These days, Busey's known as being a pretty far out dude. Check out last week's "Celebrity Wife Swap" episode for examples of his eccentricities. Some folks attribute Busey's weird behavior to head injuries sustained during a near fatal motorcycle crash.
Nuts or not, Busey always have place in film history for a near flawless performance as the title character in "The Buddy Holly Story."
Anyways, Busey also has had memorable supporting roles in a number of classic action flicks: "Lethal Weapon," "Predator 2," "Point Break."
Busey headlined a pair of forgotten and very cool action pics in the 1980s. Both of these pop up on cable (Impact Action on Demand, THIS), so keep an eye out for them.
"Eye of the Tiger" features Busey as a Vietnam vet trying to rebuild his life. He rekindles the romantic flames with his wife and reconnects with his daughter, but finds trouble with a gang of motorcycle thugs (led by biker film badass William Smith) and corrupt sheriff (Seymour Cassel). It's a lot better than you'd imagine, and Busey's pretty good as the likable hero. Yaphet Kotto plays his sidekick. Of course, the seminal Survivor song is on the soundtrack.
He's also awesome in "Bulletproof," one of the era's better "Rambo" clones. Busey stars as Bulletproof McBain, special agent turned super cop. His nickname comes from the fact that he's survived being shot in the line of action so many times. He's given the task of recovering a stolen attack unit, the Thunderblast, from terrorists. Henry Silva plays the main bad guy, and William Smith plays a Soviet officer (much like his role in "Red Dawn"). This is a pretty wild action flick and requires much suspension of disbelief. Still, I liked it! Busey definitely had promise as a leading action hero. He ultimately would be pigeonholed as a villain in many of his movies. Check out this movie or "Eye of the Tiger" and let me know what you think.
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