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Paul Gleason: Another Movie Jerk of the ’80s

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There are certain actors that just have that special ability to play the “jerk” role in movies. In the ’80s, I feel nobody did it better than William Atherton with his roles in Ghostbusters (1984), Real Genius (1985) and Die CONTINUE READING…

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