Why didn't Michael Beck become a star?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Warriors
Hendry_William_French — 9 years ago(October 03, 2016 12:15 PM)
He was tremendous as Swan, a really cool leader and bad ass. He was a good actor. I'm surprised he never became a more notable star.
And you can deal with me; Doug Masters! -
Hendry_William_French — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 04:42 PM)
Met him once at a convention, seemed like a nice guy in person
That's good to hear, he seems like a cool guy. It's great when actors appreciate the fans of their movies and the characters they played.
And you can deal with me; Doug Masters! -
ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(February 15, 2022 01:51 PM)
Whatever charisma he had, really didn't work for me and he wasn't exactly a handsome looking fellow.
He was fine in
The Warriors
, which contained a lot of colorful characters, yet he was terribly miscast alongside ONJ in
Xanadu
. Beck is the worst thing about that movie, the rest is quite magical and whimsical fun with a real top-notch soundtrack.
Norman! What did you put in my tea? -
RobbieCalifornia — 9 years ago(January 15, 2017 06:11 PM)
Not everyone makes it to the top. I thought Xanadu was a lousy movie. He kept working in films and tv but Warriors was his biggest film.
I was absolutely electrified the first time I saw Warriors. The whole cast was great, the gangs were super with the makeup and costumes (baseball!). Great, great music. And that chick gang OMG. Deborah Van Valkenburgh was so good, her speech about her crummy life was so realistic.
And Michael Beck was perfect as Swann. Even if he never became a big star, nobody who has seen Warriors will ever forget him. -
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