# Your favorite movies no one else seems to know about. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 17, 2006, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081 "2006-06-17T18:11:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2006, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081/21 "2006-06-17T23:04:47Z")
I’ll repeat my plugs for [Swashbuckler](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075294/), a great quasi-Marxist 70s pirate movie, and for [Harry and Walter Go to New York](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074608/), a vaudeville bank robbery caper, also with a quasi-Marxist twist. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2006, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081/22 "2006-06-17T23:42:04Z")
[Proof](http://imdb.com/title/tt0102721/) - not the Gwyneth Paltrow / Anthony Hopkins movie from 1995, but an Australian movie from 1991 starring Hugo Weaving, Genevieve Picot and Russell Crowe. The movie is about a blind man who doesn’t trust anyone. He carries a camera and takes pictures, then asks people to tell him what’s in the pictures. He uses the photos to check whether people are telling him the truth. The script, acting and direction are all first-rate, in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2006, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081/23 "2006-06-17T23:42:15Z")
[**Phantom of the Paradise**](http://imdb.com/title/tt0071994/) is one of my faves. Beef: “I know drug real from real real.” _Some_ people consider this movie part of the trilogy which also contains **Rocky Horror** and **Shock Treatment**. I don’t think _those_ people know drug real from real real. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![LIT123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5daacb/32.png) [@LIT123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LIT123)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2006, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081/24 "2006-06-17T23:43:36Z")
[QUOTE=Mahaloth] Clerks? I thought this was for _unpopula_r good movies. [/QUOTE] Are you saying it was popular or are you saying it is a bad movie? Clerks only grossed 3 mil in USA so it sure wasn’t popular except with hardcore indieholics. If you think it is bad remember the op asked for favorite which may not be the same as “good” allowing me to mention " How I got into College". ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081/25 "2006-06-17T23:48:11Z")
I know Sorcerer! I saw it. It’s great. Great story, great imagery, and a great score by Tangerine Dream. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2006, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081/26 "2006-06-17T23:57:46Z")
[QUOTE=Tabula Rasa] The Frisco Kid It may not be great, but it is enjoyably good and, around our house, quite quotable. It’s a cowboy and rabbi western buddy comedy, starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford. It was made after Star Wars was completed but before it was released. [/QUOTE] I saw it and enjoyed it. It wasn’t great, but not bad. It has been many years though. I’m gonna nominate [The Killer Elite](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073240/) A fun action flick that no one I know has seen. ---
**Author:** ![Rodgers01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081/27 "2006-06-18T00:17:59Z")
Oh man, the Tenant is one great, weird movie. I think that one cemented Polanski as quite possibly my favorite director. [QUOTE=Ensign Edison] It’s a little uncanny that you mention this splendid Billy Wilder classic, because I had it out from Greencine at the same time as Kontroll, which was my contribution. [/QUOTE] Another great Wilder movie that’s overlooked is “A Foreign Affair.” It’s so overlooked it’s not even available on DVD, and the VHS copy is out of print. It played on TCM at 2am a week or two ago. I had my VCR all set, but just as the movie was ending…_click_ – WHIRRRRR!!! Ran out of tape. Had the speed setting on wrong. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081/28 "2006-06-18T00:20:50Z")
Manhunter it was William Petersons starring role and the original serial killer psychological movie.1986 ---
**Author:** ![DxZero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@DxZero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DxZero)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081/29 "2006-06-18T00:55:51Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] Manhunter it was William Petersons starring role and the original serial killer psychological movie.1986 [/QUOTE] Oooh good one. Brian Cox with his wonderfully understated version of Hannibal Lecktor(Lecter). ---
**Author:** ![Linty\_Fresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081/30 "2006-06-18T01:04:09Z")
[QUOTE=Tabula Rasa] The Frisco Kid It may not be great, but it is enjoyably good and, around our house, quite quotable. It’s a cowboy and rabbi western buddy comedy, starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford. It was made after Star Wars was completed but before it was released. [/QUOTE] **Mrs. Fresh** sat me through this, and I loved it. The scene where Avram teaches the Indians to dance is hilarious. Harrison Ford was good too. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081/31 "2006-06-18T01:23:23Z")
[QUOTE=pantom] [Clerks](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109445/). Hilarious and vaguely disturbing. [/QUOTE] Hi **pantom** , I thought all of us in Jersey have seen Clerks. It is one of my favorites. **Clerks II** is coming out in July. Kevin Smith is my favorite director. I recommend finding and renting “An evening with Kevin Smith” Nearly 4 hours and hilariously funny. It is highlights of 5 college Q&A session for around 2003. **Caprese** : I came in to say \*\*Local Hero \*\* and [Secret of Roan Inish](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111112/). I try to tell people that Local Hero was Northern Exposure before Northern Exposure was thought of. 😉 **Secret of Roan Inish** is just this wonderful, whimsical, magical little Irish film that any age can enjoy. I know very few people that know the movie. [QUOTE=mambocrow] Stuart Saves His Family I can’t get anybody to watch this movie. It’s the Al Franken character Stuart, from the Saturday Night Live skits. Franken’s not popular with some these days, and people weren’t impressed with the skits (“I’m good enough, I’m smart enough,..and goshdarn it people like me”). It’s a funny movie, mostly because of the supporting cast. [/QUOTE] I have seen it and I cannot back you up on it being funny, I actually thought it was amazingly boring and I like Al Franken. Jim ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081/32 "2006-06-18T01:30:40Z")
[The Castle](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118826/) – At least, no one knows it in the US. [Terrorism and the Kebab (al-Irhab wal kabab)](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107227/) – I liked it the first time I saw it years ago (with a friend from Egypt), but when I’ve tried to watch it since, I’ve never been able to find it. So I guess it’s not really a “favorite”, just a movie I wanted to watch again and was never able to. If anyone else has even heard of it, you will make my weekend. ---
**Author:** ![biometricks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecae2f/32.png) [@biometricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biometricks)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081/33 "2006-06-18T01:44:57Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] Hi **pantom** , I thought all of us in Jersey have seen Clerks. It is one of my favorites. **Clerks II** is coming out in July. Kevin Smith is my favorite director. [/QUOTE] I work like 2 miles from the Quick Stop in Leonardo and, incidentally, my friends son stole a “Leo Rising” sign from the set of the new movie. I think Leo Rising was the codename of the project… to keep people away. I confiscated the sign from the young lad… it’s in my office now. 🙂 I’m a big fan of **Waking Life** [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243017/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243017/) > [@](#): > > Dreams. What are they? An escape from reality or reality itself? Waking Life follows the dream(s) of one man and his attempt to find and discern the absolute difference between waking life and the dreamworld. While trying to figure out a way to wake up, he runs into many people on his way; some of which offer one sentence asides on life, others delving deeply into existential questions and life’s mysteries. We become the main character. It becomes our dream and our questions being asked and answered. Can we control our dreams? What are they telling us about life? About death? About ourselves and where we come from and where we are going? The film does not answer all these for us. Instead, it inspires us to ask the questions and find the answers ourselves. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081/34 "2006-06-18T01:47:53Z")
[QUOTE=Larry Mudd] Fantastic movie! My favourite overlooked Polanski is [_What?_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070913/) It’s vaguely similar to _The Tenant_ in that the protagonist finds themself in a new situation and reality begins breaking down – but the tone is comic surrealism rather than claustrophobic horror. She takes all the weird stuff that’s going on around her completely in stride – a blithe spirit. Because of this, it feels a lot like “Through the Looking-Glass.” I love this movie! [/QUOTE] I definitely should give that a look. FWIW, here’s a list of films I plan to write up on the web page one of these days: **A Simple Plan Little Voice Brassed Off Great Train Robbery The Body Snatchers** (Boris Karloff version – Karloff deserved an Oscar nod) **The Englishman who Went up a Hill But Climbed down a Mountain Gregory’s Girl Comfort and Joy**(these two were done by the director of**Local Hero** are are both quite good. **Return to Oz The Stunt Man Gallipoli Heartland The Long Good Friday Diva Comfort and Joy The Court Jester Nuns on the Run Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring Support Your Local Sheriff Truly Madly Deeply Baptists at the Barbeque Hearts and Souls Noises Off Hear My Song The Ref It Could Happen to You Slither Me and You and Everyone We Know Ella Enchanted Brute Force Dick Opposite of Sex Hero** (The Stephen Frears movie with Dustin Hoffman, not the martial arts one, which is good, but not forgotten) **The Sandlot Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Don Juan Demarco** ---
**Author:** ![seenidog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@seenidog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seenidog)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081/35 "2006-06-18T01:51:56Z")
Shout at the Devil, starring Lee Marvin and Roger Moore. I saw it at the theater because the movie I wanted to see was sold out. That was around '76. To this day I have never talked about movies to anyone else who has seen it. ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081/36 "2006-06-18T03:19:56Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] **The Legend of 1900**. Really, really great movie. [/QUOTE] Agreed. I happened to TIVO it somehow, started watching it and was hooked. _Clerks_ is great, but is pretty well-known. [The Man Who Wasn’t There](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243133/) is probably the Coen brothers least known movie. I thought it was terrific, especially for Tony Shalhoub’s performance. [Tampopo](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092048/) is a favorite, probably because I love food and movies. ---
**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081/37 "2006-06-18T03:31:29Z")
Does [The Blood of Heroes](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094764/) count? I heard about it from my brother, who watched it with his Army buddies, but haven’t heard anybody else talk about it. **Clerks** definitely doesn’t count for this thread. It’s a cult classic, and almost everyone knows about it. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081/38 "2006-06-18T04:00:05Z")
Continuing the Billy Wilder theme, [One, Two, Three …](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055256/) is one of the funniest movies ever made. Snappy witty dialog, Billy Wilder’s best pacing, one of James Cagney’s last appearances on film. When I saw it on braodcast TV, it was pretty funny. When I finally saw it all the way through in a theater, it was ```auto brilliant! ``` . Best use of a cuckoo clock, a copy of the Wall Street Journal, some string, and a balloon that says “Roosky Go Home!”. A chase scene that’s second only to [The Wrong Trousers](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108598/). And you’ll never hear “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” quite the same way again. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rodgers01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081/39 "2006-06-18T04:12:37Z")
[QUOTE=Typo Knig] Continuing the Billy Wilder theme, [One, Two, Three …](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055256/) is one of the funniest movies ever made. Snappy witty dialog, Billy Wilder’s best pacing, one of James Cagney’s last appearances on film. When I saw it on braodcast TV, it was pretty funny. When I finally saw it all the way through in a theater, it was ```auto brilliant! ``` . Best use of a cuckoo clock, a copy of the Wall Street Journal, some string, and a balloon that says “Roosky Go Home!”. A chase scene that’s second only to [The Wrong Trousers](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108598/). And you’ll never hear “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” quite the same way again. 🙂 [/QUOTE] Man, I just watched that last week! It is indeed a great one. I wish I could have seen it in a theater. It’s funny how Wilder in general is overlooked by many people. Even among people who are more into movies than the general public (the general public, I am learning as I work at a video store, knows next to NOTHING about movies made before they were born) tend not to be too familiar with Wilder’s stuff. They may have seen “Sunset Boulevard” and maybe “Double Indemnity,” but that’s about it. ---
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[QUOTE=Rucksinator] Does [The Blood of Heroes](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094764/) count? I heard about it from my brother, who watched it with his Army buddies, but haven’t heard anybody else talk about it. [/quote] Aw, man, that’s one of my faves. And I’m not alone, it gets mentioned by two others in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=356593). And I mention it [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6669473&highlight=blood#post6669473). [sub]And [here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=2751052&highlight=blood#post2751052)[/sub] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081.md?page=3)