Editing Michael Caine (section)

=== 1976–1997: Established star ===
[[File:Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - Michael Caine in 'Ashanti'.jpg|thumb|upright|Caine in 1979]]
In 1976, Caine appeared in [[Tom Mankiewicz]]'s screen adaptation of the [[Jack Higgins]] novel ''[[The Eagle Has Landed (film)|The Eagle Has Landed]]'' as ''[[Oberst]]'' ([[Colonel]]) Kurt Steiner, the commander of a [[Luftwaffe]] paratroop unit disguised as Polish [[paratrooper]]s, whose mission was to kidnap or kill the then-[[British Prime Minister]] [[Winston Churchill]], alongside co-stars [[Donald Sutherland]], [[Robert Duvall]], [[Jenny Agutter]] and Donald Pleasence. Caine also was part of an all-star cast in ''[[A Bridge Too Far (film)|A Bridge Too Far]]'' (1977).<ref>{{cite news|title=A Bridge Too Far, for allied forces and for viewers|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jul/15/a-bridge-too-far-reel-history|access-date=4 November 2021|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> In 1978, Caine starred in ''[[Silver Bears]]'', an adaptation of [[Paul Erdman]]'s 1974 novel of the same name, and co-starred in the Academy Award-winning ''[[California Suite (film)|California Suite]]''. In the late 1970s, Caine's choice of roles was frequently criticised{{mdash}}something to which he has referred with self-deprecating comments about taking parts strictly for the money. He averaged two films a year, but these included such films as ''[[The Swarm (1978 film)|The Swarm]]'' (1978) (although critically panned it was Academy Award-nominated for Best Costume Design), ''[[Ashanti (1979 film)|Ashanti]]'' (1979) and ''[[Beyond the Poseidon Adventure]]'' (1979).

In the early 1980s Caine appeared in ''[[The Island (1980 film)|The Island]]'' (1980), ''[[The Hand (1981 film)|The Hand]]'' (1981), and had a reunion with his ''Sleuth'' co-star Laurence Olivier in ''[[The Jigsaw Man (film)|The Jigsaw Man]]'' (1982). During the 1980s Caine enjoyed further acclaimed roles and awards attention. He co-starred with [[Julie Walters]] in ''[[Educating Rita (film)|Educating Rita]]'' (1983), for which he won a BAFTA and a [[Golden Globe Award]]. In 1986, he portrayed the neurotic Elliot in [[Woody Allen]]'s ensemble comedy ''[[Hannah and Her Sisters]]'', starring [[Barbara Hershey]], [[Dianne Wiest]], and [[Mia Farrow]]. For his performance he won his first [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Bob |last=Thomas |title=Three-time loser Caine becomes Oscar winner |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=266&dat=19870430&id=DucrAAAAIBAJ&pg=3349,7713188 |newspaper=Kentucky New Era |agency=Associated Press |date=30 April 1987 |access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref> [[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote in 2011, "Caine's performance, so fervent, so agonisingly dedicated, actually gains in force and touching sincerity with the years."<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/dec/22/hannah-and-her-sisters-film-review|title= Hannah and Her Sisters – review|website= The Guardian|date= 22 December 2011|accessdate= September 21, 2023|last1= Bradshaw|first1= Peter}}</ref> Caine also played a suave English conman, opposite a clumsy American played by [[Steve Martin]], in the crime comedy ''[[Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (film)|Dirty Rotten Scoundrels]]'' (1988), directed by [[Frank Oz]]. The film earned him a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] nomination, losing to [[Tom Hanks]] in ''[[Big (film)|Big]]'' (1988).<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/dirty-rotten-scoundrels | title= Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | work=Golden Globes | access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref>

Caine's other successful films (critically or financially) were the 1980 Golden Globe-nominated [[slasher film]] ''[[Dressed to Kill (1980 film)|Dressed to Kill]]'', the 1981 [[war film]] ''[[Escape to Victory]]'' featuring [[Sylvester Stallone]] and footballers from the 1960s and 1970s, including [[Pelé]] and [[Bobby Moore]], the 1982 film ''[[Deathtrap (film)|Deathtrap]]'', and ''[[Mona Lisa (film)|Mona Lisa]]'' (1986). In 1987, Caine narrated ''[[Hero (1987 film)|Hero]]'', the [[List of official FIFA World Cup films|official film]] of the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>[http://www.fifafilms.com/fileadmin/fifafilms/user_upload/pdf/FIFAFilms_Factsheet_March_2012_very_low_res.pdf "FIFA World Cup and Official FIFA Events: Programming"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417225504/http://www.fifafilms.com/fileadmin/fifafilms/user_upload/pdf/FIFAFilms_Factsheet_March_2012_very_low_res.pdf |date=17 April 2016 }}. FIFA Films. Retrieved 28 January 2013</ref> That year he starred in the thriller and spy film ''[[The Fourth Protocol (film)|The Fourth Protocol]]'' alongside [[Pierce Brosnan]]. In 1988 he played Chief Insp. [[Frederick Abberline]] in the two-part TV drama ''[[Jack the Ripper (miniseries)|Jack the Ripper]]'', which co-starred [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]] and was produced to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the [[Jack the Ripper]] murder spree in Victorian London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimesbacknumbers.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=4195|title=TVT 1988/42 – 15–21 October 1988 (TVS and C4) JACK THE RIPPER (ITV) with cover photo of Michael Caine and Jane Seymour.|website=www.radiotimesbacknumbers.com|language=en|access-date=26 August 2021|archive-date=29 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329222607/https://www.radiotimesbacknumbers.com/index.php?route=product%2Fproduct&product_id=4195|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Despite his success in the 1980s, Caine also appeared in some poorly received films such as ''[[Blame It on Rio]]'' (1984), the [[Dick Clement]] and [[Ian La Frenais]] comedy ''[[Water (1985 film)|Water]]'' (1985), the fourth and final film in the [[Jaws (franchise)|''Jaws'' franchise]], ''[[Jaws: The Revenge]]'' (1987), and ''[[Without a Clue]]'' (1988) (portraying [[Sherlock Holmes]]). Caine's commitment to filming ''Jaws: The Revenge'' in the [[Bahamas]] meant that he was unable to receive his Academy Award for ''Hannah and Her Sisters'' in person and Dianne Wiest accepted it on his behalf. Caine said of ''Jaws: The Revenge'', "I have never seen the film, but by all accounts it was terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/michael_caine_biog/25 |title=Michael Caine Biography |publisher=Tiscali |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060910095949/http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/michael_caine_biog/25 |archive-date=10 September 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Collin|first=Robbie|author-link=Robbie Collin|date=14 March 2013|title=Michael Caine: Extraordinarily good and spectacularly awful|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/9926680/Michael-Caine-extraordinarily-good-and-spectacularly-awful.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314200211/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/9926680/Michael-Caine-Extraordinarily-good-and-spectacularly-awful.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 March 2013|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=24 July 2014}}</ref>

{{quote box|width=30%|align=right|quote="It was absolutely perfect at that time for what I wanted. I could make it, and my daughter could see it. That's why I did it. And it was lovely."|source=―Caine on playing [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] in ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Michael Caine Loves The Muppet Christmas Carol as Much as You Do |url=https://www.gq.com/story/michael-caine-muppet-christmas-carol-interview |access-date=1 December 2019 |work=GQ}}</ref>}}
In the 1990s, Caine found good parts harder to come by. He played the mysterious bartender Mike in ''[[Mr. Destiny]]'' in 1990 and appeared with [[Roger Moore]] in ''[[Bullseye! (1990 film)|Bullseye!]]'' (1990).He played [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] in ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'' (1992).<ref>{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-muppet-christmas-carol-1992 |title=The Muppet Christmas Carol Movie Review (1992) |publisher=rogerebert.com |date= 11 December 1992|access-date=19 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=McGlynn, Anthony|url=https://screenrant.com/best-christmas-movies-all-time/2/|title=Best Christmas Movies Of All-Time|publisher=[[Screen Rant]]|date=23 December 2018|access-date=19 August 2019}}</ref> Having been chosen by [[Brian Henson]], Caine stated: "I'm going to play this movie like I'm working with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]. I will never wink, I will never do anything Muppety. I am going to play Scrooge as if it is an utterly dramatic role and there are no puppets around me."<ref>{{cite interview|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/dec/21/how-we-made-the-muppet-christmas-carol|title=How we made: The Muppet Christmas Carol|subject=Brian Henson, Steve Whitmire|interviewer=Ben Beaumont-Thomas|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=21 December 2015|access-date=25 December 2015}}</ref> He played the beleaguered stage director Lloyd Fellowes in the film adaptation of ''[[Noises Off (film)|Noises Off]]'' (1992). He also played a villain in the [[Steven Seagal]] film ''[[On Deadly Ground]]'' (1994). He was starred two [[straight to video]] Harry Palmer sequels and a few television films.