Kevin Costner usually drinks his own urine at some point in many of his films. Generally his character is tricked into doing this, but it is also done voluntarily on occasion.
#6 on the list of douchiest Michael Bay movie scenes of all time:
[noparse]manofest.com - manofest Resources and Information. (NSFW)
Here’s a youtube link of the montage for those who (probably wisely) don’t want to open “manofest.com”:
Note that it’s not just helicopters. It’s helicopters, in slow motion, at sunset. In every single movie.
Johnny Depp always seems to slip in a shot where his character is bewildered/perplexed/bamboozled by something and he makes his crazy eyes and draws his chin back.
Jean Reno’s characters have a strong tendency to die right before the end credits in many of his movies, as in The Big Blue, La Femme Nikita, Mission Impossible, The Professional and probably some more I can’t think of right now.
Hugh Grant - excessive eye blinking.
Alan Rickman has a way of saying “However . . .” that I always watch for. He MAY not have done it in Galaxy Quest. Worth a watch, I think.
That’s a good one. I remember it struck me seeing that image in Requiem for a Dream after seeing it in Dark City. I didn’t realize she also did that shot in House of Sand and Fog.
(But some of these y’all are mentioning are really just acting tics rather than signature images.)
Alan Rickman is ALWAYS worth a watch. He gives wonderful acting.
Accidental, according to Darren Aronofsky. My guess is by the time House of Sand and Fog came along they were doing it as an inside joke.
Ed Harris bit him when he was fighting him in The Abyss, just before the huge guy punched him.
I think Ronin is another.
This is more of an acting style than a behavior, but Jason Lee often bobs his head in a certain way when he’s talking.
This is kinda both a tic/acting style and a director’s choice: the Kevin Spacey head tilt. Usually done to intimidate / scare / creep you out. I say it’s a director’s choice because I’m pretty sure the camera shots are purposely drawn out enough to give Kevin the time to stare at his opponent unblinkingly, and then tilt his head ever-so-slightly to the right. As if to say: “Yeah, I seem quiet and nebbishy but I am so totally capable of ripping your tongue out and eating it. Just give me an excuse.”
I think Benji invented that move. That dog was evil!
That is awesome!
In Labyrinth (IIRC) she did a similar pose, at the beginning when she’s practising for her play.
Burt Reynolds has a large number of movies where his is a lawman, or an active law breaker.
One of my faves: Leland Orser - panicky guy
Michael Mann will always have a long, tense sequence with distinct music and no dialogue.
Early in their careers, Stanley Tucci spent a lot of time tied to chairs and Judy Davis died a lot from decapitation or head trauma. I always wanted to see a film where they combined these tropes and forced tied-up Tucci to watch as Davis’s head got blown off.
Michael Keaton used to scoff and mime masturbation a lot, as if to say “What a jerkoff.” It seemed to stop dead with Batman.
Jean-Claude Van Damme sure seems to kick people a lot. Nic Cage likes to lead with his pouting lower lip.
Just watched it (again), no. The dénouement, cribbed from Wiki,… Days later, in a Parisian cafe, over radio broadcasts revealing a peace agreement reached between Sinn Féin and the British as a result of Seamus’s death, Sam and Vincent part as friends before Sam drives off with his CIA contact. Vincent himself leaves and disappears into gloomy Paris. The contents of the case are never revealed.CMC fnord!
John Travolta has to clench his jaw and talk through his teeth. Bugs the hell out of me.