He was great in The In-Laws, with Peter Falk. For years after the movie came out, people would see him on the street and yell, "Run serpentine, run serpentine."
He was great in The In-Laws, with Peter Falk. For years after the movie came out, people would see him on the street and yell, "Run serpentine, run serpentine."
He had the rare gift of being able to be absolutely hilarious while also showing incredible emotion. Little Miss Sunshine would not have been anywhere near the film it was without him. His scenes...
He had the rare gift of being able to be absolutely hilarious while also showing incredible emotion. Little Miss Sunshine would not have been anywhere near the film it was without him.
His scenes as the therapist in Grosse Point Blank hit me perfectly as a teenager. I remember crying with laughter. And years later he had one of my favorite most memorable single line readings in Argo -- Argo fuck yourself -- very few actors could have nailed that the way he did without it being over the top cheesy.
hes in one of my top 10 films of all time: Grosse Point Blank. Hes the shrink to Martin Blank.
“its a terrible dream. The duracell bunny has no anima”
This was the first role of his I thought about upon hearing this news as well. Not even his greatest role, but the one I remember.
He was great in The In-Laws, with Peter Falk. For years after the movie came out, people would see him on the street and yell, "Run serpentine, run serpentine."
He had the rare gift of being able to be absolutely hilarious while also showing incredible emotion. Little Miss Sunshine would not have been anywhere near the film it was without him.
His scenes as the therapist in Grosse Point Blank hit me perfectly as a teenager. I remember crying with laughter. And years later he had one of my favorite most memorable single line readings in Argo -- Argo fuck yourself -- very few actors could have nailed that the way he did without it being over the top cheesy.
Rest easy, Alan. You'll be missed.