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To: Tijeras_Slim
Achieved a level of cinematic pretentiousness that most of us couldn’t appreciate until the 90’s.

Did you ever see Vanishing Point ?

Also came out in 1971.

A lot of drugs were being done in Hollywood.

13 posted on 09/25/2026 12:05:28 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: Steely Tom

A lot of drugs were being done in Hollywood.


Dennis Hopper probably did about 3/4ths of them.


17 posted on 09/25/2026 12:10:24 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Steely Tom

Vanishing Point had a few minutes that were very watchable.


19 posted on 09/25/2026 12:13:20 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Steely Tom
Vanishing Point has been called "existentialist."

That's pretentious. But at least Vanishing Point had cool car chases and beautiful desert scenery.

Whereas Billy Jack had heavy-handed messaging.

The bad guys were sooooo evil. Needlessly evil. And the good guys were so pure and good. Even saintlike.

31 posted on 09/25/2026 12:45:41 PM PDT by Angelino97
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To: Steely Tom
Vanishing Point was an instant cult classic. Saw it with my girlfriend in a Drive-In Movie Theatre. Souped up muscle car with a blower. Topless girl on a motorcycle.
57 posted on 09/25/2026 6:53:08 PM PDT by HandyDandy (“Borders, language and culture.” Michael Savage)
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