# 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:** 9
**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 4, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/161 "2024-01-04T17:45:01Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > As I said, decades later it was rediscovered and since then has been considered a classic. We love it, and have the DVD. Cagney is great in it. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/162 "2024-01-04T17:53:57Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > We love it, and have the DVD. Cagney is great in it. Everyone is great in it. Hans Lothar (SCHLEMMER!), satirizing the obedient Prussian subaltern. Lilo Pulver as the archetypical Frollein (I heard some people say that only the quais-ban of “One, Two, Three” prevented her Hollywood breakthrough) and Hans Buchholz as the fanatical young communist who is brainwashed into capitalism in a heartbeat (and with the proper outfit and haircut). At least Buchholz seems to have made a big enough impression to let him have a decent career in Hollywood. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/163 "2024-01-04T17:56:29Z")
I hope I hope that somebody is with me on this one: **A Big Hand for the Little Lady**. (1966) When I saw it as a kid I thought it was the most amazing movie ever filmed. I saw it again recently, and it still holds up well. I love it. Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Joanne Woodward, Burgess Meredith, Kevin McCarthy (no, not _that_ one!). The twist at the end turned my 12-year-old brain into a cyclone, in the best way possible. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/164 "2024-01-04T17:58:09Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Lilo Pulver as the archetypical Frollein Not ‘Fräulein’? ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/165 "2024-01-04T17:59:05Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Not ‘Fräulein’? Yes, that’s the correct German spelling, but I went for what the GI’s called them. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/166 "2024-01-04T18:00:48Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Hans Buchholz as the fanatical young communist who is brainwashed into capitalism in a heartbeat (and with the proper outfit and haircut). “He’s refusing to wear socks.” “Paint his feet black.” ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/167 "2024-01-04T18:02:07Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Re: Top Secret: > > That was (and still is) a cult classic in my generation of Germans (I was born in 1968) Were any of them little? I know a little German. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/168 "2024-01-04T18:05:24Z")
Outstanding film. **The Laughing Policeman** Cop movie with Matthau and Bruce Dern. Brutal opening, good car chase, Matthau is great, as usual. > [@sciurophobic](#): > > Were any of them little? I know a little German. You so funny. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![cormac262](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@cormac262](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cormac262)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/169 "2024-01-04T19:21:22Z")
One I haven’t seen listed: **Little Murders** This is one of the strangest, but hilarious movies out there. It was written by Jules Feiffer, the cartoonist. And what is fascinating is that each scene plays out like one of Feiffer’s comic strips. The whole movie, then, is just a series of these loosely connected, somewhat standalone, scenes. Great performances by Elliot Gould and Vincent Gardenia. But the most memorable is Donald Sutherland’s hippie priest. His sermon/monologue is just classic. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/170 "2024-01-04T19:53:58Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > > > Another “lost” film that was shown for a year and never seemed to arrive was _What About Bob?_ I read the wiki; that film had some problems for sure. People are still upset at Bill Murray. > > That appeared on TV at some point, though I can’t remember if it was broadcast or cable. But it definitely was released. I may even have seen it once, perhaps on a flight. It’s one of my favorite movies… ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/171 "2024-01-04T19:59:16Z")
This thread comes just in time to mention a film that I saw for the first time three days ago, the 1988 remake of “The Blob”. Does it qualify as forgotten? I was channel surfing around midnight and saw that this film came up. I knew and have seen the original, but that was decades ago and the only things I remembered were a young Steve McQueen and an alien monster that was just some kind of red jelly that ate people. But 1988, when I was twenty, was around my busiest theater visiting time, and horror films were (and still are) just up my alley, but I don’t remember even noticing the film back then, and I had only a vague notion that it existed before I saw it on TV. If really forgotten, that’s undeserved, though having much of the typical teenager horror flick tropes of the 80s, it surprised me that two of the most sympathetic characters, the handsome clean cut high school boy who has his first date with the school darling, and the friendly and brave town sheriff who is looking forward to his first date with the spinster waitress of the local bar and grill, are both ruthlessly killed of very early into the film, and that the juvenile delinquent (Kevin Dillon sporting a mullet, a black leather jacket and tight jeans, what else, and riding a motorbike) turns out to be the hero in the end (and of course gets the girl). I really like it when tiresome Hollywood cliches are subverted, and a great bonus were the great special effects for the time. It was also very gory for a teen horror flick. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/172 "2024-01-04T20:22:14Z")
I found “What About Bob?” so offensive, I walked out, and asked for (and was refused) a refund. The first movie I ever saw twice was one that is largely forgotten, “The Apple Dumpling Gang.” ---
**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 4, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/173 "2024-01-04T20:25:26Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > The first movie I ever saw twice was one that is largely forgotten, “The Apple Dumpling Gang.” I remember seeing it. Don’t remember anything about the film itself. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/174 "2024-01-04T20:32:20Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > This thread comes just in time to mention a film that I saw for the first time three days ago, the 1988 remake of “The Blob”. I may or may not have seen the remake. If I did, I’ve forgotten it. But your post did remind me of [_The Stuff_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stuff) (1985). > In the film, a sweet and addictive alien substance becomes a popular dessert in the United States, but soon begins attacking people and turning them into zombies. This film is a satire on the American lifestyle and consumer society. I’ve only seen it once, back in the '80s, and have never seen it playing on any channel. I think it’s a real forgotten film. I remember thinking it was hilarious. ---
**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 4, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/175 "2024-01-04T20:46:38Z")
> [@Hatchie](#): > > Here’s the beginning with a very odd jazzy theme song that I never forgot. > ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icehpG2Rhd8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icehpG2Rhd8)) Weird song. Lots of 1960s movies had interesting music. The Margaret Rutherford Marple movies were _awful_, but they have a very upbeat harpsichord theme that’s extremely catchy. ---
**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 4, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/176 "2024-01-04T20:51:19Z")
> [@Hakushon](#): > > _A New Leaf_ (1971) Walter Matthau; Elaine May. > > _The World of Henry Orient_ (1964) Peter Sellers; Paula Prentiss. > > _The Man in the White Suit_ (1951) Alec Guinness; Joan Greenwood; Cecil Parker (the British Paul Ford). > > The following may not be considered “forgotten”…but you be the judge: > > _A Thousand Clowns_ (1965) Jason Robards; Barry Gordon; Barbara Harris; William Daniels. > > _The Out-of-Towners_ (1970) Jack Lemmon; Sandy Dennis. > > _The In-Laws_ (1979) Peter Falk; Alan Arkin. > > Eh, maybe none of these qualify as “forgotten.” I dunno. I’ve seen all of these, and some of them are certainly classics. Not forgotten. > [@CalMeacham](#): > > Watch the 2004 PBS production of Leonard Bernstein’s musical version of _Candide_ instead. It’s on DVD, and stars Kristin Chenowith and Patty Lupone, and has a Donald Trump parody i it. And the score is awesome. I have both the original Broadway cast album and Bernstein’s studio “orchestral” version. And thanks for this recommendation. I found a dvd on amazon and just bought it. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/177 "2024-01-04T20:52:42Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > > [@nearwildheaven](#): > > > > The first movie I ever saw twice was one that is largely forgotten, “The Apple Dumpling Gang.” > > I remember seeing it. Don’t remember anything about the film itself. 🙂 _The Apple Dumpling Gang_ was one of my favorite movies as a kid. I couldn’t tell you anything about it now other than it had Tim Conway and Don Knotts in it… Forgotten in truth! Another of my favorites at the time was _The Private Eyes_ also starring those two… I remember far more about that movie. ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/178 "2024-01-04T20:57:20Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > The first movie I ever saw twice was one that is largely forgotten, “The Apple Dumpling Gang.” > [@Kron](#): > > Another of my favorites at the time was _The Private Eyes_ also starring those two Tim Conway and Don Knotts were a big movie comedy duo in the 1970’s but does anybody remember **The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again** **Gus** or **The Prize Fighter**? ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/179 "2024-01-04T21:02:06Z")
What was offensive about “What About Bob?” I’ve seen it, but it’s been a long time. mmm ---
**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 4, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476/180 "2024-01-04T21:05:31Z")
> [@Hakushon](#): > > OK, I get why that doesn’t tickle your funny bone… but what have you got against medium shot? Is it too static? (Just curious.) Note that Kurosawa rarely used closeups; only when they were necessary. (There are none in Dersu Uzala). However, he was a master at framing those medium shots, and cutting them at exactly the right moment in the movement. Compare that to the lazy use of medium shots in ordinary movies. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476.md?page=10)