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It won't necessarily be your favourite film, but if you could choose one film that you really identified with, that really struck a chord, what would it be and why?

― Trevor, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Incidentally, I'd have to choose Nurse Betty, because like the main character I tend to go through life harbouring massive delusions and succeed in spite of them.

― Trevor, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"...shady lane, everybody's got one..." *clicks heels because got a reference for a change*.

In answer to your question, no film has ever blown me away as much as when I saw Back To The Future when I was eight or so. I don't really know why, because this, don't forget, is a film where the main character almost gets off with his mother, and listens to Huey Lewis and The News A LOT.

― Sam, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

*sigh* Withnail! the story of my life in quotations:

"Right you fucker, i'm going to do the washing up!"

"We must and shall have BOUZE!"

"The carrot has mystery"

"This is a far superior drink to meths."

― katie, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Given by current hypersensitive state I'll nominate anything by Woody Allen.

― Will, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I doubt everybody's got one Sam, rather that everybody NEEDS one. A for effort, B for delivery.

It's funny, the way you describe Back to the Future makes it sound like the prequel to American Psycho. I remember BTTF created a real buzz in my school when it first came out. I thought it was due to the special effects and novel plotline, but really it was all about repressed adolescent Oedipus complexes. Brrrrr. Thanks Sam!

― Trevor, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I always feel empathy for the "Bill Pullman character who's a decent bloke but just not quite interesting/sexy/crazy enough for pretty girl who runs off with Tom Hanks/Brad Pitt after 20 minutes". No real reason, as I don't think it's quite happened to me, but maybe I'm pre- empting it. Hmmm.

― Mark C, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Oh! Now I really want to watch Withnail. Good God, why don't we have a video player? I would like to have What's Up Doc as my film. Oh Barbra Streisand. In a hat. What more can I ask?

― alix, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Mark C, would you like me to steal your girlfriend?

― Nick, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Can *I* steal your girlfriend, Mark?

― alix, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

beavis and butthead do america - cos of the slots, and TV for my bunghole.

― Geoff, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

TP, !TV

― RickyT, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Nick, I'll swap you for my girlfriend. You and your lovely balls.

― Mark C, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It would probably be the sequel to the classic tv movie "Mother May I Sleep with Danger?" starring Tori Spelling.

Or anything starring Tori Spelling, really.

― Nicole, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Nicole scares me.

As I've heard all the High Fidelity jokes by now, let me confirm something: no, a thousand times no. The modern equivalent of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty might be interesting, though.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

are you threatening me? where I come from, we have no bunghole.

― Geoff, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I pretty much identified with the guys in American Movie.

― james, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I could easily have been an extra in 200 Cigarettes or Downtown '81. Or Interiors, except I'm not waspy enough.

― Arthur, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

WarGames when i'm in full geek mode. oh you mean growed-up fillums. why dintcha say so? MallRats. too adolescent? man, you're hard to please... Remains of the Day. i'm afraid that whole repressed english love-affair thing gets me every time.

― Alan Trewartha, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Alvy Singer in Annie Hall.

Am I the only person who thinks Withnail is shite? Maybe I should watch it again.

Mark C, I have already stolen your girlfriend. I'd say you can have mine, but you can't.

― Ally C, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Mark S thinks it's shite as well, but he's never seen it.

― RickyT, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I don't think Withnail is shite, just the people who quoted it incessantly throughout my University years as if it contained some profoundly philosophical tenets around which you should build your entire life. Or something.

Coincidentally, it's out now on DVD for the first time evah if you like that sort of thing.

― Trevor, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i forgot to mention that as a youth i used to weep in butcher's shops.

― katie, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Nooooooooooooooooooooo

― Trevor, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i was actually making the point that it reflects *my* life, not the other way around. i did weep in butcher shops as i child. i do need more bouze. and i do call people fuckers who do not do the washing up.

― katie, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

pretty in pink, duckie obv, oh and andrew mccarthy's character in st elmo's fire, who i *so* wanted to be, or anthony michael hall in breakfast club, look you get the idea, i wanted to go to john hughes memorial high.

unfortunately i fear i am, in fact, artie fufkin...

― carsmilesteve, Thursday, 15 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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