yeah I’m back uh-huh yeah they’re gonna be here for a
uh-huh yeah they’re gonna be here for a
uh-huh yeah they’re gonna be here for a while don’t worry all he ever wanted was
while don’t worry all he ever wanted was
while don’t worry all he ever wanted was an honest week’s pay for an honest day’s
an honest week’s pay for an honest day’s
an honest week’s pay for an honest day’s work welcome to watchmojo.com and today
work welcome to watchmojo.com and today
work welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be counting down our top 10
we’ll be counting down our top 10
we’ll be counting down our top 10 favorites Steve Martin performances I’m
favorites Steve Martin performances I’m
favorites Steve Martin performances I’m told that one day I’ll look back on all
told that one day I’ll look back on all
told that one day I’ll look back on all of us with great affection and nostalgia
of us with great affection and nostalgia
of us with great affection and nostalgia I hope so number 10 George banks father
I hope so number 10 George banks father
I hope so number 10 George banks father of the bride kicking off our list is
of the bride kicking off our list is
of the bride kicking off our list is Martin sweet-natured 1991 remake of the
Martin sweet-natured 1991 remake of the
Martin sweet-natured 1991 remake of the 50s classic about a father coming to
50s classic about a father coming to
50s classic about a father coming to terms with his daughter finally growing
terms with his daughter finally growing
terms with his daughter finally growing up and the stress involved in planning
up and the stress involved in planning
up and the stress involved in planning her wedding playing the proud dad Martin
her wedding playing the proud dad Martin
her wedding playing the proud dad Martin agonizingly takes us through his
agonizingly takes us through his
agonizingly takes us through his struggle to let go with his very real
struggle to let go with his very real
struggle to let go with his very real and heartfelt delivery number 9 Vinnie
and heartfelt delivery number 9 Vinnie
and heartfelt delivery number 9 Vinnie Antonelli my Blue Heaven in this
Antonelli my Blue Heaven in this
Antonelli my Blue Heaven in this eccentric comedic performance Martin
eccentric comedic performance Martin
eccentric comedic performance Martin plays a former mob boss taken into
plays a former mob boss taken into
plays a former mob boss taken into witness protection during his
witness protection during his
witness protection during his misadventures he becomes close friends
misadventures he becomes close friends
misadventures he becomes close friends with an uptight agent assigned to
with an uptight agent assigned to
with an uptight agent assigned to protect him while bursting into
protect him while bursting into
protect him while bursting into outrageous tangents and this criminally
outrageous tangents and this criminally
outrageous tangents and this criminally underrated performance Martin brings us
underrated performance Martin brings us
underrated performance Martin brings us countless laughs as a smooth-talking
countless laughs as a smooth-talking
countless laughs as a smooth-talking gangster with a heart of gold aiming to
gangster with a heart of gold aiming to
gangster with a heart of gold aiming to survive his exile to the burbs and it
survive his exile to the burbs and it
survive his exile to the burbs and it came in handy on several occasions
came in handy on several occasions
came in handy on several occasions jump-starting ambulances in order to get
jump-starting ambulances in order to get
jump-starting ambulances in order to get invalids to the dialysis machines number
invalids to the dialysis machines number
invalids to the dialysis machines number eight Orange Grove ello DDS the Little
eight Orange Grove ello DDS the Little
eight Orange Grove ello DDS the Little Shop of Horrors the advance
Shop of Horrors the advance
Shop of Horrors the advance you have a fuck colic thing in this
you have a fuck colic thing in this
you have a fuck colic thing in this thrilling departure for the actor Martin
thrilling departure for the actor Martin
thrilling departure for the actor Martin plays a musically inclined motorcycle
plays a musically inclined motorcycle
plays a musically inclined motorcycle riding dentist out to personify
riding dentist out to personify
riding dentist out to personify everyone’s childhood fears channeling
everyone’s childhood fears channeling
everyone’s childhood fears channeling Elvis Martin plays a leather-clad
Elvis Martin plays a leather-clad
Elvis Martin plays a leather-clad dentist who exude early abuses his
dentist who exude early abuses his
dentist who exude early abuses his patients while singing and huffing
patients while singing and huffing
patients while singing and huffing nitrous oxide no other actor could claim
nitrous oxide no other actor could claim
nitrous oxide no other actor could claim to have sung the best dentist song of
to have sung the best dentist song of
to have sung the best dentist song of all time or at least done it with such
all time or at least done it with such
all time or at least done it with such gleeful joy and I get off on the pain I
gleeful joy and I get off on the pain I
gleeful joy and I get off on the pain I answer number seven Roger Cobb all of me
answer number seven Roger Cobb all of me
answer number seven Roger Cobb all of me exploiting this film’s unusual premise
exploiting this film’s unusual premise
exploiting this film’s unusual premise Martin puts his talents as a physical
Martin puts his talents as a physical
Martin puts his talents as a physical comedian to the screen as an uptight
comedian to the screen as an uptight
comedian to the screen as an uptight lawyer that gets inadvertently possessed
lawyer that gets inadvertently possessed
lawyer that gets inadvertently possessed by a dying millionaire I feel like I
by a dying millionaire I feel like I
by a dying millionaire I feel like I have this woman alive Oh
second this allows him to not only play
second this allows him to not only play two characters but both sexes through
two characters but both sexes through
two characters but both sexes through his mastery of body language he expertly
his mastery of body language he expertly
his mastery of body language he expertly demonstrates this range by mimicking
demonstrates this range by mimicking
demonstrates this range by mimicking specific gestures and emotional cues a
specific gestures and emotional cues a
specific gestures and emotional cues a challenge that few actors would so
challenge that few actors would so
challenge that few actors would so willingly take on first let go of your
slowly take your hand slowly number six
slowly take your hand slowly number six lucky day three amigos in this iconic
lucky day three amigos in this iconic
lucky day three amigos in this iconic Western spoof Martin plays a member of a
Western spoof Martin plays a member of a
Western spoof Martin plays a member of a hapless silent era movie troupe opposite
hapless silent era movie troupe opposite
hapless silent era movie troupe opposite Martin Short and Chevy Chase Martin
Martin Short and Chevy Chase Martin
Martin Short and Chevy Chase Martin Spurs the last by contradicting the
Spurs the last by contradicting the
Spurs the last by contradicting the serious set pieces with his unique brand
serious set pieces with his unique brand
serious set pieces with his unique brand of childlike sparkle and naivety as well
of childlike sparkle and naivety as well
of childlike sparkle and naivety as well as by performing his own rope work and
as by performing his own rope work and
as by performing his own rope work and singing some of cinema’s most eccentric
singing some of cinema’s most eccentric
singing some of cinema’s most eccentric musical interludes won’t you say Oh
number five Gil Buckman parenthood
number five Gil Buckman parenthood another iconic parental rule Martin
another iconic parental rule Martin
another iconic parental rule Martin gives a mesmerizing performance as a
gives a mesmerizing performance as a
gives a mesmerizing performance as a neurotic sales executive trying to
neurotic sales executive trying to
neurotic sales executive trying to balance his family and career attempting
balance his family and career attempting
balance his family and career attempting life is a super dad Martin manages to
life is a super dad Martin manages to
life is a super dad Martin manages to blend comedy with drama by spouting
blend comedy with drama by spouting
blend comedy with drama by spouting memorable lines and stumbling through
memorable lines and stumbling through
memorable lines and stumbling through real-life difficulties this performance
real-life difficulties this performance
real-life difficulties this performance will always stick out as he manages to
will always stick out as he manages to
will always stick out as he manages to take on the very worst parental
take on the very worst parental
take on the very worst parental nightmares and make them shine as
nightmares and make them shine as
nightmares and make them shine as comedic fodder nice shot son
comedic fodder nice shot son
comedic fodder nice shot son important to be supportive number four
important to be supportive number four
important to be supportive number four CD bales Roxane adapted from a famous
CD bales Roxane adapted from a famous
CD bales Roxane adapted from a famous stage play
stage play
stage play Martin plays a fire chief with a
Martin plays a fire chief with a
Martin plays a fire chief with a Pinocchio like nose ashamed of his
Pinocchio like nose ashamed of his
Pinocchio like nose ashamed of his unusual appearance he tries to find
unusual appearance he tries to find
unusual appearance he tries to find other ways to win over the girl of his
other ways to win over the girl of his
other ways to win over the girl of his dreams who he’s infatuated with his
dreams who he’s infatuated with his
dreams who he’s infatuated with his dim-witted co-worker a gentle charming
dim-witted co-worker a gentle charming
dim-witted co-worker a gentle charming and whimsical role this screen persona
and whimsical role this screen persona
and whimsical role this screen persona remains a one of Steve Martin’s most
remains a one of Steve Martin’s most
remains a one of Steve Martin’s most endearing hey has he fallen yet
number three Freddie Benson from dirty
number three Freddie Benson from dirty rotten scoundrels shifting away from the
rotten scoundrels shifting away from the
rotten scoundrels shifting away from the hopeless romantic Martin takes on the
hopeless romantic Martin takes on the
hopeless romantic Martin takes on the role of a small-time and unsophisticated
role of a small-time and unsophisticated
role of a small-time and unsophisticated con man encroaching on the territory of
con man encroaching on the territory of
con man encroaching on the territory of a suave master con artist played by
a suave master con artist played by
a suave master con artist played by Michael Caine he pressures the Mogul to
Michael Caine he pressures the Mogul to
Michael Caine he pressures the Mogul to take him under his wing forced to play
take him under his wing forced to play
take him under his wing forced to play the part of a mentally challenged
the part of a mentally challenged
the part of a mentally challenged brother
brother
brother he eventually challenges his teacher to
he eventually challenges his teacher to
he eventually challenges his teacher to a winner-takes-all bet this allows
a winner-takes-all bet this allows
a winner-takes-all bet this allows Martin to fully transform his signature
Martin to fully transform his signature
Martin to fully transform his signature bumbling half-wit too skilled and
bumbling half-wit too skilled and
bumbling half-wit too skilled and loveable master fraudster skills be may
loveable master fraudster skills be may
loveable master fraudster skills be may I go to the bathroom first course you
I go to the bathroom first course you
I go to the bathroom first course you may
IQ number two Neal page planes trains
IQ number two Neal page planes trains and automobiles in this seasonal
and automobiles in this seasonal
and automobiles in this seasonal roadtrip comedy Martin plays an
roadtrip comedy Martin plays an
roadtrip comedy Martin plays an advertising executive on his way home
advertising executive on his way home
advertising executive on his way home for Thanksgiving however his plans are
for Thanksgiving however his plans are
for Thanksgiving however his plans are sabotage by a well-meaning overly
sabotage by a well-meaning overly
sabotage by a well-meaning overly talkative and accident-prone curtain
talkative and accident-prone curtain
talkative and accident-prone curtain ring salesman played by John Candy
ring salesman played by John Candy
ring salesman played by John Candy during their Odyssey Martin shows his
during their Odyssey Martin shows his
during their Odyssey Martin shows his range maturing from high-strung man with
range maturing from high-strung man with
range maturing from high-strung man with a temper to a soul that realizes what
a temper to a soul that realizes what
a temper to a soul that realizes what Thanksgiving is really all about oh oh
Thanksgiving is really all about oh oh
Thanksgiving is really all about oh oh oh why don’t you kiss fire here why are
oh why don’t you kiss fire here why are
oh why don’t you kiss fire here why are you holding my hand through her other
you holding my hand through her other
you holding my hand through her other hand between two pillows those aren’t
hand between two pillows those aren’t
hand between two pillows those aren’t pillows number one Navin R Johnson the
pillows number one Navin R Johnson the
pillows number one Navin R Johnson the jerk taking the top spot on our list is
jerk taking the top spot on our list is
jerk taking the top spot on our list is Steve Martin’s first ever starring role
Steve Martin’s first ever starring role
Steve Martin’s first ever starring role and the performance that made him a star
and the performance that made him a star
and the performance that made him a star based on his stand-up comedy routine in
based on his stand-up comedy routine in
based on his stand-up comedy routine in which he claimed to have been born a
which he claimed to have been born a
which he claimed to have been born a poor black child he plays a half-witted
poor black child he plays a half-witted
poor black child he plays a half-witted man who comes to realize that he was
man who comes to realize that he was
man who comes to realize that he was adopted and remember the Lord loves a
adopted and remember the Lord loves a
adopted and remember the Lord loves a workin man Lord loves a workin man
workin man Lord loves a workin man
workin man Lord loves a workin man and son don’t never ever trust whitey
and son don’t never ever trust whitey
and son don’t never ever trust whitey don’t trust whitey Lord loves a workin
don’t trust whitey Lord loves a workin
don’t trust whitey Lord loves a workin man don’t trust whitey to discover
man don’t trust whitey to discover
man don’t trust whitey to discover himself he embarks on a series of
himself he embarks on a series of
himself he embarks on a series of misadventures while establishing his
misadventures while establishing his
misadventures while establishing his many trademarks including his good
many trademarks including his good
many trademarks including his good natured slapstick yes but no more 1966
natured slapstick yes but no more 1966
natured slapstick yes but no more 1966 let’s splurge bring us some fresh wine
let’s splurge bring us some fresh wine
let’s splurge bring us some fresh wine the freshest you’ve got this year no
the freshest you’ve got this year no
the freshest you’ve got this year no more this old stock do you agree with
more this old stock do you agree with
more this old stock do you agree with our list
our list
our list I think practically everybody in the
I think practically everybody in the
I think practically everybody in the solar system would which Steve Martin
solar system would which Steve Martin
solar system would which Steve Martin performance is your favorite for more
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