It may not be the most asthetic movie... it actually was funnier the 2nd time I watched it... but it launched a career, and is a cult classic...
- Financed largely by credit cards and money borrowed from family and friends.
- Filmed at the same store in which director Kevin Smith was working at the time. As he was only allowed to film outside of business hours, and because bright enough lights couldn't be afforded, the plot included an explanation for the shutters being always down.
- The cost of obtaining the rights to the soundtrack (approx. US$27,000) outweighed the entire production costs for this film (approx. US$26,800) - a first in motion picture history.
- Randall and the Happy Scrappy Hero Pup lady are not actually in the room at the same time. Jeff Anderson refused to read the list of porno movies in front of her, and particularly in front of the child (although the reaction shots of the Happy Scrappy Hero Pup lady were obtained by reading the list to her).
- Clerks was filmed using a 16mm Arri SR-2 camera and used Kodak Plus-X film.
- Jason Mewes was left off the cover and poster because executives believed him to be too odd-looking for advertising.
- Despite having almost no violence in the film (with the exception of the fight between Dante and Randal), it was originally given an NC-17 rating by the MPAA based solely on its graphic dialogue. The film's distributor Miramax hired attorney Alan M. Dershowitz (of the O.J. Simpson defense team) who successfully petitioned the MPAA to lower its rating to R without any cuts.
- Dante wears a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey during the hockey game, playing against opponents wearing New Jersey Devils jerseys. Randal wears a USSR (CCCP) jersey during the game, but wears a New Jersey Devils hat.
- Kevin Smith originally cast himself as Randal which is why Randal gets some of the best lines.
- The original cut of the film ended with Dante getting shot in a robbery. This was cut out of the release version, but can be seen on the supplementary section of the Laserdisc and DVD.
- The movie was named as one of "The 20 Most Overrated Movies Of All Time" by Premiere.
- The F word and its derivatives are said 91 times throughout the film, mostly between Dante and Jay.
I have some friends that simply hated this one. To this day they don't understand why I keep buying every single thing that Kevin Smith puts out. I know the guy uses the F-bomb perhaps more than anyone but man does he ever have a wit for funny dialogue.
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Silent Bob: [His only line] You know, there's a million fine looking women in the world, dude. But they don't all bring you lasagna at work. Most of 'em just cheat on you
Team Pineapple Express is more than thrilled to choose, in the category of Pre60s, Rebel Without a Cause. The film, released in 1955, was directed by Nicholas Ray and stars the undeniably awesome James Dean, as well as Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo. Basically, this film is about being a misunderstood teen. It solidified Dean as the face and personification of teen angst. I love James Dean, I am terribly fascinated with him, so I had no other choice but to have this film on my roster.
Some trivia for ya...
The film was originally going to be in black and white, they even shot several scenes that way. The studio made the decision to go back and shoot in colour because, among other reasons, they thought it would heighten Dean's attractiveness and popularity.
Natalie Wood was originally considered too wholesome for the role of Judy. She was cast after she got in a car accident and the director overheard a nurse in the hospital call her a juvenile delinquent.
During the famous knife fight scene, the actors used real switchblade knives and wore chainmail under their clothing to protect themselves.
The Griffith Observatory in LA, where the knife fight scene and several others were filmed, put up a bust of James Dean after his death.
Sal Mineo's character, the outsider Plato, was supposed to be gay, though it's never explicitly said in the film. At the time, homosexuality was not allowed to be mentioned, as per Production Codes, so they tried to depict his homosexuality with subtle references throughout the film, ie, a pinup of a male star in his locker, the way he looks at Jim, etc.
The clothing on the character from Futurama, Fry, is based on Dean's clothing in this film.
Paula Abdul's video for her single, Rush Rush, basically ripped off the film.
Assuming you read all that, here's your reward: a bunch of Youtube stuff...
Here's a trailer for the film to give you a feel for the movie and to show just how far we've come with regards to trailers:
This is one of the classic scenes from the film, Jim in the police station, dealing with the cops and his parents:
About the above scene:
-The line, "You're tearing me apart," is #97 on the "100 Greatest Movie Lines" list put together by Premiere Magazine.
-Dean severely bruised his hand filming the part where he punches the desk. He had to wear a bandage for a week.
-The chief in this scene played "Chief" in the 1965 series, Get Smart.
And lastly, here is the famous knife fight scene that I mentioned earlier:
A parting quotation...
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Jim Stark: I woke up this morning, you know... and the sun was shining, and it was nice, and all that type of stuff. And the first thing, I saw you, and, uh, I said, "Boy, this is gonna be one terrific day, so you better live it up, because tomorrow you'll be nothing. You see? And I almost was.
Now go watch it...
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BF & the BFFs are proud to select, with our 4th pick, another of Kubrick's masterpieces, his horrifying glimpse into a violence, chaotic, dystopian future... a film that delivers scathing social commentary while at the same time raising questions for the viewer to ponder regarding the nature of good and evil... One of the greatest examples of the use of the film anti-hero... the controversial, extreme, beautiful, bizarre, ultra-violent... A Clockwork Orange!
Didnt someone already pick a clockwork orange?
Edit: or is that what the "nope it wasnt in time" for?
Hmm thats odd i swear to god someone picked it...oh well my bad continue
Did you play the movie poster game? That might be where that thought originated.
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I didnt play it...but i may have wondered into that thread by mistake
Hmmm. I think you would've had to play it to have the movie creep into your brain that much. It was a theory!
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In the 4th round, Direct2Video selects United 93 in the Documentary/Non-fiction category.
This was a very, very emotional movie. I watched it for the first time earlier this year, and I was not disappointed by it. The cast is all of relative unknowns and actual United/FAA employees. Seeing the events of that day unfold from the perspective of the people in the air traffic control centres was eerie. This is one movie where you know what's going to happen next, and you hope against all hope that maybe, this time, it'll be different. But it's not. This quote from James Berardinelli really summed the film up for me:
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United 93 ends with a view out the cockpit window of the onrushing ground, then blackness. Viewers may be mid-way through the closing credits before they have recovered enough to move from their seats.
In the 4th round, Direct2Video selects United 93 in the Documentary/Non-fiction category.
This was a very, very emotional movie. I watched it for the first time earlier this year, and I was not disappointed by it. The cast is all of relative unknowns and actual United/FAA employees. Seeing the events of that day unfold from the perspective of the people in the air traffic control centres was eerie. This is one movie where you know what's going to happen next, and you hope against all hope that maybe, this time, it'll be different. But it's not. This quote from James Berardinelli really summed the film up for me:
even though this is based on true events I don't think it qualifies for documentary.
No, it qualifies for the "non-fiction" part of the category. I have approval from the Commish, worry not
Well, of course the Commish can make his own rules, but I think there's some confusement here.
Non-fiction means there's no fiction, of if there is, it's called "re-enactment", which is often distinguisible from the text "RE-ENACTMENT" blinking on some corner of the screen.
I think there should also be a minimun requirement that the moviemakers themselves present their work as non-fictional. "A creative work based on fact", which is what it says in the movie, is a pretty blatant statement that "this is fiction".
If it is (or claims to be) fact, then it's non-fiction/documentary. If it's based on fact, it isn't and doesn't claim to be fact. Which means it's fiction.
Hmmm, I emailed my next pick to the commish, but anyway here it is:
In the western category, 6 Degrees of Troy McClure select Once Upon a Time in the West.
Sergio Leone's next film after The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, and the only western that rivals it. Similar to Unforgiven, it's about the decline of the west; a war by proxy between a railroad baron and a former prostitute / widow who's holding onto her husband's strategically valuable land, fought by Frank, the railroad's hired gun, played by Henry Fonda, and a strange alliance between a down-and-outgunman named Cheyenne, and a mysterious stranger known as Harmonica, played by Jason Robards and Charles Bronson, respectively.
Brilliant Morricone score, wonderful acting by all actors, and my favorite story out of any western.
I knew this one would drop a few rounds, but now it's at the point where it's the highest ranking movie on the IMDB top 250 that isn't picked, so I'm not taking a chance on it dropping further.
with the 102nd pick DVD-eh? selects in the War category
Hotel Rwanda
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Hotel Rwanda has been called an African Schindler's List.[2] Ten years before the film was released, some of the worst atrocities in human history took place in the small country of Rwanda — and in an era of high-speed communication and round the clock news, the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. In only three months, almost a million people were slaughtered. Faced with these unspeakable actions, an ordinary hotel manager summons enormous courage to save the lives of his family and more than a thousand other refugees by granting them shelter in the besieged Hôtel des Mille Collines.
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Well, of course the Commish can make his own rules, but I think there's some confusement here.
Non-fiction means there's no fiction, of if there is, it's called "re-enactment", which is often distinguisible from the text "RE-ENACTMENT" blinking on some corner of the screen.
I think there should also be a minimun requirement that the moviemakers themselves present their work as non-fictional. "A creative work based on fact", which is what it says in the movie, is a pretty blatant statement that "this is fiction".
If it is (or claims to be) fact, then it's non-fiction/documentary. If it's based on fact, it isn't and doesn't claim to be fact. Which means it's fiction.
I'm not going to get THAT technical or else I would need a judging panel.
It's based on a true event so it's close enough. A director/writer could never make-up a story like that.
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Hmmm, I emailed my next pick to the commish, but anyway here it is:
Commish was tired after watching an entire night of Olympics until 6:30am and forgot! But you're here anyways
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