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bif

(24,255 posts)
Tue Oct 24, 2023, 11:00 AM Oct 2023

Is there something wrong with Jessica Lange?

I saw her in a dreadful movie "Wild Oats" last night. She starred with Shirley MacLaine and not only was her acting horrible, she acted like she was drunk. Her facial expressions were just weird. I was wondering if she has some sort of nervous disorder or if she's just that bad of an actor?

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Is there something wrong with Jessica Lange? (Original Post) bif Oct 2023 OP
She's been regarded as a solid actor. Two Oscars. calimary Oct 2023 #1
Thoughtful comment. yorkster Oct 2023 #2
I liked her in American Horror Story lapfog_1 Oct 2023 #3
She has some kind of depressive disorder mockmonkey Oct 2023 #4
She was really good in "Frances" bif Oct 2023 #5
Just a couple of months ago PlutosHeart Oct 2023 #6
I especially loved her in the two noir remakes she did JoseBalow Oct 2023 #7

calimary

(84,609 posts)
1. She's been regarded as a solid actor. Two Oscars.
Tue Oct 24, 2023, 11:04 AM
Oct 2023

But like all of us, she’s not getting any younger. She’s been pretty quiet lately. Maybe she’s ailing?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Lange

mockmonkey

(2,964 posts)
4. She has some kind of depressive disorder
Tue Oct 24, 2023, 11:21 AM
Oct 2023

Maybe she has to take some kind of medication that has bad side effects. I've probably seen less than 10 of her movies and those were mostly from the late 70's to early 80's and even though some of the movies were good she doesn't stand out to me as being particularly memorable in most of them. For instance, I liked the movie "Normal" but if you told me she was in it, I would be like, really? Or "Big Fish". I remember her from "King Kong" but only because I saw that movie when it came out. She was really good in "Frances".

bif

(24,255 posts)
5. She was really good in "Frances"
Tue Oct 24, 2023, 12:01 PM
Oct 2023

I forgot about that one. Just an outstanding performance.

PlutosHeart

(1,445 posts)
6. Just a couple of months ago
Tue Oct 24, 2023, 07:54 PM
Oct 2023

she was having a meal with director James Cameron, in Duluth. Believe he was scouting sites. So that means she was back home in Cloquet.
About 3 years after she and Sam separated, I had a short interaction with Sam Shepherd in the check out line at our local grocery store in this small city . They were on their way north I suspect and stocking up. I only saw the back of her gorgeous hair while she waited in the SUV at the carry out door.
That love did not die easily.

JoseBalow

(5,647 posts)
7. I especially loved her in the two noir remakes she did
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 12:25 AM
Oct 2023

She was really great in The Postman Always Rings Twice, though I still prefer Lana Turner from the original.

She was also awesome in Cape Fear, I liked her better than Polly Bergen from the original.

And of course Frances, she was just sublime in that, probably her best work IMO.

I also really liked her in Broken Flowers, with Bill Murray. I just love that movie, Jim Jarmusch is one of my favorites. She didn't have a big role in it, but she was quite enjoyable. She played that kooky cat communicator!

I honestly think she's great in pretty much everything she's done...



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