Terrence Malick's walk on role in his 1973 film 'Badlands' with Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek.

[summerzzzzz55]

vbhuchar1@ Yes! I immediately did! And Mike Judge is from Tx! I wonder if that is where he got the idea? That would make sense in a kind of tribute way!! Haha!

[MayasMoviebox]

I've just rewatched Badlands. Awesome movie. In the dvd featurette they talk about this scene too. Malick wanted to cut it and film it again with another actor, but Martin Sheen wisely refused to do it :)

[Vash1286]

possibly the only footage one will see of Terrence Malick

[vbhuchar1]

Anybody else think he sounds like Hank Hill?

[cillajeanluvmayn]

S2Cents. I say the acting is fine too! I agree, he is conveying disbelief and surprise, confusion and distrust toward sheen

[erniehead]

In my humble opinion the greatest American film actor.

[glimmer2158]

He's dressed up like Lyndon Johnson. lol

[roloug95]

wow, good thing he didn't follow his acting career

[S2Cents]

@roloug95 disagree. The acting is fine. The guy looked awkward and kinda confused and like he didn't believe Sheen.

[ph03n1xamb1t]

Deadhead Miles is a classic

[slangshotstudios]

for some reason, I always lol when Kit drops the 'message' into the vase

[ImperiousIndustries]

He was robbed at the '74 Oscars.

[NorCal4Life925breh]

i think his best movie is the thin red line, love his stuff!

[louparte1]

I read somewhere that an actor did not show up that day & he had to play the part. You can tell he's not very comfortable doing it. BTW, I also think he's the greatest living American director. Days of Heaven alone would qualify him. Great director - not much of an actor.

[lockide]

@victorjingles

Hahem...Copolla, Kubrick,...?

[victorjingles]

Ford ,Lean, Malick, thats it ,Need i say more on the subject of motion pictures,,,,

[ravishingravi]

Yeah this him

[amazingdany]

How did he support himself during the lost 20 years?

[Trademarc1977]

@amazingdany he had projects in various stages of development during those twenty years. Most of these projects were never finished, but he still got paid for writing/developing the screenplays. According to some sources he also worked as a teacher on the side.

[cinemavirtualis]

The greatest living director now that Kubrick is gone, and winner of the Best Director award at next year's Oscars for the Palme d'Or winner, "The Tree of Life".

[Ashiman12]

@Stefandurr ...what about his comment sounded hipster-ish to you? Kind of random.

[DirkXXVI]

The Sheens are the masters of staring off into the distance. In fact Charlie brought "the stare" to a whole new level in "The Arrival."

[marcoskuhne]

yep, real big ideas. some of the best films I've ever seen, he has this ability to stop time in his films or slow it down to this beautiful, nostalgic pace that just makes you see the beauty where you once didn't see it.

[Vash1286]

what i find interesting that he has Assyrian descent.

[revol06]

He also has a very small background role in the opening scenes of days of heaven. So he's had cameo appearances in 2 out of 4 of his released films...he's really not as elusive as his reputation suggests.

[sixamsedna]

great man he is. mythical, this will scene will live forever

[eugenedouglas]

@Youbian

and the ability to get them realized.

[MrVictorBrunno]

It's really Terrence Malick. In an interview that I read, he said:

"This actor was supposed to show up at 9:30 in the morning for a small scene. We waited, the hours passed, and he didn’t show up. In the end we couldn’t afford to keep waiting, so I put on the cowboy’s hat and performed the part myself.”

Terrence is a good actor, huh?

[Raford146]

The best living American director.

[Tigerlily21]

He's like the JD Salinger/Thomas Pynchon of cinema. But atleast we have this of hi. I think it's cool he has this mysterious vibe going on. So many people in the business are desperate to keep their names in the papers and their faces out there. He manages to be able to do whatever he wants creatively, even working on a film in post-production for years and maintain his reclusive persona. How doe he do it?!

[coolguy7248]

@StrangeMeeting2

superb comment but i wish he makes more movies

[hivernales]

in my humble opinion the greatest American film director

[locyka19]

@hivernales greatest??Are you moved because of the beautiful images?Do you think its art itself?What about Robert Altman,Allen, or Coppola?I think Malick is talented but I don't like when somebody makes a myth around himself .

[malows1234]

@hivernales what about stanley fucking kubrick. stanley kubrick is way more genius you know.

[who3697cares]

Awesome. Can't wait for The Tree of Life to come out.

[snakehissken]

Apparently Malick filled in for this role after the actor didn't show up. Thankfully it gave us a tiny glimpse into one of the most enigmatic figures in American cinema.

[dharmaista]

It's great! One of my dreams is to meet this man in person. Something that is very difficult. He is very special. I'm surprised he acts in his first movie. I also checked the imdb, and other sources, and yes, it is him. Very sweet memory of him, very natural acting, like he was actually a real detective...and very simbolic too.

[dharmaista]

Is that really Terrence Malick?

[eugenedouglas]

@dharmaista I'm pretty sure. The IMDB says it's him and the picture they have of him, though older, looks like him.

[DarkeningSkies1]

@eugenedouglas I find it intriguing that the younger Malick physically resembles Karl Childers from "Sling Blade".

[gimpyguitarist]

@dharmaista it is. he doesn't look much different nowadays. still wears that hat and his facial features haven't changed drastically. not what you'd expect though.