# Steve Buscemi Appreciation Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 7, 2001, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228 "2001-09-07T14:08:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2001, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228/1 "2001-09-07T14:08:32Z")
I thought we should just take a little time out of our lives to appreciate one of the funniest and creepiest actors ever. Steve Buscemi has been a favorite of mine since… I don’t know a long time. I think my favorite Steve Buscemi movie is “The Big Lebowski”. Go ahead and share your thoughts on the man, the myth and the legend. He’s currently featured in a really cool audio drama at seeing ear theater which I think everyone should listen to. I think it’s [http://www.scifi.com/set](http://www.scifi.com/set) If that address doesn’t work, I’ll try again later. Lucky Charms ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2001, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228/2 "2001-09-07T14:23:37Z")
Favorite Buscemi roles: As “Chet” the bellboy in _Barton Fink_. Of course, as “Mr Pink” in _Res. Dogs_. As “Tommy” in _Tres Lounge_. Worst role he’s ever done: Whatever the hell his name was in that shitball of a movie _Airheads_ (Somewhat) on the subject, has anyone seen _Ghost World_ yet? ---
**Author:** ![daffodil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@daffodil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daffodil)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2001, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228/3 "2001-09-07T14:29:29Z")
Hey! Mine too. 🙂 Loved him in Resevoir Dogs, Fargo \*still lol @ his foot in the woodsnipper \* The Big Lebowski and Trees Lounge \* which he also directed \* Good to see more people who appreciate his work. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2001, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228/4 "2001-09-07T14:38:07Z")
I can’t but appreciate the man since I get compared to him once in a while. 'Specially when I had my hair a little longer and had the goatee and 'stache, everybody started calling me Mr. Pink. _Trees Lounge_ is my fave of his - finally just playing a regular slacker who gets in over his head. _Miller’s Crossing_ is my second fave only because I haven’t seen all of _Fargo_ yet. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2001, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228/5 "2001-09-07T14:55:09Z")
Mr. Pink rocks. Don’t forget Pulp Fiction, Con Air & Armageddon. ---
**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2001, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228/6 "2001-09-07T15:30:24Z")
I hear they are making a Reservoir Dogs action figure of him, and he refused to have it holding a gun. Love him as “the Mink” in Miller’s Crossing, and he broke my heart in the recent Ghost World. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2001, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228/7 "2001-09-07T16:08:33Z")
I am surprised no-one so far mentions Steve Buscemi’s participation in _Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead_, where he is a hitman, who is responsible for many of the dead parties who are in Denver at this time. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2001, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228/8 "2001-09-07T16:09:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lieu \* > \*\*Mr. Pink rocks. Don’t forget Pulp Fiction, Con Air & Armageddon. \*\* Sorry, but I am trying to forget Armageddon. He was the only thing decent about the movie. This line was great > [@](#): > > Rockhound: You know we’re sitting on four million pounds of fuel, one nuclear weapon and a thing that has 270,000 moving parts built by the lowest bidder. Makes you feel good, doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2001, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228/9 "2001-09-07T16:35:55Z")
The one extremely funny scene in _Big Daddy_ (a stupid movie in most ways) is when Steve Buscemi and Adam Sandler have a puzzled exchange about McDonald’s only serving breakfast until 10:30 am. And I think he’s great in _Desperado_. I will confess that I am slightly afraid of his teeth. There’s a shot in _Armageddon_ that is a close up of him screaming, and it’s quite terrifying. ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2001, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228/10 "2001-09-07T16:46:16Z")
Man, everybody is forgetting his classic role as ‘Ed’ in the movie **Ed and His Dead Mother**. Lucky punk got to get it on (or almost) with that one agent. On another odd note, anyone ever seen **Animal Factory**? I believe he also directed this movie and makes a cameo. Kind of funny seeing his brother who bares a strong resemblance. ---
**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2001, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228/11 "2001-09-07T16:46:36Z")
delphica - Robert Parker and now Robert Rodriguez…is there any opinion you and I DON’T share? ---
**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2001, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228/12 "2001-09-07T18:19:44Z")
I’ve seen “Ghost World”! I actually didn’t think it was all that great, but it was definitely good. That may be one of those movies that most people agree are amazing, that I just missed. That said, the first time I saw it, I though American Beauty was so-so. It took a second viewing to blow me away. Still, his part in Ghost World was good. I really suggest listening to his audio drama on that website, it’s free. I apparently need to see Trees Lounge, I’ll let you know what I think of it. LC ---
**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2001, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228/13 "2001-09-07T20:23:38Z")
Just funny-looking in a general way. I knew I was going to enjoy _The Big Lebowski_ when I read a review that said, paraphrased, “You know you’re in for something when Steve Buscemi plays the most normal character in the film.” ---
**Author:** ![naughty\_wicked\_zoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@naughty\_wicked\_zoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naughty_wicked_zoot)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2001, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228/14 "2001-09-07T20:28:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by delphica \* > \*\* > > And I think he’s great in _Desperado_. > > \*\* well, i’m new here, but i love his work, too, and i also think that desperado was one of his best roles. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2001, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228/15 "2001-09-07T22:10:13Z")
He really is terrific in _Ghost World_. It’s one of the few where he isn’t cast as a freak or loser. Initially, he’s set up to look that way, but as the movie delves into his character, you end up having to respect him. ---
**Author:** ![jabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/db5fbb/32.png) [@jabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabe)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2001, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228/16 "2001-09-07T23:02:40Z")
I heard somewhere that he was going to play William Lee in a movie version of two William S. Burroughs novels, junky and Queer. I haven’t read Queer, but Junky is a great book and Steve would be perfect for the main role. It would be Oscar worthy I bet. peace, JB ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2001, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228/17 "2001-09-07T23:43:27Z")
he is a pretty cool actor. i don’t go to movies much, but i have seen a few of his roles. why does he always look so greasy? ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2001, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228/18 "2001-09-08T00:06:57Z")
Since no one else has mentioned it, I enjoyed him in _Living With Oblivion_. Just a strange, surreal movie. _Trees Lounge_ was good, but also depressing as hell. which didn’t make it less good, I just had a sinking feeling the entire time watching him fuck up. He also had a fairly minor role in _The Search For One-Eye Jimmy_. A movie most notable for a blurb on the tape box that says “Will record onto a standard SP length tape!” Apparently, copyright infringement was not a concern for the producers 😃 As I recall, he has cardboard cutouts of wrestlers and stuff and would try to get people to pay to have their picture taken with it on the streetcorner. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2001, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228/19 "2001-09-08T00:14:26Z")
Living **in** Oblivion (1995) is my favorite, too. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2001, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-buscemi-appreciation-thread/80228/20 "2001-09-08T03:09:09Z")
Hasn’t anyone seen _Twenty Bucks_? No, I didn’t think so. That was the second movie I saw SB in (after _Barton Fink_). The plot traces the vicissitudes of a $20 bill as it passes from one person to another and goes through all kinds of adventures. SB played a stupid young robber. A smart old robber tried to teach him the tricks of the trade. But SB acted so stupid the other robber had to shoot him. A drop of his blood fell on the $20 and continued on after him for the rest of the movie.