Josh Brolin is the son of a famous actor. For 50 years of his life, he repeatedly proved that he was worthy of the glory of his father. For example, in April 2000, Josh won the annual Toyota PRO Race, a celebrity charity event. It is being held to raise funds for children’s hospitals in California. His father James Brolin won the race in 1978.
James played the role of President Reagan in 2003, and Josh played the role of George W. Bush in 2008. James received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, and Josh was nominated for an Oscar in the same category. Critics call the best films of an actor such as:
“Goonies” (1985)
The first role of Josh Brolin on the big screen. At the time of the film’s release, he was 17 years old. The film “Goonies”, for which Steven Spielberg wrote the script and even directed several scenes, with a budget of $ 19 million raised more than $ 60 million at the worldwide box office, received three prizes, and in 2017 was included in the National Film Register as having an enduring cultural, historical and aesthetic value. The film was directed by Richard Donner, who directed The Omen (1976), Superman (1978), and four parts of Lethal Weapon. READ ALSO Todd Phillips: Interesting Facts About the Creative Path of the Joker Director The film is intended as a children’s version of Indiana Jones and contains many references to popular children’s films of the 1930s and 1940s. The plot tells about a group of teenagers who, in the hope of saving their neighborhood from developers, go in search of pirate treasures. In the process, they get involved in criminal events and go through many adventures. The company consists of typical teenage movie characters: two brothers arguing among themselves, a chatterbox, a fat man, an inventor, and an Asian. Josh Brolin played the role of Brand, the older brother of the protagonist.
“The Invisible Man” (2000)
“The Invisible Man” was directed by Paul Verhoeven, a director who is famous in Hollywood as a “killer of the franchises”. The films he directed, such as Robocop (1987), Basic Instinct (1992), and Starship Troopers (1997), were commercially successful, but the sequels that other directors worked on turned out to be a failure. READ ALSO Jake Gyllenhaal: Films featuring the actor The Invisible Man was a commercial success, earning more than $ 118 million on a $ 95 million budget. The film won seven cinematic prizes and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Special Effects. Interestingly, Verhoeven himself was dissatisfied with the picture and stated in an interview that he shot the film against his will, only to earn money. The plot of the picture tells about a team of scientists working on a drug that makes a living organism invisible. After a successful test on primates, Sebastian – the main character of the film – injects the drug into himself. However, he is faced with the problem of getting back to normal. Colleagues try to help Sebastian, but he feels like a guinea pig, goes crazy, and gets out of the laboratory. Scientists are forced to start a hunt for the invisible madman. Josh Brolin played the role of a researcher trying to reason with Sebastian.
Melinda and Melinda (2004)
The film, for which the popular director Woody Allen wrote the script in just four weeks. To all the artists, except for the main character, Allen gave only parts of the script with their text for more authenticity of the dialogues. The film was released in limited distribution while grossing more than $ 74 thousand in the first weekend. Thus, it became the 21st film in the history of American cinema, which brought significant profit without hitting wide distribution. In total, the tape earned more than $ 20 million. The plot tells about four writers who in a restaurant talk about comedy and tragedy in life. In parallel, the viewer sees two stories of Melinda. At the first, her life does not work out, and after the divorce, she wonders whether to continue her further. In the second, the heroine, having survived the divorce, finds herself in ridiculous and ridiculous situations.
“In the Valley of El” (2007)
A film based on the real story of a father who was investigating the disappearance of his son. It starred several soldiers who served in Iraq. Paul Higgins wrote the script expecting Clint Eastwood to play the main character. But the actor refused, recommending Tommy Lee Jones. The filming process took place in New Mexico in parallel with the work on the film “No Country for Old Men”, in which four actors from the film “In the Valley of El” worked. The film showed more than modest box office results, earning only $ 29.5 million with a budget of $ 20 million. But it was received positively by critics.
