Off the beaten path movie thread

[causeofkaos]

run Lola run was a trip

[T. Rush]

They keep popping into my head

Liquid Sky, another cult classic by Slava Tsukerman. Get ready for strange NYC SiFi androgyny.

The Station Agent. Haven't seen it yet but the description on Netflix got me interested.

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, 1983. David Bowie. Can't quite remember it but I think it made a dent.

Bagdad Cafe'. One of those films that makes you remember Jack Palace.

[Oldfisti]

Enemy mine -  1985
SF from the novel by Barry B. Longyear.
Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr.
A space battle sends two pilots from opposite sides crashing onto a deserted planet.

Love that one!   

[Speedbag]

Think things like Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Might not be your cup of tea if you're at all a homophobe, awesome soundtrack. Imagine a cross between 'Rocky Horror' and 'This Is Spinal Tap' and you're getting close.

And, yes, Killer Klowns is a great movie - I own it on DVD. 

[superjohn]

Tank starring James Garner

Good flick. I also enjoyed "Taps", the early Tom Cruise flick.

[Bun-bun]

Maybe too mainstream for this thread . . .  "The long kiss goodnight" Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson
Geena Davis as an amnesiac hit(wo)man.



Hey maybe someone here can come up with the title to this movie I can't get out of my head. It was a post-nuclear- apocolypse film about a young boy and a telepathic or talking dog. Maybe from the '70s.
Any idea?

[pennyrobber]

Waking Life
(2001) Linklater pic. Very cool movie dealing with philosophy.

Old Boy
(2003) Korean film about a guys who gets kidnapped and is released 15 years later. He must then find the person who kinapped him to get revenge.

Hell Ride
(2008) Notables include Michael Madson and Dennis Hopper. Biker movie made in the B movie style of Planet Terror and Death proof

[Kopfjäger]

In Bruges -  Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson.

[Grampa]

How to draw a bunny

[Old-Duckman]

This could become a classic thread.

"Motel Hell" Campy horror
1980
Noteables:
Rory Calhoun
Elaine Joyce
Wolfman Jack
John Ratzenberger

"It takes all kinds of critters to make farmer Vincent's fritters."

"Frankenhooker" Campy horror

1990
Notables: Louise Lasser

A med student accidently kills his GF in a lawn mower accident. Saves her head in a freezer and goes to get body parts from hookers to remake his GF. He invents "Super Crack" that the hookers smoke and then explode...Many exploding hooker scenes...You can't get any better than that.

More serious (my fav movie of all time BTW):
"Drugstore Cowboy" 1989

Notables:
Matt Dillon
James Remar
James LeGros
Heather Graham
Kelly Lynch
William S. Burroughs

Based on a true story, a small gang of drug addicts rip-off drugstores to satisfy their habit. One tries to "clean up his hand." Directed by Gus Van Sant

[sno_duc]

Hey maybe someone here can come up with the title to this movie I can't get out of my head. It was a post-nuclear- apocolypse film about a young boy and a telepathic or talking dog. Maybe from the '70s.
Any idea?

Is this the one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Boy_and_His_Dog

[Bun-bun]

Is this the one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Boy_and_His_Dog

Yep!
Don Johnson, who knew?
Great movie. Not surprised Harlan Ellison wrote the seminal story.

[DoubleEagle]

" Sea of Love "        1989

Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman

Al Pacino is a Detective on the hunt for a Serial killer , John Goodman is his partner.
Ellen Barkin becomes Al's love interest and the prime suspect as the Serial killer.                Dolph           

[Buckethead]

Brotherhood of the Wolf. French, with English subtitles. Best martial arts flick you'll see this year.

Attack the Gas Station. A group of Korean misfits decide to rob the same gas station for the second night in a row. This time, they start to (after taking hostages) run the business. In doing so, the set the stage for each of them to realize their inner-most dreams. Sounds ghey, but is TOTALLY awesome.

The Score. Master thief Robert De Nero teams up with mentally-handicapped (in the movie) Ed Norton and criminal fixer Marlon Brando. Watch it and remember why you never, ever, EVER, want to cross De Niro. As if you needed a reason. Also contains the greatest safe-crack in history.

Boondock Saints. Because you've always wanted to be a vigilante. Don't lie.

True Romance. Quentin Tarantino's take on a "Romance." Stars everyone famous, from James Gandolfini to Christopher Walken to Christian Slater to Brad Pitt. And no, I'm not exaggerating.

I love weird, oddball movies.

Also, anyone who hasn't should watch Ravenous for a real taste of cannibalism. 

[redxblack]

I really liked Alex Cox's film Repo Man, so I checked out his lesser known film Walker. It's about William Walker - an American ex-pat filibusterer who went to Nicaragua, led a coup and made himself president only to turn it into a slave republic (before the Civil War). It's a really interesting film because it's intentionally anachronistic (and OVERTLY political).

Features: Ed Harris, Joe Strummer (minor role). Score by Joe Strummer.


If you don't mind animated stuff, check out Perfect Blue. It's a Japanese film about a pop singer who tries to change her image and be taken seriously. Her fanbase object. It's bloody and confusing as the main character struggles to keep her sanity while those close to her are horrifically murdered.

Features: it's a cartoon