Comment Some not mentioned yet (Score 1) 2141
here's several that top my list. some even this crowd may not have heard of... in no particular order:
1. Miracle Beach - Ami Dolenz is a doll! tons of one-liners if you want them here. [holding a lighter up in tribute, Lars says] "Afterbirth! Kings of ROCK!"
2. Mad Max - dudes.... this should have already been mentioned.
3. Paperhouse - british film. don't know if it was ever released in US or not. suspense thriller about a girl whose dreams start to merge with reality. we used to quote this one all the time.
4. Gremloids - good luck finding anything on this classic, dare i say best ever, Star Wars spoof. "People don't go around town putting buckets on their heads, issuing threats!" one-liners galore. some indications are that this was released in the US under an alternate title. 'Showchannel Home Video' put it out on VHS. i had to order this from overseas in PAL format VHS. it's out of print and cost me a fortune (by VHS standards) but some things are worth it. i can't even watch it yet on my US VCR. if you thought Space Balls was funny - throw it in the trash and watch Gremloids.
5. Back to the Beach - hilarious, goofy, witty... a classic. Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon reprise their roles from their teen surf-days as middle-aged couple going back to their old stomping grounds.
6. UHF - weird al yankovick to the max. too much to list.
7. Clockwise - John Clesse (of Monty Python Fame) plays a fastidious punctual headmaster who, on his most important day, cannot manage to get anything done on time or in the right way. hilarious hyjinx ensue.
8. Cherry 2000 - in the vein of Mad Max ... except with Melanie Griffith as the tough chick with the hotrod mustang willing to go into the wasteland when hired by a man from the "city".
9. Tron. Tron was the bomb. you watch it today and it's as good as the rest of the stuff today. besides the haircuts and glasses, it could have been made today. one-liners, and a kewl soundtrack, to boot.
i could go on, but i'm tired of typing.
ps. just thought of number 10. Two Lane Blacktop. Classic Car film. James Taylor (yes, the James Taylor) as "the Driver" and Dennis Wilson (of the Beach Boys) as "the Mechanic".
1. Miracle Beach - Ami Dolenz is a doll! tons of one-liners if you want them here. [holding a lighter up in tribute, Lars says] "Afterbirth! Kings of ROCK!"
2. Mad Max - dudes.... this should have already been mentioned.
3. Paperhouse - british film. don't know if it was ever released in US or not. suspense thriller about a girl whose dreams start to merge with reality. we used to quote this one all the time.
4. Gremloids - good luck finding anything on this classic, dare i say best ever, Star Wars spoof. "People don't go around town putting buckets on their heads, issuing threats!" one-liners galore. some indications are that this was released in the US under an alternate title. 'Showchannel Home Video' put it out on VHS. i had to order this from overseas in PAL format VHS. it's out of print and cost me a fortune (by VHS standards) but some things are worth it. i can't even watch it yet on my US VCR. if you thought Space Balls was funny - throw it in the trash and watch Gremloids.
5. Back to the Beach - hilarious, goofy, witty... a classic. Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon reprise their roles from their teen surf-days as middle-aged couple going back to their old stomping grounds.
6. UHF - weird al yankovick to the max. too much to list.
7. Clockwise - John Clesse (of Monty Python Fame) plays a fastidious punctual headmaster who, on his most important day, cannot manage to get anything done on time or in the right way. hilarious hyjinx ensue.
8. Cherry 2000 - in the vein of Mad Max
9. Tron. Tron was the bomb. you watch it today and it's as good as the rest of the stuff today. besides the haircuts and glasses, it could have been made today. one-liners, and a kewl soundtrack, to boot.
i could go on, but i'm tired of typing.
ps. just thought of number 10. Two Lane Blacktop. Classic Car film. James Taylor (yes, the James Taylor) as "the Driver" and Dennis Wilson (of the Beach Boys) as "the Mechanic".
