Charlie Sheen experienced one of the craziest roller coasters in Hollywood history. The son of screen idol Martin Sheen began his career in the 1984 Cold War thrillerRed Dawn" then starred in some of the most iconic films of the decade. In 1986, Sheen starred in Oliver Stone's filmPlatoon", which won the Best Picture award and was considered one of the greatest Vietnam War films ever made.
Sheen continued to work steadily throughout the 90s and 2000s, moving into television when he starred in the political sitcom Spin City. His later hits include "Two and a half people and "Anger Management » until 2014.
10. Hotheads! Part Two (1993)
Vhot headsJim Abraham part 2, a satirical target in the first film is aimed at Rambo shooter films. Sheen reprises his role as Topper Harley, American macho hero extraordinaire.
When the CIA sets out to find the last rescue team that has lost contact in Iraq, the agency recruits Harley from a peaceful monastery to fight the enemy. President Thug Benson (Lloyd Bridges) issues direct orders to Harley in a crude parody of every cutting-edge '80s action movie.
9. Arrival (1996)
One of the latest films in Sheen's career to receive positive reviews is a sci-fi thriller"Arrival"in which a brilliant young astronaut discovers a vicious alien life form.
Written and directed by David Toohey, the story concerns Zane Zaminsky (Sheen), a humble astronaut who detects a radio signal coming from an extraterrestrial lifeform. Sending a signal to his superiors, Zane is fired, leading to his own investigation into the truth, which sparks many conspiracy theories. As Zane races to uncover a deadly secret the aliens are hiding, his life and those around him are in grave danger.
8. Lucas (1986)
In a sports filmgrowing up, Lucas plays the late Corey Haim as a titular teenager with a big brain and an even bigger heart. After a physically skinny and nerdy boy on the wrong side of the track enjoys a great summer with new girlfriend Maggie (Kerry Green), he has to contend with her much more popular suitor, Cappie (Sheen).
Cappie is the quarterback and captain of the high school football team that Lucas and Maggie attend. In an attempt to beat Maggie, Lucas joins the football team despite being too small to be on the team. After all, Lucas risks his life to express his love.
7. Wall Street (1987)
A year after he starred infilm "Platoon", Oliver Stone cast Sheen in a filmWall Streetabout 1980s excesses and corporate greed. Sheen's partner Michael Douglas won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
Sheen plays Bud Fox, a bright-eyed stockbroker who aspires to become rich. As Fox moves up and attracts the attention of powerful corporate raider Gordon Gekko (Douglas), his doubts are quickly dispelled. Wanting to do whatever it takes to succeed, Fox begins to break the law and operate inside trade information that threatens the enduring legacy of his father, Carl (Martin Sheen).
6. Ferris Bueller takes a day off (1986)
Sheen barely draws attention during his lonely scene in John Hughes' classic 1980s teen comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off». Nicknamed "Police Boy", Sheen plays a hardened criminal who first insults and then kisses Ferris's irate sister Jeanie (Jennifer Grey).
The larger plot follows Ferris (Matthew Broderick), an adorable teenager planning his day off on a sunny spring day in Chicago. Along with his closest friend Cameron (Alan Ruck) and girlfriend Sloan (Mia Sara), Ferris visits a museum, a baseball game, a musical parade, a five-star restaurant, and more before the sun goes down.
5. Hot heads! (1991)
Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) from the movie "Top Gun" is the target of outright ridicule in hot heads!, a Mel Brooks-esque premise with Sheen taking center stage as Top Gun-like fighter pilot Topper Harley.
When Harley is sent to join the SS Essess, he is given the task of destroying Saddam Hussein's nuclear weapons. However, Topper's fragile mental state and inability to live up to the legacy of his father, Buzz Harley (Bill Irwin). Shin's partnertwo and a half people » Jon Cryer also appears in the film.
4. Major League (1989)
One of Sheen's most iconic cinematic roles includes the role of Ricky Vaughn, a short-tempered, visually impaired and heavily armed baseball specialist inmajor league classicalbaseball.
The film is about the ragtag members of the Cleveland Indians baseball team, whose nefarious new owner plans to deliberately lose as many games as possible in order to move the franchise to another city. Led by journeyman catcher Jake Taylor (Tom Berenger), the team is doing just the opposite on their way to achieving a championship game.
3. Eight out of the game (1988)
In his second baseball film in as many years, Sheen joined the all-star ensemble Eight Out of the Game, John Sayles' portrayal of the infamous 1919 Black Sox scandal.
The scandal involves various Chicago White Sox players who took illegal bribes in exchange for an intentional loss in the 1919 World Series. Sheen joins John Cusack, Michael Rooker, Christopher Lloyd, John Mahoney, David Strathairn and others.
2. Platoon (1986)
Platoon Oliver Stone, based on his own experiences during the Vietnam War, was named Best Picture at the 1987 Academy Awards. In addition to being a critical success, the film turned a $6 million budget into a $138 million worldwide hit.
Like his father Martin Sheen in "Apocalypse Now" seven years earlier, Charlie plays Chris Taylor, the quintessential American layman through whose eyes the audience witnesses history. As Chris forms close camaraderie with his fellow soldiers, he learns the horrors of war and the lessons of life that come with losing loved ones in fierce battle.
1. Being John Malkovich (1999)
As in Ferris Bueller's Day Off», Shin almost steals the show in his lonely scene in "Being John Malkovich, a trippy existential comedy by Spike Jonze.
Written by Charlie Kaufman, the whimsical plot follows timid puppeteer Craig Schwartz (John Cusack) as he stumbles upon a portal that allows access to the mind of famous actor John Malkovich. When Malkovich realizes something is wrong, he confesses to his friend Charlie Sheen (playing himself), who offers very few words of encouragement. The film was nominated for three Oscars, including Best Director (Jonze) and Original Screenplay (Kaufman).
