# Name a little-known movie that deserves more recognition **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [August 18, 2022, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922 "2022-08-18T23:52:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922/341 "2022-09-06T11:59:11Z")
If a cowboy movie can said to be an entertaining piece of fluff, then I nominate the quirky, amusing… > **[The Rounders (1965) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059661/?ref_=tt_urv)** > > The Rounders: Directed by Burt Kennedy. With Glenn Ford, Henry Fonda, Sue Ane Langdon, Hope Holiday. In Sedona, two aging cowpokes bust broncos, charm local ladies and bet on outcomes at the rodeo. “Ben _[Glenn Ford, age 50-ish]_ and Howdy _[Henry Fonda, age 60]_ are a couple of aging cowboys who bust broncos out of Sedona for Jim Ed Love, a slick operator if ever there was one. Sisters, Meg and Agatha, have their eyes on Ben and Howdy, but the boys aren’t ready to settle down yet. They spend the winter in the high country corralling more than 100 stray cattle at $7 a head for Jim Ed. Most years, they blow their winter pay in one spring night at a Sedona bar, but this year, Ben and Howdy have a plan: to take an ornery roan that Ben has been unable to break and bet their bankroll that no cowboy at the Sedona rodeo can stay on the horse.” It’s the source of the line _“Whatever suits you just tickles me plum to death.”_ ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922/342 "2022-09-06T17:33:45Z")
It is indeed excellent, but at the same time quite depressing. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922/343 "2022-09-06T18:43:36Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > Highly rated and won a lot of awards, but given that it’s a German film, it probably fits @ekedolphin’s definition of “little-known” in that less than 1% of people you asked in Times Square would have heard of it. I absolutely love this movie, and I thought it was relatively well known. One of the few movies that both the left and right claimed supported their sides. > [@iamatractorboy](#): > > It is indeed excellent, but at the same time quite depressing. Well, yes, but that final scene was so sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922/344 "2022-09-06T18:45:34Z")
Well in that spirit, I name _Destry Rides Again_. I admit it was pretty well known in its day and so may not qualify as little known. But it is an entertaining meta-movie which makes light of a whole genre. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922/345 "2022-10-02T09:58:34Z")
The thread on your favorite representation of the devil reminded me of Hal Hartley’s Book of Life, Jesus returns to fulfill Revelations on the eve of the millennium, but has doubts about judging humankind. It’s only 60 min and available on youtube. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NioA_nZu1T4/hqdefault.jpg "The Book of Life (1998) Subtitulado en Español") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NioA_nZu1T4) ---
**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:** [October 2, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922/346 "2022-10-02T14:24:48Z")
**Maggie** Abigail Breslin contracts the zombie disease and slowly turns into a walker. Arnold Schwarzenegger is her Dad coming to grips with her eventual passing. Arnold took no payment to be in this movie and hired an acting coach and it pays off big-time – he’s excellent! If you’re tired of zombies, substitute whichever terminal disease you care to. ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922/347 "2022-10-03T04:36:11Z")
How about “Up The Creek” then? ---
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922/348 "2022-10-03T04:51:52Z")
First DVD we ever bought. Along with Blazing Saddles. ---
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922/349 "2022-10-03T04:58:27Z")
I remember liking The Coca Cola Kid. Maybe it was obscure intentionally… ---
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922/350 "2022-10-03T05:19:47Z")
Alison Janney, recently of Mom, was the florist. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922/351 "2022-10-03T10:06:45Z")
Yes, she was. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922/352 "2022-10-03T16:10:17Z")
It wasn’t bad. A little odd, it dragged at points. It is a good movie to watch if you’re tired of the same old same old. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922/353 "2022-10-11T21:27:29Z")
**Return of the Killer Tomatoes** I find it hilarious, especially the product placement stuff. An early George Clooney role… ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922/354 "2022-10-11T22:08:16Z")
Likewise, **The Return of Spinal Tap**. This time, the drummer survives until the end of the movie! ---
**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:** [October 11, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922/355 "2022-10-11T23:19:24Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > I find it hilarious, especially the product placement stuff. An early George Clooney role… What I loved about it was the Italian Mob having a black market in tomatoes, because – you know – all that Tomato sauce for pizzas and spaghetti sauce. Non-Italians were making do with abominations like Boysenberry pizza. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922/356 "2022-10-12T18:48:37Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Return of the Killer Tomatoes Ooh. Just remembered one, [_Rubber_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_(2010_film)). > Somewhere in the desert, a tire named Robert suddenly comes to life. After standing upright, he discovers he has [psychokinesis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychokinesis) and tests his newfound powers by making animals and inanimate objects explode. ---
**Author:** ![SlipperyPete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@SlipperyPete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlipperyPete)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922/357 "2022-10-12T19:26:58Z")
Changing Lanes, with Sam Jackson and Ben Affleck ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922/358 "2022-10-12T19:28:54Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > > [@kitap](#): > > > > I find it hilarious, especially the product placement stuff. An early George Clooney role… > > What I loved about it was the Italian Mob having a black market in tomatoes, because – you know – all that Tomato sauce for pizzas and spaghetti sauce. Non-Italians were making do with abominations like Boysenberry pizza. Those pizzas sounded horrifically awful. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922/360 "2022-10-12T21:06:24Z")
Wasn’t little known in the past but maybe passed by with younger viewers now days. Its use if nudity and sexual activity between non-adults got plenty of notice in its day. Now it’s mild compared to an episode of Euphoria. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922/361 "2022-10-12T21:20:23Z")
It was well known enough to be parodied. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mWrEH_E4nEo/hqdefault.jpg "Top Secret!: Hilary's childhood.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWrEH_E4nEo) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922.md?page=19)