# Alan Arkin, where have you been all my life?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 11, 2007, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-arkin-where-have-you-been-all-my-life/395446 "2007-03-11T04:00:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-arkin-where-have-you-been-all-my-life/395446/21 "2007-03-12T19:06:22Z")

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I don’t know how well “The Russians are Coming” has held up, but I sure loved it, and Alan Arkin, when it first came out.

“The In-laws” (with him and Falk of course) is one of those movies I’m always trying to foist off on people. - Here! Watch this!!

and “Wait Until Dark” is a great film.

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**Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-arkin-where-have-you-been-all-my-life/395446/22 "2007-03-12T22:44:13Z")

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He had a very moving speech in the 1985 movie _Bad Medicine_, a movie I like but which is apparently so unpopular that Netflix doesn’t even carry it. Arkin isn’t the star but is definitely the most compelling character.  
Warning, Steve Guttenberg is in it.

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