If he were alive today….
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rogueforte — 10 years ago(September 21, 2015 09:48 PM)
He could have done comedy. Just look at his classic response to Pacino in
Dog Day Afternoon
when asked which country he wanted to go, and Cazale responds, "Wyoming".
My take is he would have been like Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmett Walsh. Ebert once said that if one of those two guys were in the cast of any movie, you knew it was going to be watchable, if not outright good.
That's about how Cazale would have ended up. I can't imagine him not elevating any picture in which he took a role, regardless of how bad the project might otherwise have seemed. -
pipe8609 — 18 years ago(November 29, 2007 10:25 PM)
If he were alive today, he would be probably one of the best actors alive among Al Pacino, Robert Deniro, Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman. Death deprived us from a genious. He could have give a lot to movies. Cazale, one of my favorite actors anyway.
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missgangsmashers — 18 years ago(November 30, 2007 12:22 PM)
I agree! We know he would have done LOTS of movies with his
best friend Al Pacino. He stated that he would have acted
with John for life! That's a wonderful compliment coming
from Al.
A classical people demand a classical art.
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nicksaviking44 — 17 years ago(February 23, 2009 07:55 PM)
I agree! We know he would have done LOTS of movies with his
best friend Al Pacino. He stated that he would have acted
with John for life! That's a wonderful compliment coming
from Al.
I'm sure Cazale would have said "Thanks but no thanks" about the time Pacino signed on for Simone
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TomBon1 — 18 years ago(February 15, 2008 05:52 PM)
Only seen him in the Godfather films but it certainly amazes me that his only 5 films have all been huge critical successes. That's no coincidence.
If you go on to Pacino and De Niro's IMDB pages, they have made so many duds, yet this guy has a 100% record. Tragic loss. Always looks so innocent in his films. He made Fredo. -
OPatriot — 18 years ago(March 22, 2008 12:05 AM)
"Imagine if he got roles in Goodfellas and Raging Bull"
My thoughts exactly! Not to mention Casino, the Aviator, the Departedand I bet Pacino would've recruited him for Scent of a Woman & Heat.
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MorganStable — 17 years ago(December 05, 2008 07:33 PM)
It's really heartbreaking. He would have been a staple of Scorcese films and/or any cop show you can think of. So much talent there.
Meryl Streep, though married and with kids, still speaks of him as the great love of her life.
"I'm smart, not dumb." KILLS me every time. Especially when you know he's really gone.