This was the first feature - length film from the Hughes Brothers, and received considerable critical acclaim for its convincing depiction of depravity in the «hood. (kamwilliams.com)
Though primarily a comedic actor, he garnered considerable critical acclaim for his dramatic turn in Requiem for a Dream (2000). (empireonline.com)
Approached with a role in Terrence Malick's Days of Heaven, he was forced to reject the project in the face of a busy Kotter schedule, but in 1976 he was able to shoot a TV feature, director Randal Kleiser's The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, which won considerable critical acclaim. (rottentomatoes.com)