Movie Shout Outs - Favorite Final Performance - Responses
Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 1:17AM 
Happy Sunday! Which means it's Movie Shout Out Time!
Yesterday's question was one suggested by a fan of the show, and it was:
What is your favorite final performance?
It was an interesting question and garnered some really interesting responses. Thanks for stepping up, and check them out below:
Easy one for me. Richard Farnsworth in, The Straight Story (1999). Generous, touching, performance—and one of david lynch's best films.
Tom M via Facebook
Think it has to be either James Dean in Giant (1956) or Oliver Reed in Gladiator (2000).
Nebuchanezer via Twitter
It's imperfect, but there's something haunting about River Phoenix sitting under the death tree, cradling the body of his dead wife, in Sam Shepard's Silent Tongue (1994).
Alvaro R via Facebook
Whatever film paul newman did last. Road to Perdition (2002).
@here_comes_B via Twitter
Peter Finch in Network (1976) or Brandon Lee in The Crow (1994).
Felix O via Facebook
Heath Ledger - Joker, The Dark Knight (2008). Gloria Foster - Oracle, The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Bob B via Facebook
Orson Wells as Unicron, The Transformers Movie (1986).
Michael F via Facebook
Clark Gable in The Misfits (1961).
Tess N via Facebook
I gotta agree with Bob. I know that Ledger did one other film, but it hasn't been released yet, so his final performance for me is The Dark Knight (2008). It's a brilliant performance.
Marie from MYMHM
I also have to agree with one already mentioned. Orson Welles in The Transformers Movie (1986)
Juan from MYMHM
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Reader Comments (3)
it's not really a great film or a great performance, but watching natalie woods in brainstorm is very strange and sad...
I think that's what gets me about these performances. You're never really able to let go of the fact that this is it. The last outing. We'll never hear that voice do anything else. It kind of destroys the fourth wall in films like The Dark Knight. Just as I'm REALLY starting to dig the show, the bittersweet kicks in...
juan - you put it perfectly. it does somehow destroy the suspension of disbelief and makes the performance too achingly precious to just get swept up in.