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SAM WATERSTON

posted 20 years ago by bigmommatoo
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I am one woman who would rather have Sam Waterston over Robert Redford. I mean the real men and not the characters they play in "The Great Gatsby". Any other women out there who think like I do?

[–] eden_echo 20 years ago

Yep Sam Waterston is better than ole Robert Redford.

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[–] smontg7303 20 years ago

I read The Great Gatsby in my English class in High School. Later that year the movie premiered. I was disappointed in the movie but remember the young actor who played Nick Carraway, Sam Waterston. Sam carried the movie. I recall he was nominated for an academy award for best supporting actor.
I've been a fan ever since.

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[–] BoSoxRule 15 years ago

Waterston was not nominated for an Oscar for this movie.

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[–] jeffer42003 20 years ago

Yeah defo ladies ther is something about sam waterson. have you seen him in the killing fields? he is so aggresive!!

[–] 3boys1girl 20 years ago

SAM WATERSTON IS THE REASON I WATCH "LAW AND ORDER". DID YOU SEE "JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS? I THINK HE HAD A THING FOR MARY TYLER MOORE, BUT WAS TOO MUCH OF A GENTLEMAN TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.......ROBERT REDFORD HAD HIS DAY..........BUT HE WAS HOT WHEN HE WAS IN HIS PRIME.........

[–] rhinestone_sunglasses 20 years ago

I'm a Robert Redford girl, although I think Sam Waterston is a much better actor. Ever since I saw The Way We Were I thought Robert was totally good looking...of course not nowadays but in the sixties and seventies he was off the hook. Sam Waterston is good looking, but not in the same way for me.

[–] LenPoole 16 years ago

not a chance
redford is BOSS

[–] annedunlap 9 years ago

today is the longest day of my life season 1 of 24

I could not agree more for I think Redford is the BOSS as you say and he still is to me

[–] Tetra123 16 years ago

I really liked how this cast worked together--and Sam Waterston was a very appealing and sexy Nick. Redford was excellent as Gatsby--so much intense determination and drive; you really believe he was able to make his situation of wealth happen. I'm surprised critics panned this version.

[–] AliciaHuberman59 15 years ago

I prefer Waterston over Redford, in general, in anything, but I think they were rightly cast here. Did not know about Natalie Wood, and it is a shame, for the reasons stated, although Farrow has a more ethereal quality than Wood, who's generally earthier. Might be their hair/eye coloring has something to do with it, for me, at least.

[–] shepardjessica-1 11 years ago

I saw Waterston on stage in HAMLET in New York around the time this film came out and he's a good actor, but he has no personality and was miscast as Nick.

[–] kaskait 10 years ago

What?

The man is Nick in the flesh and Nick is a bit of a wet blanket character wise.