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To: Skooz

Looking for quirky indie movies? I’ve got your quirky right here:

- Danny Deckchair (Australian)
Danny, a lovable loser trapped in a stale relationship going nowhere, straps dozens of helium baloons to his outdoor chair. Predictably, it takes off and sends Danny wizzing across the Austalian outback to a town that needs his special brand of quirkiness and to a woman who just needs him. I aodre this movie!

- The Straight Story
Starring Richard Farnsworth and Sissy Spacek.
From the product description:
Based on the true story that captured the hearts of America, THE STRAIGHT STORY is one of those rare films offering powerful, uplifting entertainment for audiences of all ages. Directed by acclaimed director David Lynch (WILD AT HEART, MULHOLLAND DRIVE), this gentle, inspiring film celebrates the human spirit. Richard Farnsworth (MISERY, THE NATURAL) stars as Alvin Straight — a no-nonsense man who has never been one to lean on others. Now at an age when his eyesight denies him the ability to drive and walking is accomplished only with the help of two canes, Alvin lives a quiet life with his daughter Rose (Sissy Spacek). But when the call comes that Alvin’s estranged brother Lyle (Harry Dean Stanton, THE GREEN MILE) has suffered a debilitating stroke, Alvin embarks on a dangerous and emotional journey to make amends. With little money, but plenty of patience and tenacity, he climbs aboard his 1966 John Deere lawnmower and plots the 260-mile course from his small Iowa town to Lyle’s home in Wisconsin. Filmed along the actual route that the real Alvin Straight traveled in 1994, THE STRAIGHT STORY is a heartwarming and poignant drama chronicling Alvin’s six-week odyssey and the many lives he touches along the way.

Both of these movies are well acted, quirky (yet deep) and a joy to watch.


55 posted on 10/28/2009 6:51:05 AM PDT by HanneyBean
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To: HanneyBean
THE GREEN MILE

That's another great movie.

57 posted on 10/28/2009 6:52:02 AM PDT by paulycy (Predatory Pricing = Public Option = Unethical Competition.)
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