The Critical Scott Glenn Filmography

Wow! It's been a long time since I updated this. I think this needs some fixin'. Scott may not exactly be the first person you would notice on the credits, but he remains cool nevertheless. If you did notice him, I'd be very proud of you. I haven't watched all of the following movies yet (although most of these are at Blockbuster), but I'm getting there, slowly but surely... Check out this list of roles...if you want, click on any title to go to its Internet Movie Database page.

THE BABY MAKER (1970) -- Tad Jacks.

ANGELS HARD AS THEY COME (1971) -- Long John.

GARGOYLES (1972) -- James Reeger.

HEX or THE SHRIEKING (1973) -- Jimbang.

NASHVILLE (1975) -- Private first class Glenn Kelly, one of the "segue" men. It always seemed like whenever he was in the movie he just walked around and never really did anything. I memorized his big monologue though (a whole 30 seconds or whatever it was)!! Boy, he was young back then (1975), and he looked really great! =) Major quote: "Mr. Green! Mr. Green!"

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (1976) -- Michael Boyle. It seems that there were at least one and maybe two sequels to this movie...

FIGHTING MAD (1976) -- Charlie Hunter.

SHE CAME TO THE VALLEY (1977) -- Bill Lester.

MORE AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1979) -- Newt, the guitarist for the weird country disco band. If I may take the liberty of saying so...he looked TERRIBLE!!! It was the 70s, though, so I guess he's excused. He hit on some girl who broke up with her boyfriend at the racetrack or whatever. Not one of his bigger roles either, I'm afraid, but then this is SCOTT we're talking about. Major quote: "And I'm Newt!"

APOCALYPSE NOW (1979) -- the first dude who tried to find Kurtz (Marlon Brando). He did find him, but he went totally insane and became one of Kurtz's lackeys. He was only onscreen for about 5 seconds and he looked really really strange -- tanned, muscular, bearded, and crazy! Yes, it's hard to believe he was in such a classic movie, but then he was only an extra. =) Major quote: None...because he didn't have any lines!

URBAN COWBOY (1980) -- Wes, the bad rodeo dude who was paroled from jail after robbing some banks or something. He was pretty darn built in this movie, plus he got to beat John Travolta to a pulp! But then he stole John Travolta's girl (Debra Winger) too, and we all know that that just isn't acceptable. This was apparently Scott's breakthrough role. Major quote: Well...he just said a lot of trashy stuff.

CATTLE ANNIE AND LITTLE BRITCHES (1981) -- Bill Dalton.

PERSONAL BEST (1982) -- Terry Tingloff. I finally saw the end to this movie...missed the beginning because I didn't know it was on! Two women are competing against each other in track and field but they end up being lesbian lovers...and somehow Scott, as one of the girls' trainers, gets involved too. I think, although I missed the beginning, that Scott never quite gets involved, although he is attracted to one of them and really tries to break them up. Mariel Hemingway and Patrice Donnelly play the rivals in love and on the field. It was an okay movie, although it probably would have helped to see the beginning. The fact that I could follow it even though I missed the first hour probably isn't the best recommendation in the world.

THE CHALLENGE or SWORD OF THE NINJA (1982) -- Rick, an American boxer who gets hired to smuggle a prized family sword back into Japan. Two Japanese brothers feud over possession of this sword and blood is spilled everywhere. Scott loses about a gallon of blood in the last fight scene and it's hard to understand why he's still alive, much less capable of moving! But then that seems to be a theme in his "action" movies (see SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS and SHADOWHUNTER). There's a really funny scene where this guy flies out of the back of a van in his wheelchair. Sick but very funny because it's so badly done (in slo-mo too!) Major quote: "Why me?" (well, he should've said that, anyway)

THE RIGHT STUFF (1983) -- Alan Shepard, the first U.S. astronaut in space. He eventually got permission to wet his diaper. He also got to have a balloon filled with barium jammed up his butt (what kind of scientific test is that!?) and had his thumb muscle pierced with a two-inch needle (boy, sounds pretty necessary for space travel to me!). What a lucky guy! I just have to add that I loved his smile in this movie. He was pretty much all smiles, grins, and laughter...except when he was pissed! Cool confrontation between Ed and Scott in this movie in the astronauts' locker room (?). I think this role really shows Scott at his best. Major quote: "Louise, I'm going to the moon. I swear to God, I'm on my way."

THE KEEP (1983) -- Glaeken Trismegistus, some guy. I haven't seen this one yet but the review I read on it wasn't too promising. Apparently it's about some sort of alien thingy that lands in Germany during World War II or something, and Scott's one of the people who has to go in and see what's up with it.

THE RIVER (1984) -- Joe Wade, the evil guy that wanted to buy out all of Mel Gibson's land so he could build a reservoir or something. He was also Sissy Spacek (Mel's wife in the movie)'s ex and tried to hit on her. Bad Scott. Major quote: "Want a ride? I'm going out that way anyway."

COUNTDOWN TO LOOKING GLASS (1984) -- again, Michael Boyle. This was a TV sequel to THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

WILD GEESE II (1985) -- John Haddad. I don't know anything about this movie and haven't been able to find it anywhere.

SILVERADO (1985) -- Emmett. This movie is a Western that also features the likes of Kevin Costner and Kevin Kline. It's pretty much a classic, I guess...well, at least it's on HBO a lot. Anyway these four guys try to head out west to California and get in a bunch of trouble and almost get hanged and stuff like that...well, three of them get in trouble while Kevin Kline gets to be the sheriff or something weird like that. This was a pretty good movie, lots of action, and of course lots of Kevin Costner. :^) If you like Kevin Costner, anyway.

AS SUMMERS DIE (1986) -- Willie Croft, this lawyer who has to help an old black woman retain her property. These rich white people are trying to take it away from her, but supposedly she was their father's mistress and he gave it as a gift to her. Scott gets to mess around with Jamie Lee Curtis in this movie, and he has this really weird Southern accent. This is one of those sorts of movies that's on LIFETIME a lot. Scott's lawyer role seems more like an "Ed" role to me but oh well. Ed's been used enough times as a lawyer, cop, etc.

VERNE MILLER (1987) -- Verne Miller, one of those 20's gang bosses or something like that. I saw this video at BEST BUY but I wasn't quite willing to buy it. Apparently Scott is quite a stud in this movie too, at least according to the picture on the back of the box!

MAN ON FIRE aka ABSINTHE (1987)

OFF LIMITS aka SAIGON (1988)

INTRIGUE (1988)

THE OUTSIDE WOMAN (1989)

MISS FIRECRACKER (1989) -- Mac Sam, Holly Hunter's character's on-and-off beau.

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (1990) -- Bart Mancuso, captain of the Navy submarine Dallas that got to intercept Sean Connery's big bad Russian submarine. He spent most of his time taking off and/or putting on his glasses and being upset with Alec Baldwin. Major quote: "The hard part about playing chicken is knowing when to flinch."

BACKDRAFT (1991) -- John "Axe" Adcox, the aged firefighter who found out a little too much information from his civil servant cousin and was very adept at using chemicals to further his nasty but well-intentioned schemes. Major quote: "You go, we go."

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) -- Jack Crawford, head of the FBI investigation of the Buffalo Bill murders. For some reason he reminded me of Mister Rogers ("it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, won't you be my neighbor?") but I'm not quite sure why. Must've been the hair or something. Major quote: "I'm not really good at these things so I'm going to clear on out of here."

MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS (1991)

WOMEN & MEN 2 (1991) -- Henry.

THE PLAYER (1992) -- himself! He's on for about one minute during a scene depiciting a shoot of a movie. The movie (THE PLAYER) itself is basically about the hardships people endure in Tinseltown and how to get out of murdering someone! Major quote: "Shut up!"

SHADOWHUNTER (1993) -- ?????. This was, in my estimation, another very poor movie. Scott ends up going with these Native Americans in search of some sort of evil spirit or something. Of course he ends up sleeping with the girl, who then gets kidnapped or something, and then he has to rescue her while fighting off the spirit which is trying to take over his body. This is yet another movie where Scott gets so beaten up that he should be dead at the end. Major quote:...I can't remember one, actually.

EXTREME JUSTICE (1993)

TALL TALE: THE UNBELIEVABLE ADVENTURES OF PECOS BILL (1994) -- the bad guy. I think his name was J.P. Stiles but don't quote me on that one. Anyway, Scott was pretty gross in this movie. Really evil. The movie wasn't too bad in itself, though - I saw it on Disney. Basically this kid and his father are about to lose all of their property to Stiles, but somehow Pecos Bill and Paul Bunyan come to the kid's rescue.

PAST TENSE (1994) -- ?????. But this was a really good movie, I thought. Scott plays a policeman who gets kind of involved with his neighbor...or maybe not. He keeps having these blackouts and he can't tell what has really happened and what hasn't. He thinks that his neighbor was murdered, but then thinks that she's alive. The movie is pretty confusing, but once you get to the end it all makes sense...or does it? Anyway it's really suspenseful and keeps you as confused as Scott's character feels!

SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS (1994) -- ?????. This movie is at the opposite end of the spectrum as far as Scott's movies go...I thought it was really bad. Scott wasn't bad, but the whole film seemed kind of like a lame way for the director to make his son into some super child prodigy, and of course it kind of fails...miserably. A serial killer is on the loose and killing all these children, and Scott as the FBI agent is put on the case. Unfortunately his kid is like five times smarter than him, traces the killer, and goes after him. Then Scott has to go rescue his kid and stop the killer. This was another of those movies where Scott gets so beat up he shouldn't be alive at the end (but of course he is).

NIGHT OF THE RUNNING MAN (1994)

THE FLIGHT OF THE DOVE aka THE SPY WITHIN (1994)

RECKLESS (1995) -- Lloyd something-or-another-that-sounds-really-fake. This movie was just plain depressing and really twisted. It's supposed to have been based on a Broadway play...I can't believe anyone would've watched this on Broadway! I can't believe I paid to rent this thing! Really! It's supposed to be a black comedy but I think it's just plain horrible. Scott dies by choking on a champagne cork. At least he was put out of his misery! Other notable deaths include someone puking to death (yuck!) and another person who is disabled spewing blood out of her mouth and spinning out of control into a Christmas tree! I must say I don't recommend this movie, unless you're like really bored and want to watch something really painful. I can't believe they showed this on PBS this year! Major quote: "SHUT UP!" (again)

COURAGE UNDER FIRE (1996) -- Washington Post reporter Tony Gartner. Like I said before, he got to eat donuts. He also got to drink beer and hang out in bars. Best of all, he got to look important in his suit and "Visitor" badge. Major quote: "How about a donut?"

EDIE AND PEN (1996) -- Harry, the pharmacist who unfortunately gets tangled up with both Edie and Pen in Reno. All three of them are involved in nasty divorces and as a result act kind of weird. Scott is such a stud in this movie. He gets like every girl into bed (except for Edie)...well, okay, he doesn't really, but everyone talks about what a stud he is. And the entire city seems to know him. I think Scott looks better in this movie than in most of his other recent movies. And the movie isn't too bad either! Major quote: "Two tickets to the Pony Cobb show tonight!"

CARLA'S SONG (1996) -- Bradley, an (ex?)CIA agent. I am sure this must be on video somewhere.

ABSOLUTE POWER (1997) -- Bill Burton, one of the Secret Service agents who tries to hunt Luther Whitney (CLINT EASTWOOD) down. He hates Judy Davis's character but is forced to follow her orders anyway. Very sneakily, he has Ed's phones tapped and pretty much anticipates the police's every move. But of course he must pay for his crimes. Major quote: "Know this, every time I see your face, I want to choke you to death." Or something like that. It's been awhile. :)

FIRESTORM (1998) -- Wynt Perkins. Howie Long and Scott are the firefighting good guys (smokejumpers) while William Forsythe is the chief bad guy (cunning convict). Several local inmates are brought in to fight a fire but then a few of them use the opportunity to escape the authorities. Howie Long catches up to them in the woods, not quite knowing that they're convicts, but eventually has to prevent them from escaping while trying to preserve his and Suzy Amis's lives. Scott plays Howie's mentor and sort of pseudo-father-figure.

BUFFALO SOLDIERS (2001)

THE SHIPPING NEWS (2001) - a potential Oscar candidate from the looks of the cast.

The Scott death count (that is, the number of times that I've seen him die in a movie) is: 5 out of 20. I think. I've lost track now!

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Got any more Scott info for me? Feel like complaining about how I've slammed every movie that Scott's been in? Well, believe me, I wouldn't have spent the money to rent all of them if I didn't like him! :^)

This page was last updated on March 24, 2001 - a small miracle!

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