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Hustle
Grimy downbeat 1975 Aldrich noir starring Burt Reynolds. It's not very good.
Burt s a cop who loves Europe and listens to Charles Aznavour records.
After working up a thirst having sex with Catherine Deneuve he says "Can I have some breast milk, please." Ernest Borgnine is his boss and keeps saying "Get outta my office!"
SPOILER:
Burt gets killed by Freddie Krueger.Vardy.....¡¡¡PELIGRO!!!
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Originally posted by Brainbomb View PostI also recently saw Mr Majestyk - highly enjoyable if you're in the mood for a somewhat trashy 70s action-thriller.
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Originally posted by Headless mermaid View PostMe too. Always looking for some new friends for Taxi driver, Pelham 123 etc. Even Woody Allen's 70s/80s films have some grittyness. Didn't we do a list recently?
Found this thread a while back that had some good suggestions I hadn't come across. http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/thread...he-70s.241193/
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Originally posted by Billy Dynamite View PostFound this thread a while back that had some good suggestions I hadn't come across. http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/thread...he-70s.241193/
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The best film of this era, although a little later, is Once Upon A Time In America. Italian director directing American Italians interpreting Jewish gangsters.
I don't think it won an Oscar, surprisingly.some times play g+ with back noise,some times vg , super psyché juju lpfront sleeve is very nice vg back vg , but the top corne left is eating buy rats, ask for picture
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Originally posted by medlar View PostThe best film of this era, although a little later, is Once Upon A Time In America. Italian director directing American Italians interpreting Jewish gangsters.
I don't think it won an Oscar, surprisingly.
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Originally posted by Billy Dynamite View PostI read a piece online somewhere about how the greatest movie villain of all time was 70s NYC. It was only a short piece would be good to read something more involving.
Don't know if you've seen a lesser known film called Born To Win? Another good one which I took my username from.
Haven't seen it yet. Would like to read that piece if you can find it. The 80s NYC could be even more of a villian than the 70s NYC. The crack "epidemic" probably inspired a lot of the crazy leather and spikes-wearing gangs and lone psycho killers in Death wish, Maniac cop etc.
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Saw half of NY77 and quite liked it although it felt a bit chaotic. Saw The Central Park 5 on tv the other nite, very interesting docu about 5 teens
falsely sentenced for raping a woman in Central Park. Also has some interesting 1989-2012 NY life in the background.
And here's some more colorful 80s NY life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jSxEruJoig
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Smithereens
Excellent look at early 80s loserville NYC with the great Susan Berman as a punky wannabe who takes, takes, takes from nice guy Brad Rinn while she obsesses over a permanently-stoned Richard Hell as an elegantly-wasted rock 'n' roll scenester. Lots of shots of grimy, pre-Guiliani Lower East Side and fabulous soundtrack with The Feelies all over it. Director Susan Seidelman hit it big with next picture - Desperately Seeking Susan."Here comes the Fun Cooker!!"
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