Movies from Sam Rockwell

Some Like It Hot

Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then keep their identities secret and deal with the problems this brings - such as an attractive bandmate and a very determined suitor.
Sam Rockwell
Actor
I think Wedding Crashers is an amazing film. I think it’s a reinvention of Some Like It Hot, and maybe that’s not a popular point of view but I stand by it. I think Vince is incredible in it; he’s like Dean Martin. So I continue to learn and hopefully steal.
Movies from Sam Rockwell

Wedding Crashers

John and his buddy, Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi: crashing weddings. Normally, they meet guests who want to toast the romantic day with a random hook-up. But when John meets Claire, he discovers what true love – and heartache – feels like.
Sam Rockwell
Actor
I think Wedding Crashers is an amazing film.
Movies from Sam Rockwell

Young Frankenstein

A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.
Sam Rockwell
Actor
Then watching comedies, I still learn from the greats like Richard Pryor, Bill Murray and Gene Wilder. Some of his performances that come to mind, like in Young Frankenstein, just blow me away comedically.
Movies from Sam Rockwell

Coal Miner's Daughter

Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.
Sam Rockwell
Actor
I remember being very influenced by 'Taxi Driver', and also Tommy Lee Jones in 'Coal Miner's Daughter' a little bit.
Movies from Sam Rockwell

Taxi Driver

A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feed his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.
Sam Rockwell
Actor
I remember being very influenced by 'Taxi Driver'.
Movies from Sam Rockwell

The Executioner's Song

In this fact-based made-for TV film, Gary Gilmore, an Indiana man who just finished serving a lengthy stay in prison, tries to start anew by moving to Utah. Before long, Gary begins an ill-advised romance with the troubled Nicole Baker, a teenage single mother. As their relationship quickly deteriorates, Gary goes on a murderous rampage, leaving two dead. During his trial, he demands capital punishment; a media circus ensues and outsiders look to profit from his story.
Sam Rockwell
Actor
That comes to mind, a little bit. Tommy Lee Jones in “Executioner’s Song” is a good one. Movies like that.
Movies from Sam Rockwell

Tender Mercies

Alchoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.
Sam Rockwell
Actor
and a few of those genre movies and yeah I do think my performance was inspired by some of them, particularly “Tender Mercies,” with Robert Duvall.
Movies from Sam Rockwell

One False Move

Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from the LAPD, who are already on the case, contact the town's sheriff, Dale Dixon, to alert him of the fugitives' presence in the area. Underestimating Dixon, the criminals have no idea what they are about to face.
Sam Rockwell
Actor
I love “Badlands” and “One False Move” .
Movies from Sam Rockwell

Badlands

A dramatization of the Starkweather-Fugate killing spree of the 1950s, in which a teenage girl and her twenty-something boyfriend slaughtered her entire family and several others in the Dakota badlands.
Sam Rockwell
Actor
I love “Badlands” and “One False Move”.
Movies from Sam Rockwell

My Dinner with Andre

Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory, apparently playing themselves, share their lives over the course of an evening meal at a restaurant.
Sam Rockwell
Actor
I get a big kick out of those movies. I also like, you know, The Rover, The Piano Teacher, or My Dinner With Andre. I like small movies and I like big movies.
TV Shows from Sam Rockwell

The Wire

Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
Sam Rockwell
Actor
Have you seen The Wire? A little bit.
Music from Sam Rockwell

Toothpaste Kisses — The Maccabees

Sam Rockwell
Actor
Last song that was stuck in your head? "Toothpaste Kisses."
Music from Sam Rockwell

Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels) — Jim Croce

Sam Rockwell
Actor
If you had to pick, what would the theme song to your life be? Jim Croce. Just "Operator"! All the time, just Jim Croce.
People from Sam Rockwell

Joe Anderson (actor)

Joe Anderson is an English film actor and singer best known for his work in Across the Universe, Becoming Jane, Control, The Ruins, The Crazies, Horns and as Alistair in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 and Asa Farrell in the WGN America drama series Outsiders. He also played Joseph in The Reckoning.
Sam Rockwell
Actor
I’ve always liked Joe Anderson‘s work.
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Sam Rockwell's Favorite Actors

Here is a list of Sam Rockwell's favorite actors!
Sam Rockwell
Actor
Here is a list of Sam Rockwell's favorite actors!
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Vincent Vaughn

Vincent Anthony Vaughn is an American actor. He began acting in the late 1980s, appearing in minor television roles before attaining wider recognition with the 1996 comedy Swingers.
Sam Rockwell
Actor
I think Vince is incredible in it; he’s like Dean Martin.
People from Sam Rockwell

Al Pacino

Alfredo James Pacino is an American actor. Considered one of the greatest and most influential actors of the 20th century, Pacino has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, achieving the Triple Crown of Acting.
Sam Rockwell
Actor
I think of myself as a journeyman actor. I've got some talent and I work hard, but people like Brando or Pacino - those people are touched by God.
People from Sam Rockwell

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando Jr. was an American actor and activist. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time, he received numerous accolades throughout his career.
Sam Rockwell
Actor
I think of myself as a journeyman actor. I've got some talent and I work hard, but people like Brando or Pacino - those people are touched by God.
People from Sam Rockwell

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer. Known for his work in biographical and period films, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards.
Sam Rockwell
Actor
Good acting is good acting, however you learn it. Some people who haven't studied are amazing. Some people like Leonardo DiCaprio are naturally gifted - he's learned technique by working with people early on.
People from Sam Rockwell

John Duigan

John Duigan is an Australian film director and screenwriter. He is mostly known for his two autobiographical films The Year My Voice Broke and Flirting, and the 1994 film Sirens, which stars Hugh Grant.
Sam Rockwell
Actor
I had a great time with John Duigan; he's pretty amazing.
Cities from Sam Rockwell

Los Angeles

Los Angeles is a sprawling Southern California city and the center of the nation’s film and television industry. Near its iconic Hollywood sign, studios such as Paramount Pictures, Universal and Warner Brothers offer behind-the-scenes tours.
Sam Rockwell
Actor
I'm originally from San Francisco. I might move there some day. But, I like L.A., I have fun in L.A. It's a fun town if you've got money in your pocket. It's a good town.