![]() ![]() “I mean, the dude ran that fucking plantation. “I love fucking Stephen,” Jackson said at the time. Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), is his favorite character of all time. The actor told Esquire in 2019 that Stephen, a loyal house slave to the film’s villainous plantation owner Calvin J. “Jackie Brown” might be Jackson’s favorite Tarantino movie, but it’s his character from “Django Unchained” that ranks as his favorite role. Quentin Tarantino Expands Rick Dalton’s Backstory: John Carpenter Turned Him Down for ‘The Thing’ Some might expect “Pulp Fiction” to be a favorite, but it’s actually “Jackie Brown” that holds the closest spot to Jackson’s heart in terms of Tarantino movies. Interestingly enough, all of Jackson’s favorite Jackson movies were released in the 1990s. Jackson movies he loves most: Renny Harlin’s “The Long Kiss Goodnight” (1996), Joel Schumacher’s “A Time To Kill” (1996), Quentin Tarantino’s “Jackie Brown” (1997), François Girard’s “The Red Violin” (1998), and Kevin Reynolds’ “One Eight Seven” (1997). ![]() ![]() Jackson movies.ĭuring a visit this week to Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show,” Jackson provided the five Samuel L. Many of Jackson’s most famous roles have come courtesy of Tarantino, including “Pulp Fiction,” “Django Unchained,” “ Jackie Brown,” and “The Hateful Eight.” But only one Tarantino movie appears on Jackson’s personal list of five favorite Samuel L. Jackson has well over 150 acting credits to his name, from major franchises such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe and “Star Wars” to family blockbusters such as “The Incredibles” and a handful of Quentin Tarantino movies. Top-rated films from the likes of Marvel are often not even put up for considerations against serious dramas, despite usually having the same cast members, and the addition of a fan-nominated award this year has not helped matters by being turned into a fan opportunity to put movies up for the accolade for personal reasons rather than for the film being worthy.Samuel L. In many ways, Jackson is only mirroring comments from many others in the industry when it comes to Oscar movies versus popular movies, as usual, with exceptions the two do not go hand in hand. The diversity of awards ceremonies has been constantly brought into question over the decades. While a large chunk of this has come from his sometimes small roles in Avengers movies, there is no doubt that if you see Jackson’s name on a movie poster, it will pull in a big audience who know precisely the kind of performance they are going to get. Jackson has topped up his box office takings considerably, having been involved in movies that have pulled in over $5.7 billion as of 2021. ![]() Thanks to his role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Samuel L. When it comes to Oscar glory, Jackson feels that the awards selection process does need to change to acknowledge what the industry actually reflects. In Pulp Fiction, his character has many quotable and meme-filling lines, including his “Royale With Cheese” conversation with John Travolta’s Vincent Vega, and his iconic diner speech. Jackson has portrayed a variety of characters on screen, whether in drama, horror, comedy, or superhero genres, and one thing that it guarantees is that somewhere there is already a new set of T-Shirts with his face and latest quote being made. Still, in 1995 he was nominated for his Pulp Fiction role but ultimately lost out to Martin Landau’s performance in Ed Wood. Jackson has so far not managed to land himself an Oscar despite appearing in some of the biggest and most critically praised movies of a generation. Jackson recently gave his view on the Oscars process, and as well as pointing out that winning an Academy Award “don’t move the comma on your check,” he felt that maybe he should have been given some love by the Academy for playing Jules Winnfield in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. ![]()
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