Rank You Very Much with Gorman in the Morning

Dear readers,

This morning, I stopped by Gorman in the Morning on KQRS, Minnesota’s rock station, to play a regular Thursday game called “Rank You Very Much” with hosts Steve Gorman, Paul Fletcher, and Ryder. In this edition, the group ranked their top three favorite small but impactful roles in movies. I ranked mine as well.

Some of the characters they listed include Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Michael Keaton’s titular character in Beetlejuice (1988), and Will Ferrell in Wedding Crashers (2005). Listen to the full segment below to find out what small performances we picked as the most memorable.

Before the show, I compiled a longer list in addition to the three I shared on the air. Here are some others that came to mind, in no particular order.

• John Carroll Lynch in Zodiac (2007)
• Beatrice Straight in Network (1976)
• Bruce McGill in The Insider (1999)
• William Hurt in A History of Violence (2005)
• Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross (1993)
• Philip Seymour Hoffman in Hard Eight (1996)
• Estelle Reiner in When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

Thanks to Gorman in the Morning for inviting me to play!

Listen to the conversation below.  

Brian Eggert
Critic, Essayist, Founder
Deep Focus Review