“Start the Revolution Without Me” would make a good double feature with Michael York / Marty Feldman’s “Last Remake of Beau Geste”.
the Boys In the Band (1970)
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
Klute (1971)
Panic In Needle Park (1971)
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Fritz the Cat (1972)
La Planète sauvage (“the Savage Planet” - 1973)
Mean Streets (1973)
the Sugarland Express (1974)
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
the Stepford Wives (1975)
the Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
Day of the Locust (1975)
Network (1976)
Eraserhead (1977)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
La Cage Aux Folles (1978)
Being There (1979)
the Great Rock & Roll Swindle (released in 1980, but a great indictment of 1970s punk rock)
Ooooh, these are great guys! Here’s what I’ve got in addition to the above that I haven’t seen before…
- Gauntlet
- Pete’s Dragon – I’ve always wanted to see this, yet somehow it’s kept falling through the cracks
- The Last of Sheila – due to another recent thread, this is already in my que
- Uptown Saturday Night
- High Anxiety
- Phantom of the Paradise – if this is like RHPS, I can’t wait to get my hands on it
- Last Remake of Beau Geste
- The Boys In the Band – wanted this forever…
- Panic In Needle Park – seen parts, but again I adore Pacino
- Fritz the Cat – HAVE TO SEE THIS!!, even if I don’t like Crumb
- La Planète Sauvage
- The Sugarland Express
- **The Great Waldo Pepper ** – is this the one with Duvall?
- Day of the Locust
- **La Cage Aux Folles ** – not the original
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The Great Rock & Roll Swindle
Notes on other notable mentions: Willy Wonka has ruled my world for a long time and Wilder is god in that. As much as I like Depp, he didn’t even come close. Next, I devoured Agatha Christie as a kid like there was no tomorrow, TGG ruined romance for me. I always wanted to be taken to dinner on a rooftop (seriously)! I’ve seen Grease close to 50 times in the theatre and used to dress up in the whole 50s garb constantly when I was 10. Wonder what the school thought? In reality, I was a Bad News Bear who had a crush on Chevy Chase (!), specifically because of Foul Play. Oh my.
'Bout Star Trek, I’ve been done to death with that as a result of marriage. I’m not sure I could willingly watch any of them, even if they’re from the 70s. Sorry. :o
I do believe that Caligula was one of the first “dirty” (well I mean, it’s not like I’ve seen any since then 
) movies I’d watched. Needless to say, as someone who was still incredibly naive, I was disappointed. Perhaps I should check it out again if for no other reason than the camp factor. Wasn’t it backed by Penthouse or something?
Car Wash (workin’ at the car wash) was a trip! Another classic in the music category from that time.
Shampoo = Swinger to me. Just I can’t remember how old I was… 
And because of Norma Rae, I always had an overwhelming desire to jump up on a cafeteria table and shout about injustice. Plus, the bandanna was groovy too.
Then there was the fact that I asked for a shag haircut sometime in my early 20s because I was all counter culture and wanted to ape Jane Fonda. Didn’t get Donald Sutherland back then though. I thought Carnal Knowledge was daring and artsy. I still crave all the bleakness from back then too. I’d already JUST HAD TO RENT Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Network and Looking for Mr. Goodbar. I just loved me some social issues with heaping doses of awkwardness. Which I absolutely refuse to believe contributes in anyway to my depression now. 
So there.
Anyhow everyone, I so appreciate all of this. If anyone is still out there with more, I haven’t given up listening or scribbling.
[P.S. I just realized how much I futzed up that last post. Oh Og! I suppose I didn’t have enough to drink.]
The New and Improved Superman writes:
> La Planète sauvage (“the Savage Planet” - 1973)
This is the same movie as the one I referred to as The Fantastic Planet.