By Kristy Puchko | Film | March 22, 2021 |
By Kristy Puchko | Film | March 22, 2021 |
It’s an old chestnut of thespians that there’s no such thing as small parts, just small actors. The idea is, essentially, that even a “nothing” role can give a true performer a chance to shine. Masterful character actors have built careers on this. Clever comedians have stolen scenes. Captivating dramatic talent has left us awed with only a few minutes of screen time. All of the above have the chance to be celebrated with the Twitter prompt of: Name a smaller role with a bigger impact.
It began with a shout-out to Amy Poehler in Mean Girls, then expanded to Zodiac, Nomadland, Marriage Story, The MCU and beyond.
Name a smaller role with a bigger impact? pic.twitter.com/nyzwp32M9m
— Brett (@baeburke) March 20, 2021
Some went sincere.
Name a smaller role with a bigger impact https://t.co/LJz7SdStQ8 pic.twitter.com/IHGmBSUVN1
— Erik Anderson (@awards_watch) March 22, 2021
Name a smaller role with a bigger impact https://t.co/JEr48qc38G pic.twitter.com/OguNogtFDq
— Jacob (@JakeyimDb) March 21, 2021
Gotta go with Barb pic.twitter.com/qif3bf7qtb
— Mild Vanilla (@MildVanilla) March 22, 2021
Name a smaller role with a bigger impact https://t.co/fbfpPmnABZ pic.twitter.com/6KB9JX5AVT
— toby 🥸 (@_tobyjunior_) March 21, 2021
Name a smaller role with a bigger impact https://t.co/Nj1jympwxj pic.twitter.com/fCGRUZrlXe
— BeatlesFass #93 (@BeatFassbender) March 22, 2021
name a smaller role with a bigger impact https://t.co/ZqbMS6TdTR pic.twitter.com/JCq9oJBFzu
— Jonah (@desdejonah) March 22, 2021
Carmen Ejogo in “Away We Go” @carmenejogo https://t.co/ldLy6OZI6P pic.twitter.com/BD2zz7nPjA
— ToryDevonSmith (@ToryDevonSmith) March 22, 2021
Some got silly.
Name a smaller role with a bigger impact https://t.co/t63nf2rsHH pic.twitter.com/M9RxXXZvpS
— Eric Haywood (@EricHaywood) March 22, 2021
We don't even see her face.. the impact! pic.twitter.com/PT2pVAXJqy
— MaraEspri (@MaraEspri) March 22, 2021
— RobertðŸŽBurns (@RobertB51707688) March 21, 2021
— Arick (@FishScaleYeYo) March 21, 2021
Counterpoint pic.twitter.com/Ng3lgEzjJm
— Jamie Pierce (@AJamiePierce) March 20, 2021
it’s his time 💕 https://t.co/ipKbp9iCcU pic.twitter.com/Dxsx70DlRB
— common tart (@katierpacker) March 21, 2021
he changed the cabbages game forever ðŸ’ðŸ¾â€â™€ï¸ pic.twitter.com/SdbWrEtMM1
— Tito(she/they)🇳🇬 (@negropleasee) March 22, 2021
Some celebrated scary movies.
— p2.0 ✊🻠ðŸ³ï¸â€ðŸŒˆ #BLM (@pauldurie) March 21, 2021
Nobody is touching this guy tbh https://t.co/1MX1Dvamfl pic.twitter.com/9x7QftgMCt
— chïsom (@chisomstella) March 22, 2021
If this isn’t your answer, you’re wrong. https://t.co/BTmbv9ZiWt pic.twitter.com/6mpYDr2dz7
— Ahsoka Tano’s #1 Simp (@karlyourhaynus) March 21, 2021
The bear in Midsommar https://t.co/BHlWToNSRx pic.twitter.com/p9oYshV2nW
— ✩‧₊*:・ℜð”¦â„œð”¦ ï½¥:*₊‧✩ (@Imagika_) March 21, 2021
Name a smaller role with a bigger impact… he’s only on screen in the 1 hour 33 minute film for 17 minutes… bigger impact in a smaller role? I mean the movie is named after him. So do we think @MichaelKeaton as Beetlejuice counts? I say hell yeah it’s showtime! https://t.co/inDguKJQui pic.twitter.com/zIDJGgIV7w
— Tommy GB ✌🻠(@TommyGB64) March 22, 2021
And then there was the superb.
Name a smaller role with a bigger impact https://t.co/Of1ebLkDM7 pic.twitter.com/4zzC9lFELb
— Brandon Katz (@Great_Katzby) March 22, 2021
Which is your favorite pick of the above? Which is a small part that had an impact you don’t see represented here?