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Top 10 John Travolta Performances


I got chills they’re multiplyin he sings
he dances he irons how much boost Anna
give she please welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be counting down our
picks for john travolta’s top 10
performances number 10
Michael Michael how do you do kicking
off our list is quintessential Travolta
he turns the traditional idea of an
angel on its ear by portraying Michael
as a slob who drinks smokes eats like a
pig and flirts with the ladies in other
words if the character most actors would
kill to play Michael is packed with the
things we love about your Volta like
singing dancing and inexplicable charm
number 9 Jack Terry blowout before a
career lull that lasted to the mid-90s
Travolta went out with a bang or at
least a blowout this thriller is a
change from the smashes Travolta had
been making before it he plays a b-movie
sound man who inadvertently stumbles
onto a web of crime put that stuff down
put those pictures down or I’ll have you
arrested withholding evidence is that
right all right I’m at the office all
day you can get me there I’ll call you
don’t call me blow outlets fans focus on
Travolta’s acting rather than a singing
or dancing and what they get is one hell
of a performance number eight governor
jack Stanton primary colors Travolta
takes his turn to do a thinly-veiled
President Clinton impersonation in this
film but his performance is more than
that if it were just an imitation
Travolta would never have been nominated
for a Golden Globe I don’t have to tell
you how hard it is to be looking for
work hey I don’t have to tell you
anything about hard times so you know
what I’m gonna do I’m gonna do something
really outrageous I’m gonna tell the
truth
plus it’s no mean feat to take on a
caricature of a sitting president
Travolta is a dominant presence in the
film both when he’s on screen and when
he’s off number seven
Edna Turnblad Hair Spray one
these things is not like the other what
can we say we love a man in drag and a
fat suit your timeless to me singing and
dancing with Christopher Walken Travolta
could not be more committed to this role
which was his first musical in decades
Travolta managed another Golden Globe
nod as Tracy Turnblad ‘he’s curvaceous
mother and proves that big is beautiful
number six Vinnie Barbarino Welcome Back
Kotter
the Italian stallion known as Vinnie
Barbarino is the TV character that
launched her volta into the spotlight
you know what I learned today mr. Kotter
I’ll tell you wouldn’t learn today I
learned that I don’t know nothing Oh
Vinnie you don’t know anything see in
fact he’s so good as the leader of the
Sweathogs audiences thought that was the
real Travolta especially since his
grease and Saturday Night Fever roles
were kind of similar he eventually
proved he was more than a one-note actor
but we’ll always remember Vinnie’s and
during insults oh yeah well I want to
tell you our son a bull your nose is
real ball number five chili Palmer get
shorty coming off the career reviving
success of Pulp Fiction Travolta takes a
similar part in this crime comedy and
wins a Golden Globe for his trouble
Travolta is the reason this movie was a
success I’m gonna sell some between you
and me now I’ve been shot up before once
by accident twice on purpose and I’m
still here
and I’m gonna be here as long as I want
which means that you got to be somewhere
else and nowhere near me Karen or Harry
now here’s your money take it and leave
the movie business to the rest of us who
know what we’re doing he insisted the
author’s original words be used in the
movie instead of some sterile rehashed
screenplay dialogue alongside a great
supporting cast Travolta makes menacing
an art form and gives Danny DeVito some
tips number four Sean Archer castor Troy
face off this may be one of the most
effective screen couples ever like
seriously who doesn’t want to see
Travolta and Kage impersonate each other
it’s like looking at a mirror only not
okay the script is convoluted beyond
compare and the movie is filled with
John Woo isms but Travolta flawlessly
captures the humor and madness of his
co-star and also plays the quietly
understated hero perfectly why is face
off on this list you may ask it’s just
awesome
number three Danny Zuko grease catchy
tunes charming stars and endless
nostalgia are what make Greece great
despite what critics say but Travolta
has a pretty big part in it too
he helps things along by showing off his
sweet dance moves
velvety singing voice and slicked back
hair as the swaggering leader of the
t-birds it’s a great example of vintage
Travolta and kept his 1970s winning
streak alive
number two Vincent Vega pulp fiction
this movie revived a lot of careers and
Travolta was lucky enough that his was
one of them Travolta almost missed this
chance to dance on screen in favor of
Michael Madsen but he bowed out to film
wider and has been kicking himself ever
since
Marvin what do you make all this man I
don’t even have an opinion we do got to
have an opinion I mean do you think that
God came down from heaven and stopped
after a string of lame flicks and subpar
sequels Travolta earned himself his
second Oscar nomination by riffing on
Big Macs foot massages and talking to
himself in the mirror number 1 Tony
Manero Saturday Night Fever taking the
top spot on our list is the role that
took a hot TV celeb and made him into a
Hollywood superstar Travolta and his
Brooklyn accent are the life of the
party and his swaggering yet
stripped-down portrayal is perfect we
just wash the hair you know I worked on
my hair a long time you hit it he hits
my head but it’s the dancing that really
makes this movie and Travolta is
flawless boy you can tell by the way he
uses his walk he’s a woman’s man well
you get the picture John Travolta has
made so many memorable performances it’s
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