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for the top ten hilariously overacted
performances in movies before we begin
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for this list we’re focusing on movie
performances that are so outlandish that
we just can’t help but laugh bring me
everyone number 10
Michael Sheen The Twilight Saga Breaking
Dawn Part 2 I’d like to meet her as the
leader of the Volturi the vampire known
as ro can read minds through physical
contact
in fact he can read each and every
thought for an acclaimed actor like
Michael Sheen it’s a juicy franchise
role one that allows him to have a
little fun by fully embracing the
characters eccentricities when ro meets
Renesmee a potentially immortal child
sheen steals the scene with his overtly
creepy dialogue and facial expressions
Sheen fully commits to the character
delivering the performance with zero
self-consciousness you can see that he
is really enjoying himself can we live
with such uncertainty number nine
Crispin Glover Charlie’s Angels full
in this sequel Crispin Glover spin man
helps the Angels dispatch some evil
henchmen
sadly the character won’t survive the
sequence but he does manage to share an
intimate moment with Drew Barrymore’s
Dillon Sanders whereas most gentlemen
smile following a passionate kiss The
Thin Man reacts quite differently after
the character rips off an actual chunk
of Sanders hair clever flexes his acting
muscles by screaming like a maniac so
much that he actually drools a bit and
of course he’s got a sniff the hair to
Glover does absolutely everything
possible to make sure we know that the
Thin Man is one creepy fellow but hey at
my cousin number 8 William Shatner Star
Trek – the Wrath of Khan self-expression
doesn’t seem to be one of your problems
captain james t kirk is known for his
distinct manner of speech but in Star
Trek – William Shatner shows off a
different side an aggressive side you
managed to kill justified everyone else
but after being wounded the superhuman
con reveals a shocking truth to Captain
Kirk as his final act of vengeance he
effectively dooms the captain to an
eternity of being buried alive in space
Shatner starts strong with the lip
quiver following it up with one
seriously furrowed brow but he truly
steals the scene by shaking violently
and hilariously before screaming the
name of his tormentor number seven
you see in this scene from the much
derided comic book adaptation machismo
is on full display as Joseph Dredd
Sylvester Stallone’s scowl at his clone
brother and one-time fellow judge Rico
with his chest puffed out and blood
dripping from his face he’s angry and
Stallone lets us know by over
fly’s distinct voice and delivery stand
out in any role but with this character
he digs extra deep and makes good use of
his facial muscles the build-up is
simply extraordinary
and like all great / actors Stallone
just keeps pushing harder and harder to
deliver a lethal dose of action star
masculinity unsurprisingly sly earned
himself a Razzie Award nomination the
best thing you can do is kill me number
6
Eric Freeman Silent Night deadly night
part 2 this actor might not have the
same caliber of resume as some of the
others on our list today but he’s just
as qualified when it comes to overacting
Eric Freeman plays Ricky Caldwell a
killer who targets naughty people his
logic is flawed and his bravado is
hilarious to say the least
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when Ricky shoots a man taking out his
garbage Freeman delivers his most famous
line complete with crazy eyes and
bizarre body movements it’s a sight to
behold and a moment that earned Freeman
a place on the Mount Rushmore of great
over actor’s number five John Travolta
Battlefield Earth based on the novel by
l ron hubbard the founder of Scientology
Roger Christians big-screen adaptation
failed miserably at the box office while
there are many flaws worth mentioning
the greatest arguably is John Travolta’s
troubling performance as Turrell in one
particularly hilarious scene Travolta
channels his inner Shakespeare while
raising his voice a notch for dramatic
effect on Broadway this type of acting
could earn a standing ovation but for a
feature film Travolta’s performance
feels deeply inauthentic and out of
place but hey we have to applaud him for
the inherent comedy of it all that’s why
I especially chose you so you’ll keep
your side of the bargain number 4
Al Pacino heat cut-and-dried that is it
with all due respect to mr. Pacino it
could be argued that he occasionally
overacts case in point his performance
as lieutenant Vincent Hanna in 1995’s
Heat a role that sees Pacino officially
transform into a wild-eyed caricature of
himself during a conversation about
great asses Pacino essentially loses his
mind and decides that he’s gonna pull
every trick in the book why do I get
mixed up with that bitch sure she got
great ass and you got your head all the
way up he screams he uses his hands he
even incorporates some type of accent
almost like he’s
his Scarface character another role in
which he did not hold back when I get
back there I’m gonna kick some SOF in
place still it’s one of the most comedic
a soliloquies ever captured on film
further cementing Pacino’s legacy of
extreme overacting husband number three
Dennis Hopper blue velvet and David
Lynch’s cult classic Dennis Hopper
doesn’t play the typical bad guy he
plays an absolute maniac frankbooth
projects a tough-guy image but he’s also
got some unresolved issues Hopper makes
this clear during a crucial scene with
plenty of ranting and raving which is
opera curses like he’s the first man to
ever curse on camera all the while
sucking away on some mysterious gas it’s
bizarre and comically over-the-top which
makes it a classic hopper moment as he
tries so very hard to entertain us
number two Nicolas Cage matchstick men
excuse me hi I won’t be right with you
sir as far as shameless overacting goes
Nicolas Cage remains in a league of his
own he easily could have taken the spot
with the phenomenal B sequence from The
or his rendition of the alphabet in
Vampires kiss but arguably mr. cages
most comically absurd performance was
delivered in Ridley Scott’s matchstick
men here’s what happens
cage stars is a con artist with both
Tourette syndrome and
obsessive-compulsive disorder and you
better believe he takes full advantage
of the opportunity have you ever been
dragged to the sidewalk and beaten to
you it’s a dream role for someone like
cage a man that applies over exaggerated
theatrics to every role and it’s for all
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before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions I don’t
think we should talk about it does it
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I have a headache it might be a tumor
what I meant was you tell me who is your
daddy and what does he do number one
Tommy Wiseau the room everybody betrayed
me I fed up with his world what is there
to say about director producer writer
and star of the room Tommy Wise oh he’s
a mysterious man oh he of indecipherable
accent oddball behavior and most
importantly melodramatic acting
technique but this cocktail of
personality traits managed to produce
what’s been called the Citizen Kane of
bad movies the room is basically a
series of non sequiturs tangled together
in a questionable and over complicated
plot however wise Ella’s over-the-top
performance is the glue that holds it
all together
whether he’s buying flowers complaining
that he didn’t meet his girlfriend or
basically just screaming hysterically
why Zoe’s proving he’s a true disaster
artist why have you caught Santa this is
great this is real acting I’m gonna ride
around with the dress maybe do it before
you shoot yourself in the head of Boyer
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