Robert Forster received his first and only Oscar nomination 25 years ago, for Jackie Brown. Here's itismitchell on how the incredible performance gave one of our best actors a second act:
, Forster said, “First time I ever played a bad guy. I didn’t want to do it. I got stuck in bad guys for 13 years after that. I was broke, my agent had lent me money.” He was taking what he could get, questioning whether he was even suited for this career anymore, whenthe actors he wants. This is certainly true for Forster in, as Robert De Niro was highly interested in Max Cherry before the director shot him down. De Niro ended up playing the somewhat smaller character Louis Gara instead.
Simple scenes best demonstrate what’s so special about Forster here. The ease with which he strolls out of a movie theater in the middle of a work day, wearing a light green sweater and khaki pants outfit that’s absolutely to die for. How he holds court with Ordell, never once seeming like he’s letting this guy pull the wool over his eye. Max is always the smartest person in the room, other than maybe Jackie, but there’s nothing pretentious about the way he holds himself.
“Didn’t I ” is The Delfonics track that plays, a tune that seeps into Max’s mind and connects him to his burgeoning love for Jackie. We later see him head to the record store to pick up the cassette, another gently beautiful moment that speaks to the power of new love that we can all relate to. Having a song that makes you think of the person you’re falling for, one you want to play all the time and listen to while driving in your car.
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