Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, they're mainstream actors who can play a good gangster character, Joe Pesci even better, but Ray Liotta has the ICE COLD stare. Stone cold gangster stare and voice to give you chills. Excellent actor. Wish he would've made more gangster films that would bring out the best, most realistic and intense dark character. Like Re-do of Edward G. Robinson's Little Caeser
You ever see Something Wild? Jonathan Demme did that right after Stop Making Sense and just before Silence of the Lambs. Ray nailed that role, and I think it was his first big part.
Fun fact: besides this Richard Kuklinsky there was also Richard(Ryszard) Kuklinski - a polish army officer who revealed soviet nuclear strike plan on Europe and most likely prevented WW3. There's a polish movie about him called "Jack Strong"
I have to say mike Shannon was built for roles such as this one and the likes of boardwalk empire. Great underrated actor who should carry weight with all the greats. He is truly A LISTER
Exactly. That's why Black Mass with Johnny Depp looking like a vampire instead of Whitey Bulger, because they tried too hard with the makeup and appearance, was less fun to watch for me.
Jamie B Depp did an amazing job at acting just like him. And the dark eyes was actually accurate because when he was in prison they gave him a crazy ass ridiculous amount of LSD for experimentation back at that time. Prisoners could partake in LSD experiments in exchange for lesser time, and Whitey did that, and he consumed an incredible amount of LSD, and because of that his eyes were dark dark black.
@@HollandDamien spot on. They were so wrapped up in turning Depp into a clone of Whitey Bulger I think it became a distraction and they lost focus on making a good quality movie.
Kuklinski was a serious psycho. But the idea that he was a good husband and father is a myth. His ex has always tried to sell that story, but his kids say he was a terrifying monster all the time. They were scared to death of him. He was every bit as abusive as you'd expect.
Sometimes being overprotective of kids can cause them to be terrified of you even if you have never abused them. Trauma comes in many different forms. Kinda like robert dinero and his daughter in the irishman. Grocery story owner slaps daughters hand cuz she accidentally tipped over some merchandise and when her father (dinero) hears about it he takes daughter to the store to confront the man and beats the shit out of the man for disrespecting his daughter. Most people will salute him for what hes done but the daughter saw things differently and from there on was terrified of him and kept a distance from him as she thought he was a monster. Nobody knows the truth about kuklinskis relationship with his daughters or wife except them so its easy to assume things from our pov
You end up this way if you accumulate enough trauma in your life. Something inside you suddenly snaps and you’re no longer someone who gives a shit anymore. The phrase “whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” is bull shit. When you go through some terrible shit that changes you and no one is around to give a single fuck about you you’ll inevitably end up a killer.
There was an even bigger monster who can only point a gun on the ICE MAN like that and get away with it. Ray Liotta, the best, most underrated Gangster Film Actor of all time.
*Immediately after telling Michael Shannon his eyes are as cold as ice, the other passengers in the car begin doing an a capella version of "Cold As Ice" by Foreigner. Then Ray Liota begins singing lead vocals while maintaining eye contact with Michael Shannon*
I know it's a movie. But if that's someone's reaction, he's seeing it, he's aware, there's gears spinning. They're not normal gears. "What do you want?" Like he's annoyed. Those gears are shaped like a triangle and they're spinning backwards.
@@alextimmins3997His claims have been debunked for years. google him. Try Kuklinski lies. 5 murders, none were mafia related. The Darkness Underneath podcast on youtube does a great job methodically going through his claims. He has several videos containing hours of information.
They show a gun being pointed at his face , but then censor the word “Shit” .... lmao , gotta protect the children’s poor ears... never mind threatening murder ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I rented this movie from RU-vid and "loosely" depicts actions from his real life. I rented it for 48 but only watched it once if that tells you anything
Hopefully the Iceman made peace with His ! Because non repentance has it's reward ! You would face judgement and end up in the place. Called " Hell ......why?
@@tyronemalone4158 A lot of people say it s all a fake story. But I want to believe in in Tommy pitera, Greg scarpa, Roy demeo. They are like superheroes.
@@freddybeer So what is the different between soldiers killing for a government or people in organized crime killing for their Organisation. Both are putting their life on a line. So they are heroes.
I'm not married. Cold,....? My bad... . I don't give a s*** because I feel anything that I start to succeed at will be sabotaged. so there's no point in trying
...Ray Liotta as Roy DeMeo... C'MON, WILL 'YA?? ... He looks DEVASTATED by alcohol and drugs! Though Michael shannon is a DAMN GOOD actor - nothing to say! ...
