Why Wasn’t Joe Pesci more famous?

[MushroomX]

Pesci is a great actor who is very grounded, he treats Acting only as a job and not as a lifestyle. He isn't big into making films to be famous, only when he feels like it.

Sort of like Daniel Day Lewis.

 

[ForeverLurking]

Always got the vibe he didn't want to be

 

[MenacingMonk]

I picked up a comedy he did at Dollar Tree recently: 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag. Looking forward to watching it.

 

[Bruce LeRoy]

He had a nice moment in the 90's after Goodfellas. He was in The Super, My Cousin Vinny, Home Alone and a few other films. He was typecasted as a variation of the same character and I think he moved away from Hollywood because of that.

 

[hatealot]

I picked up a comedy he did at Dollar Tree recently: 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag. Looking forward to watching it.

Loved that movie

 

[Remote]

Joe Pesci is definitely not in that Pacino and De Niro tier.

Realistically he is in that Kevin Corrigan/Michael Imperioli tier of actors. Maybe a shade above because he's more charismatic. For the most part he's the same guy in most movies. A lot of people think highly of him because he was fortunate enough to be in a number of hits. But being in hit movies doesn't mean he's a great actor.

The acting range really isn't there.

 

[HipHopStan]

But I’m saying look at how good his acting is in this scene.

craziest part is they say this was all ad libbed

When I was younger, I would cap off heated forum arguments by saying "You motherfukker you." Those were the days.

 

[rdot]

I picked up a comedy he did at Dollar Tree recently: 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag. Looking forward to watching it.

check out Gone fishing, too. I haven’t seen it in a long time but remember it being pretty funny. It’s Pesci and Danny glover as the main characters.

 

[MenacingMonk]

check out Gone fishing, too. I haven’t seen it in a long time but remember it being pretty funny. It’s Pesci and Danny glover as the main characters.

I remember hearing about the movie but never saw it.

 

[Michael's Black Son]

He had some flops when he was the main character and just said fukk Hollywood. Started rapping and disappeared. Only to come back here and there

this is not good

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

He’s might be my personal favorite actor, and part of the lure is that he didn’t take many roles.

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

Pesci is a great actor who is very grounded, he treats Acting only as a job and not as a lifestyle. He isn't big into making films to be famous, only when he feels like it.

Sort of like Daniel Day Lewis.

Perfectly said

 

[theflyest]

He wasnt trying to be famous as others have said, but even if he was, there’s a ceiling. You still need a female fan base to reach that next level.

 

[Ghost Utmost]

He had some flops when he was the main character and just said fukk Hollywood. Started rapping and disappeared. Only to come back here and there

This is...

Dope

 

[Robbie3000]

• Home Alone- Angry burglar
• Lethal Weapon- Angry snitch
• Raging Bull- Angry friend
• Moonwalker- Angry guy that steals kids and hates Michael Jackson
• The Super- Angry whiny landlord
• My Cousin Vinny- Angry lawyer

I love him as a actor but breh, the only time he escape the angry small dude was in JFK where he was actually amazing in

What? That was his angriest character.