# Forgotten movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [January 2, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476 "2024-01-02T02:08:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/381 "2024-01-15T07:20:41Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Mare Winningham, the mother in that movie, has had quite a prolific career. She continues to act in her 60s. I find it interesting that she had five children, all by the same husband (her second of five husbands), none adopted, none by surrogates, all born within a period of eight years. I was going to say that I don’t know of any female celebrity who did that. For that matter, I don’t know offhand of any woman who did that, although doubtlessly there are some. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/382 "2024-01-15T07:22:06Z")
Well, she was in **St. Elmo’s Fire** , but that’s the only thing I know her from. Nice to hear that she’s still working. That one might as well be a “forgotten movie.” It outlines all that was worst about twenty-somethings in the 1980s—going crazy with credit cards, “You boffed the boss?”, and “No Springsteen is leaving this house!” As a twenty-something at the time of it’s release, and as one who saw it then, I find it cringeworthy now. Jeez, were we really like that? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/383 "2024-01-15T08:54:43Z")
Thanks, @Dewey_Finn and @DPRK . It never occurred to me to think about my computer’s DVD drive. (Well, it’s an external DVD/CD drive, would that make a difference?) At any rate, it’s good info. Can you (or anybody) suggest some good ripping software? I own the DVD, so I see no problem ripping it to a personal device such as my computer, for personal use. Problem is that VLC doesn’t always do a good job at syncing sound and video, as I have learned. Is there anything better? ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/384 "2024-01-15T11:25:47Z")
As mentioned in another thread, using a computer DVD drive the simplest and quickest thing is just to copy the `VIDEO_TS` folder, but if you prefer you can use software like Handbrake or MakeMKV. I mentioned VLC as a good option for playing DVDs, Blu-Rays, pretty much any type of video file; I’m not sure it would be my first choice for ripping or advanced format conversion (I prefer my command-line tools 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/385 "2024-01-15T17:38:20Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Well, it’s an external DVD/CD drive, would that make a difference? Not really, though you can buy a second external drive for ten or twenty dollars and leave it on Region 2 if this is a frequent need. > [@Spoons](#): > > Can you (or anybody) suggest some good ripping software? [HandBrake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HandBrake). ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/386 "2024-01-15T17:56:37Z")
I mentioned the movie upthread _Who is Julia?_ Mare Winningham was the title character. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/387 "2024-01-15T17:57:29Z")
In the “cult movie” scene “Streets of Fire” is held up and beloved. I think it has a half-dozen “deluxe blu-ray steelbook limited edition ultimate edition” etc etc etc releaseas at this point. I’m waiting for [“Bunraku”](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1181795/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_20_act) to get similar revival love-- It’s a weird kind of Sin City meets live-action anime actioner with Josh Hartnett, Woody Harrelson and Ron Perlman in a over-stylized martial arts gangster world. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/388 "2024-01-16T00:44:10Z")
It definitely wasn’t this, as I remember animated sequences and other plot elements from the Danny Elfman movie. > [@Gatopescado](#): > > Elfman originated the **Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo** in 1972 as “musical theater”. I wouldn’t be surprised if there was something you may have seen that was a precursor of this Cinematic Opus. > > Where do you think you saw it? Check the timeline… > > I mean, how could there be any possible other explanation? Assuming my memory isn’t playing tricks, I definitely saw it in a movie theater in Quincy IL and it wasn’t a live performance. Although now that I give it more thought, it is possible that I saw it one of the times I went back to visit after graduation, which might have been in the 77-82 time frame. Why they might have been doing test screenings there I have no idea. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/389 "2024-01-16T03:34:00Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Does anyone remember the **[5,000 Fingers of Dr. T](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045464/)**? I do. I remember seeing a summer movie showing of it to a roomful of kids. Two janitors were watching, and one commented to te other “Can you believe people got paid to do this?” It’s written by DR,. Seuss!! I always thought this belonged on a double bill with _Dr. T and the Women._ ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/390 "2024-01-16T15:06:02Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > This film wasn’t made so much as it was crafted. I love the film, but honestly I must say their “craft” wasn’t fully good. Take for example the whole subplot with Charlotte Rampling. What, you say? Exactly! She made the case but not the actual film. [![](https://vhscollector.com/sites/default/files/vhsimages/21745_vp.jpg) ](https://vhscollector.com/sites/default/files/vhsimages/21745_vp.jpg) Now, I agree a film doesn’t have to explain everything, but I wish it gave some clues! Is it an existential voyage of a man’s soul that never dies but is doomed to repeat the same days over and over? Is Super Soul actually an angel ushering Kowalski into the afterlife? Is it just about the drugs? Oh well, I like it in spite of that! ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/391 "2024-01-16T15:39:46Z")
> [@SmartAleq](#): > > _Get Crazy_ (1983) is about as forgotten as it gets–never even got a DVD release and the only extant copy I can find online is a VHS rip. I have a VHS copy, that I copied from a rental. It really is hard to find. Good to see it is on youtube. As I get older I find some of it a bit juevenile, and the rampant drug use is a bit ridiculous, but I love the performances. “I’m going to do…MY version, of Hoochie Koochie Man.” > [@nearwildheaven](#): > > The thing I remember most about “The Cook…” is that it received near-universal critical acclaim, and with one exception, everyone I’ve known who saw it didn’t like it, to put it mildly. You’ve never meet me, but I liked it. Not enough to own it, or want to see it again. But the first time, yeah. For other forgotten film, I just remembered _Videodrome_. I remember it was strange cool. And speaking of Bakshi\*, anyone remember _Cool World_? It was…not. \*I wish I could forget _Wizards._ ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/392 "2024-01-16T16:09:11Z")
**Bedazzled** (1967?) with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. Not streaming, not on DVD, and I remember it as being absolutely hysterical. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/393 "2024-01-16T16:22:22Z")
There was a remake with Brendan Fraser in Moore’s role and Elizabeth Hurley as the Devil. I enjoyed the original quite a bit and noted it was a bit more somber than the remake. I kind of felt sorry for Peter Cook, the Devil, who was trying to get back into God’s good graces and not understanding why his scheme’s didn’t work to that effect. ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/394 "2024-01-16T18:06:27Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > **Bedazzled** (1967?) with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. Not streaming, not on DVD, and I remember it as being absolutely hysterical. It’s on Plex for free [Watch Bedazzled](https://watch.plex.tv/movie/bedazzled-1967) ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/395 "2024-01-16T19:04:23Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Does anyone remember the **[5,000 Fingers of Dr. T](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045464/)**? I saw that as a kid, but don’t remember much about it - except it freaked me out. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/396 "2024-01-16T21:07:33Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > The movie is not in any way religious (the title just evokes a common expression) and it admirably resists the temptation to descend into being maudlin. It’s actually a phrase from a Billie Holiday song lyric. > [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > I find it interesting that she had five children, all by the same husband (her second of five husbands), none adopted, none by surrogates, all born within a period of eight years. I was going to say that I don’t know of any female celebrity who did that. For that matter, I don’t know offhand of any woman who did that, although doubtlessly there are some. Well, my mom had four kids in just inside six years. That’s why we were Boomers. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/397 "2024-01-16T21:14:47Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Well, my mom had four kids in just inside six years. My mother had eight children in sixteen years, but she didn’t appear in a single movie. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/398 "2024-01-16T21:18:24Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > **Bedazzled** (1967?) with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. For some reason, this movie aired constantly after school in the 1970s (LA market). It was one of a few films I could quote dialog from when I was a kid - _“Everything I’ve ever told you has been a lie.”_ ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/399 "2024-01-16T21:23:36Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > > [@carrps](#): > > > > my mom had four kids in just inside six years > > My mother had eight children in sixteen years Well, I like my cigar, but I take it out of my mouth once in a while. 🥸 ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/400 "2024-01-16T22:58:40Z")
Ridley Scott’s _Napoleon_ didn’t do do well, but when it gets to Free-With-Prime level, I’ll probably have a look, at least to admire all the hand-stitched embroidery of the era. In the meantime, I went looking for 1994’s [Colonel Chaubert](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0109454/). Rats: “not available on any streaming service.” I get that a lot. But it lead me down a online rabbit hole on all things Battle of Eylau, including the there’s always one naysayer who contends that an 10,000 cavalry charge couldn’t have been possible because there’s no way that many healthy horses would have been available. Also a look at what happened to poor 19 year-old François-Antoine Fauveau at Waterloo. [At least he didn’t seem to have suffered a lingering death.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Cuirass_holed_by_a_canonball_at_Waterloo_Antoine_Fauveau_18Juin_1815.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476.md?page=21)