J.T. Walsh was one of the most underappreciated, under-recognized actors in the last 50 years. Everything he did was quality acting - without exception!
This scene really is a masterclass in writing, directing and especially acting. JT Walsh was one of the best character actors ever. Everything he did felt so natural and memorable. This performance is no exception. His timing, line delivery, pauses, hand gestures, facial expressions etc. make you feel like you’re watching an actual textbook narcissistic psychopath who you would never want to meet in real life. Brilliant performance. BBT also gives one of, if not the best performances of his career. Just a brilliant movie all around.
the dragging of the chair and stare for anyone to challenge him...crossing karl’s line in the sand and invading his solitude...the depth of this short bit of dialogue...karl’s wincing at the crassness of it all until the corners of his mouth tremble....it’s all A+.
The chairs in Psychiatric Hospitals are built to be VERY HEAVY so the patients can't lift the chair and attack others. The ONLY WAY to move these chairs is by dragging.
Proud to have been in this movie as the crayon man, i'm the long haired guy at the end of the table coloring. Had lunch inside in the a/c with JT, while everybody else ate outside in the heat. So cool that JT came and sat with me and one other person inside a room in the old state mental hospital, we talked and told stories and jokes.
proud to have been in this movie as the crayon man, thats me, the long haired guy at the end of the table coloring. Had lunch inside in the a/c with JT, while everybody else ate outside in the heat. So cool that JT came and sat with me and Domino Man inside a room in the old state mental hospital, we talked and told stories and jokes.
I've held the same opinion for years. It's such a powerful scene that one could argue that J.T. Walsh stole the entire movie with this one scene. It is fucking brilliant. This scene is a damn good short film all by itself.
@@ysf-psfx no it's the first, i'm the long haired guy and was there. The last shot JT comes over and starts playing with my arm hair after BB told him to leave him alone, but the camera pans to just BB and you don't see JT and I.
JT Walsh was an amazing actor. He genuinely scared the shit out of me in this movie. In Breakdown he was just incredible too. I've yet to find an actor who makes me feel the tension like he did.
The thing about JT Walsh, he's got lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eyes. When he comes at you he doesn't seem to be livin'... until he bites you, and those black eyes roll over white.
Yep,greatest performance in modern history....the problem is, is that it's too raw for the liberal dimwits that control the media,thus not "politically correct", therefore swept under the rug just like so many other works of art....Ex: Michael Douglas in "Falling Down".....all this censorship part of the pussification of America
damn..you can't go anywhere on TH-cam without some whiny ass Trump twat talking shit about politics...piss and moan blaming some one else for their miserable station in life...you're dime a dozen opinionated bullshit has no business or merit here...cram your maga hat up your ass and go spew your shit to people that give a fck about what you think...
I love the psychedelic ambient music in this movie. It’s so strange and otherworldly and invokes the kind of strange thoughts going on in the main character’s head.
I agree, I also feel it has a weird, timeless or maybe primordial sense to it also. Really interesting choice, its perfectly fitting here but also very different than a lot of composers would have probably done for the movie. But it works so well I couldn't imagine anything else being better fit.
I remember watching the 1998 Academy Awards, they did a tribute to film industry people who had died.. These big name stars and even directors and writers were getting big applause, when they showed the photo of JT Walsh, it was like 10 people in that audience clapped....like they didn't even know who he was. I felt a big hole in my heart. JT was such an under rated actor.
"I rolled the window down, by electric power." "I produced the 25 dollars." It's those type of odd and subtle phrasings that make a dialogue really rich.
And then you have just that silent treatment CHEMISTRY between Thornton and Walsh. You are studying Thornton's face and the growing irritation on it as Walsh goes on and on about his past.
If you go back and watch Carl is already shaking his head back and forth when JT gets closer with the chair. To me that tells me its not the first time he has talked to Carl and Carl just didnt want him near him was like "OH shit he he comes again".
Brilliant performance by J.T. Walsh. He had only a couple of scenes in this movie but brilliantly played a sex offender and the inappropriate and awkward traits sex offenders possess.
I know what u mean. Yeah a lot of sex offenders can blend in very well but obviously not as many sentenced to mental institutions I've had a little experience there and I saw some of what you mean even when it's nothing you could put ur finger on many just have a disturbing not quite right aura about them and this is before u know what they are there for sometimes you can just about tell others are creepy in the extreme and then some u would never know and I guess there probably the scariest to think there walking around maybe working with your sister or mom.
J.T. was a brilliant character actor with chops in the same vein as M. Emmit Walsh and Kenneth McMillan. There's a scene in the film 'The Grifters', where he portrays a con man having a nervous breakdown in the throes of catatonic psychosis that's downright chilling..
There before me lies a best supporting actor nomination for JT Walsh, I don’t care how long he was in the film. A performance I’ll always remember whether I want to or not
The dark, brooding music and two killers in a state hospital, one of whom hints at being a serial killer, gives dark, creepy vibes I've only seen otherwise in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.
@@paulgardner5079 It was. It'd actually be interesting to see more of the realistic serial killer depictions. So people wouldn't worship them as heroes like Dexter.
@@AA-mi4zg never watched Dexter, it doesnt seem that compelling to me. Didnt it turn out that Henry Lee Lucas, whom this was supposedly loosely based on, lie about most of his kills?
@Paul Gardner it's not even remotely based on Lucas, but yes, he did lie about a lot his crimes to get more fame. He'd confess to many crimes he couldn't have possibly been there to commit. His false confessions had cost the courts so much money and time because of the sheer number of cases that had to be reopened. The person that Dexter is based on is Pedro Filho, who wiped out several gangs and then further added 47 kills while he was incarcerated.
We got the honor and pleasure of meeting the late, great J.T Walsh back in 1991 in the Beverly Center. He was with his son and he talked to us for a while and gave us an autograph. He was very pleasant and a decent man and an amazing actor. She he passed so young. Reminded me of when we met Martin Sheen at Pavilions grocery. He was amazing and so appreciative we noticed him, talked for like an hour. A great man truly and an amazing actor.
J.T. was an awesome Actor and a True Craftsman. Watching this Man Work was pure entertainment and I am proud of him. For this small part he played he made it a huge part of this movie. God Bless JT and his Family. USN SBU-022
I worked in a mental institution years ago as a maintenance man. When i first started, the veteran maintenance men gave me a set of rules on day one. "Guard your tool belt." Your screwdrivers, prybars, certainly my utility knife and above all my hammer, the preferred choice of the psychopathic schizophrenics favorite tool of attempted theft from your belt. We had to guard our tools like they were sidearms. For obvious reasons. It was an unnerving job at times. But the orderlies helped to keep an eye on the most mental cases. The orderlies also forewarned us of the most violent offenders. Mmmhumm. 😳
The writing is fantastic. The bit about JT's charactor being infatuated with the way he rolled up and lowered the window using "electric power" perfectly falls in line with the kind of psychosis his character apparently has. Although they couldn't resist giving the character the unspoken last name of Bushman.
I never understood why Billy Bob Thornton never got an Oscar for that was some of the best acting I believe I've ever seen hell I didn't even know it was Billy Bob
I think what really makes his character is the smoker's wheezing at the end. It makes him almost approachable like he could be some bar patron making up the same story
If you watch this movie for the first time you don't really get the nuances of JT Walsh's character as he interacts with Karl. The mock grunts he makes are just brilliant. And you don't even really get it until the 2nd viewing.
There is something that sets Thornton apart from other "disabled" performances. It's gotta be the poster, he looks like a typical American working man in the south, and then he starts talking and you see what the catch is. But aside from how he talks, him being hunched over and dressed like a farmer everywhere he goes, his portrayal still entails a guy that looks and acts kind of the same as most people would. In other words, he doesn't gloss over or over do the part, he plays it as naturally as it comes. I could see Karl Childers as a real person because of this.
J.T. Walsh was definitely a great actor during his short-lived career. He definitely started in a lot of films during the 90s that were exceptionally good along with his performances. It’s too bad he’s gone because he would have definitely become more famous if he didn’t die early on.
perfect person to play the Joker! very unhinged perfect performance hed be too old if alive but i would base the next Joker role on Walsh and his many edgy perfomances. I think this whole piece is in here to let JT do his thing. As an update to my original post Keoghan you have your chance this whole scene is demented Joker style.
The way that Karl reacts to the story felt almost as if he had heard this story before. He seemed to cringe at certain details like he knew those details were coming. I wonder if J.T. Walsh's character told him this story day after day. It makes the story more unsettling.
Yes, as a matter of fact. It was one take! I played the Crayon Man, the long haired guy at the end of the table. After that incredible one shot scene, Billy Bob and others watched the playback in the other room and everybody applauded. Then they set up the camera for the next shot, when he leaves the room to go do his interview. Then they set up for the very last shot, when Billy Bob tells JT to leave him alone. JT walks away and comes and starts playing with my hair on my arm. He was that brilliant, he was not directed to do that. Unfortunately the camera zooms in on Billy Bob staring out the window for the very last shot, and it didn't catch what JT did.
JT Walsh plays the part of complete psycho sssooo well. The way he seemed to draw out & play into certain memories of what he did, the way he pulled the car up beside her, the way he pulls the car down into a secluded spot. These are things that real psychos relive over and over. He gets over looked for such a short role, be he does it better than 99% of actors could.
JT walked over and played with my arm hair (long haired crayon man) in the last scene of the movie when BB told JT to leave him alone, but the camera panned and zoomed to just BB for final shot. I think JT ad libbed that, Wish they would have got that. JT was a great actor and nice guy.
J.T. Walsh was one of the most underappreciated, under-recognized actors in the last 50 years. Everything he did was quality acting - without exception!
Yes I agree, fantastic actor.
I agree 100%.....I thought one of his best movies was 'Needful Things'....JT really goes for broke with his acting skills in that movie as well
Jack Nicholson dedicated his Oscar in part to Walsh when he won the award for As Good As It Gets. Who can forget the two of them in A Few Good Men?
Dragging that chair. "A Mercury is a real good car." He rolls his window down by electric power
I feel like if he'd had lived, he'd have gone on to be one of the titans.
This scene really is a masterclass in writing, directing and especially acting. JT Walsh was one of the best character actors ever. Everything he did felt so natural and memorable. This performance is no exception. His timing, line delivery, pauses, hand gestures, facial expressions etc. make you feel like you’re watching an actual textbook narcissistic psychopath who you would never want to meet in real life. Brilliant performance. BBT also gives one of, if not the best performances of his career. Just a brilliant movie all around.
Absolutely
Yes, okay, a great performance, but the point is the character he portrayed. I wanted to shoot him I got so angry. How did it affect you?
the dragging of the chair and stare for anyone to challenge him...crossing karl’s line in the sand and invading his solitude...the depth of this short bit of dialogue...karl’s wincing at the crassness of it all until the corners of his mouth tremble....it’s all A+.
The chairs in Psychiatric Hospitals are built to be VERY HEAVY so the patients can't lift the chair and attack others. The ONLY WAY to move these chairs is by dragging.
It symbolizes his lack of empathy for others, a hallmark of psychopathy.
He's a psychopath and dragging the chair is just another way to inflict pain on the others in the room .
@@mongo_congo9908him dragging the chair was much more deliberate than that.
"DON'T YOU SAY ANOTHER WORD ABOUT THAT BOY..." 😂
Proud to have been in this movie as the crayon man, i'm the long haired guy at the end of the table coloring. Had lunch inside in the a/c with JT, while everybody else ate outside in the heat. So cool that JT came and sat with me and one other person inside a room in the old state mental hospital, we talked and told stories and jokes.
theonemodifier Have you done any other work in Movies??
That’s awesome man
Can't believe you were passed over man.
Cool. He was a fantastic actor.
theonemodifier You did a great job, and JT was amazing. My question is "do you like a big bush?" Get back to me on that ASAP please, thanks.
In my opinion, this is one of the greatest opening scenes in the history of film.
proud to have been in this movie as the crayon man, thats me, the long haired guy at the end of the table coloring. Had lunch inside in the a/c with JT, while everybody else ate outside in the heat. So cool that JT came and sat with me and Domino Man inside a room in the old state mental hospital, we talked and told stories and jokes.
@@theonemodifier so you claim to be some hot shot action hero, what other movies have you been in hot shot, if you're such hot shit.
I've held the same opinion for years. It's such a powerful scene that one could argue that J.T. Walsh stole the entire movie with this one scene. It is fucking brilliant. This scene is a damn good short film all by itself.
@@theonemodifier what do you do these days for a living?
@@ysf-psfx no it's the first, i'm the long haired guy and was there. The last shot JT comes over and starts playing with my arm hair after BB told him to leave him alone, but the camera pans to just BB and you don't see JT and I.
JT Walsh was an amazing actor. He genuinely scared the shit out of me in this movie. In Breakdown he was just incredible too. I've yet to find an actor who makes me feel the tension like he did.
The thing about JT Walsh, he's got lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eyes. When he comes at you he doesn't seem to be livin'... until he bites you, and those black eyes roll over white.
Biden likes big Bush
I sure wouldn't want to be alone with that guy. (That character).
Paul Dano too
He played another super creep in Blood Simple.
Billy bob Thornton deserves a academy award for his performance. Brilliant acting
Yep,greatest performance in modern history....the problem is, is that it's too raw for the liberal dimwits that control the media,thus not "politically correct", therefore swept under the rug just like so many other works of art....Ex: Michael Douglas in "Falling Down".....all this censorship part of the pussification of America
damn..you can't go anywhere on TH-cam without some whiny ass Trump twat talking shit about politics...piss and moan blaming some one else for their miserable station in life...you're dime a dozen opinionated bullshit has no business or merit here...cram your maga hat up your ass and go spew your shit to people that give a fck about what you think...
@@dasher15100 that's a lot of dimes. Enjoy your meltdown in 2020.
Great directing
@@mikemurray3962 How'd that work out?
Best Mercury ad ever.
Really? Mercury - the car for serial killers. Great ad!
Ha ha!
You can guess how much I wanted my 25 bucks back
Jack Burton He likes a real big bush.
Best comment ever literally laughed out loud.
Did you notice this scene was all in one take? Great performance, great direction, great camerawork.
Almost all the scenes are. It's prepared to play out like a stage performance.
its usually pretty hard to do but they knew the scene pretty well cause they did the already did thescene in the short film version
I love the psychedelic ambient music in this movie. It’s so strange and otherworldly and invokes the kind of strange thoughts going on in the main character’s head.
The video game Manhunt, it reminds me of that eerie ambience.
Dan Lanios my friend
The music gives this scene a dystopian kind of feeling.
I agree, I also feel it has a weird, timeless or maybe primordial sense to it also. Really interesting choice, its perfectly fitting here but also very different than a lot of composers would have probably done for the movie. But it works so well I couldn't imagine anything else being better fit.
J.T. Walsh was an outstanding character actor. The man shined in almost everything he was in. He was gone way, way too soon.
I love the way Walsh mimics Karl's grunts after the end of his story, wouldn't be surprised if he improvised that.
JT Walsh was an incredible actor.
This guy had the potential to be one of the greatest actors of all time. I wish he could have had more time.
He was 54 still young but he had a slew of films under his belt by then
Exactly how I feel when people talk to me
It's how I feel when creepy people like the JT Walsh character talks to me
You think it's hip to be a fucking reject do you?
@@Frip36 Either that, or he's just lying and trying to act like he doesn't care about people.
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Bullshit
I remember watching the 1998 Academy Awards, they did a tribute to film industry people who had died.. These big name stars and even directors and writers were getting big applause, when they showed the photo of JT Walsh, it was like 10 people in that audience clapped....like they didn't even know who he was. I felt a big hole in my heart. JT was such an under rated actor.
Mostly snobs attend
Criminal.
“Wasn’t the Colonel but a chicken stand.” Great writing.
True that. It’s such good attention to detail...This whole script is just a work of art.
"I rolled the window down, by electric power."
"I produced the 25 dollars."
It's those type of odd and subtle phrasings that make a dialogue really rich.
Why do I keep running into you like this?
Billy Bob Thornton is a genius.
As much as Walsh is a bit of a scumbag in this, can’t help but appreciate the kind he plays as these funny storytellers as well.
God this brilliant acting. J.T. damn near stole the whole damn show with this one scene.
He certainly stole the scene. And that's pretty hard to do with Billy Bob doing his Carl
Billy.bob and Dwight stole the movie
@@caponekingpinking9917 -- You're right. Dwight nailed it.
Yes, okay, a great performance, but the point is the character he portrayed. I wanted to shoot him I got so angry. How did it affect you?
@@Bootmahoy88 -- Creeped me the fuck out. Still does.
God I miss J T Walsh. Love his deep voice, and very rich characters RIP
Jt sir your voice is cute ever ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I love you miss you so much Jt walsh rip sir
This scene is gold! Such great acting. Awesome writing. Directing is outstanding. And the comedy is a gem!
In 1989-90, I went to that mental institution and played music for some of the residents several times. It is a real place.
Jt really nailed it with his performance
Yes, okay, a great performance, but the point is the character he portrayed. I wanted to shoot him I got so angry. How did it affect you?
It is hard to think of a movie better than this one. Incomparable.
J.T was amazing in this. Even the way he loudly slides the chair over to carl is disturbing.
And then you have just that silent treatment CHEMISTRY between Thornton and Walsh. You are studying Thornton's face and the growing irritation on it as Walsh goes on and on about his past.
As creepy as JT is, his voice is oddly soothing and may explain
how he was able to feel in his victims.
Walsh plays an excellent psychopath here.
I miss Walsh......House of Games.....
If you go back and watch Carl is already shaking his head back and forth when JT gets closer with the chair. To me that tells me its not the first time he has talked to Carl and Carl just didnt want him near him was like "OH shit he he comes again".
Own this movie. Great film! Go out and get it! Great performances by ALL! RIP John Ritter and JT Walsh.🤗🤗🤗
Carl's like hes crazier than me!
Carl isn't crazy, simple, but not crazy.
He knows why he killed his mom and that asshole.
Yep lmfao 😂😂
You can argue that reactive attachment disorder is crazy.
Brilliant performance by J.T. Walsh. He had only a couple of scenes in this movie but brilliantly played a sex offender and the inappropriate and awkward traits sex offenders possess.
He wasn't just a sex offender, it was strongly implied that he killed his victims. He mentioned 'nylon cord' in the 2nd scene.
I know what u mean. Yeah a lot of sex offenders can blend in very well but obviously not as many sentenced to mental institutions I've had a little experience there and I saw some of what you mean even when it's nothing you could put ur finger on many just have a disturbing not quite right aura about them and this is before u know what they are there for sometimes you can just about tell others are creepy in the extreme and then some u would never know and I guess there probably the scariest to think there walking around maybe working with your sister or mom.
His character was a serial killer.
J.T. was a brilliant character actor with chops in the same vein as M. Emmit Walsh and Kenneth McMillan. There's a scene in the film 'The Grifters', where he portrays a con man having a nervous breakdown in the throes of catatonic psychosis that's downright chilling..
He or walsh great so billy bob so the boy mom Dwight
This scene, writing, acting, background music - the rival or the better of the likes of cinematic greats like Citizen Kane, etc. A masterpiece
There before me lies a best supporting actor nomination for JT Walsh, I don’t care how long he was in the film. A performance I’ll always remember whether I want to or not
JT Walsh was a GREAT character actor who died way too young at 54.
I love J.T. Walsh (RIP). Amazing actor. Played so many different roles in so many films. I really liked him in Needful Things.
He played creeps and scumbags in his acting career, yet from what I understood was one of the nicest guys out there..
I loved every role JT played. He was fantastic and made it easy to root for or really loathe the character.
The dark, brooding music and two killers in a state hospital, one of whom hints at being a serial killer, gives dark, creepy vibes I've only seen otherwise in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.
Dude so true! I do not know why this is always in my recommended lately. This is a great scene. The music really brings it together.
dude henry:portrait of a serial killer was one disturbing movie
@@paulgardner5079 It was. It'd actually be interesting to see more of the realistic serial killer depictions. So people wouldn't worship them as heroes like Dexter.
@@AA-mi4zg never watched Dexter, it doesnt seem that compelling to me. Didnt it turn out that Henry Lee Lucas, whom this was supposedly loosely based on, lie about most of his kills?
@Paul Gardner it's not even remotely based on Lucas, but yes, he did lie about a lot his crimes to get more fame. He'd confess to many crimes he couldn't have possibly been there to commit. His false confessions had cost the courts so much money and time because of the sheer number of cases that had to be reopened. The person that Dexter is based on is Pedro Filho, who wiped out several gangs and then further added 47 kills while he was incarcerated.
I soo relate to saying nothing and being trapped having to listen.
J.T. was amazing.
BGdeivid778 Thanks, pal!
We got the honor and pleasure of meeting the late, great J.T Walsh back in 1991 in the Beverly Center.
He was with his son and he talked to us for a while and gave us an autograph. He was very pleasant and a decent man and an amazing actor. She he passed so young. Reminded me of when we met Martin Sheen at Pavilions grocery. He was amazing and so appreciative we noticed him, talked for like an hour. A great man truly and an amazing actor.
You know he dragged that chair across the room just to be annoying to everyone in the room.
So much brilliance here- just the twist of the neck from Thornton
Best Mercury ad ever 😂
That man’s crazy… about a Mercury!
@@seekingpeaceofself lol
Gonna buy me a mercury and cruise it up and down the road@@seekingpeaceofself
JT was amazing...dwight's performance as well. Still very gripping the scenes in Billy Bob Thorntons masterpiece
J.T. was an awesome Actor and a True Craftsman. Watching this Man Work was pure entertainment and I am proud of him. For this small part he played he made it a huge part of this movie. God Bless JT and his Family. USN SBU-022
I just think this is the best opening of any movie I ever saw. And I think it's the very best opening line of any movie I ever saw.
The acting in this scene was as good as any scene in the Godfather.
It was the ARKANSAS VERSION OF THE GODFATHER!
I worked in a mental institution years ago as a maintenance man. When i first started, the veteran maintenance men gave me a set of rules on day one.
"Guard your tool belt." Your screwdrivers, prybars, certainly my utility knife and above all my hammer, the preferred choice of the psychopathic schizophrenics favorite tool of attempted theft from your belt.
We had to guard our tools like they were sidearms.
For obvious reasons. It was an unnerving job at times. But the orderlies helped to keep an eye on the most mental cases. The orderlies also forewarned us of the most violent offenders. Mmmhumm.
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The writing is fantastic. The bit about JT's charactor being infatuated with the way he rolled up and lowered the window using "electric power" perfectly falls in line with the kind of psychosis his character apparently has. Although they couldn't resist giving the character the unspoken last name of Bushman.
Mercury is a real good car.
I never understood why Billy Bob Thornton never got an Oscar for that was some of the best acting I believe I've ever seen hell I didn't even know it was Billy Bob
"I like a big bush" nice JT, I never knew. We all have our preferences
lol
Im sorry, but i gotta agree with him on that. id be wanting my $25 back too. lol
Aye, he got what he paid for.
Wanted to see a bush.
He got one.
@@Mio248 No no NO. he wanted GIRL Bush. not Disgusting, Crooked, Uncircumcized MAN-THING!
@@Mio248 false advertising
@@rope7741 😅😅😅😅😅
I think what really makes his character is the smoker's wheezing at the end. It makes him almost approachable like he could be some bar patron making up the same story
If you don’t want people sitting next to you at a bar just turn to them and say “Mercury… Is a real good car.”
JT Walsh was one of the best character actors I've ever seen. RIP.
Why is it that the best character actors have to die so young?
That was done in one take. That guy is a damn good actor.
bellboy407 he died too. Sucks
@@soccercaballo510 heart attacks suck
The acting is the best, and it was believable.
If you watch this movie for the first time you don't really get the nuances of JT Walsh's character as he interacts with Karl. The mock grunts he makes are just brilliant. And you don't even really get it until the 2nd viewing.
One of the most underrated films of all time.
I love this movie so much.....but that chair sliding across the floor is just enough to drive you to want to live there lmfao
There is something that sets Thornton apart from other "disabled" performances. It's gotta be the poster, he looks like a typical American working man in the south, and then he starts talking and you see what the catch is. But aside from how he talks, him being hunched over and dressed like a farmer everywhere he goes, his portrayal still entails a guy that looks and acts kind of the same as most people would. In other words, he doesn't gloss over or over do the part, he plays it as naturally as it comes. I could see Karl Childers as a real person because of this.
I watch this brilliant scene over and over
Sometimes it is not WHAT you say, but HOW you say it! This joke or story had TIMING.
2:29 A perfect intro for anything
Mercury is a real good car i loved that line to start this convo off
“Do you know what Markinson did for his first 17 of his 26 years in the corps? Counterintelligence. Markinson is gone. There is no Markinson.”
RIP JT
I'd want my $25 back too.
I can relate. I too like a big bush.
I guess this guy is oblivious that Carl could care less about anything he has to say.
And JT probably did this every day to him.
I'm thinking he has no idea how close Karl was to choking his ass to death
@JASON VOORHEES that's like when you ask someone if they mind and they say yes but really mean no. Random gear grinder of mine
J.T. Walsh was definitely a great actor during his short-lived career. He definitely started in a lot of films during the 90s that were exceptionally good along with his performances. It’s too bad he’s gone because he would have definitely become more famous if he didn’t die early on.
Karl's fade was every guy's home haircut during quarantine
Love Karl telling him off at the end of the film.
RIP J. T. Walsh (September 28, 1943 - February 27, 1998), age 54
You will be remembered as a legend.
love the camera look he throws
perfect person to play the Joker! very unhinged perfect performance hed be too old if alive but i would base the next Joker role on Walsh and his many edgy perfomances. I think this whole piece is in here to let JT do his thing. As an update to my original post Keoghan you have your chance this whole scene is demented Joker style.
RIP James Thomas Patrick Walsh 1943-1998! Amazing actor! Gone far too soon.
J.T. WALSH, was the man! You can imagine how bad i wanted my 25 dollars back! Lol
Two good actors.
The way that Karl reacts to the story felt almost as if he had heard this story before. He seemed to cringe at certain details like he knew those details were coming. I wonder if J.T. Walsh's character told him this story day after day. It makes the story more unsettling.
All things considered this movie to me displays the art of cinema
J.T. kicked ass in Breakdown with Kurt Russell. Ruthless Truck Driver, Human. Trafficker.
Great flick, J.T. was awesome as was Kurt and MC Gainey who makes a real good bad ass!
The music in this scene is perfect.
The heartbeat sound when Carl describes his killings to the young girl just as scary.
Love the music in the first and last scenes.
I truly hope they filmed the dragging chair scene in one take!
Yes, as a matter of fact. It was one take! I played the Crayon Man, the long haired guy at the end of the table. After that incredible one shot scene, Billy Bob and others watched the playback in the other room and everybody applauded. Then they set up the camera for the next shot, when he leaves the room to go do his interview. Then they set up for the very last shot, when Billy Bob tells JT to leave him alone. JT walks away and comes and starts playing with my hair on my arm. He was that brilliant, he was not directed to do that. Unfortunately the camera zooms in on Billy Bob staring out the window for the very last shot, and it didn't catch what JT did.
Maybe where they got the idea for Gus to drag the chair when visiting Hector in Breaking Bad....?
J.T Walsh...(1943-1998) May Your soul rest in peace
It just so Happens that “THE BIG BUSH 🦫 MAN “ Name just happens to be CHARLES BUSHMAN
Robert Duval played Billy Bob Thorntons dad in this movie I was the last to realize but perfect roll for him a hardass
One of my favorite scenes in this masterpiece!
JT Walsh plays the part of complete psycho sssooo well. The way he seemed to draw out & play into certain memories of what he did, the way he pulled the car up beside her, the way he pulls the car down into a secluded spot.
These are things that real psychos relive over and over. He gets over looked for such a short role, be he does it better than 99% of actors could.
This guy may be nuts, but a man who likes a big bush can't be all bad......
He's sick and dangerous.
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JT walked over and played with my arm hair (long haired crayon man) in the last scene of the movie when BB told JT to leave him alone, but the camera panned and zoomed to just BB for final shot. I think JT ad libbed that, Wish they would have got that. JT was a great actor and nice guy.
It was in the original short . It was a set up shot for the story . But yeah to have that memory ..priceless
Billy Bob came up with the monologue out of nowhere while looking in a mirror.
JT Walsh killed it! Wish he had a larger role but his scenes were good enough.
J.T was absolutely wonderful in this movie
IT AIN'T GOT NO GAS IN IT...
Guy obviously doesn’t realize that I think Carl is very disgusted and uncomfortable with this guy’s story.
I love JT movies. He will be missed.
$25 back then was a lot of money.
JT Walsh just in this small part really was masterful in acting.
This is the first time I seen J.T. Walsh in another movie. I remember him as the truck driver from "Breakdown".
“I like a big bush…”