The Evolution of Michael Douglas

The Wall Street star, film-by-film

By Matt MaytumOct 8th 2010
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Napoleon and Samantha (1972)

After taking another couple of TV jobs, Douglas headlined this Disney family flick, though he had something of a superfluous role, playing second fiddle to a couple of journeying kids (Jodie Foster and Johnny Whitaker) and their pet lion.

The kids seek out Danny (Douglas), who lives in a cabin on a mountain, to help them out of a couple of scrapes.

Smug Doug? The wilderness man lifestyle leads to a bit of a rugged, holier-than-thou lifestyle, though he does do his best to help out the young nippers.

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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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