what's your favourite acting role by a singer? - ThreadSky

bigb72.bsky.social•5 days ago

Freejack is a good one threw these up

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dessert-mom.bsky.social•5 days ago

Flea as Donnie in the wild Thornburys

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stusutherland.bsky.social•5 days ago

There's only one right answer to this question.

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rismith.bsky.social•5 days ago

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eryq.bsky.social•5 days ago

Iggy Pop as a Vorta on Deep Space 9.

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dappergander.bsky.social•5 days ago

This is the correct answer, followed closely by Tom Waits in Mystery Men

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eryq.bsky.social•5 days ago

"Say it with me: HELLER."

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dappergander.bsky.social•5 days ago

I'm here for the ladies

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mistressmatisse.bsky.social•5 days ago

I’ll raise you: Tom Waits in Seven Psychopaths

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porcupunk.bsky.social•5 days ago

I picked him in The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus.

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porcupunk.bsky.social•5 days ago

Which movie is that??

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eryq.bsky.social•5 days ago

Mystery Men

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dmscpa.bsky.social•4 days ago

Mystery men…I have not seen. Will find

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lugilla.bsky.social•5 days ago

Bette Midler as Janice Joplin

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cayisblue.bsky.social•5 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD_1Z8iUDho

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tcshappyplace.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yikes, so many to choose from.
David Johansen, Scrooged
Dolly Parton, 9 to 5
Bowie, Labyrinth
Sting, Dune
Bette Midler, Hocus Pocus

And the award goes to…
Bette Midler!
Helloooo, Salem!

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ohseafarer.bsky.social•5 days ago

omg no one ever drops a FREEJACK!

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numb.comfortab.ly•5 days ago

Right?!

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ohseafarer.bsky.social•5 days ago

My fave Jagger role was the cabaret singer in BENT but I wish FREEJACK had been more successful because he was a lot of fun.

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scratscrobbler.bsky.social•5 days ago

I'm with you on Jagger but c'mon, Performance (1970, 1hr 45m)

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iggdawg.com•5 days ago

I'll say it, freejack was good

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struggalo.bsky.social•5 days ago

I think about that movie often. I think it's great.

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hammancheez.bsky.social•5 days ago

Any kris Kristofferson

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nottooloud.bsky.social•5 days ago

as favorite?

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undergrnddrama.bsky.social•5 days ago

Lone Star

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goodplacejames.bsky.social•5 days ago

Bowie. Labyrinth.

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3k0bolds.bsky.social•5 days ago

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numb.comfortab.ly•5 days ago

Second favorite

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quijohn.bsky.social•5 days ago

That was the most beautiful Lynchian weirdness about that movie

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nottooloud.bsky.social•5 days ago

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goseahox.bsky.social•5 days ago

Since that's the first one I thought of, I'll post the one that came to me next:

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goseahox.bsky.social•5 days ago

Oh shit! I forgot about my true favorite. D'oh!

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insavga.bsky.social•5 days ago

This wasn't a bad turn for him either
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-JPV7Oj5pU

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rexlibris.bsky.social•5 days ago

You didn't go with one of...?

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allaroundswell.bsky.social•5 days ago

No it is this. Always fucking crazy Sting. (but respect you pulling out a Freejack reference)

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fireangelbrc2fl.bsky.social•5 days ago

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xop.co•5 days ago

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stonehenge.bsky.social•5 days ago

and the best version of dune to boot :)

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leetwitterrefugee.bsky.social•5 days ago

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2xaught7.bsky.social•4 days ago

I really enjoyed how he said "McCandless."

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crabofdoom.bsky.social•5 days ago

You know, for real, Jagger was good in 'Freejack'. I was so unexpectedly happy that it had the ending that it did, and Jagger's character was key to it all.

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