Tele's List of 100 Lesser-Known or Under-Appreciated Films Everyone Should See (THE LIST IS COMPLETE! p26)

[TalismanRing]

10 hours ago, ttr said:

Dreyfuss not known for his comedic roles? I have always thought that he does little else than comedies... Probably tells more about what kind of movies (and at what era) I have watched (gimme Steakout III ?). Need to check his filmography.

 

He's done a lot of comedic roles (The Goodbye Girl, Tin Men, What About Bill) or roles that are both comedic and dramatic including his major breakout role The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. 

 

But leaning more to the dramatic there's  Who's Life Is It Anyway, Close Encounters, Mr Holland's Opus, Nuts, The Competition, Night Falls On Manhattan

[Dementeleus]

22 minutes ago, The Stingray said:

lol Victory is such a shitty movie. 

 

 

It's glorious.  Absurd, but glorious. (Or would that be gloriously absurd?)

[TalismanRing]

3 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

 

It's glorious.  Absurd, but glorious. (Or would that be gloriously absurd?)

 

If you wanted an underappreciated glorious absurd WWII movie there's Kelly's Heroes.   

 

This movie is just BAD.

[Dementeleus]

85. No Way Out (1987)

written by: Robert Garland, from a novel by Kenneth Fearing

directed by: Roger Donaldson

starring: Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, Will Patton

 

Synopsis: 

A coverup and witch-hunt occur after a politician accidentally kills his mistress.

 

In the mid- to late-80s, Kevin Costner’s career was beginning to take off. He appeared in Lawrence Kasdan’s Western SILVERADO in 1985, and in 1987-1989 he exploded, with major hits THE UNTOUCHABLES, BULL DURHAM, and FIELD OF DREAMS. Tucked away between these higher profile movies was the political thriller NO WAY OUT, which doesn’t get as much recognition these days but was still a big hit in 1987. Costner plays a Navy officer who falls for a woman (who’s already involved in another affair with a married man). The resulting fallout of this mysterious love triangle puts Costner’s career (and life) in danger, as he frantically tries to unravel a conspiracy before he’s set up as the fall guy.

 

The movie is based on a novel called “The Big Clock”, written in 1946 (which was also made into a movie by the same name in 1948). The story was updated to the 1980s and changed to a political setting (the novel was set in the publishing world). NO WAY OUT is an excellent late-Cold War thriller, and well worth watching.

 

 

 

[Dementeleus]

Just now, TalismanRing said:

 

If you wanted an underappreciated glorious absurd WWII movie there's Kelly's Heroes.   

 

This movie is just BAD.

 

I like VICTORY more than KELLY'S HEROES.  (Though I like that one too).

[Ethan Hunt]

2 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

 

 

Synopsis: 

A coverup and witch-hunt occur after a politician accidentally kills his mistress.

 

 

Ummmm... That sounds kind of hilarious

[La Binoche]

3 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

85. No Way Out (1987)

written by: Robert Garland, from a novel by Kenneth Fearing

directed by: Roger Donaldson

starring: Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, Will Patton

 

Synopsis: 

A coverup and witch-hunt occur after a politician accidentally kills his mistress.

 

In the mid- to late-80s, Kevin Costner’s career was beginning to take off. He appeared in Lawrence Kasdan’s Western SILVERADO in 1985, and in 1987-1989 he exploded, with major hits THE UNTOUCHABLES, BULL DURHAM, and FIELD OF DREAMS. Tucked away between these higher profile movies was the political thriller NO WAY OUT, which doesn’t get as much recognition these days but was still a big hit in 1987. Costner plays a Navy officer who falls for a woman (who’s already involved in another affair with a married man). The resulting fallout of this mysterious love triangle puts Costner’s career (and life) in danger, as he frantically tries to unravel a conspiracy before he’s set up as the fall guy.

 

The movie is based on a novel called “The Big Clock”, written in 1946 (which was also made into a movie by the same name in 1948). The story was updated to the 1980s and changed to a political setting (the novel was set in the publishing world). NO WAY OUT is an excellent late-Cold War thriller, and well worth watching.

 

 

 

 

Excellent thriller. The limo scene is hot! 

[La Binoche]

On June 9, 2016 at 10:34 PM, Telemachos said:

99. The Edge (1997)

 

written by: David Mamet

directed by: Lee Tamahori

starring: Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin

 

Synopsis: 

An intellectual billionaire and two lesser men struggle to band together and survive after getting stranded in the Alaskan wilderness with a blood-thirsty Kodiak Bear hunting them down.

 

This is right in Mamet’s wheelhouse, and he doesn’t disappoint: macho men acting macho while doing macho things. (Even the intellectually-focused Hopkins has plenty of brawn here). Three men go down in a plane crash, and the ensuing struggle against Nature is complimented by the struggle among themselves — among other things, Hopkins thinks Baldwin wants to kill him and steal his wife. Harold Perrineau is the other man with them and Elle Macpherson is Hopkins' wife, although both are distinctly secondary to the scenery chewing that Hopkins and Baldwin enthusiastically provide.

 

@James, you might like this one!  

 

 

 

Love this one too. 

 

Can you edit the first post in this thread as you go and list the movies in there? 

[ttr]

lol Victory is such a shitty movie. 

 

Totally agree. I've heard rumours that Sly had some problems with the rest of the cast, but could not find anything from the internet to confirm that. Anyone has better information regarding the issue?@Telemachos

[La Binoche]

On June 10, 2016 at 8:15 AM, Telemachos said:

95. Dead Again (1991)

written by: Scott Frank

directed by: Kenneth Branagh

starring: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Robin Williams

 

 

Synopsis: 

Mike Church is a Los Angeles private detective who specializes in finding missing persons. He takes on the case of a mystery woman whom he calls Grace. She is suffering from amnesia and has no memories of her own. She keeps having nightmares involving the murder of a pianist, Margaret, by her husband Roman Strauss in the late 1940s. In an attempt to solve the mystery about these nightmares, Church seeks the help of Madson, who is an antiques dealer with the gift of hypnosis. The hypnosis sessions will soon begin to reveal some surprises.

 

 

A rip-roaring, tremendously entertaining néo-noir thriller. Branagh and Thompson are both brilliant as the detective and the mystery woman, and Robin Williams is hilarious in a small role as a former psychiatrist. Visually striking and featuring a wonderful score by Patrick Doyle, this is the sort of movie Hitchcock might’ve made if he was alive in the 90s.

 

 

 

YESSSS love this gothic thriller. Great list so far. 

[La Binoche]

21 hours ago, Telemachos said:

90. Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)

written by: Paul Mazursky & Leon Capetanos, based on the play by Rene Fauchois
directed by: Paul Mazursky
starring: Nick Nolte, Bette Midler, Richard Dreyfuss, Little Richard

 

Synopsis:
A rich but troubled family find their lives altered by the arrival of a vagrant who tries to drown himself in their swimming pool.

 

Mazursky's absurdist farce about shallow materialism and how easily it can cause people to drift apart from each other and lead their own separate, narcissistic lives. But that makes it sound like it's a big Message movie, when in fact it's a very funny comedy featuring Nolte, Midler, and Dreyfuss at their very best. Dreyfuss and Nolte (in particular) aren't necessarily known for their comedic roles, but they're excellent, and Midler was a powerhouse in the 80s.

 

Little Richard basically plays a fictional version of himself (!) and the wonderful character actress Elizabeth Pena has a nice role as well, as the maid who starts discovering her inner revolutionary spirit.

 

 

 

One of the best comedies of the '80s.

[TalismanRing]

2 minutes ago, La Binoche said:

 

Excellent thriller. The limo scene is hot! 

 

One of the sexiest scenes in film.

 

I also really like The Big Clock with Ray Milland and Charles Laughton

[TalismanRing]

1 minute ago, ttr said:

Totally agree. I've heard rumours that Sly had some problems with the rest of the cast, but could not find anything from the internet to confirm that. Anyone has better information regarding the issue?@Telemachos

 

During the 1980s & 90s Stallone had problems with lots of people.  He admits now he was fucking horrible to work with as he caught a case of Huge Headitis.  Some still hate his guts and I wouldn't be surprised if that factored into his not winning the Oscar this year (even though Rylance deserved it)

 

 

[Dementeleus]

84. Eight Men Out (1988)

written and directed by: John Sayles (from a book by Eliot Asinof)

starring: John Cusack, Christopher Lloyd, Charlie Sheen, D.B. Sweeney, Michael Rooker

 

Synopsis: 

A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.

 

This drama focuses on one of the most infamous events in baseball history: the “Black Sox” scandal of 1919, when the Chicago White Sox — the most talented team in major league baseball — took bribes to throw the World Series. Eight players were given lifetime bans from baseball, and the sport made significant changes to eliminate the influence of gamblers.

 

John Sayles’ movie is sympathetic towards the players on the White Sox, showing the internal turmoil between the men and what motivated some of them to take the bribes. And he makes a compelling case that the most infamous ban — of “Shoeless Joe” Jackson, one of the best players in the game — was unwarranted. This is another one of those movies featuring a huge cast, many of whom went on to greater fame in other movies. Yes, Yondu from GOTG stars in this.  

 

 

 

[Dementeleus]

8 minutes ago, La Binoche said:

 

Love this one too. 

 

Can you edit the first post in this thread as you go and list the movies in there? 

 

Good idea!

 

7 minutes ago, ttr said:

Totally agree. I've heard rumours that Sly had some problems with the rest of the cast, but could not find anything from the internet to confirm that. Anyone has better information regarding the issue?@Telemachos

 

I don't know much about this specific production... I assume @TalismanRing's answer is fairly accurate.

[Dementeleus]

83. Rob Roy (1995)

written by: Alan Sharp

directed by: Michael Caton-Jones

starring: Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth, John Hurt

 

Synopsis: 

The story of the infamous Scottish outlaw Rob Roy McGregor, who fought the British in the Scottish Highlands in the 1700s to defend his family’s honor.

 

1995 saw the release of two swashbuckling epics based on Scottish history. BRAVEHEART got all the acclaim and glory, but ROB ROY is excellent as well (and more historically accurate too, not that that matters).   Liam Neeson is perfectly cast as Rob Roy, and Tim Roth turns in an awesome performance as the vile and evil Cunningham.

 

The great climactic sword duel between Rob Roy and Cunningham is one of the all-time screen greats, and reason enough to see this excellent epic adventure.

 

 

 

 

[The Stingray]

Did not know all that stuff about Sly. A shame.
 

Speaking of Kevin Costner, I think Waterworld is pretty damn underrated.

 

[TalismanRing]

Just now, Telemachos said:

83. Rob Roy (1995)

 

written by: Alan Sharp

directed by: Michael Caton-Jones

starring: Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth, John Hurt

 

Synopsis: 

The story of the infamous Scottish outlaw Rob Roy McGregor, who fought the British in the Scottish Highlands in the 1700s to defend his family’s honor.

 

1995 saw the release of two swashbuckling epics based on Scottish history. BRAVEHEART got all the acclaim and glory, but ROB ROY is excellent as well (and more historically accurate too, not that that matters).   Liam Neeson is perfectly cast as Rob Roy, and Tim Roth turns in an awesome performance as the vile and evil Cunningham.

 

The great climactic sword duel between Rob Roy and Cunningham is one of the all-time screen greats, and reason enough to see this excellent epic adventure.

 

 

The superior movie about rebellious Scots from 1995.  Neeson & Lange are a great romantic pairing and Roth is a suitably detestable and hissable villain. 

 

One of the greatest and most realistic sword fights in film.

 

 

[CoolioD1]

good blink and you'll miss it neeson peen in rob roy.

[TalismanRing]

3 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said:

good blink and you'll miss it neeson peen in rob roy.

 

Very hard to miss.