Movie Marathon (Part 3)

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A key scene involving a tower

  1. Highpoint (1982)
  2. The Towering Inferno (1974)
  3. Vertigo (1958)
  4. The Parallax View (1974)
  5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
  6. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  7. A Man for All Seasons (1966)
  8. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)

Events take place in NYC on 9/11

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A key scene involving a tower

  1. Highpoint (1982)
  2. The Towering Inferno (1974)
  3. Vertigo (1958)
  4. The Parallax View (1974)
  5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
  6. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  7. A Man for All Seasons (1966)
  8. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)
  9. The Hostage Tower

A 1980 American TV-movie based on an Alistair MacLean outline. A kidnapper has taken the mother of the American president and is holding her captive in the Eiffel Tower, threatening to destroy the tower (and her) if he is not paid a ransom of $30 million. To further complicate matters, he has managed to steal and install four high-power lasers which will detect and shoot anyone who attempts to infiltrate the tower.

-“BB”-

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A key scene involving a tower

  1. Highpoint (1982)
  2. The Towering Inferno (1974)
  3. Vertigo (1958)
  4. The Parallax View (1974)
  5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
  6. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  7. A Man for All Seasons (1966)
  8. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)
  9. The Hostage Tower
  10. National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985)

Per Wikipedia: [In Paris] The family wears stenciled berets, causing Rusty to be teased by young women at the Eiffel Tower observation deck. Clark offers to get rid of the beret for Rusty, but when he throws it away, another visitor’s dachshund mistakes it for a Frisbee and jumps off the tower after it, landing safely in a nearby fountain.

=PASS=

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Directorial debuts

  1. Dementia 13 - Francis Coppola (1963)
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Directorial debuts

  1. Dementia 13 - Francis Coppola (1963)
  2. Blood Simple - Joel and Ethan Coen (1984)
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Directorial debuts

  1. Dementia 13 - Francis Coppola (1963)
  2. Blood Simple - Joel and Ethan Coen (1984)
  3. Bound - The Wachowskis
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Directorial debuts

  1. Dementia 13 - Francis Coppola (1963)
  2. Blood Simple - Joel and Ethan Coen (1984)
  3. Bound - The Wachowskis
  4. Grand Theft Auto - Ron Howard (1977)
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Directorial debuts

  1. Dementia 13 - Francis Coppola (1963)
  2. Blood Simple - Joel and Ethan Coen (1984)
  3. Bound - The Wachowskis
  4. Grand Theft Auto - Ron Howard (1977)
  5. What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) - Woody Allen
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Directorial debuts

  1. Dementia 13 - Francis Coppola (1963)
  2. Blood Simple - Joel and Ethan Coen (1984)
  3. Bound - The Wachowskis
  4. Grand Theft Auto - Ron Howard (1977)
  5. What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) - Woody Allen
  6. THX 1138 - George Lucas (1971)
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Directorial debuts

  1. Dementia 13 - Francis Coppola (1963)
  2. Blood Simple - Joel and Ethan Coen (1984)
  3. Bound - The Wachowskis
  4. Grand Theft Auto - Ron Howard (1977)
  5. What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) - Woody Allen
  6. THX 1138 - George Lucas (1971)
  7. Jumpin’ Jack Flash – Penny Marshall (1986)

-“BB”-

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  1. Dementia 13 - Francis Coppola (1963)
  2. Blood Simple - Joel and Ethan Coen (1984)
  3. Bound - The Wachowskis
  4. Grand Theft Auto - Ron Howard (1977)
  5. What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) - Woody Allen
  6. THX 1138 - George Lucas (1971)
  7. Jumpin’ Jack Flash – Penny Marshall (1986)
  8. Return of the Secaucus 7 – John Sayles (1980)
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  1. Dementia 13 - Francis Coppola (1963)
  2. Blood Simple - Joel and Ethan Coen (1984)
  3. Bound - The Wachowskis
  4. Grand Theft Auto - Ron Howard (1977)
  5. What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) - Woody Allen
  6. THX 1138 - George Lucas (1971)
  7. Jumpin’ Jack Flash – Penny Marshall (1986)
  8. Return of the Secaucus 7 – John Sayles (1980)
  9. The World’s Greatest Lover - Gene Wilder (1977)
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Directorial debuts

  1. Dementia 13 - Francis Coppola (1963)
  2. Blood Simple - Joel and Ethan Coen (1984)
  3. Bound - The Wachowskis
  4. Grand Theft Auto - Ron Howard (1977)
  5. What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) - Woody Allen
  6. THX 1138 - George Lucas (1971)
  7. Jumpin’ Jack Flash – Penny Marshall (1986)
  8. Return of the Secaucus 7 – John Sayles (1980)
  9. The World’s Greatest Lover - Gene Wilder (1977)
  10. Maximum Overdrive - Stephen King (1986)

Also King’s last film as a director to date. By King’s own admission he was coked out of his mind while making it, and the director of photography lost an eye when a remote-controlled lawnmower went over a piece of wood.

Pass.

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Bridges Are Involved Somehow

  1. The Bridge Over The River Kwai
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Bridges Are Involved Somehow

  1. The Bridge Over The River Kwai
  2. Sorcerer
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Bridges Are Involved Somehow

  1. The Bridge Over The River Kwai
  2. Sorcerer
  3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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Bridges Are Involved Somehow

  1. The Bridge Over The River Kwai
  2. Sorcerer
  3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  4. The Wild Bunch
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Bridges Are Involved Somehow

  1. The Bridge Over The River Kwai
  2. Sorcerer
  3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  4. The Wild Bunch
  5. A Bridge Too Far
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Bridges Are Involved Somehow

  1. The Bridge Over The River Kwai
  2. Sorcerer
  3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  4. The Wild Bunch
  5. A Bridge Too Far
  6. Bridge of Spies
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Bridges Are Involved Somehow

  1. The Bridge Over The River Kwai
  2. Sorcerer
  3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  4. The Wild Bunch
  5. A Bridge Too Far
  6. Bridge of Spies
  7. Thor: Ragnarok