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What was the best performance by somebody not primarily known for their acting? #MovieDiscussion (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 year ago by Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de to c/moviesandtv@lemmy.film

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[–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Tom Waits in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Sure it wasn't his first time acting but I'd argue he's much more well known as a musical artist and his performance was great.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

He's also in one or two Jarmusch films. From the 80s or 90s. Too lazy to look it up. Coffee and cigarettes ?

[–] aleph@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fuck me. TIL that was Tom Waits.