Movie influences

[monster]

So often I hear about movies that have greatly influenced other movies. This has always facinated me. I’m wondering if anyone knows of a DVD/video collection that shows various scenes from movies that have influenced other movies.

Also, if anyone wants to point out any influences here to me, that’d be great!

[MovieMogul]

I’d start with A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese through American Movies since he covers a broad range of genres and eras in films he personally found important and influential.

[monster]

This is certainly along the lines of what I’m talking about. Of course, I’m having a hard time coming up with any examples.

I’ve got this great book called “An Incomplete Education”. When I get home, I’ll double check, but I believe it says there is a scene in “Birth of a Nation” (I think!), that has influenced the most movies. IIRC, there is a gunfight that took place on a set of stairs in front of a building. The one movie I can think that has a very similar scene is “New Jack City”, where there is a huge gunfight at a wedding, which took place on a set of stairs.

Can you think of any others?

[Ike_Witt]

*Originally posted by monster *
**I’ve got this great book called “An Incomplete Education”. When I get home, I’ll double check, but I believe it says there is a scene in “Birth of a Nation” (I think!), that has influenced the most movies. IIRC, there is a gunfight that took place on a set of stairs in front of a building. The one movie I can think that has a very similar scene is “New Jack City”, where there is a huge gunfight at a wedding, which took place on a set of stairs.
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Might you be thinking of the “Odessa steps” scene from Potempkin?

[Eve]

Well Max Linder was the first one (whom I know of) to do the “two people shaving in an invisible mirror” gag that everyone from the Marx Brothers to Lucille Ball stole years later.

Come to think of it, that had probably been done onstage before movies were even invented . . .

[monster]

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*Originally posted by adam yax *
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Might you be thinking of the “Odessa steps” scene from Potempkin? **

I think I am! Thanks!!

[CalMeacham]

Well Max Linder was the first one (whom I know of) to do the “two people shaving in an invisible mirror” gag that everyone from the Marx Brothers to Lucille Ball stole years later.

Come to think of it, that had probably been done onstage before movies were even invented . . .

Rouben Mamoulian used the “fake mirror” trick circa 1932 in his wonderful version of Doctor Jeckyll and Mister Hyde – only he didn’t play it for laughs. He did it so that Fredric March could walk up to a “mirror” and look straight in. It’s a remarkable tour de force – one long, unbroken shot that’s all done Point-of-View that starts looking at March’s hands at a keyboard, then gets up, moves out of the room, looks into the mirror, the out into the street.

When did Max Linder do it? Probably before Mamoulian, but in that case you have one direct influence.