Kurt got his start as a child actor in Disney flicks, and actually played professional baseball for a short time before returning to Hollywood. He made a splash in the underrated comedy Used Cars, before bursting onto the scene and kicking copious amounts of ass in John Carpenter's classic, Escape from New York., in 1981. Are you writing these down? Good.
The next year, Kurt kicked some more ass in Carpenter's The Thing, then, having kicked a more than adequate number of asses in two years, took a few years off before making his glorious return to the silver screen.
In 1986, Kurt churned out what might be his greatest performance in Big Trouble in Little China, in which he portrayed Jack Burton, a blue-collar wise ass who overcomes seemingly-insurmountable odds and kicks the most Chinese guy ass since Genghis Khan. You absolutely must see this movie, or else WWKRD will not recognize you as a true enthusiast.
It's safe to assume that Mr. Russell kicks ass, often literally, in almost all of his films. Here are the remaining recommendations, so that you may witness the greatness that is Kurt Russell:
- Overboard (1987)
- Backdraft (1991)
- Captain Ron (1992)
- Tombstone (1993) - If you've seen this, you know
- Stargate (1994)
- Executive Decision (1996) - One of the greatest unexpected deaths in cinema history takes place in this film. note: It's not Kurt
- Dark Blue (2002)
- Death Proof (2007) - Another iconic Russell role, this time directed by WWKRD fave Quentin Tarantino
Happy viewing!
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