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Best Movie Ever!

Winslow Leach

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Hmmm Ill have to look for Tommy, I didnt know they made a movie, I knew about the broadway show...i love the who so Id probably enjoy it
Tommy was released in 1975, the same year as Lisztomania. Check out the cast!

Roger Daltrey (Tommy)
Ann-Margret (Mrs. Walker)
Oliver Reed (a Ken Russell regular, as Tommy's stepfather)
Jack Nicholson (the Doctor)
Tina Turner (the Acid Queen)
Elton John (local lad who sings "Pinball Wizard")
Eric Clapton (Preacher)
Paul Nicholas (Cousin Kevin)
Keith Moon (Uncle Ernie)
Pete Townshend (himself)
John Entwistle (himself)
 

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:sing: I fell into the movie REIGN OF FIRE. it burns, burns, burns. the REIGN OF FIRE. the REIGN OF FIRE, REIGN OF FIRE. :sing:
 

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Tommy was released in 1975, the same year as Lisztomania. Check out the cast!

Roger Daltrey (Tommy)
Ann-Margret (Mrs. Walker)
Oliver Reed (a Ken Russell regular, as Tommy's stepfather)
Jack Nicholson (the Doctor)
Tina Turner (the Acid Queen)
Elton John (local lad who sings "Pinball Wizard")
Eric Clapton (Preacher)
Paul Nicholas (Cousin Kevin)
Keith Moon (Uncle Ernie)
Pete Townshend (himself)
John Entwistle (himself)
Yeah, there's so many great actors and awesome cameos!
Argh, finally someone other people who like Tommy... hi-five, Winslow and Speedy! :smile: I love the film, it's my kind of thing, I love quirky and unique, but most people I know who've seen it (my mum, as well :stick_out_tongue: ) didn't think much of it at all! I rully enjoyed Tommy when I first saw it!
 

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Best movie ever is hard to decide. But some great ones are Independance day, I like that movie. Princess Bride is up there and Star wars (the original three more than the other three). Hmmm. I loved monsters inc too. Just one that brings back so many memories for me.
 

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:sing: I fell into the movie REIGN OF FIRE. it burns, burns, burns. the REIGN OF FIRE. the REIGN OF FIRE, REIGN OF FIRE. :sing:
~ to be sang to the tune of "RING OF FIRE" by JOHNNY CASH.
 

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I'm a fan of Jerry Lewis. Here are what I consider to be his best films.

That's My Boy (1951) with Dean Martin

Money from Home (1953) with Dean Martin

3 Ring Circus (1954) with Dean Martin

Living It Up (1954) with Dean Martin

You're Never Too Young (1955) with Dean Martin

Artists & Models (1955) with Dean Martin

Hollywood or Bust (1956) with Dean Martin

Visit to a Small Planet (1959)

The Bellboy (1960) first feature as a director

The Errand Boy (1961) also as director

The Ladies Man (1961) also as director

Who's Minding the Store? (1963)

The Nutty Professor (1963) also as director

The Patsy (1964) also as director

The Disorderly Orderly (1964)

Which Way to the Front? (1970) also director

The King of Comedy (1983)

Lewis also directed (but did not appear in) One More Time (1970), a sequel to Salt and Pepper (1968) starring Peter Lawford and Sammy Davis, Jr. The Lewis film is the better of the two, IMO. Lawford and Davis play to swingin' detectives caught up in murder and mayhem. The film features an amusing scene in which Sammy opens a door. He steps through, and finds himself in a Gothic castle, complete with Dracula (Christopher Lee) and Dr. Frankenstein (Peter Cushing). Sammy does a double-take, turns and runs back through the closet, where he gives a perfect Jerry imitation, sputtering, and trying to convince Lawford of what's on the other side of the door. Of course, when Lawford opens the door, there's nothing.

Jerry also is sitting on a controversial, notorious never-before-released film that is very close to his heart: The Day the Clown Cried, which was completed in 1972. Set during WW2, Jerry plays a clown sent to a concentration camp, where he entertains the captive children. There are a variety of stories why this film was never released. Probably the most realistic one is Jerry took the script (and concept) from the original writer and re-wrote the screenplay to suit himself, which upset the original writer (I believe the writer brought a lawsuit against Lewis). The film was rumored to come out over the years, and a couple of filmmakers in the 1990s attempted to "remake" it, using Jerry's rewritten script. But so far, nothing. The film remains a sore spot for Lewis, who is still upset his "masterpiece" never saw the light of day. Some who have seen it in private claim it's awful, corny and laughably bad. Who knows? It still sounds like an interesting curiosity, especially amongst Lewis fans.
 

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THE DAY THE CLOWN CRIED sounds most interesting. I'd love to see it.

Christopher Lee is one of the best Dracula's EVER!
 

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THE DAY THE CLOWN CRIED sounds most interesting. I'd love to see it.

Christopher Lee is one of the best Dracula's EVER!
Yeah, I think Jerry said something to the effect that the film will possibly be released when he dies, as his final statement.

And yep, Lee was a great Drac!
 

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I have a huge love for movies, I like the kind of movies that are like set in a different world so to speak, plus I love movie with a lot of music. so here are a list of some of my favorites...

The Wizard of Oz
Disney's Alice in Wonderland
Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Muppet Movie (although I enjoy all of them for the most past, this is my fav)
Labyrinth
Princess Bride
Cry-Baby
Beetlejuice
Edward Scissorhands
The Nightmare Before Christmas

Fav funny movies...
Dumb and Dumber
Tommy Boy
Orgazmo
Baseketball
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut
Team America (In case you haven't guess I think Trey Parker and Matt Stone are just Comdey masterminds.)
Super Troopers

And maybe my biggest pick for "Movie I should hate, but can't help but love...

Josie and the Pussycats. (love it)

I could probably think of more but thoes are like my top top picks.
 
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