It knockedTurner & Hoochoff the top spot down to second, withLethal Weapon 2rounding out the top three.
Parenthoodis lots of things.
Its a very strong comedy.
And its a movie thats spun off two really quite different television series.
For one actor had three films in the top 20, at the same time.
That man is the mighty Rick Moranis.
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Parenthoodsees Moranis, if anything, playing things rather straight.
As it happens, it turns out to be one of the best.
For Moranis plays Nathan, a father who has big plans for his young daughter.
But back to Rick Moranis.
And next up?Honey, I Shrunk The Kids.
Step forward then Wayne Szalinksi.
Instead, you find yourself rooting for him.
Unlike his role inParenthood, Honey I Shrunk The Kidssees Moranis putting across a performance of childlike innocence.
Furthermore, hes also got the job of leading the cast.
You have to believe in Moranis for this film to work, and you truly do.
Human beings were relegated down the list of the films priorities.
That such a smart and exciting original should fall so hard remains a real disappointment.
For Moranis, he reprised the beefed up role of Louis Tully for this one.
And by the end, he got to become a Ghostbuster himself.
He got the suit, he got the proton stream, and he got to be a hero.
Its also, arguably, the least interesting Moranis performance of the three weve discussed here.
But wed still argue thatGhostbusters IIis a lot of fun.
It would be remiss to forget though just what a big box office deal Rick Moranis was though.
We certainly couldnt find another star who had repeated what he achieved on the weekend of August 4th-6th 1989.
He might not have made as many films as some of his peers.
But he certainly knew how to make an impression in those that he did.
See also:The top 10 films of Rick Moranis.
