Plenty of eighties stars saw their careers die out in the nineties: Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson. But no one vanished quite as spectacularly as Guttenberg, the man who was ubiquitous in the eighties only to disappear entirely in the nineties. These are his greatest moments.
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Short Circuit |
How much you accept Guttenberg could be a scientist for the military depends on how much you rate his acting skills.
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Three Men and a Baby |
The beginning of the end for Guttenberg, I suspect, as he is totally out-charismaed by Tom Selleck and Ted Danson. Still, it’s one of his best films.
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Cocoon |
Why doesn’t anyone watch Cocoon these days? It’s such a lovely film full of such cool older people. Guttenberg doesn’t get to do much here and is acted off the screen by Don Ameche, but that’s fair enough, really.
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Diner |
Mickey Rourke—and Steve Guttenberg. Truly, a natural pairing! Guttenberg is sweet in this, playing the virginal bridegroom. You’d almost think watching it that he might become an actual actor one day.
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Police Academy |
No, I would not claim that Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow is the greatest contribution to the world of film since Citizen Kane. But I would strongly argue that Mahoney, the cheeky police recruit, is Guttenberg at his finest.