Miracle Worker
Miracle Worker
#1Miracle Worker
Posted: 3/25/10 at 10:46pm
I went to see this fine production tonight. I was surprised to see such a good set and costumes. Abigail something was very good in it(better than in Little Miss Sunshine, IMO), and Allison Pill was great too. But I was mostly thrilled to see such a big Hollywood star like Matthew Modine making his Broadway debut. They were all great, I'm surprised that Modine doesn't get top billing. It shows he is a very humble man.
The play dragged at times(I tend to get bored at plays, so take that comment with a grain of salt), but the story is very interesting and I hope it finds an audience soon.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
#2Miracle Worker
Posted: 3/25/10 at 11:07pm
I'm surprised that Modine doesn't get top billing. It shows he is a very humble man.
Or...what it shows is that he's not THAT huge of star who happens to be on Broadway in a part that is not the biggest, not the second biggest, not even the third biggest, but rather the fourth biggest. Yah...but he doesn't get top billing because he's humble.
#2Miracle Worker
Posted: 3/25/10 at 11:08pmHe doesn't get top billing because his part is small compared to the two leads. He was, however, the main reason I went to go see this.
#3Miracle Worker
Posted: 3/25/10 at 11:25pm
This is quite a resume!
Modine might be best known for his role as "Private Joker," the main character of Stanley Kubrick's 1987 war movie Full Metal Jacket. Afterwards, he played the dangerous young criminal, Treat, in Alan Pakula's film version of the hugely successful play Orphans by writer Lyle Kessler; and the goofy, earnest FBI agent Mike Downey in Jonathan Demme's screwball comedy Married to the Mob opposite Michelle Pfeiffer. Modine was nominated for an Emmy Award for his performances in And the Band Played On and What the Deaf Man Heard.
In 1995, he worked opposite Geena Davis in Cutthroat Island. Modine made his feature directorial debut with If... Dog... Rabbit. This came after the success of three short films that debuted at the Sundance Film Festival: When I was a Boy (co-directed with Todd Field) Smoking written by David Sedaris, and Ecce Pirate. Modine's recent short films have played throughout the world.
His most recent films include "The Trail" The Go Go Tales, Transporter 2, Opa!, and Mary, which won a prize at the Venice Film Festival.
In 2003, he guest starred on The West Wing in the episode "The Long Goodbye", as a foil to C. J. Cregg. He portrays the character Marco, who went to high school with Cregg, and helps her deal with her father's steady decline into Alzheimer's disease. He also guest starred in the Law and Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Rage" as a serial killer. Modine agreed to the role because he is a longtime friend of Allison Janney. The two appeared in a theatrical production of the play, BREAKING UP directed by Stuart Ross.
Modine plays a hilariously corrupt Majestic City developer named "Sullivan Groff" throughout Season 3 on Weeds. Groff has affairs with Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker) and Celia Hodes (Elizabeth Perkins).
Filmography
Private School (1983)
Streamers (1983) by Robert Altman
Birdy (1984)
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
Mrs. Soffel (1984)
Vision Quest (1985)
Orphans (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987) by Stanley Kubrick
Married to the Mob (198
by Jonathan Demme
Gross Anatomy (1989)
Memphis Belle (1990)
Pacific Heights (1990) by John Schlesinger
Wind (1992)
Equinox (1992) by Alan Rudolph
Short Cuts (1993) by Robert Altman
And the Band Played On (1993, TV)
The Browning Version (1994)
Cutthroat Island (1995)
Bye Bye Love (1995)
Fluke (1995)
What the Deaf Man Heard (1996)
The Maker (1997)
The Blackout (1997)
The Real Blonde (1997)
Any Given Sunday (1999) by Oliver Stone
Notting Hill (1999) - Uncredited
Flowers for Algernon (2000, TV)
In the Shadows (2001)
The American (2001, TV)
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001, TV)
Redeemer (2002, TV)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)
Le Divorce (2003) by James Ivory
Funky Monkey (2004)
The Winning Season (2004, TV)
Transporter 2 (2005)
Into The West (2005, TV)
Kettle of Fish (2006)
Mary (2006)
The Bedford Diaries (2006, TV)
Go Go Tales (2007)
The Neighbor (2007)
Weeds (2007, TV)
Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007)
Little Fish, Strange Pond (2009)
PoliWood (2009)
OPA! (2009)
Theatre
His theater, Matthew worked in Arthur Miller's Finishing the Picture at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, Miller's Resurrection Blues at London's Old Vic. He played Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird at Connecticut's Hartford Stage. This production became the most successful play in the theatre's 45 year history. [3] He is currently starring in the Broadway revival of The Miracle Worker[4] at the Circle in the Square theatre. This is the first time the play has been produced since its award winning production 50 years ago.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
#4Miracle Worker
Posted: 3/25/10 at 11:30pm
And let me add that he was the main star in many of those films listed above.
"And the Band Played On" wasn't released abroad as a TV movie, but a movie that played at the theatres, and he had the lead, sharing the screen with Phil Collins, Richard Gere and other stars, and "The Blackout" got a lot of attention because he co-starred with then supermodel Claudia Schiffer on her debut film.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
#5Miracle Worker
Posted: 3/25/10 at 11:34pmSo many people have lists of work that long, regardless of their level of recognition. And there are a ton of obscure films in that list. And that doesn't change the fact that his part in Miracle Worker is not a big one.
#6Miracle Worker
Posted: 3/25/10 at 11:45pm
It would be ridiculous if he got top billing in The Miracle Worker...the role is not nearly big enough to warrant it, nor is he a big enough star.
Also like bjh said, many actors who have been working professionally for a long time have resumes that long, it's far from unusual.
#7Miracle Worker
Posted: 3/26/10 at 12:02am
"many actors who have been working professionally for a long time have resumes that long, it's far from unusual"
It's totally true. BUT, how many actors have been the lead in films with Richard Gere, Michelle Pfeipher(when she was the "it" girl), Geena Davis, etc and have played main characters in films directed by Jonathan Demme, Pakula, Kubrick, etc?
He might not be as famous now, but he was one of the actors that worked the most during the 90s and 80s. Plus 2 Golden Globe nominations and an Emmy nomination.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
#8Miracle Worker
Posted: 3/26/10 at 12:05am
muscle, I love Matthew Modine. He was maybe my first celebrity crush and even today I had to stop myself from jumping on him when he was onstage.
HOWEVER, he's not a big star. Yes, he's done some great stuff but he's not a "star name". My mother doesn't know him by name and as everyone knows, if she doesn't know who you are, sadly you're just not that famous.
#9Miracle Worker
Posted: 3/26/10 at 12:09am
My mom knows him though! I swear! She has a crush on him and on Gabriel Byrne, Jeff Bridges, and Stephen Rea.
Although Bridges has an Oscar, I guess all these men are on that category, that although they are film stars, they might not draw big box office numbers.
I don't find any of these men attractive by the way. My mom and I, don't agree when it comes to men. LOL!
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
#10Miracle Worker
Posted: 3/26/10 at 12:09amJordan, how old are you if you don't mind me asking?
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
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