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- From the late '80s into the early 2000s, Cusack was a bona fide movie star whose performances were continually praised. As El Pais put it, he wasn't a "typical" leading man, but he still had personality and good looks. Famed film critic Roger Ebert later said that none of his movies were bad.
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Aug 23, 2022 · John Cusack has been professionally acting since he was 16. Before he went into films at the ripe old age of 16, John Cusack studied theater at the Piven Theater Workshop, taught by the...
Dec 4, 2021 · The downfall of John Cusack: What happened to the best-loved actor of the early 21st century? The star of ‘High Fidelity’ and ‘Being John Malkovich’ became an indie sensation thanks to his...
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- The Butler
- Grosse Pointe Blank
- Say Anything…
- Identity
- Bullets Over Broadway
An adaptation of the powerhouse novel by John Grisham, Runaway Jury is one of the most entertaining legal thrillers of the 2000s. John Cusack stars, alongside Academy Award winners Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, and Rachel Weisz, as Nicholas Easter, a seemingly reluctant juror in a high-profile lawsuit against a gun manufacturer. The case, along wit...
An early Disney adventure film featuring a surprisingly dark and realistic setting and tone, starring a female protagonist with a wild animal sidekick, no less. The Great Depression is the backdrop of Natty's journey, and one of the mentors that helps her along the way is fellow wanderer Harry, played by John Cusack. Harry helps Natty learn the nua...
Though not critically successful in its own time, one of the most savage teen black comedies of the ’80s is Better Off Dead.Fortunately, it has found its contemporary audience as a cult classic. Cusack stars as Lane Myer, a suburban ski bum who, after being dumped by his girlfriend, finds himself miserably seeking an end to his life or a way back t...
According to the official story, the last royal monarchs of Russia were executed by revolutionaries, but rumors and conspiracy theories about a possible survivor never really died down. Plenty of con artists took advantage of people searching for lost monarchs or obsessed with romantic ideas of rediscovering a secret princess, and John Cusack lends...
For lovers of baseball and movies, there are several classic must-see films. Amongst the dramas, Eight Men Outstands as one of the best. The film is a semibiographical dramatization of the 1919 World Series and the ensuing “Black Sox Scandal” which dealt with eight members of the Chicago White Sox who conspired to intentionally lose the World Serie...
In a movie that features several actors playing famous historic figures, John Cusack takes on the role of Richard Nixon. This is the story of Cecil Gaines, a former slave who became a butler in the White House and oversaw the best and worst of the US administrative power for several decades before the Civil Rights movement culminates in a personal ...
John Cusack is a master of comedic roles that toe the line between comedy and tragedy, for example, Grosse Pointe Blank. In the film, Cusack stars as Martin Blank, a depressed hitman who finds himself in Grosse Pointe, Michigan for his ten-year high school reunion that brings him face to face with memories of the past and uncertainty for his future...
The directorial debut of filmmaker and Rolling Stone contributing editor Cameron Crowe, Say Anything...is one of the definitive romantic comedies of all time as well as a quintessential teen romance dramedy. John Cusack stars as Lloyd Dobler, an underachiever without any measurable plans for the future who falls in love with the class valedictorian...
Though most known for comedic roles, Cusack has his forays into the darker territory of action or horror. For example, the psychological slasher film Identity. Identity, an adaptation of the Agatha Christie-style whodunnit (think And Then There Were None), revolves around ten strangers who find themselves in an isolated hotel. Isolation quickly tur...
From the eclectic mind of famed filmmaker, Woody Allen comes Bullets Over Broadway, a black comedy crime film with a story that marries John Cusack’s comedic acting with Allen’s writing beautifully. Cusack stars as David Shayne, a juvenile playwright freshly arrived on Broadway in 1928. Forced to cast a gangster’s girlfriend and finding himself ste...
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Dec 31, 2021 · From the late '80s into the early 2000s, Cusack was a bona fide movie star whose performances were continually praised. As El Pais put it, he wasn't a "typical" leading man, but he still had personality and good looks. Famed film critic Roger Ebert later said that none of his movies were bad.
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May 12, 2022 · John Cusack is not a big fan of present-day Hollywood, but he knows he has to play the game if he wants to succeed, and here's what else to know about the actor.
Sep 14, 2020 · “But I tried to do my best.” Let me ask you a human-experience question: You’re an actor — and you’ve probably gotten more attention over the last few years for tweeting about politics than for...
Jan 8, 2024 · The best and most popular John Cusack movies (see our list, below) are sure to never be forgotten by his fans, who revel in watching them over and over.
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