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I recently watched the original Batman and I have to admit that Michael Keaton is hands down the best actor to portray the Caped Crusader.

I also watched Multiplicity recently and while the story in that film isn't the greatest, Keaton does his best to create four seperate characters who all look exactly like him but behave very differently from one another.
He's a very underrated actor.

I chose Mr. Mom as my favorite Michael Keaton film.  I can watch that movie over and over and not get tired of it.

It was followed closely by the original Batman and then Beetlejuice.
I loved his performance as the put-upon car manufacturer forced to work with Japanese executives in Gung Ho.

He was great as the bad guy in Pacific Heights and so convincing as the despicable tenant from Hell that I actually felt sorry for Matthew Modine and Melanie Griffith's characters.

"I just want the guy to pay his rent!"
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuSIz_CdpK8
(not safe for work!)

I purposely left out any TV stuff he's done or movies where he isn't in the lead role. (except for Jackie Brown)

Cast your vote!
What's your favorite Michael Keaton movie?

Jackie Brown!!! Well...because...of PAM GRIER!!!! :twirl:

I had to go with Beetlejuice.  That film is just pure classic.

As for Keaton being the best Batman....I'm gonna have to disagree.  I still enjoy the Tim Burton Batman flicks, and Keaton does a good job, but they pale when compared to Batman Begins.  So far, Bale is the best Batman in my opinion.

I chose MR MOM.  If I could vote for more than one, NIGHT SHIFT would be up there, too.

I've only seen CLEAN AND SOBER once, and as I recall, it was a rather disturbing movie.  He does a good job in comedy and serious roles and has been a favorite of mine since I first saw NIGHT SHIFT.

I voted for The Dream Team. It's like a wackier version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and it's oddly the first Michael Keaton movie I think of when his name comes up. Don't ask me why, it's just how my mind works... or doesn't work.  :tongueout:

Otherwise I'd have to split it between Batman and Beetlejuice.

Quote from: ulthar on June 27, 2007, 08:01:56 AM
I chose MR MOM.  If I could vote for more than one, NIGHT SHIFT would be up there, too.

Ahhh, yes.  Mr. Mom, that was before Terri Garr looked like she got hit by a truck... :tongueout:

Loved Beetlejuice, but I have to say Batman Returns. It is, in my opinion, the most underrated of all the Batman films.

For me Keaton is one of those actors that is underrated enough to deserve kudos but too bland (or boring) to make a good leading man. I'd say his best roles are in "Pacific Heights" and in "Desperate measures".

I've got two picks. For  the movie I think Keaton was the best in, it would be Batman. If I'm not mistaken, Burton got a lot of flack for casting Keaton as Bruce Wayne. All of that was quickly quieted after the movie came out, however. It's not often that you steal scenes from Jack Nicholson.

My other choice is for just an awesome movie, and that's Johnny Dangerously. That movie was friggin' hilarious! It was a bit hit or miss, but when it hit, it hit hard. You can't forget this classic clip:
[youtube=375,300]http://youtube.com/watch?v=ukOaQLKjLyE

I loved his performances in Gung Ho and Beetlejuice. However, what could be better than Michael Keaton? More Michael Keaton.

That' why I voted for Multiplicity. Michael Keaton as a retarded clone... I laugh evertime.

For obvious reasons I like both Batman movies with Keaton in it.  But I chose Beetlejuice because of its wickedly twisted humor and how Juice scared those houseguests.

I've gone with Beetlejuice, he was perfect in that role but Gung Ho comes in a close second, well maybe not that close.

Beetlejuice by far.  It wouldn't be a week if I didn't quote that movie somewhere. 

Another vote for THE DREAM TEAM...very underrated film that one.

Batman, because I used to be a die-hard comic book geek.

Beetlejuice.  Hands down.  Of course, I did watch it at 5 and think it's hilarious. 

Seconded by Multiplicity.  I thought that was hilarious.

A criminally underrated actor IMO.

Anyway, I think his best flick is Beetljuice.

And I agree that his performance(s) in Multiplicity are great even if the movie surrounding those performances isn't actually that great.

I agree with that.

The script for Multiplicity wasnt' the greatest, but working within that, I felt he pulled it off.

And I honestly don't think I'd see anybody else pulling it off.

I've always liked MK, I think he's good no matter what he's in. I voted for Jonny Dangerously, just beacuse it's so easy to watch, it's funny, and to me has alot of memorable lines. (I always give people the "My sister did that once. . . ONCE. "). There's alot of subtle humor in it, like when he's putting pricetags on the kittens in the pet shop, or the weird, nonsensical proverbs the fake priest is saying while Jonny is escaping from death row.

I liked beetlejuice a bit, but it was just a little too cartoonish for the story, and it really didn't have enough of MK's character in it. I do remember EVERY one of his lines in it by heart. At a shipyard I used to work at, when something would fall over or collapse, we used to do MK's "Nice F-ing Model" line, complete with the crotch grab.

Pacific heights was pretty damn good, he played a good creep, as he did in desperate measures. I'm surprized nobody picked Night Shift, seems to be a bit of a cult classic among people I grew up with. Mr. Mom was a real good story also, I remember it being all over Cable in the eighties, I've seen it alot and it's always fairly enjoyable.

Well I'm going to say Johnny Dangerously just because it's got some great line in it, you bunch of son of bastagies.

I haven't seen Johnny Dangerously in maybe 10 years.  It was decent from what I remember.  Plus Weird Al has a song in it.

Although I love both of the Batman films, I'd have to say Beetlejuice is my favorite of his films. The character he plays is just so awesome.

However, I haven't seen a whole lot of his films, so I can only judge by the ones I have seen.

I voted for BEETLEJUICE, but I also like MR. MOM and THE DREAM TEAM.

NIGHT SHIFT was ok.

I don't know why, but Keeton kinda reminds me of Tom Hanks.

Quote from: Scott on August 19, 2007, 07:53:39 AM
I voted for BEETLEJUICE, but I also like MR. MOM and THE DREAM TEAM.

NIGHT SHIFT was ok.

I don't know why, but Keeton kinda reminds me of Tom Hanks.

Was Dream Team the one where he's in a mental hospital but breaks out the guys to go to New York, and Peter Boyle goes to church and strips down to his boxers?

Loved Pacific Heights, although I intensely dislike Melanie Griffith.  His portrayal of a lying scumbag psycho was second to none.

Loved Night Shift.  It was funny and absurd in the way only 80s comedies can be.

And I agree that his Batman was the best of the bunch.  I read that after that movie, he refused to do another because he was so uncomfortable in the rubber suit.  Pity.  It would have been awesome.  And I think he and Michelle Pfeiffer had some great chemistry.

I voted for Gung Ho. Always got a kick out of that movie. Very 80s.

But then I saw Johnny Dangerously on the list, and now I'm not so sure. Haven't seen it in years, but I remember it being really funny. Every once in a while I've thought about finding a copy. I should see it again.