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Theme Week Wrap-Up (Week 5)

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Theme Week Wrap-Up

Ray Liotta Tribute Week

Hello dear visitors! This is my Ray Liotta tribute week wrap-up. I was really happy with the last 2 movies we watched with Ray, finding a fantastic indie cult classic from the 80's and a somewhat hidden gem from 2016.
Top Pick of the Week Something Wild (1986) A fantastic indie cult classic from the 80's that's hard to categorize.

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Below is our movie list, ordered from best to worst. I wouldn't mind continuing to watch Liotta's movies, but tomorrow I will have to announce a new theme for next week and move on.
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#1 of the Week
Something Wild (1986)

A fantastic indie cult classic from the 80's that's hard to categorize.
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#2 of the Week
Sticky Notes (2016)

A somewhat hidden gem from 2016 that pleasantly surprised us.
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#3 of the Week
No Escape (1994)

It was good to reminisce. I recommend watching the Making Of I posted in the review to see the amazing architectural work involved.
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#4 of the Week
Narc (2002)

It was OK. It wasn't boring, at least.
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#5 of the Week
Article 99 (1992)

Also OK. Not a boring watch to finish off the week.

Ray Liotta Trivia


  • He began his acting career as the villain Joe Heron in a controversial rape scene in the 1983 film, The Lonely Lady. He later played Joey Perrini on the soap opera, Another World. The role lasted from 1978 until 1981.
  • Ray Liotta was adopted when he was six months old. He has never sought out his birth parents.
  • For his part as Henry Oak in the 2002 film Narc, he gained a total of 20 pounds and also wore small lifts under his clothing to make himself appear larger in size.
  • In 1989 he turned down the part of Harvey Dent in Batman to take a role in the 1990 box office hit Goodfellas. Till today fans consider that his most memorable role to date.
  • Became a father for the first time at age 44, when his then-wife Michelle Grace gave birth to their daughter Karsen Liotta in December 1998.
  • He admitted that took the role of Tommy Vercetti in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) purely for the money. In an MTV interview, he admitted that he's never seen or played the game. When asked what he would have done differently knowing it was a going to be a hit, his reply was: "Ask for more money".
  • He has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Field of Dreams (1989) and Goodfellas (1990).
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