Kurt Russell has certainly had an illustrious career. We've seen him play Living Planet, Wyatt Earp, Santa Claus and (depending on whether you side with MacReady or Childs in "The Thing") the shape-shifting alien killer. This guy has done it all and more, which makes it understandable that he has so many favorites to choose from. Ask the man himself, though, and there's a trio of Kurt Russell gems he thinks have been massively overlooked.

The Big Three were selected during an interview with FilmInk when the actor was promoting The Hateful Eight. After an eight-year gap between his then-new collaboration with Quentin Tarantino, the duo's first couple was just starting to make love. "Now I'm starting to have people come up to me and say, 'I just saw 'Death Proof'; it was great,'' Russell recalled. The film, which was part of Grindhouse's double feature with Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, saw him take on the role of stuntman Mike.

Although there is no doubt that there is certainly an audience, regardless of whether it is not one of them the best Tarantino moviesthe other two films Russell highlighted are much more overlooked and interesting choices for the actor. While one certainly had its time in theaters, the other is a cult favorite of the genre that now dominates the box office and that fans are desperate to see a sequel to. Despite their great collaborations over the years, none of them have John Carpenter's name anywhere.

If it's an intense thriller you're in the mood for, Kurt Russell has the perfect choice from his repertoire, and while the film was initially a hit, much like his character, he got lost on the highway in the years that followed. "'Breakdown' was very successful. I can't say it wasn't. It was very successful when it came out, but it's a movie that I'm really proud of. It's a really good movie to watch, and that's not talked about anymore." Directed by Jonathan Mostow, the film sees Russell as a husband who slowly unravels when his wife disappears after they break up during a trip to San Diego.It's a great turn from Russell, and a man who has spent most of his career playing it cool, he is anything but in this one.

Finally, there was the family's entrance that saw him don a cape and costume as a super dad in Sky High, which focused on a super school. “I always thought it was hysterical. I love when people watch it, and they all say the same thing – that it's really funny. Now, that movie was good, but it wasn't a monster hit or anything,” Russell said. Hit or not, many still love him the "Sky High" director still wants to make a sequel. With the superhero genre entering a risky phase of late, it might be a good time to go back to something that worked and check in with Commander while we're at it.