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Randy Quaid (1950-) is an Oscar®-nominated American actor. Quaid, the older brother of Dennis, earned a Best Supporting Oscar® nomination for his role in 1974’s The Last Detail. His IMDb page shows over 170 acting credits since 1971. This page will rank Randy Quaid movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition. Some of his direct to dvd were not included in the rankings.
Randy Quaid Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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HI BRUCE: Thanks for your detailed feedback. Critics would agree with your suggestion that Brando’s performance was “strange”. Indeed one critic’s headline for his review of the movie was “Strange one from the west”.
Brando’s Robert Lee Clayton was in fact a paid serial-killer and he adopted various disguises to take his victims by surprise. For example on one occasion he goes into drag as a grandmother and runs amok like Mother Bates out west.
His costumes for those disguises caused one reviewer to opine “Not since the days of Sarah Bernhardt has a performer taken the art of dressing-up to the lengths Brando does in Missouri Breaks.”
Sarah was a French stage actress of the late 19th/early 20th centuries who dressed extravagantly for her roles and in fact often in men’s clothing as she played many male roles in her time. It could have been the cross-dressing that encouraged the critic to link her antics with those of Brando in ‘Breaks’
The ending to Missouri Breaks was dramatic and sudden. Brando’s Lee Clayton gets his comeuppance when he sleeps overnight on the prairie. Something startles him so that his eyes open and he sees Nicholson leaning over him saying “Wake Up – your throat’s just been cut!”
Earlier in the movie Jack surprises Clayton taking a bath and training a gun on him looks down into the bath and says “Gosh you’re not much down there either!” Anyway take care.
Hey Bob…..thanks for the information on Brando’s performance in The Missouri Breaks. I do remember the scene that Brando’s character comes to end….that might be the best part of the movie. Good stuff.
I think that I have discussed Randy Quaid before on this site in connection with 1976’s The Missouri Breaks co-starring Brando and Nicholson.
Brando like Sinatra in his day got to dictate precisely when he would be available for work on a movie so that those that wanted their services had to either delay production or work round them until they were good and ready to come on set.
Apparently Brando didn’t arrive on the set of The Missouri Breaks until a lot of the film was in the can. According to Randy the anticipation and excitement among the other cast members in the weeks that they waited for Marlon reached fever pitch.
When the Great Day dawned Randy with a bunch of them decided to travel to a hilltop overlooking a gorge through which the Brando train would come.
However the train was considerably-delayed and they took turns keeping lookout. It was on Randy’s shift that he spotted the train’s smoke gushing through the gorge; so Randy excitedly shouted to the others “He’s coming! He’s coming! He’s coming!” and everyone broke into a round of applause.
Unfortunately I’ve seen just 4 of Randy’s movies: The Missouri Breaks and Last Picture Show/Independence Day and Days of Thunder, my fave among the 4 and one of the few Tom Cruise films that have interested me.
Randy did a fair bit of TV work and in a 1984 made-for-television production of Streetcar Named Desire he won a supporting actor Primetime Emmy nomination for the role of Mitch which was played by Karl Malden in the 1951 cinematic film. Treat William played the notorious Stanley in that 1984 TV movie.
Sadly Randy’s net worth today is said by Celebrity Net Worth site to be in the NEGATIVE by 1 million dollars There was a time when he was the owner of multiple millions, but all of it is said to have vanished because of various controversies in his life – for example allegedly defrauding an innkeeper in Santa Barbara by using an invalid credit card to pay a $10,000 bill.
Hey Bob. Good information on Quaid and Brando. Lots of interesting information on the making of The Missouri Breaks. That movie has one of the strangest Brando performances ever…at least in my humble opinion. I have you topped in the tally contest….34 to 4. Interesting that you like Days of Thunder…..Quaid is pretty good in the movie. I did not know Quaid got an Emmy nomination for Streetcar. It is sad that Quaid had some many issues the last decade or so….but it sounds like that is behind and he is happily leaving in Vermont. Maybe some more Quaid roles are coming. Good stuff as always.
My Top 3 Randy movies
The Last Detail
National Lampoon’s Vacation
Independence Day
Give me: National Lampoons Vacation, Kingpin and Independence Day. So 2 out of three when looking at David’s Top 3.
Hey Taylor….hmmmm….naming my top 3 Randy movies. Quick Change & Christmas Vacation are the two I really like and the ones I re-watch the most. As for number 3….I guess I have to go with The Long Riders. That is one of my favorite Walter Hill movies. So we have a third of the same movies. Good to hear from you.
Hey David. First of all thanks for checking out our Randy Quaid movie page I like all three of the ones you picked as your Top 3….though we do not have a match…as my Top 3 would be Quick Change, Xmas Vacation and The Long Riders. Good stuff!
I have seen 34 of Randy’s movies. That includes 5 in movie theaters. I saw National Lampoon’s Vacation, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Independence Day, The Ice Harvest (with WoC) and No Man’s Land in theaters.
Back from our whirlwind mid-west vacation of Omaha, Des Moines, and both Kansas Cities, here we are back in New York with Randy Quaid. Randy is # 259 on the 2021 Oracle of Bacon Top 1000. Randy is also the # 274 most connected actor of the 1990’s. He’s not on any other decade list but cumulatively he ranks higher with every decade combined. These are the actors on the 2021 list he has appeared with.
2 MICHAEL CAINE The Debtors (1999)
4 ROBERT DE NIRO The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
7 JOHN HURT Midnight Express (1978)
13 MORGAN FREEMAN Hard Rain (1998)
17 DAVID CARRADINE Bound for Glory (1976)
17 DAVID CARRADINE The Long Riders (1980)
21 RUTGER HAUER Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
25 STELLAN SKARSGARD Goya’s Ghosts (2006)
26 ROBERT DUVALL Breakout (1975)
26 ROBERT DUVALL Days of Thunder (1990)
26 ROBERT DUVALL The Paper (1994)
27 FRANK WELKER Caddyshack II (1988)
27 FRANK WELKER Independence Day (1996)
29 ROD STEIGER Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
30 BRUCE DERN Milwaukee, Minnesota (2003)
36 CHRISTOPHER LLOYD Three Warriors (1977)
38 UDO KIER The Debtors (1999)
45 FRANCO NERO Sweet Country (1987)
50 HARRY DEAN STANTON Fool for Love (1985)
50 HARRY DEAN STANTON The Missouri Breaks (1976)
51 BRUCE MCGILL Out Cold (1989)
59 JOHN CLEESE The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
70 CARY ELWES Days of Thunder (1990)
78 M. EMMET WALSH Bound for Glory (1976)
78 M. EMMET WALSH No Man’s Land (1987)
78 M. EMMET WALSH What’s Up, Doc? (1972)
79 SHIRLEY MACLAINE Carolina (2003/I)
89 JOHN CARRADINE The Long Riders (1980)
98 JACK NICHOLSON The Last Detail (1973)
98 JACK NICHOLSON The Missouri Breaks (1976)
100 JAMES HONG Bound for Glory (1976)
105 JAMES WOODS Curse of the Starving Class (1994)
105 JAMES WOODS The Choirboys (1977)
106 CLINT HOWARD The Paper (1994)
106 CLINT HOWARD The Wraith (1986)
110 JEFF BRIDGES Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
110 JEFF BRIDGES Texasville (1990)
110 JEFF BRIDGES The Last Picture Show (1971)
115 JASON ROBARDS Quick Change (1990)
115 JASON ROBARDS The Paper (1994)
126 STACY KEACH The Long Riders (1980)
131 JOHN GOODMAN The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
135 WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
136 NICOLE KIDMAN Days of Thunder (1990)
139 JEFF GOLDBLUM Independence Day (1996)
141 STEVE BUSCEMI Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
141 STEVE BUSCEMI Home on the Range (2004)
142 DENHOLM ELLIOTT The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
144 JUDI DENCH Home on the Range (2004)
155 BRAD PITT No Man’s Land (1987)
158 WOODY HARRELSON Kingpin (1996)
168 JACK WARDEN The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
181 ROBERT LOGGIA Independence Day (1996)
183 BILL MURRAY Kingpin (1996)
183 BILL MURRAY Quick Change (1990)
185 KATHY BATES Curse of the Starving Class (1994)
188 CHARLES DURNING The Choirboys (1977)
189 STANLEY TUCCI Quick Change (1990)
190 DENNIS QUAID The Long Riders (1980)
192 CHRISTIAN SLATER Hard Rain (1998)
194 CLORIS LEACHMAN Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas (1991)
194 CLORIS LEACHMAN Texasville (1990)
194 CLORIS LEACHMAN The Last Picture Show (1971)
196 ALEC BALDWIN The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
201 SEYMOUR CASSEL Cold Dog Soup (1990)
203 MIKE STARR The Ice Harvest (2005)
206 MICHAEL LONSDALE Goya’s Ghosts (2006)
207 JOHN CUSACK The Ice Harvest (2005)
209 ED LAUTER Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
209 ED LAUTER Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
219 WALLACE SHAWN Vegas Vacation (1997)
222 DAN AYKROYD Caddyshack II (1988)
224 JAMES REMAR The Long Riders (1980)
227 SHARON STONE Last Dance (1996)
228 ELLEN BURSTYN The Last Picture Show (1971)
230 KEANU REEVES Freaked (1993)
231 SAM SHEPARD Fool for Love (1985)
238 PETER JASON The Long Riders (1980)
240 JOSH BROLIN Milwaukee, Minnesota (2003)
241 GLENN CLOSE The Paper (1994)
243 BILLY BOB THORNTON The Ice Harvest (2005)
250 BILL PULLMAN Independence Day (1996)
251 RANCE HOWARD Back by Midnight (2004)
251 RANCE HOWARD Independence Day (1996)
251 RANCE HOWARD The Paper (1994)
257 SCOTT WILSON Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
257 SCOTT WILSON The Debtors (1999)
261 STEPHEN ROOT Bye Bye Love (1995)
261 STEPHEN ROOT Grind (2003)
262 JOE PANTOLIANO The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
263 TOM BERENGER Major League II (1994)
275 DAVID ALAN GRIER The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
282 TOM CRUISE Days of Thunder (1990)
284 RICHARD DREYFUSS The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
288 KEITH CARRADINE The Long Riders (1980)
291 AUSTIN PENDLETON What’s Up, Doc? (1972)
300 CAROL KANE The Last Detail (1973)
302 RICHARD RIEHLE Home on the Range (2004)
325 ED BEGLEY JR. Back by Midnight (2004)
326 GARY BUSEY Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
329 JACK BLACK Bye Bye Love (1995)
331 TRACEY WALTER Independence Day (1996)
351 ROSARIO DAWSON The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
354 JULIETTE LEWIS Christmas Vacation (1989)
355 TONY SHALHOUB QUICK CHANGE (1990)
357 ALLISON JANNEY THE DEBTORS (1999)
360 PETER BOYLE The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
364 OLIVER PLATT The Ice Harvest (2005)
365 BURT YOUNG The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
365 BURT YOUNG The Choirboys (1977)
374 JODIE FOSTER Foxes (1980)
382 CHARLES BRONSON Breakout (1975)
388 BEN JOHNSON The Last Picture Show (1971)
395 KIM BASINGER Fool for Love (1985)
404 CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD Grind (2003)
414 MATT DILLON Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
418 CHARLIE SHEEN Major League II (1994)
418 CHARLIE SHEEN No Man’s Land (1987)
418 CHARLIE SHEEN The Wraith (1986)
423 MARLON BRANDO The Missouri Breaks (1976)
426 DICK MILLER Heartbeeps (1981)
436 KEVIN POLLAK Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002)
442 JAMES GAMMON Major League II (1994)
450 MARISA TOMEI The Paper (1994)
451 MICHAEL MURPHY What’s Up, Doc? (1972)
458 ERIC STOLTZ The Wild Life (1984)
461 MATTHEW MODINE Bye Bye Love (1995)
468 BEVERLY D’ANGELO Christmas Vacation (1989)
468 BEVERLY D’ANGELO National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
468 BEVERLY D’ANGELO Vegas Vacation (1997)
473 JENNIFER TILLY Home on the Range (2004)
477 BO HOPKINS Midnight Express (1978)
483 JON POLITO The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
492 NATALIE PORTMAN Goya’s Ghosts (2006)
495 LIN SHAYE Kingpin (1996)
495 LIN SHAYE The Long Riders (1980)
502 DIANE LADD Christmas Vacation (1989)
508 TERI GARR Out Cold (1989)
514 JACK THOMPSON LAST DANCE (1996)
520 JOHN LITHGOW Out Cold (1989)
525 RICHARD SCHIFF Major League II (1994)
537 LOIS SMITH Foxes (1980)
541 HENRY GIBSON National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
544 MICHAEL WINCOTT Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
548 LARRY MILLER Out Cold (1989)
550 JOHN C. REILLY Days of Thunder (1990)
553 PAM GRIER The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
555 JOSEF SOMMER Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
564 IRENE PAPAS Sweet Country (1987)
574 JASON ALEXANDER THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY & BULLWINKLE (2000)
574 JASON ALEXANDER THE PAPER (1994)
576 ROBERT STACK Caddyshack II (1988)
589 BRION JAMES Bound for Glory (1976)
595 LUIS GUZMAN The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
601 MICHAEL ROOKER Days of Thunder (1990)
606 GEORGE TAKEI BUG BUSTER (1998)
610 CHARLES S. DUTTON GET ON THE BUS (1996)
610 CHARLES S. DUTTON LAST DANCE (1996)
639 ROB SCHNEIDER Martians Go Home (1989)
641 JAMES REBHORN Independence Day (1996)
641 JAMES REBHORN The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
641 JAMES REBHORN The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
649 CHRIS PENN The Wild Life (1984)
651 RYAN O’NEAL Paper Moon (1973)
651 RYAN O’NEAL What’s Up, Doc? (1972)
652 SALLY KELLERMAN Foxes (1980)
693 STEPHEN MCHATTIE BLOODHOUNDS OF BROADWAY (1989)
714 KATHLEEN FREEMAN Heartbeeps (1981)
721 MICHAEL KEATON The Paper (1994)
727 CLIFTON JAMES The Last Detail (1973)
731 VICTOR ARGO Quick Change (1990)
746 JEAN-PIERRE AUMONT Sweet Country (1987)
747 RICHARD EDSON Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
757 JAVIER BARDEM GOYA’S GHOSTS (2006)
761 ROBERT WEBBER The Choirboys (1977)
768 JOHN HUSTON Breakout (1975)
773 CLYDE KUSATSU The Choirboys (1977)
791 MARGO MARTINDALE Days of Thunder (1990)
810 ROBERT RYAN Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
820 WILL SMITH Independence Day (1996)
826 JANEANE GAROFALO BYE BYE LOVE (1995)
826 JANEANE GAROFALO THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY & BULLWINKLE (2000)
833 CORBIN BERNSEN Major League II (1994)
842 CUBA GOODING JR. Home on the Range (2004)
849 BRIAN DOYLE-MURRAY Christmas Vacation (1989)
849 BRIAN DOYLE-MURRAY National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
854 JACK MCGEE Carolina (2003/I)
854 JACK MCGEE Cold Dog Soup (1990)
854 JACK MCGEE The Paper (1994)
857 TIMOTHY BOTTOMS Texasville (1990)
857 TIMOTHY BOTTOMS The Last Picture Show (1971)
878 CHEVY CHASE Caddyshack II (1988)
878 CHEVY CHASE Christmas Vacation (1989)
878 CHEVY CHASE National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
878 CHEVY CHASE Vegas Vacation (1997)
893 BROOKE SHIELDS Freaked (1993)
897 MARY KAY PLACE BOUND FOR GLORY (1976)
900 JANE ALEXANDER SWEET COUNTRY (1987)
913 JOHN HAWKES Freaked (1993)
918 PHILIP BOSCO Quick Change (1990)
919 MICHAEL J. POLLARD The Debtors (1999)
921 MADELINE KAHN Paper Moon (1973)
921 MADELINE KAHN What’s Up, Doc? (1972)
929 CONNIE NIELSEN THE ICE HARVEST (2005)
930 KURTWOOD SMITH Quick Change (1990)
936 E.G. MARSHALL Christmas Vacation (1989)
940 FRANK MCRAE National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
946 JOHN CANDY National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
961 FISHER STEVENS BALLS OUT: GARY THE TENNIS COACH (2009)
961 FISHER STEVENS BLOODHOUNDS OF BROADWAY (1989)
975 R. LEE ERMEY Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002)
982 DORIS ROBERTS CHRISTMAS VACATION (1989)
984 JULIA STILES CAROLINA (2003/I)
986 JAY LENO Major League II (1994)
989 OSSIE DAVIS Get on the Bus (1996)
Randy has appeared with 34 Oscar winners.
ALLISON JANNEY THE DEBTORS (1999)
ANNE HATHAWAY Brokeback Mountain (2005)
BARBRA STREISAND What’s Up, Doc? (1972)
BRAD PITT No Man’s Land (1987)
CLORIS LEACHMAN Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas (1991)
CLORIS LEACHMAN Texasville (1990)
CLORIS LEACHMAN The Last Picture Show (1971)
CUBA GOODING JR. Home on the Range (2004)
ELLEN BURSTYN The Last Picture Show (1971)
GEENA DAVIS QUICK CHANGE (1990)
HEATH LEDGER BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005)
JACK NICHOLSON The Last Detail (1973)
JACK NICHOLSON The Missouri Breaks (1976)
JASON ROBARDS Quick Change (1990)
JASON ROBARDS The Paper (1994)
JAVIER BARDEM GOYA’S GHOSTS (2006)
JEFF BRIDGES Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
JEFF BRIDGES Texasville (1990)
JEFF BRIDGES The Last Picture Show (1971)
JODIE FOSTER Foxes (1980)
JUDI DENCH Home on the Range (2004)
KATHY BATES Curse of the Starving Class (1994)
KIM BASINGER Fool for Love (1985)
LAURA DERN Foxes (1980)
LOUIS GOSSETT JR. Curse of the Starving Class (1994)
LOUIS GOSSETT JR. The Choirboys (1977)
MARISA TOMEI The Paper (1994)
MARLON BRANDO The Missouri Breaks (1976)
MICHAEL CAINE The Debtors (1999)
MORGAN FREEMAN Hard Rain (1998)
NATALIE PORTMAN Goya’s Ghosts (2006)
NICOLE KIDMAN Days of Thunder (1990)
RICHARD DREYFUSS The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
ROBERT DE NIRO The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
ROBERT DUVALL Breakout (1975)
ROBERT DUVALL Days of Thunder (1990)
ROBERT DUVALL The Paper (1994)
ROD STEIGER Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
SANDY DENNIS Parents (1989)
SHIRLEY MACLAINE Carolina (2003/I)
TATUM O’NEAL Paper Moon (1973)
WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
WILL SMITH Independence Day (1996)
Hey Dan. Welcome back from your whirlwind mid-west vacation. We will be traveling in about a week….first to Alabama to see WoC’s side of the family and then Boston for my first trip to Fenway Park….a bucket list item for every since I became a huge fan of Red Sox legend Dwight Evans. Side note…Dewey has acually appeared in a movie, not playing himself…I bet you can guess it.
As always thanks for the awesome lists on Mr. Quaid’s career. Although he is a supporting player, I actually think his career has been more impressive than his little brother’s career. I was not thinking that way before writing this page. His Oracle ranking is pretty high….I imagine he would have a Top 50 spot if he had not pretty much retired in the mid 2000s. Hard to believe there have only been 4 or 5 Quaid movie appearances in the last 15 years. As for most frequent Oracle co-star…many many people with 3 movies….so many in fact that I lost count. 34 Oscar winning co-stars is less than I would have guessed. Good stuff as always.