Join EW as we celebrate 10 of the actors best performances.
Prior to his screen appearances, Henriksen had a varied youth.
After serving, Henriksen worked as both a muralist and a laborer in Europe.
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Mortensen’s drama is the film which finally gives Henriksen his rightful place in a spotlit starring role.
With any luck, this role is just the beginning of Lance Henriksen’s leading-man era.
(No wonder the film crashed in theaters.)"
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Certainly one of our finest visualists, Raimi tells much of the story here with his trademark camera trickery.
Admittedly, it does not feel in tune with the rest of the series.
It was for girls like her to meet men.
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Men who could get them parts, if they made the right impression.
Things got out of hand.
Maybe they did take advantage of her.
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You know, maybe the sad truth is that this is not the city for innocents.
No charges were brought, and the bottom line is that Rina Reynolds wouldn’t play by the rules.
You wanna get ahead in Hollywood?
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You gotta play the game or go home."
The Terminatoris a wonderful adventure picture that benefits wholly from the humanist characters and realistic tweaks.
Of course, the role went to Arnold, butThe Terminatorstill features one of Henriksen’s most compelling performances.
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[My character] was doing phone calls mostly.
Phoning in the performance, so to speak."
Haggis informs him that she cannot bring back the dead, but offers to assist Ed in revenge.
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It’s a greatly affecting performance within a tremendously fun film.
For each season, Henriksen was deservedly nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series.
It’s a delightfully charismatic performance that will also send a pure shiver through your veins.
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In other words, it’s what Henriksen does best.
What is there to say aboutAliensthat hasn’t been said already?
Nearly 40 years on, the effects inAlienshold up astonishingly well.
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Weaver creates a tough-as-nails character that nonetheless feels emotionally vulnerable, at times achingly so.
Henriksen, meanwhile, is brilliant as Bishop.
The actor’s performance here shows that he truly is one of the great chameleonic onscreen presences.
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It’s rather astonishing how few actors master this trait.
Armed with his guns, and thighs of steel, Boudreaux is bound to stop the vicious businessmen.
Fouchon is terribly vile, but he’s also a bit of a dandy.
This didn’t fly with JCVD, who recut the film himself to center Boudreaux in the action.
Woo puts the thrill back into getting blown away."
