So, I decided to rewatch The Terminator tonight. I haven't seen it in 10-12 years, but I had a amazing realization within the first 5 minutes of watching.
Bill Paxton is the most SIGNIFICANT actor of our time. Simply put, having Paxton in your movie will not make it a blockbuster, but you cannot have a blockbuster without Paxton in your movie.
Proof:
# The Slammin' Salmon (2008) (pre-production) (rumored)
# "Big Love" .... Bill Henrickson / ... (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
- Good Guys and Bad Guys (2007) TV episode .... Bill Henrickson
- The Writing on the Wall (2007) TV episode .... Bill Henrickson
- Damage Control (2007) TV episode .... Bill Henrickson
- The Ceremony (2006) TV episode .... Bill Henrickson
- Where There's a Will (2006) TV episode .... Bill Henrickson
(10 more)
# "Big Love: In the Beginning" .... Bill Henrickson (2 episodes, 2007)
- Meet the Babysitter (2007) TV episode .... Bill Henrickson
- Moving Day (2007) TV episode .... Bill Henrickson
# The Good Life (2007) .... Robbie
# Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005) (voice) .... Ed Mitchell
# Haven (2004) .... Carl Ridley
# Thunderbirds (2004) .... Jeff Tracy
... aka Thunderbirds - Les sentinelles de l'air (France)
# Club Dread (2004) .... Coconut Pete
... aka Broken Lizard's Club Dread (USA: complete title)
# Pat Benatar: Choice Cuts - The Complete Video Collection (2003) (V) (uncredited) .... Radio operator (segments "Shadows of the Night")
# Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) .... Dinky Winks
... aka Spy Kids 3: Game Over (USA: video title)
# Resistance (2003) .... Maj. Theodore 'Ted' Brice
# "Frasier" .... Ernie (1 episode, 2003)
- Analyzed Kiss (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Ernie
# Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002) .... Dinky Winks
... aka Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (USA: video box title)
# Frailty (2001) .... Dad Meiks
... aka Dämonisch (Germany)
... aka Frailty - Nessuno è al sicuro (Italy)
# Vertical Limit (2000) .... Elliot Vaughn
... aka Vertical Limit (Germany)
# U-571 (2000) .... Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren
... aka U-571 (France)
# "Saturday Night Live" .... Host / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1999)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
- Bill Paxton/Beck (1999) TV episode .... Host
- Ellen Burstyn/Aretha Franklin/Keith Sykes (1980) TV episode (uncredited) .... Man in 'Fish Heads' video
# Mighty Joe Young (1998) .... Professor Gregory "Gregg" O'Hara
... aka Mighty Joe (UK)
# A Simple Plan (1998) .... Hank Mitchell
... aka Einfacher Plan, Ein (Germany)
... aka Un plan simple (France)
# A Bright Shining Lie (1998) (TV) .... Col. John Paul Vann
# Titanic (1997) .... Brock Lovett
# Traveller (1997) .... Bokky
# The Evening Star (1996) .... Jerry Bruckner
# Twister (1996) .... Bill Harding
# The Last Supper (1995) .... Zachary Cody
# Apollo 13 (1995) .... Fred Haise
... aka Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
# True Lies (1994) .... Simon
# Frank & Jesse (1994) .... Frank James
# Tombstone (1993) .... Morgan Earp
# Monolith (1993) .... Tucker
... aka Monolith (Germany)
# "Tales from the Crypt" .... Billy DeLuca (1 episode, 1993)
... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
- People Who Live in Brass Hearses (1993) TV episode .... Billy DeLuca
# Boxing Helena (1993) .... Ray O'Malley
# Indian Summer (1993) .... Jack Belston
... aka Été indien, L' (Canada: French title)
# Future Shock (1993) .... Vince
# Trespass (1992) .... Vince Gillian
... aka Looters
# The Vagrant (1992) .... Graham Krakowski
# One False Move (1992) .... Chief Dale 'Hurricane' Dixon
# The Dark Backward (1991) .... Gus
... aka The Man with Three Arms (UK)
# Predator 2 (1990) .... Jerry Lambert
# Navy Seals (1990) .... Dane
# The Last of the Finest (1990) .... Howard 'Hojo' Jones
... aka Blue Heat (UK)
... aka Street Legal
# Brain Dead (1990) .... Jim Reston
... aka Paranoia (USA)
# Back to Back (1990) .... Bo Brand
# Next of Kin (1989) .... Gerald Gates
# Slipstream (1989) .... Matt Owens (at Cafe)
... aka Slipstream: Bounty Hunter 2000 (Philippines: English title)
# New Order: Substance (1989) (V) (uncredited) .... (video "Touched by the Hand of God")
# Pass the Ammo (1988) .... Jesse Wilkes
# Near Dark (1987) .... Severen
# "The Hitchhiker" .... Trout (1 episode, 1987)
... aka Deadly Nightmares (UK)
... aka Voyageur, Le (France)
- Made for Each Other (1987) TV episode .... Trout
# "Miami Vice" .... Vic Romano (1 episode, 1986)
- Streetwise (1986) TV episode .... Vic Romano
# "Fresno" (1986) (mini) TV mini-series .... Billy Joe Bobb
# Aliens (1986) .... Pvt. Hudson
# Pat Benatar: The Visual Music Collection (1986) (V) .... Radio operator ("Shadows of the Night")
# Riding Fast (1986) .... Bobo
# An Early Frost (1985) (TV) .... Bob Maracek
# Commando (1985) .... Intercept Officer
# Weird Science (1985) .... Chet Donnelly
# "The Atlanta Child Murders" (1985) (mini) TV mini-series .... Campbell
# The Terminator (1984) .... Punk Leader
# Impulse (1984) .... Eddie
# Streets of Fire (1984) .... Clyde the Bartender
# Pat Benatar: Hit Videos (1984) (V) .... Radio operator ("Shadows of the Night")
# Mortuary (1983/I) .... Paul Andrews
... aka Embalmed (UK)
# Deadly Lessons (1983) (TV) .... Eddie Fox
# Night Warning (1983) (as William Paxton) .... Eddie
... aka Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
... aka Momma's Boy
... aka Nightmare Maker
... aka The Evil Protege (UK)
... aka Thrilled to Death (USA)
# The Lords of Discipline (1983) (as 'Wild' Bill Paxton) .... Gilbreath
# Taking Tiger Mountain (1983)
# Stripes (1981) .... Soldier
# "The Six O'Clock Follies" (1980) TV series
# Fish Heads (1980) .... Main Character
# Crazy Mama (1975) .... John
So, in closing I would like to say, "Game over, man, game over!"