Hes been there all along, just not always in a Bat-suit.
Seeing as how he didnt get that Oscar, here are ten of his best characters.
Keaton was a stand-out in the film and he went on to more comedic work from there.
I love working for Pixar so I was up for it, whatever it was.
When they said Ken, the phone literally fell out of my hand.
I thought it was really, really funny.
We dont know him from G.I.
Keaton has a lot of screen time in this one, playing multiple different versions of his character.
Carter Hayes Pacific Heights
1990sPacific Heightsis an under-appreciated film, but an odd one from todays perspective.
This was Keatons first role afterBatmanhit big at the box office and he steals the show.
For better or worse, Modines tendency to go entirely over-the-top actually accentuates how perfectly Keaton hits the mark.
Blaine Sternin Frasier
We didnt necessarily say they were all film roles now, did we?
Again, Keaton stands out in each of his scenes with that slightly unconventional intensity.
He gave the greatest possible answer: No.
Do you know why?
Im very secure in that.
His casting is one of those infamous stories of an initial backlash turning out to be entirely unfounded.
At the time, Keaton was chiefly known for comedies like 1983sMr.
Momand comic book fans didnt feel he matched the long-awaited serious take on the character theyd been promised.
Lets get nuts!)
Why are you dressed as Batman?)
they really pull off that incredulity.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Hm, weve only done the header and were two thirds of the way to summoning him.
Keaton plays the character as a manic and morbid arsehole with a perverted sense of humour.
The film unquestionably belongs to him from the moment he finally shows up, to the end credits.
All in-jokes about superhero roles aside, Keaton isnt playing himself as Riggan.
On his worst day, its hard to imagine Keaton being so depressively egotistical.
