Performances that chill you to the bone

[Pistom]

69 coupe said:

Bob Hoskins, Long good Friday, "The mafia? I've st 'em."

Especially the last few minutes of the car journey when he realises the IRA have got him. See all the emotions going through his mind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVVrZJaN1IU

Not sure how much of this is down to the performance or the production of the film but agree it is brilliant none the less.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Beati Dogu said:

Robert Helpmann's performance as the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was pretty damn scary.

Agreed. Far too menacing for a film like that I always thought. It scared the living whatnot out of me as a kid and my 2 lads would watch from behind their fingers when they were little.

There was an English actor called Colin Jeavons who looked very similar. Even today, if something comes on with him in it, it makes me shudder.

[Boobonman]

Michael Madsen in Reservoir Dogs, ruthless character...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wrb-aMtdMXk

[Halmyre]

Robert Prosky laying down some ground rules to James Caan in 'Thief':

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

Prosky's first big film role, what a belter.

[The Hypno-Toad]

This far in and no mention of Javier Bardem in No Country For Old Men or Billy Bob Thornton in TV Fargo?.

RB in Utopia. First series very scary but they've made him too cuddly now.

Jean Reno as Victor in the first Nikita. "This one's not dead,"

Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects.

[onyx39]

69 coupe said:

Bob Hoskins, Long good Friday, "The mafia? I've st 'em."

Especially the last few minutes of the car journey when he realises the IRA have got him. See all the emotions going through his mind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVVrZJaN1IU

This and Sexy Beast mentioned above, two of my favourite films.

[Patch1875]

98elise said:

Ralph Fiennes in Shindlers list.

Agreed

[fathomfive]

Peter Mullan in Tyrannosaur.

[northwest monkey]

I was going to suggest Gary Oldman in Leon, but that has already been taken. I was then going to suggest Christopher Walken as Don Vincenzo Coccotti in True Romance - in particular the bit where he is talking to Dennis Hopper. All those performances, as good as they are, pale into insignificance when I think of the horror that is.......

Jon Pertwee as Worzel Gummidge. He has a shed with interchangeable fking heads for crying out loud - what happens if he takes his head off then falls backwards out of the shed before putting his new head on. Also, whoever thought a TV programme where the main character had a shelf full of talking heads wouldn't scare the st out of a 7-year old (me) is clearly mad. It chilled me to the bone in 1980 and still makes my hairs on my arms stand up now.

[MrMagoo]

Tom Hardy in The Take.

If you haven't heard of it check it out, one of the best British drama series made IMO. And Tom Hardy played a sociopath terrifyingly easily.

[bingybongy]

I accept your Tom Hardy and also give you Sean Harris in Red Rising, also one of the best British series ever made. IMO.

[Dog Star]

Bruno Ganz as Hitler in "Downfall". Amazing.

[Chimune]

yeh ben kingsley in sexy beast is rather terrifying

[rehab71]

Paddy Considine in Dead Man's Shoes puts on an amazing performance!

[entropy]

Robert De Niro's Johnny Boy in Mean Streets. A street punk who owes money to the mob but would rather press the self-destruct button.

Joe Pesci in Goodfellas: "am I a clown? do I amuse you?"

[pork911]

Not chill as such but nailed their characters -

Daniel Henshall in Snowtown

Ray Winstone in Nil by Mouth (Gary Oldman & Big Mo link as well)

Him and everyone else in Sexy Beast

Vithaya Pansringarm & Kirsten Scott Thomas in Only God Forgives

Ben Mendelsohn in Animal Kingdom

Jack O'Connell in Starred Up (Ben Mendelsohn link as well)


And on tv at mo Jon Voight in Ray Donovan

[Wacky Racer]

Jez Quigley in Coronation Street.

Anthony Hopkins...Silence of the lambs.

[ZesPak]

Couple from TV, there's a lot of amazing talent there these days.

Obvious shout out for the Game of Thrones fans:

Peter Dinklage & Charles Dance
http://youtu.be/7gxAtIjHwbc?t=2m3s

Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHKrCs1rFRI

Claire Danes in Homeland (can't think of a particular scene, but she's damn great throughout).

[Veeayt]

fathomfive said:

Peter Mullan in Tyrannosaur.

He's great in it, isn't he? And that 'dog' scene

[TinyCappo]

O-Ren Ishii

So you all will know the seriousness of my warning, I shall say this in English.
As your leader, I encourage you from time to time, and always in a respectful manner, to question my logic. If you're unconvinced that a particular plan of action I've decided is the wisest, tell me so, but allow me to convince you and I promise you right here and now, no subject will ever be taboo. Except, of course, the subject that was just under discussion. The price you pay for bringing up either my Chinese or American heritage as a negative is... I collect your fking head. Just like this fker here. Now, if any of you sons of bhes got anything else to say, now's the fking time!

[calmly, in Japanese] Gentlemen, this meeting is adjourned.