What is the best Tom Skerritt movie?

A career that bounced between spaceship bridges, fighter-jet classrooms and Montana trout streams. Some roles are famous, others live in 1970s drive-in territory.

1. 1
   Alien

   Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror classic, with Skerritt as Captain Dallas of the Nostromo.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Top Gun

   The 1986 Navy aviator blockbuster in which Skerritt plays the hard-nosed instructor Viper.
   622pts
3. 3
   Contact

   The 1997 Jodie Foster sci-fi drama about first contact, with Skerritt as NASA official David Drumlin.
   622pts
4. 4
   Steel Magnolias

   The 1989 Southern ensemble drama set in a Louisiana beauty parlor, with Skerritt as Drum Eatenton.
   551pts
5. 5
   M*A*S*H

   Robert Altman's 1970 Korean War black comedy, with Skerritt as Captain Dish.
   466pts
6. 6
   Wild Rovers

   Blake Edwards' 1971 western about two cowboys turned bank robbers, with Skerritt in a supporting role.
   466pts
7. 7
   Thieves Like Us

   Robert Altman's 1974 Depression-era crime romance, with Skerritt as T-Dub.
   363pts
8. 8
   A River Runs Through It

   Robert Redford's 1992 Montana family drama about fly fishing, with Skerritt as the Reverend Maclean.
   363pts
9. 9
   Big Bad Mama

   Roger Corman's 1974 Depression-era gangster romp with Angie Dickinson, with Skerritt as a gambler.
   363pts
10. 10
    Turner & Hooch

    The 1989 buddy comedy pairing Tom Hanks with a slobbering mastiff, with Skerritt as Chief Hyde.
    0pts
11. 11
    Top Gun: Maverick

    The 2022 legacy sequel in which Skerritt briefly returns as Viper.
    0pts
12. 12
    The Turning Point

    A 1977 ballet drama with Skerritt as a ballet dancer opposite Anne Bancroft and Shirley MacLaine.
    0pts
13. 13
    Ice Castles

    A 1978 figure-skating romance in which Skerritt plays the supportive father of a blind skater.
    0pts
14. 14
    Fuzz

    A 1972 cop comedy with Burt Reynolds, Raquel Welch and Skerritt in the Boston police squad.
    0pts

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