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Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :

With all this oscar talk, wondering what your tops performances by a youngling are, say, age ten and under.

Some that come to mind for me are:

Phobe - the young sister in Monster Squad

Candace Cameron in Some Kind of Wonderful did a good job

Alex Selky in Without a Trace

* Your top picks?

Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :

Drew Barrymore - E.T.

Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :

Heather O'Rourke - Poltergeist

Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :

Maia Brewton - Adventures In Babysitting

Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :

agreed with valley, hard to past those two performances...then again what about Chunk?

Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :

Allison Forster - Gregory's Girl

Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :

These next two were over 10 years old in real life, but not sure about their characters.. plus they were so good they just need to be mentioned:

Seth Green - Can't Buy Me Love

Laura Jacoby - RAD

Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :

Good choices guys!!

Love Seth Green in CBML

How about weirdo Richie in Teen Witch

Is he young enough?

Posted by Pyromantic (Member # 7658) on :

Drew Barrymore - Firestarter

Hands down Winner in my Book...

Though Heather O' Rourke, (Poltergiest), is a great choice too and a very close contender.

[ 16. January 2011, 11:03: Message edited by: Pyromantic ]

Posted by Helen_S (Member # 5804) on :

Pyro beat me to it [Smile]

Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :

I agree that Drew Barrymore was outstanding in "Firestarter"..

How about this duo..

Macaulay Culkin and Gaby Hoffmann in "Uncle Buck"

Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :

these kids were awsomely cute in uncle buck

Posted by Pyromantic (Member # 7658) on :

If we were choosing kid actors based off cuteness & adorableness alone..then I'd certainly change my pick and Culkin & Hoffman would definetly be a possibility to get my vote. Since we're not though, I still stand behind Barrymore in 'Firestarter.' Though Culkin does certainly get a nod of approval for the classic speed question scene in Uncle Buck. That scene still cracks me up.

Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :

quote:
Culkin does certainly get a nod of approval for the classic speed question scene in Uncle Buck. That scene still cracks me up.

how come?

Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :

Good pics guys. Most of the young actors in Author Author w' Al Pacino do a great job....one of my favorite movies as a kid...still love it.

Posted by Chris the CandyFanMan (Member # 3197) on :

quote:
Originally posted by oneyedwilly:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Culkin does certainly get a nod of approval for the classic speed question scene in Uncle Buck. That scene still cracks me up. <hr /></blockquote>how come?

It's a long story. (couldn't resist; it's worth noting for that scene, Candy had the promptor mounted on his back to allow Mac to keep up the scene's frantic pace) And yes, he and Gaby get my votes as well.

Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :

i am very biased on this one, and though not oscar worthy but i want to add: [Big Grin]

Carrie Henn who played Newt in Aliens

and

Danielle Harris in Halloween 4 & 5

Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :

quote:
Carrie Henn who played Newt in Aliens

Her performance was mowstly good... mowstly.

Couldn't resist!

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