blank top my list. Even though Lloyd Dobler is a clearly a classic movie dude... I don't think I can watch Say Anything one more time. I might have burned out on it back in the day.

Well, we watch Godzilla too, so I think we're ...

2010-08-10T15:54:18.727-04:00

Well, we watch Godzilla too, so I think we're safe! Awesome, thanks!

I went into Hot Tub Time Machine expecting nothing...

2010-08-10T15:23:09.501-04:00

I went into Hot Tub Time Machine expecting nothing and was laughing out loud the whole time. Keep in mind that I'm a low rent simpleton who once watched Godzilla vs. Mothra three times in a row during a slow night.
Don't judge me, it just happened.
Definately worth a watch (HTTM not Godzilla)!

Awesome list, although Jonathan Trager rates a lit...

2010-08-10T14:26:36.471-04:00

Awesome list, although Jonathan Trager rates a little higher on the list for me.

And I need weigh-in on Hot Tub Time Machine. My husband made me add it to the Netflix list and it is currently on its way to our house. Good or stupid?

The more I read this, the more I want to spend tim...

2010-08-10T13:59:54.803-04:00

The more I read this, the more I want to spend time re-watching all of the above mentioned movies.