The 'Identify A Movie For Me' Thread 2 - Identify Harder

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ClydeUmney: May 13, 2004; One can hardly ignore the Taoist implications of "Fuck it, Dude. Let's go bowling."

Vanity posted:

Saw this like ten years ago; it's older than that.

It reminds me of Chucky. The scene I remember involves a little doll with a knife falling out of a fireplace and attacking some chick. Unfortunately that's all I remember

Is this too vague?

Sounds like the famous killer Zulu doll from Trilogy of Terror, maybe?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073820/

# ¿ Dec 9, 2006 00:39

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# ¿ Apr 23, 2024 08:14

ClydeUmney: May 13, 2004; One can hardly ignore the Taoist implications of "Fuck it, Dude. Let's go bowling."

Alan Smithee posted:

I'm not particularly eager to see it but I'm curious to see if anyone cacn ID

commercial of a movie I saw about WWII in North Africa, made a little later and in color. About Allied troops, one American featured in the commercial (think it was Belushi) and a Brit who says "reckon you..." or something. Basically bunch of Afrika Korps troops who Belushi describes as "thirsty Germans" are after their water supply.

The remake of Sahara, with James Belushi?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114324/

# ¿ Dec 9, 2006 17:42

ClydeUmney: May 13, 2004; One can hardly ignore the Taoist implications of "Fuck it, Dude. Let's go bowling."

Pastor John posted:

I'm needing help identifying a movie that I saw a few years ago. It was a French film about two girls who worked in a textiles factory in Paris and made friends with each other, moved in together and the story of the movie is how they drift apart and meet new people and date different guys and so on. It's an outstanding movie and I've been looking for it everywhere but to no avail . I'm not sure of the exact title but I know it's something like (translated from French) "From the Wings of Angels" or "On Broken Angel Wings" or something like that. Any help would be much appreciated.

Is it The Dreamlife of Angels?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120449/

# ¿ Dec 30, 2006 20:39

ClydeUmney: May 13, 2004; One can hardly ignore the Taoist implications of "Fuck it, Dude. Let's go bowling."

GyverMac posted:

All i can remember from this movie, is that its a comedy of some sort, and that it contains a hardass biker dude chasing one of the main characters. The biker dude smokes cigars, is a very dirty fellow and so hardass that rabbits spntaneusly combusts whenever he rides past them on his motorcycle. He is also often accompanied by valkyrie music.

The fact that i cant remember it for the life of me has been bugging for a while. What movie is this? Please help.

Raising Arizona.

# ¿ Jan 5, 2007 04:59

ClydeUmney: May 13, 2004; One can hardly ignore the Taoist implications of "Fuck it, Dude. Let's go bowling."

Alan Smithee posted:

Not that I want to watch it but I remember back in the 90s there was this hubbub about a Disney movie, football high school kids doing HS things. One scene had a couple guys laying on a road for some reason and a couple real life idiots thought it would be a good idea to try it. Thusly they died.

can anyone ID the movie and why it was such a totally tubular scene?

The movie is called The Program, with James Caan. Touchstone, not Disney.

As for that scene:

quote:

Controversy

The film originally included a scene in which team members lied down in the street as cars drove by to demonstrate their bravery and team unity. After one or more youngsters imitated this scene and were either killed or suffered injuries, the filmmakers pulled the scene from the movie.

# ¿ Jan 15, 2007 01:01

ClydeUmney: May 13, 2004; One can hardly ignore the Taoist implications of "Fuck it, Dude. Let's go bowling."

Alan Smithee posted:

I just watched This Film is Not Yet Rated and remember seeing a scene with who I believe was the Bond girl in Casino Royale in a compromising position

I would like to know more

Probably thinking of The Dreamers. Someone posted a bunch of photos from it in the old Casino Royale thread.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309987/

# ¿ Feb 9, 2007 13:39

ClydeUmney: May 13, 2004; One can hardly ignore the Taoist implications of "Fuck it, Dude. Let's go bowling."

Kid Knee Bean posted:

What is the name of this crime/action movie that begins at a football game, where the running back takes out a gun and shoots the defender in the middle of the field? I don't know if that's the main plot because the movie switches to another story after that opening scene, but I'm sure it's important! It's a gritty-looking 80's (possibly late 70's) movie.

I have never seen it, but for some reason, I think this is The Last Boy Scout.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102266/

EDIT: :woop:

I was afraid I would be wrong and look dumb, but I am vindicated!

_{It's the little things that make my days. Can you tell?}

ClydeUmney fucked around with this message at 04:42 on Feb 12, 2007

# ¿ Feb 12, 2007 04:28

ClydeUmney: May 13, 2004; One can hardly ignore the Taoist implications of "Fuck it, Dude. Let's go bowling."

After listening to the director of West Bank Story talk about the problems inherent in making a comedy about Israel/Palestine relations, it started me thinking about another one, from a few years ago (5-8, TOPS--I remember seeing ads at the Belcourt for it). I honestly don't remember much; I believe it was from the Palestinan point of view, and for some reason, I feel like a balloon played heavily in the trailer. The problem is, I never saw it--it looked pretty bizarre, but not uninteresting. Any idea what I'm talking about?

# ¿ Feb 27, 2007 00:21

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Scrot Eel posted:

Heh, I should've quoted ClydeUmney, since I think this is the movie he's looking for.

Thanks, but I don't think this is it. I remember this looking pretty dark in tone--a definite black comedy. I really don't know that I've given enough information, but that's all I remember.

EDIT: HA! Found it: Divine Intervention http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274428/

EDIT THE SECOND: Has anyone actually seen this? I remember thinking it looked pretty interesting...

ClydeUmney fucked around with this message at 23:51 on Feb 27, 2007

# ¿ Feb 27, 2007 23:28

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Inspector Hound posted:

Don LaFontaine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQRtuxdfQHw

MY POST IS BETTER

Actually, this post is even better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRPN3R_kaPc

EDIT: I'm a butt face.

ClydeUmney fucked around with this message at 19:31 on Mar 14, 2007

# ¿ Mar 14, 2007 02:17

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XiXious posted:

Saw it : 5 years ago
Genre : Horror/Suspense

Story revolves around this hannibal-esque bad guy that collects limbs and sews them together to recreate Jesus' being crucified, I seem to only remember those vague details, I cant even remember if it was decent or had any major stars in it.

It's called Resurrection, with Christopher Lambert. It is absolutely hilarious, and completely terrible.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142804/

# ¿ Mar 27, 2007 03:41

ClydeUmney: May 13, 2004; One can hardly ignore the Taoist implications of "Fuck it, Dude. Let's go bowling."

jonny righteous posted:

I have one: It was on TV, must have been late 80's or early 90's. A family wake up one morning to find their house sealed in, as in can't open the windows or doors because theres a big wall outside or something. the husband trys to find ways out of the house like chopping through the roof or getting out the garage door but all the objects he uses seem to have some weird logo on them (like on the handle of the axe he trys to chop out with). I'm not sure what the logo was all about but it always had ominous music with it.

this has been bugging me for years and years - my parents made me go to bed before the finish so I never knew what happened.

I wonder if this is the same as this:

bleearg posted:

I've got one. I don't remember too much about it, other than I saw it back in the 80s. It's about a family living in a house and weird "stuff" is happening. I can't really comment on the weird "stuff" other than at one point, there is green slime that fills the house. At the end, a twist worth of M. Night himself reveals that the family is actually a group of toys in some kid's playhouse.

Bad movie that I don't think I'd care to watch, but it's bugging me that I cannot remember the name.

which turned out to be this:

zombieman posted:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088909/

I only say this because the IMDb entry mentions a logo...

EDIT: Guess it was.

# ¿ Mar 29, 2007 22:50

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Ape Agitator posted:

This is The Avengers. It's the most absurd scene in the entire movie and was the only thing I really enjoyed about it. The entire bear suit scenario is hilarious.

Thank you so much for these pictures. I can't entirely defend the movie, but the bear scene is unmistakably hilarious. The bear suits are awesome. I love the bear pointing up at them in the elevator.

# ¿ Apr 5, 2007 22:21

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Alan Smithee posted:

Another movie: Saw this back in the early 90s, I'd date around there too. So it's this sort of military movie type deal. A unit of soldiers for some reason or other are being held in a camp, only I got the impression they were American soldiers being held by American soldiers. The camp is run by a sadistic bald man (who I believe is the same baldy who plays the principle in Back to the Future who always yells "slacker!"). For some reason or other he likes to have them in states of undress and he rapes one of the female soldiers at one point. When one of the protagonists finds out (he has a beard I think) he's dragged away by either guards or other guys in his unit while he screams "YOU RAPED HER"

Sure it wasn't a TV show? This sounds like it could be it. Just took looking up the actor from the BTTF movies and digging through his filmography.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0663096/

# ¿ Apr 7, 2007 05:26

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cptInsane0 posted:

You may be thinking of the kid and play movie, Class Act http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103978/

Thank goodness you answered a movie from December that got answered a few posts later. With your exact answer, I might add.

# ¿ Apr 15, 2007 03:42

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Nemesii posted:

My friend asked me what spy movie it is that one of the characters bites their fingertips off to get rid of his fingerprints. This sounds loving awesome to me, but I have no idea what it is. Obviously google is worthless, but I know you guys aren't! Any ideas?

Well, I don't know about a spy movie, but I know in the movie Se7en, the killer slices the tips of his fingers off so he doesn't leave any prints. Maybe your friend got their movies mixed up?

# ¿ May 6, 2007 01:52

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BioTech posted:

I doubt it, it's more obscure and older. I saw it on TV right after cartoons, the movie was meant for children. The red soldier looked like a nutcracker, but he had a high black hat.

Maybe one of the versions of Babes in Toyland?

# ¿ May 10, 2007 22:35

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Action Jacktion posted:

Funny Games:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119167/

Well, poo poo. I wish I didn't know that. I've always wanted to see that.

EDIT: Not blaming you, just saying I wish I didn't know how the whole thing played out.

# ¿ Jul 13, 2007 16:46

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Dancing Potato posted:

This sounds like it could be The Keep, directed by none other than Michael Mann. I haven't seen it, though, and it's not available on DVD.

I thought that too, but this hasn't been on HBO Signature--I've always wanted to see this, just because the author of the book (F. Paul Wilson) calls it one of the worst movies he's ever seen. He apparently has even recorded a Rifftrax-style commentary track for it.

Are you sure this was on HBO Signature? I think you can browse the schedule for the month on HBO.com--if you remember when you saw it, you might be able to figure it out.

EDIT: The more I read that, the more sure I am you're right it's The Keep. But it definitely wasn't on HBO Signature. Right movie, though.

# ¿ Jul 15, 2007 21:33

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Buster Friendly posted:

This has been gnawing at the back of my mind for years now. It's a movie I saw at least 10 years ago on TV, probably TNT or TBS. I think it may have had Chevy Chase although I'm a little fuzzy on it.

Anyways, I only remember part of it. This scene takes place in a junkyard I think with this bizarre mutant hillbilly type family that has a sort of patriarch figure who hangs out in this quasi-courtroom type place. In the scene he's auditioning bands to play at his son or daughter's wedding (I forget which). Whenever a band would have a lovely audition he would press a button or something and they would fly down a trap door or conveyer belt and get incinerated and chopped up.

I also remember these twin giant piggish looking things (think "hey you guys" from the goonies) who would hang out with this female cop.

I think the movie may have revolved around some guy trying to rescue his girlfriend from this weird rear end family.

This poo poo terrified and fascinated me when I first saw it. If anyone knows what movie this is please let me know. It's something I think about a lot.

Sounds like Nothing But Trouble, I think.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102558/

# ¿ Jul 20, 2007 16:11

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hackbunny posted:

Mystery feature-length horror movie #1

American teenager tries out a mysterious computer game where he acts out the career of a ruthless serial killer. The game interacts with the player through a "demon head" avatar, and relies on putting the player in a vivid, first-person hallucination of being the killer. The player is rated in effectiveness, brutality and morbosity (the game compliments the kid for cutting off a victim's thumb with an electric knife as a trophy). The kid soon discovers he's actually committing the crimes in real life, but not soon enough, and he must continue playing the game to cover his tracks before the police gets to him.

As things go horribly wrong (maybe he gets killed?), he wakes up from the game and discovers the game really was just a game, however vivid. So he curses at the demon head that is now complimenting him and recommending breathing exercises (I believe he angrily yells "gently caress you and your breathing exercises!" at this point)

Ending: as a revenge, he tricks the school's principal into playing the game

Extra detail: the kid had a voice-activated personal assistant software on his PC, called "Igor" (the visuals were a crude animation of a cartoon hunchback "Igor"). Igor acknowledges the kid's orders with a "Yes, master". With a creepy twist: before the kid goes out on his final game mission, Igor adds "Farewell, master" (one of the hints that It's All Just a Dream)

This one is Brainscan, I think.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109327/

# ¿ Jul 26, 2007 03:18

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AnimeJune posted:

3.This one I want to see again, because it looked freakin� awesome and Eugene Levy was in it - this bickering couple gets sucked into a television, and at one point they�re animated mice a la Bugs Bunny cartoons and in another they�re in a historical film about the French Revolution. Anyone? Anyone?

4. Lastly - this was an animated movie, about early 90s, I'm guessing. It involved a Rooster who was also an Elvis impersonator going up against an evil Owl who liked to eat kittens, or something. I think the Owl turns a little boy into a kitten who helps the Elvis Rooster find his voice, or something. Any help would be great.

3. Stay Tuned - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105466/

4. Rock a Doodle - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102802/

# ¿ Dec 4, 2007 02:32

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TouchyMcFeely posted:

Alrighty, got one that my buddy and I are racking our brains over that we can't seem to figure out.

This was definitely VHS and was on VHS in the mid-90's.

There were two main characters that I remember, a boyfriend and girlfriend who were traveling/running for some reason. Every time they purchased something the total came out to be some version of 666 (like $6.66 or $66.60, etc). The only scene I really remember is the end where the boyfriend (and maybe the girlfriend?) is caught by skinheads and rear end-raped while the national anthem is blaring. Also, the skinheads wore nothing but socks to cover their knobs.

I also remember the colors in the film were off or at least the sky was an unnatural blood-red color in one scene. It reminds me somewhat of Natural Born Killers, but that wasn't the movie I'm trying to think of.

Hope someone can help!

I hope and pray the government doesn't monitor too many searches, because god only knows what sort of marks go on my file for searching for "movie skinheads rape socks 666". That being said, it leads me to think that you're remembering The Doom Generation, maybe?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112887/

# ¿ Dec 29, 2007 06:43

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Shiv Shiverli posted:

As far as I can remember, it was a fairly recent movie. The lead character was a blond who was married to a psychologist (I believe he was head of a mental institution) and she ended up having a passionate affair with one of the patients. I think it was a period piece, 40s-50s-ish.

Pretty sure this is Asylum, which played here this weekend for some reason I don't really understand.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348505/

Random trivia: supposedly, at one point, Stephen King was set to adapt this to the screen. No idea why; having read the book, it's nothing like anything he would write.

# ¿ Dec 29, 2007 22:36

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FitFortDanga posted:

Your other one is Les Diaboliques.

I finally am taping this movie this week, and the ending's ruined for me. Dammit. How bad will this ruin my enjoyment of the movie?

# ¿ Feb 1, 2008 04:30

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Crazy_Dude posted:

I saw a trailer in college, it was for some horror film..

It starts off with these 2 kids, they are running in a field and stop at a riverbank and dig out a worm and put it in a jar..then randomly all these dead bodies in the sky just start floating down strapped to like parachute things.

It's really pretty messed up (can't wait to see it!) and apparently the dead folk are reanimated Nazi soldiers or something.

I'm almost sure that this is Worst Case Scenario, a film that's had a trailer floating around on the web for a while. According to the website, this is still in pre-production; the trailer, however, has been around for a while - longer, I think, than any actual work on the film. See if the CGI Promo here is what you're thinking of: http://www.gorehoundinc.com/

ClydeUmney fucked around with this message at 23:04 on Feb 5, 2008

# ¿ Feb 5, 2008 23:00

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Okay, usually I'm answering this thread, not asking, but this has been bugging me lately.

I have no idea what brought this into my head, but I remember seeing a movie where a character has died. I want to say that it was a businessman, a company president, or something like that, but maybe I'm wrong. Anyways, the part I'm sure about: another character goes to the funeral at a church (it felt like the generic Catholic Church set you see in every movie), and there is a clergyman speaking to an empty church. No one has shown up to this guy's funeral. The clergyman sees the character walk in, and says, "Oh, someone's here! Should I start over?"

I remember the scene was supposed to be pretty sad, definitely not played for laughs, I think. I know this is just one scene, but I feel like this is a pretty major movie - I remember seeing it when I was younger, and so it probably wouldn't be too obscure.

Help?

# ¿ Mar 16, 2008 00:31

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Asphalt Engine posted:

Need some help, film goons.

Couple years back, I saw this movie on HBO. It was about two FBI agents who were basically shooting it out with a Midwestern cult in the heartland. They didn't know who to trust and they wound up getting saddled with a girl who turned out to be one of the cult members. The movie was decent enough, but the ending was so wonderfully surreal that it stuck with me. The lead agent's psycho partner bought it and the chick wound up getting cacked when she showed her true colors. The movie ends with the lead agent running to the escape chopper while singing, under his breath, the "I believe in miracles" line of "You Sexy Thing." The actual song kicks up and the ending credits roll.

Anyone help name that movie?

Was there a plotline about some of hostages that were deaf? If so, it might be Dead Silence, an HBO movie from the late 90s based on Jeffery Deaver's book A Maiden's Grave.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118942/

# ¿ Mar 16, 2008 03:13

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Alan Smithee posted:

I was watching a VFX reel and in it there's a scene where it starts out close on a monk looking priest with a chi-ro http://www.ejop.org/images/Fig.%202%20Monogram%20Chi-Ro%20Vatican.jpg

It looks like he's on a battlefield and he's surrounded by dead bodies and crucified men. It zooms out and shows a ridiculous number of them. I think they were upside down crucified

I'm guessing it's fairly recent since it was in a VFX reel. Plus the zoom effect had kind of a After Effects look to it...

This has been driving me nuts since I read it. I wonder if it's Exorcist: The Beginning? I couldn't find the exact movie clip, but here it is as part of a music video. Is this it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vADtNLzepq0

# ¿ Apr 6, 2008 14:07

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Alan Smithee posted:

Yeah that's the one. What exactly did the late roman empire have to do with the rest of this movie?

Honestly, I only barely remember. I think that the whole premise was that they were unearthing an early Christian temple in the area, but one that had been corrupted by Panzuzu - that shot was showing some of what happened there or something like that. The Wikipedia summary might help somewhat, though: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exorcist:_The_Beginning

# ¿ Apr 6, 2008 21:46

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Mute Force posted:

I remember watching a clip on Youtube of what I believe was the opening sequence of a Western film. There was a family working outside of their farmhouse (I vaguely remember the daughter fetching water). Then these cowboys (or maybe just one) arrive and basically kill everyone. The last thing I remember is a cowboy riding up to the little boy and they just stare at each other (then he shoots the boy?).

I know this isn't the best description, but I'd appreciate any help. I've been on a sort of Western kick lately and I've been wanting to see the rest of this movie for a while.

I'm pretty sure this is either Once Upon a Time in the West or The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. I can't remember which, but I'm thinking the former.

The Packet Loss posted:

This is a trailer I saw some years ago, after 2000 but before 2005 I think. There's a cop interrogating some guy, and it seems the whole movie takes place in the room with the two guys talking. It may have been about a murder, but I'm not sure.

The Interview, maybe? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120714/

# ¿ May 25, 2008 04:45

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yacantfightthefunk posted:

Did not see the movie, saw the trailer.

It was a white, dark-haired woman who was training to be a suicide bomber. The trailer was almost entirely without dialogue, except for instructions from her trainers. There was a shot of her kinda freaking out in a bath tub. I think the last of the trailer was her in Times Square with a backpack. I believe the trailer said something about her being ethnically neutral. Saw the trailer around a year and a half ago. Help help, it looked good, I'd really like to watch it. Thanks much.

Googling for "suicide bomber trailer" turned this up: Day Night Day Night -

http://www.videodetective.com/movies/DAY_NIGHT_DAY_NIGHT/trailer/P00328564.htm

This it?

# ¿ Sep 12, 2008 02:48

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Barack HUSSEIN posted:

A woman who's being haunted shoots herself when a couple of the ghosts burst into her room. It was a relatively recent movie.

Was this in the trailer, or an ending, or just randomly in the movie? This seems familiar to me, but I can't place it - any other details you remember?

# ¿ Sep 15, 2008 00:54

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InfiniteZero posted:

Glover tours the film all over the place. He normally does a poetry reading and then shows the film. This is the best way to watch the film. Glover's poetry reading is a total blast. He normally uses visual cues and slide pictures of the pages from his books (his poetry/books are mostly cut-ups).

Glover will also help to put his film in context and his genuine enthusiasm for it will probably help you get past the more difficult parts (if you even need encouragement).

Seconding this. Don't download it; go see it with Glover in attendance. The Q/A is worth the experience. I did a write-up about it here.

# ¿ Oct 10, 2008 05:26

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ianvincible posted:

I've been trying for years to remember a movie I saw as a child. All I remember of the plot is that for some reason or other inmates in an insane asylum get jobs in advertising. The only part I distinctly remember is one of their ads for Sony that was just a picture of a thin man and the word "Bony" and then a picture of a tv or whatever and the word "Sony".

Any help would be great.

Crazy People, with Dudley Moore.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099316/

# ¿ Oct 20, 2008 06:32

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Rawles posted:

I remember watching this movie a few months ago at like 3am on an oxygen-like channel. I am fairly certain it is at least a few years old.

It was about a family of three daughters that start off happily enough until their father runs away with his secretary. The mother becomes a drunk, and the sisters start to fight with her a lot, and basically everyone's life goes to the shitter. A few years later, they find out that he didn't run away, but he fell into a ditch in the backyard and died. It was a really gut-wrenching movie :'(

I'm fairly certain that this is The Upside of Anger, although I've never seen it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365885/

# ¿ Nov 30, 2008 21:20

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Assplant posted:

Got another one actually; it's absolute tripe but funny for that same reason.
Pretty sure it's named after an event in the film- 2 fires in the same building; 1 at the top and 1 at the bottom. When they meet they explode into a fiery yellow deathball.

One of the more memorable bits is when a huge chunk of stairwell falls on some guy and in the next scene he has a small bandage on, or the bit where another guy tries to escape the fire by filling up a filing cabinet or something with water and locking himself in it.

Saw it on Sky again about 10 years ago, maybe less.

Are you thinking of Backdraft? Again, never seen it, but the name seems right for you.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101393/

# ¿ Nov 30, 2008 23:40

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Residentearth posted:

Alright, I have a few:

One is a horror movie from the 80's. I only remember one scene: Two people are in a driving in a car when either they hit a semi infront of them or there is some kind of accident where the semi stops suddenly and the cargo cuts loose. The cargo is a load of metal pipes, I believe, and they crash through the window and crushing the people's heads. I remember it being very gory but at the same time really stupid looking. Ever since I saw that I was always afraid or trailers carrying pipes when I'm driving on the highway. I know it's not Final Destination 2, because the crash in the beginning of that movie reminded me of that old movie.

Are you positive this is that old? Apart from looking dumb, this sounds pretty similar to the opening of The Descent.

YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO6yz0HkX3o

# ¿ Dec 5, 2008 03:54

ClydeUmney: May 13, 2004; One can hardly ignore the Taoist implications of "Fuck it, Dude. Let's go bowling."

MachineryNoise posted:

I'm almost completely sure that's from the third episode of David Lynch's Hotel Room, in which case it was Crispin Glover.

I didn't recognize it until you said it, but you're right. Best episode of the lot, too.

# ¿ Feb 19, 2009 03:39

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# ¿ Apr 23, 2024 08:14

ClydeUmney: May 13, 2004; One can hardly ignore the Taoist implications of "Fuck it, Dude. Let's go bowling."

Ample posted:

In a law movie, two people are having a conversation about the crazy plea. They talk about how this guy wiped his rear end with peanut butter, so that the jury would think he was crazy. That is all I can remember about the scene, nothing about the movie or the actors.

Found some discussion online that seems to say that it's Training Day.

# ¿ Mar 13, 2009 03:27

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