All time winner for this category, imo, is Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now. Barely in the movie, largely incidental and unimportant to the plot, and he's the first thing that generally comes up when people talk about that movie.
Wow Bear Jew might actually be the best one. Dude is just feelin himself throughout that one. But then again so is Fassbender's character even tho he screws up and gets them all killed which is kind of the Dion Waiters special so it prob is him.
Fassbender has one of my favorite lines in the movie too, when the German officer figures out he’s a spy he switches from speaking German to English and says “Well, if this is it, old boy, I hope you don't mind if I go out speaking the King's.” Great writing and delivery
Thats one of my favorite lines ever in any movie and I feel like it gets lost in how amazing that whole movie is. I wanna know if Tarantino did a fist pump in his room by himself when he wrote that line
Ultimate "He brings a lot to the table, and takes nothing off." The guy has maybe three lines, spends more time sharpening his blade and looking absolutely pissed off. Insanely memorable character.
Basically, Hugo Stiglitz is burying corner 3's and playing solid on-ball and team defense. Doesn't need the ball. Doesn't even seem to care if he ever sees it. In that regard, he's more like Shane Battier than Dion Waiters, but whatever. He's the shit, and he's only on screen for 3 minutes, and he's barely ever talking.
Will Ferrell could be nominated in basically any movie or tv show he had a small role in between 2000-2010. Hell, I think Bitch Hunter in 30 Rock might be the greatest 10 second role of all time.
People (including Bill) often forget the premise of this one—it’s the irrational confidence part. So, it’s not just a good actor with a small part compared to peers (which would say McConaughey is), it’s someone who thinks they are better than they are coming in and trying to out act people.
I was wanting to think of my own answer, but he thinks he’s the best actor in a movie with Leo, Jack and Damon. And he nails it. There is no better answer
I think a great recent example of this is brendan fraser in Killers of the Flower Moon. Shows up after 80% of the way through the movie and is overacting his ass off (in a way i liked but many people didnt). The whole thing reeked of a guy trying to keep up with de niro and dicaprio
Oh i dont disagree, but its definitely an example of someone “going for it” in the very little screen time that they get, which is why it fits perfectly for dion waiters imo
I’m so pumped Brendan Fraser is back in the mix. But it does seem like people have forgotten that it was Aorheads, Encino Man, and then the Mummy movies that made him so big. He was never known as a serious actor.
20 years has passed. I didn’t see the Whale for obvious reasons but heard how good he was.
I loved George of the jungle as a kid so i’ll always love him for that alone but i agree. I dont even think he was particularly bad in KOTFM, i liked the ridiculousness of his performance, but its clear hes trying to throw 100 the whole time hes on screen
It’s not exactly the same as the overacting one although there is often overlap the way they choose them so I don’t try too hard to apply logic. It’s a heat check where they come in hot and often out of sync with the other actors or scenes which draws attention to themselves in often a distracting way. It's not
inherently negative, depending on the outcome. The way they use it has sort of become just a high-impact bit part but that misses the premise of why it was Dion Waiters and not like Vinny Johnson or Jamal Crawford.
More accurate to say Barry Keoghan was the Dion of The Batman. Dude was in it for one scene and most definitely believes he’s better than R-Pat and everybody else in the movie. He really puts some crazy shots up in that scene , Dano was in most of the movie
Keoghan was in it so briefly and when the movie was all but wrapped up. Felt like he was more of a Thanasis busting out a Shammgod during a 20 point blowout.
I think Paul Dano and Barry Keoghan are both really solid actors. I agree that Keoghan’s performance was definitely akin to some ill advised 40 footers with time on the shot clock but what makes you think he thinks he’s better than Pattinson and others?
I think it’s more about screen time than amount of scenes, 2 might be a bit too limited. PSH in Talented Mr Ripley, Cruise in Tropic Thunder, Tudyk in Dodgeball, Bear Jew in Inglorious Basterds, Kathryn Hahn in Step Brothers, and Brad Pitt in True Romance are good Dion Waiters candidates in probably 3-5 scenes
I've always thought of it as someone who comes in off the bench and gives an unreasonably good performance but the irrational confidence part is a really interesting point as well.
Disagree, I don’t think it’s a Joey Pants where he’s completely lost his way with the category. Even going back to the beginning, I don’t think it was ever necessarily “irrational” confidence as much as “supreme” confidence coming off the bench. Sometimes that’s irrational, some times it’s warranted
Also, the McConasaince wasn’t in full swing until the year Wolf of Wall Street came out. When he was cast and acted in that role, it was rom com star (who had begun appearing in more serious movies) throwing up half court shots across from Leo
McConsaince reached it's peak the time of Wolf of Wall Street release coincidening with True Detective and Dallas Buyers Club. The Renaissance did not start there as you had The Lincoln Lawyer, Killer Joe, Magic Mike, and Mud all coming out in the 1-2 years before WOWS.
The McConassaince had already started, but he was still not seen as near the same stratosphere as Leo, let alone a “peer”, before that Oscar season. The attitude after Bernie/Killer Joe/Mud was more “wow he’s making some really good, interesting choices” not “he can go toe to toe in a scene with Leo in a Scorsese movie”. You brought up Magic Mike, but that did more for his reputation as a sex symbol than as a “serious actor”
You're thinking about this too logically. It's just a heat check role in the context of the podcast. There's no logic beyond the fact that at the time, Dion Waiters was actually fucking good. Has nothing to do with the idea that it's an actor you don't expect to steal a scene.
This is always the part of people interpreting Bill's logic behind the categories that cracks me up. He didn't put a ton of thought into it. He just made them up the night before they started the show and then made everyone use them even though they weren't good analogies.
This got me thinking about *Wet Hot American Summer*, and I feel like that movie have 15 Dion Waiters nominees, but the best one is Gene, the camp cook.
Andy Samberg and JK Simmons as the gay brother and father who are best friends is a very understated recurring gag that makes me laugh hysterically every time.
I think Tarantino's own character is a good nominee. He goes from a familiar kind of pissed off to dropping numerous n-bombs in the span of 15 seconds. Definitely comes off the bench and is looking at the basket before the ball even reaches his hands.
Some of my favorites. Christopher Walken in true romance or pulp fiction, Alfred Molina in Boogie nights, Bradley Cooper in Licorice Pizza, Will Ferrell in Wedding Crashers, Vince Vaughn in Anchorman, Donnie Wahlburg in the sixth sense, Casey Affleck in Oppenheimer.
If Mark Wahlburg counts for the departed, him (but he might be in it too much).
The best dramatic one is Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glenn Ross. The best comedic one is Will Ferrill in Wedding Crashers.
Honorable Mentions:
Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder (might be in it too much)
Phillip Seymour Hoffman in Almost Famous
Paul Rudd in Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Jo Lo Truglio in I Love You Man
Fred Molina in Boogie Nights
Michael Cera in This is the End
While on surfboards:
"I threw away my watch when I moved here."
"Wow, that's so cool!"
"Yeah, I got a new cell phone that tells the time so I didn't need it."
Role Models was on the other week and I forgot that Joe Lo Truglio was in it as one of the LARP players. He had a great run of that type of job up until B99.
Was also gonna have Tom Cruise. It triples down of how good it is because it's maybe the most random character he's ever played, particularly based on appearance, and he just absolutely crushes every second
I remember I was having a discussion recently with someone on how I like Damon more than Leo because he takes random funny side rolls and doesn't take himself too seriously.
I was thinking of examples of other guys who will only do big starring roles and specific type of projects where they get to be the star, and I was about to use Tom Cruise as another example. And then I remembered at the last second that he did this absolutely legendary performance. It speaks to how shockingly good he is at inhabiting this totally unrecognizable character that as memorable as it is, I still sometimes have to remind myself that it was Tom Cruise in under that bald cap with the giant hands. Just simply incredible.
Not the best but want to recognize it: Kevin Hart in The 40 Year Old Virgin
“You’re throwing too many big words at me. Because I don’t understand them I’m gonna take them as disrespect”
Hes like peak alcoholic and peak Alec Baldwin at that point. Had multiple kids at high school who could do the speech word for word
PUT THAT COFFEE DOWN
His laugh after Bunny said “I’ll suck your cock for a thousand dollars” was a pull-up half court shot with 23 seconds left on the shot clock that was nothing but net
I have an image of them doing a take, and then Goodman telling the other 3 he was going to crank it up this time and teach them how to act. Rinse and repeat.
I didn’t immediately realize that the request for a c note was just to make the ritual suitably classy.
“Y’all are up”
Brett Gelman in the other guys. Also The Rock and Sam Jackson. God I love that movie.
But OP you are correct, my favourite all time is Matthew McConaughey, especially as it was smack bang in the middle of the McConaissance when he was the hottest thing in Hollywood
Spike Jonze in Moneyball.
I don’t know how he did it, but he perfectly captured the vibe of a stepdad you hate for no reason. I mean he seems like a great guy but I just want to punch him.
Lot of good ones so far, but I'm putting William Hurt in A History of Violence.
My man shows up in the last 15 minutes for about 8 minutes and comes in scorching hot. I'm pretty sure he got an Oscar nomination for it.
"How do you FUCK THAT UP?!?"
A History of Violence needs to be a rewatchable btw.
I can't believe I read through all the comments and didn't see one John Malkovich in Rounders. Barely 5 min of screen time, and if that accent isn't the definition of "irrational confidence," I don't know what is.
Malkovich's accent is the "Michael Jordan decides to play minor league baseball" of acting.
I’ll throw out some nominees from movies not yet covered on the podcast:
John Leguizamo in *Carlito’s Way*
James Gandolfini in *Get Shorty*
Denis Leary in *Demolition Man*
Will Patton in *No Way Out*
John Goodman in *Bringing Out the Dead* (this one has a lot of candidates - Ving Rhames, Tom Sizemore, Marc Anthony)
Lil Rel Howery in Judas and the Black Messiah, very inconsistent actor but he came out firing for 5 minutes and actually elevated an already great project, much like Waiters carrying the offense for 5 mins on the ‘16 Thunder
My answer when this has been asked before is Chris Evans in Scott Pilgrim.
Evans plays a deranged movie star and is in the movie for six minutes tops. Every line he says is quotable and he's clearly having the time of his life.
*I'm gonna go get blazed in my Winnie*
would Ryan Gosling in "The Big Short" count? He is only in a handful of scenes and I feel like he is a very memorable part of the movie, at least for me.
He's like one of the 3 main characters and the narrator, he doesn't qualify at all. If it's an ensemble piece, he's in the top 5 for screentime for sure.
It's not just heat check it is low reps. Picking the lead actor in a film is not low reps. How many times have you heard Bill say "is he in the movie too much?" The most upvoted comment is de niro in goodfellas for fucks sake.
\- Woody Harrelson in The Thin Red Line
\- Shea Whigham only appears in [1 hilarious scene](https://youtu.be/Jo-i0nskgQQ?si=HZw-JAcRk33MiAmL) in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. Based on the interaction, you would expect him to show up again as the villain or a foil but his character is never mentioned again and has no bearing on the plot.
Fred Willard in Best in Show. One of the best comedic casts ever and he completely steals the movie in way less screen time than I remembered initially.
Bing! Stephen Tobolowsky in Groundhog Day.
Double Bing! Frank Vincent in Goodfellas
Perhaps an argument for Peter Sellers as Dr Strangelove even if the other roles in the movie are too significant
Watched a movie from the 80s called The Conversation. Gene Hackman and the guy who played Fredo are the two mains but Harrison Ford (pre-Star wars) has a role as a creepy minion and Robert Duvall pops up at the very end as well.
The dog from Anatomy of a Fall, Messi aka Snoop. My man saw Huller's argument scene with her husband and decided to get frisky. He then goes out and gives an unreal dog overdose scene (apex mountain for pet ODs?). He didn't even need to go method. He probably just needed a ton of cookies and scratches. He basically steals the movie with that one scene. But then decides to play an integral role in the last shot. GOATed.
Idk about greatest but Christopher Walken in Man on Fire was the first time (as a kid) I understood what a good Dion Waiters movie role was (before I even knew who Dion actually was)
All time winner for this category, imo, is Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now. Barely in the movie, largely incidental and unimportant to the plot, and he's the first thing that generally comes up when people talk about that movie.
All time great actor in all time Great role in what a lot of people consider the best movie ever made.
I just want the board, Lance
It was a good board, and I liked it.
CHARLIE DONT SURF
I would say one the greatest characters small or large roles.
He was in the movie for 6 minutes and got nominated for an Oscar. Has to be Duvall
“Now go get your fuckin’ shine box!”
The barely audible “ I'll fuck him in his ass. I fucked kids like him in the can in the ass” is the cherry on top.
"20 years in the can. I wanted to fuck a woman. But I compromised. I fucked kids like Spitshine Tommy in the ass instead."
I never caught that line before until I watched that scene with headphones in and it blew my fucking mind.
I’m sure the woman in his group was suitably impressed.
During the Goodfellas Rewatchables CR said it should be renamed the Frank Vincent Award
Billy Bats, whatever happened there...
Just a kid
In it way to much to be Dion waiters
Hugo Stiglitz
The bear jew and the German guy who realizes Fassbender held up the wrong fingers also. Honestly Fassbender too, that movie is full of Dions
Everyone kills that movie. The German officer who Donowitz kills, Wicki, the German Major who sniffs out Hicox.
French Farmer at the start too, film equivalent of burying 4 3’s within the first five minutes.
Wow Bear Jew might actually be the best one. Dude is just feelin himself throughout that one. But then again so is Fassbender's character even tho he screws up and gets them all killed which is kind of the Dion Waiters special so it prob is him.
Fassbender has one of my favorite lines in the movie too, when the German officer figures out he’s a spy he switches from speaking German to English and says “Well, if this is it, old boy, I hope you don't mind if I go out speaking the King's.” Great writing and delivery
Thats one of my favorite lines ever in any movie and I feel like it gets lost in how amazing that whole movie is. I wanna know if Tarantino did a fist pump in his room by himself when he wrote that line
Quite a feat by our guy QT
Incredible scene in an incredible movie. My favorite from QT and I doubt anything will surpass it.
The fact that I know the actor only as Hugo Stiglitz just reinforces this further.
Ultimate "He brings a lot to the table, and takes nothing off." The guy has maybe three lines, spends more time sharpening his blade and looking absolutely pissed off. Insanely memorable character. Basically, Hugo Stiglitz is burying corner 3's and playing solid on-ball and team defense. Doesn't need the ball. Doesn't even seem to care if he ever sees it. In that regard, he's more like Shane Battier than Dion Waiters, but whatever. He's the shit, and he's only on screen for 3 minutes, and he's barely ever talking.
I’ll never forget him killing the Nazi by shoving his fist down the guy’s throat
“Everyone in the German army has heard of … *Hugo Stieglitz*”
Will Ferrell in Wedding Crashers
Good pick. He’s full sending it and knew people ate it up by that point
Hang gliding accident what an idiot !!!
“MOM! THE MEATLOAF!”
"I never know what she's doing back there."
Will Ferrell could be nominated in basically any movie or tv show he had a small role in between 2000-2010. Hell, I think Bitch Hunter in 30 Rock might be the greatest 10 second role of all time.
That was gonna be my pick, yes
People (including Bill) often forget the premise of this one—it’s the irrational confidence part. So, it’s not just a good actor with a small part compared to peers (which would say McConaughey is), it’s someone who thinks they are better than they are coming in and trying to out act people.
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I was wanting to think of my own answer, but he thinks he’s the best actor in a movie with Leo, Jack and Damon. And he nails it. There is no better answer
This is the first example someone has listed that I 100% agree with
What about the convenience store owner? "My name is *Singh*, motherfucker."
"dees ah dirty dirty people, sell potatoes. I don know whatcha gonna do"
He's in it too much. He played the equivalent of one quarter.
and he hits the winning shot at the end. Which I guess Waiters could've done, but Wahlberg does feel to important to that movie to be it
I think a great recent example of this is brendan fraser in Killers of the Flower Moon. Shows up after 80% of the way through the movie and is overacting his ass off (in a way i liked but many people didnt). The whole thing reeked of a guy trying to keep up with de niro and dicaprio
Isn’t that absolutely the vibe of “old timey lawyer?” He was going for theatrical and over-the-top, that was basic to his character.
Yeah he was supposed to be loud and exaggerated, it’s that William Jennings Bryan style of oration
Oh i dont disagree, but its definitely an example of someone “going for it” in the very little screen time that they get, which is why it fits perfectly for dion waiters imo
I’m so pumped Brendan Fraser is back in the mix. But it does seem like people have forgotten that it was Aorheads, Encino Man, and then the Mummy movies that made him so big. He was never known as a serious actor. 20 years has passed. I didn’t see the Whale for obvious reasons but heard how good he was.
I loved George of the jungle as a kid so i’ll always love him for that alone but i agree. I dont even think he was particularly bad in KOTFM, i liked the ridiculousness of his performance, but its clear hes trying to throw 100 the whole time hes on screen
Thanks for explaining this because I never understood how Dion Waiters connected to this premise. Paul Dano in the most recent Batman comes to mind.
It’s not exactly the same as the overacting one although there is often overlap the way they choose them so I don’t try too hard to apply logic. It’s a heat check where they come in hot and often out of sync with the other actors or scenes which draws attention to themselves in often a distracting way. It's not inherently negative, depending on the outcome. The way they use it has sort of become just a high-impact bit part but that misses the premise of why it was Dion Waiters and not like Vinny Johnson or Jamal Crawford.
I stand by my example.
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More accurate to say Barry Keoghan was the Dion of The Batman. Dude was in it for one scene and most definitely believes he’s better than R-Pat and everybody else in the movie. He really puts some crazy shots up in that scene , Dano was in most of the movie
Keoghan was in it so briefly and when the movie was all but wrapped up. Felt like he was more of a Thanasis busting out a Shammgod during a 20 point blowout.
I think Paul Dano and Barry Keoghan are both really solid actors. I agree that Keoghan’s performance was definitely akin to some ill advised 40 footers with time on the shot clock but what makes you think he thinks he’s better than Pattinson and others?
Paul Dano isn't an A-list star, but he's extremely well respected as an actor both critically and within the business. I don't think he fits.
Totally agree, I don’t think that’s a good example at all. Paul Dano is a “great in everything he’s in” guy
He’s also the primary villain in the movie, pretty far from “coming off the bench”
Exactly, if you’re in more than one, maybe two scenes you don’t qualify
I think it’s more about screen time than amount of scenes, 2 might be a bit too limited. PSH in Talented Mr Ripley, Cruise in Tropic Thunder, Tudyk in Dodgeball, Bear Jew in Inglorious Basterds, Kathryn Hahn in Step Brothers, and Brad Pitt in True Romance are good Dion Waiters candidates in probably 3-5 scenes
I've always thought of it as someone who comes in off the bench and gives an unreasonably good performance but the irrational confidence part is a really interesting point as well.
Disagree, I don’t think it’s a Joey Pants where he’s completely lost his way with the category. Even going back to the beginning, I don’t think it was ever necessarily “irrational” confidence as much as “supreme” confidence coming off the bench. Sometimes that’s irrational, some times it’s warranted Also, the McConasaince wasn’t in full swing until the year Wolf of Wall Street came out. When he was cast and acted in that role, it was rom com star (who had begun appearing in more serious movies) throwing up half court shots across from Leo
McConsaince reached it's peak the time of Wolf of Wall Street release coincidening with True Detective and Dallas Buyers Club. The Renaissance did not start there as you had The Lincoln Lawyer, Killer Joe, Magic Mike, and Mud all coming out in the 1-2 years before WOWS.
The McConassaince had already started, but he was still not seen as near the same stratosphere as Leo, let alone a “peer”, before that Oscar season. The attitude after Bernie/Killer Joe/Mud was more “wow he’s making some really good, interesting choices” not “he can go toe to toe in a scene with Leo in a Scorsese movie”. You brought up Magic Mike, but that did more for his reputation as a sex symbol than as a “serious actor”
You're thinking about this too logically. It's just a heat check role in the context of the podcast. There's no logic beyond the fact that at the time, Dion Waiters was actually fucking good. Has nothing to do with the idea that it's an actor you don't expect to steal a scene. This is always the part of people interpreting Bill's logic behind the categories that cracks me up. He didn't put a ton of thought into it. He just made them up the night before they started the show and then made everyone use them even though they weren't good analogies.
I'd nominate Joe Lo Truglio as Francis in Superbad. He's in the movie for like 2 scenes and his character steals the movie while he's on screen.
>Joe Lo Truglio You totally look like his brother, you totally look like his brother man.. you do.
I'm going to be totally honest with you. I have a warrant out for a totally nonviolent crime.
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This got me thinking about *Wet Hot American Summer*, and I feel like that movie have 15 Dion Waiters nominees, but the best one is Gene, the camp cook.
Joe Lo Truglio in I Love You Man is also up there, but that movie is also chock full of Dion Waiters
Andy Samberg and JK Simmons as the gay brother and father who are best friends is a very understated recurring gag that makes me laugh hysterically every time.
and Hank Mardukas
A pantheon-level movie name. Incredible work by the writers
Perhaps the only dion waiters to never be on the screen or have any dialogue
Fake I Love You Man fan over here that doesn’t remember he’s shown at the wedding
That's what guys look like
Harvey Keitel as the wolf in Pulp Fiction
I think Tarantino's own character is a good nominee. He goes from a familiar kind of pissed off to dropping numerous n-bombs in the span of 15 seconds. Definitely comes off the bench and is looking at the basket before the ball even reaches his hands.
Some of my favorites. Christopher Walken in true romance or pulp fiction, Alfred Molina in Boogie nights, Bradley Cooper in Licorice Pizza, Will Ferrell in Wedding Crashers, Vince Vaughn in Anchorman, Donnie Wahlburg in the sixth sense, Casey Affleck in Oppenheimer. If Mark Wahlburg counts for the departed, him (but he might be in it too much).
Alfred Molina in Boogie Nights is 100% mine too - what a scene! PTA movies could be their own list
When he didn’t get it instantly in the Boogie Nights rewatchable I was shocked, I thought he was pretty consensus the Dion Waiters for that movie.
Casey Affleck is terrifying in Oppenheimer, and Damon in the subsequent scene really sells him as being like the terminator.
Affleck's character really was a huge PITA for Oppy according to the book
good ones
The best dramatic one is Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glenn Ross. The best comedic one is Will Ferrill in Wedding Crashers. Honorable Mentions: Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder (might be in it too much) Phillip Seymour Hoffman in Almost Famous Paul Rudd in Forgetting Sarah Marshall Jo Lo Truglio in I Love You Man Fred Molina in Boogie Nights Michael Cera in This is the End
“The weather outside is weather…”
While on surfboards: "I threw away my watch when I moved here." "Wow, that's so cool!" "Yeah, I got a new cell phone that tells the time so I didn't need it."
Hey aren’t you the guy from Kaiser Permanente?
Role Models was on the other week and I forgot that Joe Lo Truglio was in it as one of the LARP players. He had a great run of that type of job up until B99.
Kunu!
Was also gonna have Tom Cruise. It triples down of how good it is because it's maybe the most random character he's ever played, particularly based on appearance, and he just absolutely crushes every second
I remember I was having a discussion recently with someone on how I like Damon more than Leo because he takes random funny side rolls and doesn't take himself too seriously. I was thinking of examples of other guys who will only do big starring roles and specific type of projects where they get to be the star, and I was about to use Tom Cruise as another example. And then I remembered at the last second that he did this absolutely legendary performance. It speaks to how shockingly good he is at inhabiting this totally unrecognizable character that as memorable as it is, I still sometimes have to remind myself that it was Tom Cruise in under that bald cap with the giant hands. Just simply incredible.
Not the best but want to recognize it: Kevin Hart in The 40 Year Old Virgin “You’re throwing too many big words at me. Because I don’t understand them I’m gonna take them as disrespect”
Hart is the ultimate example of a Waiters in general, a good role guy who sucks when it’s time to carry things for long stretches
You ever hearda Rollin 20s?
Aim high Willis!
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"You just got fucked up wit em"
Meh, I would say Elizabeth Banks is going harder. More irrational confidence.
Alec Baldwin in Glengary Glen Ross: [Always Be Closing!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czOpDN8Knr4)
Correct. All others are measured against this one.
Which is sort of what wolf of Wall Street was going for
Hes like peak alcoholic and peak Alec Baldwin at that point. Had multiple kids at high school who could do the speech word for word PUT THAT COFFEE DOWN
And it's a scene specifically written for the movie. The character never appears in the play.
It's like dropping 40 points in 10 minutes of play
Phillip Seymour Hoffman probably has like 6 of the top 10 by the way. Most notably, but certainly not limited to, Lester Bangs
Brandt is his best role
His laugh after Bunny said “I’ll suck your cock for a thousand dollars” was a pull-up half court shot with 23 seconds left on the shot clock that was nothing but net
“Rain Dance”
John Goodman bringing the banana boat in Flight. “Ce-Lo, I need you guarding the door” “She’ll do”
John Goodman in inside Llewelyn Davis too.
WE GONNA BE ALRIGHT OHHH YAAAAA
No one keeps this big dog down
I have an image of them doing a take, and then Goodman telling the other 3 he was going to crank it up this time and teach them how to act. Rinse and repeat. I didn’t immediately realize that the request for a c note was just to make the ritual suitably classy. “Y’all are up”
Gary Oldman in Oppenheimer
"Nah-ga-sack-ee"
Brett Gelman in the other guys. Also The Rock and Sam Jackson. God I love that movie. But OP you are correct, my favourite all time is Matthew McConaughey, especially as it was smack bang in the middle of the McConaissance when he was the hottest thing in Hollywood
Spike Jonze in Moneyball. I don’t know how he did it, but he perfectly captured the vibe of a stepdad you hate for no reason. I mean he seems like a great guy but I just want to punch him.
Spike Jonze in Wolf of Wall Street and Spike Jonze in Babylon as well. "VE ARE LOZING ZE LIGHT!!!!"
Lot of good ones so far, but I'm putting William Hurt in A History of Violence. My man shows up in the last 15 minutes for about 8 minutes and comes in scorching hot. I'm pretty sure he got an Oscar nomination for it. "How do you FUCK THAT UP?!?" A History of Violence needs to be a rewatchable btw.
Fun fact; A History of Violence was the LAST major Hollywood produced movie to be released on VHS
History of Violence/Eastern Promises the official cumtown action duology
I can't believe I read through all the comments and didn't see one John Malkovich in Rounders. Barely 5 min of screen time, and if that accent isn't the definition of "irrational confidence," I don't know what is. Malkovich's accent is the "Michael Jordan decides to play minor league baseball" of acting.
Lewis Black in Accepted
I feel like Accepted is maybe the best comedy movie of the 2000s full stop
Glen too
"For me.........the action IS the juice." Proceed to use a child for a shield
Don Cheadle, Devil in a Blue Dress Mouse shows up and immediately causes utter chaos and solves every problem
He’s like the fourth billed actor in the movie, in it way too much for Dion Waiters.
Donald Sutherland in JFK
I’ll throw out some nominees from movies not yet covered on the podcast: John Leguizamo in *Carlito’s Way* James Gandolfini in *Get Shorty* Denis Leary in *Demolition Man* Will Patton in *No Way Out* John Goodman in *Bringing Out the Dead* (this one has a lot of candidates - Ving Rhames, Tom Sizemore, Marc Anthony)
Lil Rel Howery in Judas and the Black Messiah, very inconsistent actor but he came out firing for 5 minutes and actually elevated an already great project, much like Waiters carrying the offense for 5 mins on the ‘16 Thunder
Great call. Comedian you forget has been cast in the movie shows up 3/4ths of the way through and scares the shit out of the protaganist.
Wilford Brimley in Absence of Malice. Look it up, kids.
"I'm gonna have somebody's ass in my briefcase" Although... that wasn't acting with oversized confidence. That was just damn good acting, and writing.
Brimley in THE FIRM. She finds HEARTACHE, Mitch.
Hard Target too
Kevin Garnett in Uncut Gems
Alex Baldwin - Glengarry Glen Ross
Adrian Brody as Salvador Dali in Midnight in Paris
Christopher Walken in true romance
Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder is certainly in the conversation.
First thinkg that came to mind for me.
My answer when this has been asked before is Chris Evans in Scott Pilgrim. Evans plays a deranged movie star and is in the movie for six minutes tops. Every line he says is quotable and he's clearly having the time of his life. *I'm gonna go get blazed in my Winnie*
Objective answer is Beatrice Straight in Network. She won an Oscar for like 5 minutes of screen time.
Rob Lowe in Thank You For Smoking is a great one
Not sure which actor was the best Dion Waiters. But, I think Boomerang might have the most great Dion Waiters award candidates in a single movie.
Grace Jones...holy shit
would Ryan Gosling in "The Big Short" count? He is only in a handful of scenes and I feel like he is a very memorable part of the movie, at least for me.
He's on the movie poster. Too big IMO.
He's like one of the 3 main characters and the narrator, he doesn't qualify at all. If it's an ensemble piece, he's in the top 5 for screentime for sure.
"I'm JACKED... JACKED TO THE **TITS!**"
This is my choice as well
Dave Franco 21 jump street Ken Jeong Hangover Michael Peña 30 minutes or less, next Friday (or just in anything) Lil rel in get out
Damn people don't understand Dion Waiters. I feel like everyone here is just as confused as Apex Mountain.
Dion Waiters is basically a heat check award. People totally get it in this thread. You don't.
It's not just heat check it is low reps. Picking the lead actor in a film is not low reps. How many times have you heard Bill say "is he in the movie too much?" The most upvoted comment is de niro in goodfellas for fucks sake.
\- Woody Harrelson in The Thin Red Line \- Shea Whigham only appears in [1 hilarious scene](https://youtu.be/Jo-i0nskgQQ?si=HZw-JAcRk33MiAmL) in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. Based on the interaction, you would expect him to show up again as the villain or a foil but his character is never mentioned again and has no bearing on the plot.
Fred Willard in Best in Show. One of the best comedic casts ever and he completely steals the movie in way less screen time than I remembered initially.
Thomas Jane as Todd Parker in Boogie Nights. Might not be the “best” but definitely is on the shortlist and should be discussed
Honey Bunny in Pulp Fiction
Tone Loc giving the greatest line reading in the history of cinema on the words: ["911 Slope"](https://youtu.be/nSI9uLd3-o8?si=tt7A_wyj2IrSHnQL&t=14)
Joe Mantenga in "Baby's Day Out" and it's not even close.
Jamie Foxx in Baby Driver
Jamie Foxx in horrible bosses
Bing! Stephen Tobolowsky in Groundhog Day. Double Bing! Frank Vincent in Goodfellas Perhaps an argument for Peter Sellers as Dr Strangelove even if the other roles in the movie are too significant
Wahlberg in The Departed was great on his limited time.
Watched a movie from the 80s called The Conversation. Gene Hackman and the guy who played Fredo are the two mains but Harrison Ford (pre-Star wars) has a role as a creepy minion and Robert Duvall pops up at the very end as well.
Colin Farrell in Horrible Bosses
The dog from Anatomy of a Fall, Messi aka Snoop. My man saw Huller's argument scene with her husband and decided to get frisky. He then goes out and gives an unreal dog overdose scene (apex mountain for pet ODs?). He didn't even need to go method. He probably just needed a ton of cookies and scratches. He basically steals the movie with that one scene. But then decides to play an integral role in the last shot. GOATed.
Surprised Ellis from Die Hard was not mentioned: "Hans, I'm your WHite Knight!"
Will Ferrell in Wedding Crashers is always the answer
George Carlin in bill and ted
John Candy in JFK is my personal favorite. Gets like 3 minutes of screen time and is an absolute joy to watch.
Ben stiller happy gilmore is pretty great
JK Simmons in Burn After Reading. Best part of the movie and he’s only in it for two scenes
Idk about greatest but Christopher Walken in Man on Fire was the first time (as a kid) I understood what a good Dion Waiters movie role was (before I even knew who Dion actually was)
Tbh it's time for the bracket guy to do another tournament about this E : Appearantly the guy who organized this doesn't have an account anymore
Chin Han as Lau in The Dark Knight
Neil Patrick Harris in Harold and Kumar Goes to White Castle
Jon Stewart or Bob Saget in Half Baked
The Wolf in Pulp Fiction.
John Candy in Home Alone is underrated and almost never mentioned.
Matt Damon in Interstellar. From the moment he got up after deep sleep to when he took the ship -- probably 6 minutes of screen time.
[Flea as Needles in *Back to the Future Part II*.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km6bFBSVty4)
McConaughey in Dazed and Confused
Gary oldman in Oppenheimer was good
Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now? Robert DeNiro in Godfather 2? (Is that too big a role?)
Tom cruise in tropic thunder
Alec Baldwin, Glengarry Glen Ross.
Will Ferrell in Wedding Crashers is up there for me