Michael Douglas' first movie appearance comes with a touch of irony. Douglas' father, Kirk, was a Hollywood legend who did indeed cast a giant shadow. But Michael wasn't one to cower away in Oedipal fear, and instead he piggy-backed in the starry jaunt.
Kirk is celebrated military man 'Mickey' Marcus who becomes involved with the Israeli army during the 1948 conflict. John Wayne, Yul Brynner and Frank Sinatra fill out the cast, and Mike gets his first Hollywood cap as 'Jeep Driver'. Well, it's a start.
Smug Doug? Not much for Junior to be smug about here.
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higgins78
Oct 8th 2010, 21:14
A brave and exciting body of work coupled with the fact he has done the impossible, stepping out the shadow of his great father. Romancing the Stone, Fatal Attraction, Wall Street and Falling Down while all being the stand out performances its his work playing more understated characters where he really shows his acting chops...Coma, China Syndrome, A Chorus Line, The War of the Roses, Black Rain but specifically The Game and Wonder Boys. My hope is he makes a full recovery from his health problems and steps into the role of Liberace, that could be a performance!
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joestein96
Oct 11th 2010, 18:02
sigh, it's Gekko, no Gecko. This is why I subscribe to Empire.
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