The Movie Drinker: Joe Clay (Jack Lemmon)
How Drunk? So drunk that even when he’s wasted, he just wants more. Hence a scene in which Joe roots around in his father-in-law’s greenhouse for more swill-worthy stuffs.
Convincing? Lemmon’s never better, subtly layering his performance with tangible spikes of tragedy. Heart-breaking.
Next Day Regrets: Loads of them, undoubtedly. It’s pretty much the reason he’s drinking to begin with.
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QuietLife
May 27th 2011, 9:23
Awesome feature TF! I salute you for putting Frank the Tank, Ben Sanderson and Withnail (all three being people I can seriously relate to) into one list! Bring on the long weekend!!
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Bandit1
May 27th 2011, 15:13
What? No Miles from "Sideways"? He might not appear drunk all the time, but he pretty much is a hard drinker. And in the book itself he drinks even harder! Great movie, great actors, great book!
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CaptainCrazy
May 27th 2011, 18:10
I would add the following: Lee Marvin in Cat Ballou, Bruce Willis in The Last Boy Scout, Paul Giamatti in Sideways and Alan Arkin in (my favourite) The Return of Captain Invincible. (Look it up kids, it's got Christopher Lee!!)
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Gorty
May 29th 2011, 21:43
What no Henry Chinansky? BTW wasn't this feature already before?
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iluvcinema
Jun 3rd 2011, 4:26
Love Nick Charles. When I first saw this topic I thought about Richard Burton. Also Bette Davis in The Star.
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