Identify This Movie

[Mr Sausage]

2. This is a Hong Kong movie from the 1990s or so. I saw a very short clip of it on Twitter which contained a full-on parody of Wong Kar-wai and his kinetic style, including the camera flying into people's faces and a mannequin(?) falling off a building, complete with a voice-over mocking the supposed virtues of all-style-no-substance award-winning films (like Wong's).

The most committed Wong parodist was Jeffrey Lau. In all likelihood it’s one of his films, tho’ I couldn’t say which.

[bottlesofsmoke]

2. This is a Hong Kong movie from the 1990s or so. I saw a very short clip of it on Twitter which contained a full-on parody of Wong Kar-wai and his kinetic style, including the camera flying into people's faces and a mannequin(?) falling off a building, complete with a voice-over mocking the supposed virtues of all-style-no-substance award-winning films (like Wong's).

I know Wong Jing as both writer and director parodied him a couple times, in Whatever You Want from 1994 and Those Were the Days from 1997, the latter of which has a WKW-like being sent back in time to work in the 1960s Hong Kong film industry.

[Never Cursed]

1. This is an American Western of probably the 60s-70s. I only remember a description of the final scene: the hero attacks or is ambushed by a bear and is about to fight it. Freezeframe (or some similar effect) on the hero's face, with a voiceover of something like "it was a good way to die/it was a good death," etc. Roll credits.

Legends of the Fall?

Yep. Feel like a complete idiot that it was such an obvious title

2. This is a Hong Kong movie from the 1990s or so. I saw a very short clip of it on Twitter which contained a full-on parody of Wong Kar-wai and his kinetic style, including the camera flying into people's faces and a mannequin(?) falling off a building, complete with a voice-over mocking the supposed virtues of all-style-no-substance award-winning films (like Wong's).

I know Wong Jing as both writer and director parodied him a couple times, in Whatever You Want from 1994 and Those Were the Days from 1997, the latter of which has a WKW-like being sent back in time to work in the 1960s Hong Kong film industry.

And this helped me get closer. Searching for Wong Jing on twitter led to the specific scene. Do you know what movie this is from?

[bottlesofsmoke]

And this helped me get closer. Searching for Wong Jing on twitter led to the specific scene. Do you know what movie this is from?

I’m afraid not, though I’m far from an expert. I’m pretty certain it’s not either of the movies I mentioned, where the WKW-like is more of a character and played by more recognizable actors. This seems more to be more of a one-off joke, especially if he’s being played by an assistant director. Wong Jing was involved with so many movies during when this would have been from (sometime between Chungking Express and ITMFL?) and throws a lot of stuff into them, I wouldn’t be surprised if he parodied WKW many times, and this clip is definitely in line with the humor of the other times he’s done it.

[CyberFilmSeeker]

Hello everyone,

I’m hoping some film aficionados here can help identify a few movies I recall from the early 1990s (or earlier). I apologise for grouping multiple queries together; if that's against forum etiquette please let me know.

1. In this dark fairy tale, the protagonist pulls on two thick ropes protruding from a monster. As he keeps pulling, a shuffling noise occurs, and eventually blood appears before the monster falls down. An evil queen orders monsters to attack the hero but they refuse, saying her spit/poison will kill them.

2. Another film involves a young girl who sees a little boy’s hand tear at the skin, revealing robot parts underneath. She screams to her mother, insisting he is not human, but her mother doesn’t believe her.

3. In another scene set inside a volcano or fiery place, the protagonist meets a devil-like character. To prove allegiance, the hero presses his hand against something and it burns him. This devil may be an enemy of Satan and is meant to help the hero.

4. In an animated film, the main character and another person draw attention to a doctor/surgeon, shouting that he has dirty tools and that he’s a demon. He begs not to be killed, but someone shoots him; something flies out of him and his body might catch fire.

5. Finally, in a dark fantasy movie, a witch burns when she touches a cemetery gate during a lightning strike. Later, a woman is swimming; someone urges her to get out of the water but she says she can only stay alive by swimming.

Any suggestions on what these films might be would be greatly appreciated. Please reply here or contact me at [email protected] with your thoughts.

Thank you!

[wositelec]

I'm looking for a movies or episodes from TV series.

1) I only remember a scene, when someone (a boy?) was telling a legend his friend about a naked woman who strangled men with her hair (she was female strangler - a witch? a mermaid? ). It took place on some island, and the legend turned out to be true. It is possible that the boy who mocked the legend was actually attacked and strangled by this supernatural woman. I remember a scene where she was seen with her back to the viewer, completely naked and with very long hair. It is extremely tough to find, but I think that it could be mystery/fantasy movie or an episode from 80s or 90s. Made in USA.

2) It was 100% something made in USA (mid 80s or 90s) probably an episode of a TV series. Now I am almost sure that it isn't nothing connected with a prison, almost definitely - I checked all popular and unpopular movies about prison. I remember only specific scene, where two men were in tough military unit. One of them was a well-built, tall guy, rather blond with long hair (someone like Jeff Daniells or Woody Harrelson). Perhaps, they are brothers or only buddies. The main character (or supporting character) also ended up in this unit (I think he resembled Ray Liotta, but I may be wrong). With his own eyes, he sees an officer say to a long-haired blond man: "You're free, so you can go now," and lets him go as if on leave. The blond man walks calmly but confidently through the long corridor (maybe he even went through some kind of door, the kind with a photocell). The officer then treacherously shoots the unsuspecting prisoner in the back (short pistol, not rifle or shotgun - it was sudden and lethal shot in the back)). The blond man was killed, and the main character is terrified. The cruel officer says to him: "You'll get tired." or "You will suffer". Second "prisoner" is scared, he cried probably and kneeled.

3) My memory is interesting again, but I don't remember many details. "Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction" (1997 - 2002) , perhaps an episode from this TV series, but I'm not sure. It is a movie or episode of a TV series (rather episode) from the 80s or 90s, probably made in USA. At the beginning, some guy dreams a nightmare in which he was bitten by a snake. He tells this dream to his wife or girlfriend, but then it turns out that it was sort of true after all. He lifts up his shirt, and there at the height of his hip, as it were, he has a snake bite mark (it was very strong). I think that it wasn't horror movie, but something in style fantasy / mystery.

[Cipater]

I've googled with no results, so I'll give it a shot here. I remember hearing (on this forum, I believe!) about a film with very troubled production, that was covered in a behind the scenes documentary. I believe the film is from the 2000s, or possibly the 2010s. I am quite certain it was quite a big budget film from the US. The director may or may not be French, and I believe he was very candid about the difficulties in this documentary.

I know it isn't much to go on, but here's hoping!

[brundlefly]

Are you thinking of Lost in La Mancha, about Gilliam's attempts to make The Man Who Killed Don Quixote?

[domino harvey]

Mathieu Kassovitz and Babylon AD? The doc was called Fucking Kassovitz

[Cipater]

Mathieu Kassovitz and Babylon AD? The doc was called Fucking Kassovitz

That's the one! Thank you!

[Zot!]

Screened in the 90s, and I think it is contemporaneous of that era... Black and white, minimal dialogue (cant remember the lanuage), slow dolly shots, Bela Tarr-esque...Maybe at a hospital campus? Lots of snow, Canadian perhaps? Not Guy Maddin. I saw it at Facets Cinematheque in Chicago. Sorry, that is not much to go on.

[Roger Ryan]

Screened in the 90s, and I think it is contemporaneous of that era... Black and white, minimal dialogue (cant remember the lanuage), slow dolly shots, Bela Tarr-esque...Maybe at a hospital campus? Lots of snow, Canadian perhaps? Not Guy Maddin. I saw it at Facets Cinematheque in Chicago. Sorry, that is not much to go on.

Cronenberg's Stereo?

[beamish14]

Screened in the 90s, and I think it is contemporaneous of that era... Black and white, minimal dialogue (cant remember the lanuage), slow dolly shots, Bela Tarr-esque...Maybe at a hospital campus? Lots of snow, Canadian perhaps? Not Guy Maddin. I saw it at Facets Cinematheque in Chicago. Sorry, that is not much to go on.

This sounds like Rob Tregenza’s Inside/Out

[Zot!]

Screened in the 90s, and I think it is contemporaneous of that era... Black and white, minimal dialogue (cant remember the lanuage), slow dolly shots, Bela Tarr-esque...Maybe at a hospital campus? Lots of snow, Canadian perhaps? Not Guy Maddin. I saw it at Facets Cinematheque in Chicago. Sorry, that is not much to go on.

This sounds like Rob Tregenza’s Inside/Out

YES! You are a star, thanks! Recommended if anybody is curious...especially fans of Tarr. Somebody should release this properly "A film by Bela Tarr's DP, produced by Jean-Luc Godard" makes a pretty good hype sticker.

[hearthesilence]

I actually caught this at a recent MoMA retrospective of Tregenza's works, and it is indeed great. Look for Nick Newman's extensive interview with him, it covers the making of this film, especially Godard (who ultimately decided NOT to have his name attached as producer, even though there doesn't seem to be any indication that he was unhappy with the film). Craziest anecdote was how Tregenza very nearly took an ill-fated flight to see Godard prior to making this - no joke, he literally was about to complete his booking for that flight until fate (or rather Godard) intervened.

[Never Cursed]

This is hardly a fair ask, but I figured I might as well. I subscribe to a service that advertises test screenings in the NYC area. Anyone familiar with test screenings surely knows about this company. It put out an ad today for a test screening for a film it refuses to name. The copy reads as follows:

"You (and a guest) are invited to an epic new fantasy adventure movie from a major motion picture studio about four rebel heroes who rise against impossible odds to restore magic to their world."

It goes on to note that the film is expected to be rated PG-13.

Anyone have any ideas as to what this could be? It sounds generic, but not so generic as to be completely meaningless. Maybe I'm overreading and this is just a placeholder. I googled and the only movie I could find that even sort of fit the premise was the upcoming He-Man movie

[pianocrash]

"You (and a guest) are invited to an epic new fantasy adventure movie from a major motion picture studio about four rebel heroes who rise against impossible odds to restore magic to their world."

It goes on to note that the film is expected to be rated PG-13.

Anyone have any ideas as to what this could be? It sounds generic, but not so generic as to be completely meaningless. Maybe I'm overreading and this is just a placeholder. I googled and the only movie I could find that even sort of fit the premise was the upcoming He-Man movie

Stuntnuts: The Movie (too soon?), but in a fairer world it might be Wizards! (Michod), or even Way Of The Wind (Malick).

You've gotta consider that it might also be a movie that's been in post production for a number of years, let alone something fairly recent that's even on a major release schedule proper (especially in NYC) ](*,)

[Mr Sausage]

Think I watched this in grade 7. An elder son (adopted?) has a rocky relationship with his family. He runs away and to get some funds works as a courier for two drug dealers. On a delivery, he sees the cops, ditches the coke in a sewer, and runs away to work at a logging site where he takes up with some family. The drug dealers and his younger brother eventually catch up with him. Any ideas?

[beamish14]

Think I watched this in grade 7. An elder son (adopted?) has a rocky relationship with his family. He runs away and to get some funds works as a courier for two drug dealers. On a delivery, he sees the cops, ditches the coke in a sewer, and runs away to work at a logging site where he takes up with some family. The drug dealers and his younger brother eventually catch up with him. Any ideas?

Michael Apted’s Firstborn (1984)?

[Mr Sausage]

Sadly, no. The kid was much older (late teens?) and the second half takes place in the woods at a logging camp.

[zedz]

I don't know your film, but the plot description gave me a flashback to one of the weirder TV series I watched as a child, the premise of which was:
very young boy (mistakenly) believes he killed his uncle, so he grabs his even younger sister and they run away to live in a zoo.

Spoiler

It was called Catch Kandy

[bad future]

I'm curious if anyone knows the origin of the clip at the beginning of "Love House" by Samantha Fox from 1988. This song is the only result when I google the phrase, but the track is so sample-heavy in general that I seriously doubt that this is an exception. The initial clip ("are you ready to do things tonight that you never dreamed were possible?") is echoed later, most clearly at 5:09, with a woman saying "I am ready..for anything" and then a male whispered "I hope so" which I think are likely from the same source as the first clip, but hard to be sure if it's the same male voice because of the whisper. I assume it isn't anything too obscure since most of the music samples are sort of low hanging fruit, ubiquitous dance floor staples of the era...

I'm also curious about the "you want to visit the house, hmm?" at 0:42 and "I hope you enjoyed your visit to the house" at 4:23, which in this context seem evocative of the Vincent Pryce "Thriller" intro. Could it just be Pryce?

Thanks a lot to anyone with a guess!

[LookingforInformaton]

I have been searching for a film that I saw a clip of. Please help. Please.
"In a documentary about Hollywood or filmmaking, probably seen on DVD in the 1990s or early 2000s, there was color footage of a man speaking at a podium to an audience that appeared to be film-industry insiders. He spent several minutes describing how awful the movie business was and then delivered a punchline similar to 'and then there's the downside.' It was not from The Player, The Big Picture, or The Day of the Locust."
If you have any ideas Please let me know and thank you for your help.

[knives]

Could it have been music insiders? If so there’s a Hunter S Thompson quote that fits what you are saying. “The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side.”