FReeper Canteen ~ Favorite Cult Movies ~ August 2 2004

MoJo2001 and FRiends of the Canteen

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

 

My Tribute to Cult Movies

What does "cult" movie mean?

 

Cult means seen by few, but appreciated immensely by those in the know.

Do you know any of these movies?

 

If you didn't before you do now!  And now you will be in the know!  Run out NOW and get these flicks!!!

MY FAVORITE CULT MOVIES  /COMEDY CATEGORY ARE:

CAR WASH

MOVIE QUOTE:

Lindy: I'm more man than you'll ever be and more woman than you'll ever get.

Daddy Rich: The best place for money, is right here in my pocket.


 

MOVIE TRIVA

• The main location of this film was an actual Los Angeles car wash a few blocks from McArthur Park. It was torn down in the late 1980s. While it was open, the marquee of the car wash announced it was featured in this film.

 

CANNONBALL RUN

 

Filmed when the Fed imposed a national 55 mph speed limit, The Cannonball Run is based on the real–life "Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Dash." It’s basically a fast–moving – and at times, somewhat slapstick – comedy with a huge cast of stars: Burt Reynolds, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Mel Tillis, Terry Bradshaw, Adriane Barbeau, Jackie Chan, Farrah Fawcett, Jack Elam, Dom DeLuise, Jamie Farr, Roger Moore (who plays a character who thinks he’s 007 and even drives an Astin–Martin with gadgets), and more. From Adriane Barbeau using her – er, ah, assets – to escape speeding tickets to the big fight with Peter Fonda’s motorcycle gang to Jack Elam as the mad proctologist, The Cannonball Run is a fun and funny movie

MOVIE QUOTE:

California Highway Patrolman: Headquarters, we are still in pursuit of the black Lamborghini.
Dispatcher: Car 42, you've been in pursuit for two hours. Another five minutes and you'll be in Arizona.
California Highway Patrolman: Yeah, and we're going to stay in pursuit until we catch them.
Dispatcher: It didn't take us THAT long to catch Dillinger.

MOVIE TRIVA:

• Don Rickles was originally cast as Fenderbaum before the part went to Sammy Davis Jr.
• The ambulance used in the movie is the actual ambulance that Hal Needham and Brock Yates built and raced in the real Cannonball Run.
• The producers asked the governor of Georgia if the crew could shut down the center of a small town so that a plane could land in the middle of it. The police blocked off the section that the plane was to land in and a barrier can be seen in the background.
• The Ferrari 308 used in the movie belonged to director Needham, Hal.
• Roger Moore (I) has a different girlfriend every time we see him in this movie and they are all voiced by June Foray (uncredited).
• The first highway patrolman that pulls over Adrienne Barbeau and 'Tara Buckman" (qv) was Burt Reynold's stand-in (note the resemblance). race.
• Jackie Chan, who played a small role in this movie, was very upset when he learned his character was Japanese since he himself is Chinese.
• In one of the earlier scenes in the movie, Dom Deluise's character says "Maybe we could get a black Trans Am", and Burt Reynolds (I)'s character says, "No, it's been done before." This is a reference to Smokey and the Bandit (1977) which starred Reynolds, and was directed by Hal Needham, who directed this film. Deluise co-starred with Reynolds in the 1980 sequel, Smokey and the Bandit II (1980).

 

 

 

IT'S A MAD,MAD,MAD WORLD

MOVIE QUOTE:

If ever this mad, mad, mad, mad world needed "It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world" it's now!

Released in 1963, the film became not only one of the longest comedies ever filmed (nearly 5 hours
in its initial cut), but boasted the most impressive casts of Hollywood comedic legends ever
assembled: Sid Caeser, Milton Berle, Phil Silvers, Ethel Mermen, Jonathan Winters, Buddy Hackett,
Terry-Thomas, Dick Shawn, Mickey Rooney and Spencer Tracy. If that weren't enough, the film boasted
nearly a dozen additional cameos by Hollywood legends that included Don Knotts, Jerry Lewis, and even
The Three Stooges.

 

 

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Restoration

SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT

Bandit and Cledus are two truck-driving southerners who accept a dare from big-shots Big and Little Enos to pick up a truckload of beer from Texas and return it to them within a specified amount of time. Picking it up is simple enough, but as they are leaving Texas, Bandit unwittingly picks up Carrie, a hitchhiking bride-to-be who just left her groom, Junior, at the altar. Junior, however, is the son of Sheriff Buford T. Justice. And when Buford and Junior discover what has happened, they go on a "high-speed pursuit" across the Southeast to catch the bandit.

MOVIE QUOTE:

What we have here is a total lack of respect for the law!

WATCH THE TRAILER

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S

Based on Truman Capote's 1958 novella of the same title, BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (1961) is the story of a woman on her own making her way in the big city.  As stories go, it is short on plot but rich in characterization which may explain why its protagonist, Holly Golightly, has become Audrey Hepburn's most memorable screen persona.  In the hands of director Blake Edwards, the film neglects much of the book's foreboding edge, but gains an unforgettable comedic touch which actually helps accentuate the darker moments.  In addition, Henry Mancini's musical score and Hubert de Givenchy's gowns for Ms. Hepburn successfully uphold Capote's style when the story itself is forced to leave his writing behind. Like the protagonist at its heart, BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S is quirky, funny, bewildering, serious, sophisticated and bittersweet -- and as movies go, great entertainment.

Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) at Reel Classics

MOVIE QUOTE:

You can always tell what kind of a person a man really thinks you are by the earrings he gives you.

 

WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM

The deranged adventures of Gonzo journalist Hunter Thompson and his attorney Oscar Acosta, referred to in the movie as "Laslow". Thompson attempts to cover the Super Bowl and the 1972 Presidential election in his typical drug-crazed state, but it continually and comically sidetracked by his even more twisted friend Laslow. Allegedly based on actual events.

MOVIE QUOTE:

"I hate to advocate weird chemicals, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone... but they've always worked for me"-Hunter Thompson

 

 

TGTH - BOOKS - OTHER - WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM

COMING ATTRACTIONS:

LOCK ,STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS

WAKING NED DEVINE

BEND IT LIKE BECKAM

FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH

VALLEY GIRL

CLERKS

BLADE RUNNER

BILL AND TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE

SO.. TELL ME... WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE CULT MOVIES?

 

[LisaMalia]

Has anyone mentioned "Plan 9 from Outer Space"? Not only is it the ultimate cult film, but also arguably the worst movie ever made. Haven't looked through all the posts, so just in case.....

[Kathy in Alaska]

Ray Stevens ~ Mississippi Squirrel Revival

[Euro-American Scum]

Welcome to the Canteen, Euro-American Scum.

Thanks. I don't get here nearly as often as I would like. And I must admit, this particular thread has been enormously entertaining.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Bad Radix....where is the hankie alert? Homecomings make my monitor get blurry. Thanks for the pictures of our troops at work. Please God, let loved ones see loved ones.

[Fedora]

Bill whispers to Ted:

I told you he was a sore loser, dude.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Fedora, for stopping in with your movie selection.

[bannie]

The Haunting

The OLD one...it's black&white, but it's so much more frightening than the new one...which is merely gore-loaded.

It even frightens the jaded teens.

I also love Westward the Women with Robert Taylor.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, Ladysmith.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh my gosh, Lj, that is so cute and funny!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, ArcLight, for stopping in with your movie pick.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Glad you enjoyed.

[RightWingAtheist]

There were two other writers listed in the credits, and I'm guessing that Ellison had little to do with the final script, but that Writer's Guild rules resulted in his name being in the credits-whether he wanted it or not. It was around this time that he started using his "Cordwainer Bird" pseudonym whenever one of his teleplays was butchered.

[The Scourge of Yazid]

Death:

(In a thick, Eastern European accent.)

Hmmph! I did not even win one round.

[Fedora]

You're welcome, and thank you for the kind words!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Marine from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment help to repair a town in Afganistan. The Marines, alongside local and American contractors, installed electricity, billeting, head facilities, and numerous other improvements to insure that the base would be able to house follow on units for years to come. Photo by: Capt. Brendan G. Heatherman, Assistant Operations Officer 3rd Battallion, 6th Marine Regiment

3/6 Marines rebuild, provide security for Afghanistan town

Submitted by: Marine Forces Pacific
Story Identification #: 2004730181727
Story by Capt. Brendan G. Heatherman

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (July 26, 2004) -- The town of Surobi isn’t much different than any other village in Afghanistan. Roughly forty-five miles east of Kabul, the town pours down from a mountain into a riverbed where villagers bathe, wash clothes, and seek relief from the relentless summer heat.

The bazaar along the hectic main road through town is typically packed with colorfully painted trucks, half-starved livestock, and shoppers with children making their way through their daily routine. Shopkeepers peddle their trinkets, linens, and Pepsi Colas to truck drivers and taxi cabs making their way from Kabul to Jalalabad and back, toiling along the brutal, unimproved road.

Elsewhere in town, scores of children flock to poorly maintained and equipped schools, the sick seek help from the town doctor, who is regrettably ill-equipped, and women carry their babies on the side-roads.

It’s a difficult life for the people, compounded by the fact that evil men of the old regime lurk in the hills surrounding the town, terrorizing the people who strive for nothing more than progress.

The terrorists burn schools and threaten potential voters. The people live with the realistic threat of the Taliban and Hizb-I-Islami terrorists within an arms reach of their families. It’s not much different from any other town in Afghanistan, with one exception…the presence of the men of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment.

Forward Operating Base Surobi lies just northwest of the town, nestled securely at the base of the Naghlo Dam, the major supplier of power for not only Surobi, but also the capitol city of Kabul.

“Our mission here is to provide security for the district and provide civil, military and humanitarian assistance to the people,” said Capt. Conlon Carabine, Headquarters and Service Company commander and camp commandant for the base.

“Our presence here has been extremely helpful to the people and to the district police and highway patrol,” he added.

Gen. Dauod, Surobi district police chief agrees. “The Marines have helped rebuild our town and keep the Taliban from threatening the area,” he said. “I consider them friends.”

The mission introduces a new concept to the Marines, one that they will need a period of time adjusting to.

The concept is to disrupt enemy operations in the district using the combined arms effect of combat and humanitarian operations, two seemingly exclusive methods used simultaneously.

The base overlooks a swift-flowing river sweeping out from the dam, high mountains, and rusted, hulking relics from the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan from several decades ago. The base itself is a former retreat for the wealthy in the area and was once served as headquarters for Gilbuddin Hikmatyar, the leader and founder of Hizb-I-Islami, one of the major terrorist organizations in the country. The Marine contingent arrived in the town in May, relieved a detachment from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, who had been in the area for more than a month.

The rest of the story

[Kathy in Alaska]

ArcLight.....#650!!

[Lady Jag]

She likes us!   She really likes us!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Just hearing the country mentioned makes the heart beat faster. Then comes the closer look. How's our Piper doing today?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hey there, t....how's Crystal doing today? Feeling better with time?

[RightWingAtheist]

I've met one of the actors from Carnival of Souls (he teaches acting at the University of Houston).

You've met Sydney Berger? Cool!

Other cult actors who went to succesful careers as drama teachers: Adam Roarke (Psych-Out, Hells Angels on Wheels, The Stunt Man, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry) Duane Jones (Night of the Living Dead) Derrel Maury (Massacre at Central High) and Jocelyn Jones (The Tourist Trap, The Great Texas Dynamite Chase)