# the hell's this film?

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**Created:** [October 1, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hells-this-film/767338 "2016-10-01T03:41:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hells-this-film/767338/1 "2016-10-01T03:41:24Z")

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Maybe late 70’s/early 80’s…IIRC somber, almost ghoulish lookin dude who either runs (or works at?) a very indie (pirate?) radio station…late night dj…Pretty sure he takes his life at the end of the film.  
For some reason the only scene I remember is buddy gallantly carrying his SO out to a couch in the middle of a field as they get it on while they blast the 1812 Overture Finale (_avec_ cannon) thingie from external speakers set up outside the station.  
(or was it his own residence he aired the station out of?)

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**Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hells-this-film/767338/2 "2016-10-01T05:50:05Z")

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The most likely candidate I’ve found is a Canadaian film from 1973 called _[Slipstream](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipstream_(1973_film))_. The lead actor looks like [Lurch](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0039435/). Apparently, from snippets of plot I’ve found online, he burns the radio station down at the end, rather than taking his own life, but he does spend time in a mental institution during the film.

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**Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hells-this-film/767338/3 "2016-10-01T15:04:54Z")

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Could you provide a video link?  
(I had no luck online, myself)  
Thanks.

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**Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hells-this-film/767338/4 "2016-10-01T16:10:23Z")

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Unlikely, it’s a rare film, even though it won a prestigious award. Here are some [still frames](http://screening-room.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/slipstream-1973.html), though.

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**Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hells-this-film/767338/5 "2016-10-01T16:49:40Z")

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Awesome - that’s most definitely it. Thanks.

yeah buddy was butt-uggs as I remembered.

Cool to see the screenwriter also did _Going Down the Road_ (which for some reason I found compelling as fuck and would gladly see for a 4th(?) time now).