There Goes My Baby was on tv last night. The closing of a diner run by Seymour Cassel is used as a narrative thread, which got me thinking about other films that use this pretty reliable conceit (brings a bunch of characters together, they reminisce, damn progress, try to do something, fail etc. ).
Some others;
The Last Picture ShowLast Night At The AlamoStaying Together (which was on tv the other night)
What others?
― The Wild Shirtless Lyrics of Mark Farner (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:08 (sixteen years ago)
Be Kind, Rewind
― WmC, Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:09 (sixteen years ago)
Empire Records lolz
― I'm Into that Japanese Pop-Funk (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:10 (sixteen years ago)
http://www.physics.uiowa.edu/adventure/fall_2006/Day-after-tomorrow.jpg
― Townie Mong Shit (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:11 (sixteen years ago)
Empire records
― carne asada, Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:12 (sixteen years ago)
Over the Edge
― 2 ears + 1 ❤ (Pillbox), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:12 (sixteen years ago)
^^^what's about to be closed in that, I forget... teen center?
― I'm Into that Japanese Pop-Funk (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:14 (sixteen years ago)
Barbershop
Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger.
― Jarlrmai, Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:15 (sixteen years ago)
The Last Waltz
― Baffleck!!!! (B.L.A.M.), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:16 (sixteen years ago)
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONIES
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:16 (sixteen years ago)
Over The Edge is about the closing of a teen center yes.
― The Wild Shirtless Lyrics of Mark Farner (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:16 (sixteen years ago)
if a neighborhood is considered a hangout that isxpost
xposts: Yeah, the teen center gets closed at the end & the kids flip out and go on a raging orgy of violence and mayhem at a PTA meeting.
― 2 ears + 1 ❤ (Pillbox), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:17 (sixteen years ago)
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:22 (sixteen years ago)
Roller Boogie
― The Wild Shirtless Lyrics of Mark Farner (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:23 (sixteen years ago)
Taps
― lolling through my bagel (Pancakes Hackman), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:23 (sixteen years ago)
goodfellas
― meat of beef (Jordan), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:26 (sixteen years ago)
Blues Brothers (orphanage needs saving)
― Fox Force Five Punchline (sexyDancer), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:28 (sixteen years ago)
The Slammin' Salmon
― Shannon Whirry & the Bad Brains, Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:29 (sixteen years ago)
The 80s were apparently a real dark time for lovably quirky types getting their favorite stores, community centers, and/or ski resorts bought out by the slimy developer fathers of the jock/preppy jerks they knew socially
― nabisco, Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:31 (sixteen years ago)
The older, simpler America, where you and your slacker or dork friends could just hang out and engage in various unprofitable antics in a run-down frathouse or unaccredited summer school, were under grave threat, but Hollywood was willing to stand up and say it: this is wrong
― nabisco, Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:33 (sixteen years ago)
In a round and about way, McCabe & Mrs. Miller (company buys out town, including bars and bordellos, by any means necessary).
― The Wild Shirtless Lyrics of Mark Farner (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:33 (sixteen years ago)
Which reminds me, CADDY FUCKIN SHACK
― The Wild Shirtless Lyrics of Mark Farner (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:35 (sixteen years ago)
Dodgeball
― Jarlrmai, Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:35 (sixteen years ago)
PCU
― meat of beef (Jordan), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:35 (sixteen years ago)
i assume all of the revenge of the nerds movies are about this but can't say for sure
Slap Shot (team folding)
― The Wild Shirtless Lyrics of Mark Farner (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:37 (sixteen years ago)
killing of a chinese bookie
― Point being, I hate all of you. (Lamp), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:37 (sixteen years ago)
The House Bunny more so than Revenge of the Nerds (which is more about creating a new frat than saving an old one)
― nabisco, Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:38 (sixteen years ago)
MAJOR LEAGUE
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:40 (sixteen years ago)
do any of these movies not contain at least one musical montage, i wonder
― meat of beef (Jordan), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:40 (sixteen years ago)
goonies contains no musical montages
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:42 (sixteen years ago)
i think you could probably divide these movies into the following categories--
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:42 (sixteen years ago)
Haha I'll bet Empire Records doesn't, so long as you don't consider real-time shots of people joyfully dancing to alt-rock an actual "montage"
― nabisco, Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:42 (sixteen years ago)
uh dude--sugar high
― The Wild Shirtless Lyrics of Mark Farner (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:43 (sixteen years ago)
'nig night'
― hello my name is peter francis geraci are you in debt (omar little), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:43 (sixteen years ago)
oh christ BIG NIGHT
: (
whoa there omar
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:43 (sixteen years ago)
max, don't forget "resort / summer camp / hotel" (probably okay to fold "community center" into "school club")
― nabisco, Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:45 (sixteen years ago)
ive only seen a little bit of the preview but im willing to bet that the upcoming ryan reynolds flick "adventureland" is going to be one of these
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:47 (sixteen years ago)
if by "one of these" you mean "all-time comedy classic" then yes, youre wrong...
― Point being, I hate all of you. (Lamp), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:51 (sixteen years ago)
im going to make a movie about a business closing, but instead of a business, itll be my fist, closing in your face
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:52 (sixteen years ago)
i think you mean closing in *on* my face
n.e.way: pickup on south street
― Point being, I hate all of you. (Lamp), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:53 (sixteen years ago)
i want to watch nig night and see what all the fuss is about.
― not_goodwin, Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:55 (sixteen years ago)
no it will literally close ur face, as in, ur face used to be open, 4 business, and when im done w/ u, it wont be
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:58 (sixteen years ago)
http://www.seriouseats.com/required_eating/images/20080807-potd-closed.jpg
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:59 (sixteen years ago)
quirky independent store closing
Smoke! (or the sequel, i forget) but in one or either one of them there's at least a threat of the old cigar shop closing.
― Ludo, Thursday, 26 March 2009 20:04 (sixteen years ago)
Animal House
― Fox Force Five Punchline (sexyDancer), Thursday, 26 March 2009 20:08 (sixteen years ago)
Shower
Traditional Beijing bath house is closing to give way for modern development. Good movie.
― Super Cub, Thursday, 26 March 2009 20:23 (sixteen years ago)
Killing of Angel Street is about a neighborhood being bulldozed for redevelopment ... it actually gets kinda creepy thrillerish.
― unexpected item in bagging area (sarahel), Thursday, 26 March 2009 20:37 (sixteen years ago)
UHF, kind of
― -:¦:-•(¯'•omg•'¯)•-:¦:- (dan m), Thursday, 26 March 2009 20:42 (sixteen years ago)
Shower was good! Haven't thought about that movie in forever.
― kate78, Thursday, 26 March 2009 20:45 (sixteen years ago)
brady bunch ?
― Ant Attack.. (Ste), Thursday, 26 March 2009 20:47 (sixteen years ago)
bikini car wash
― laying | (goole), Thursday, 26 March 2009 20:49 (sixteen years ago)
prairie home companion
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Thursday, 26 March 2009 20:50 (sixteen years ago)
^^ now that's synergy
― laying | (goole), Thursday, 26 March 2009 20:50 (sixteen years ago)
Sister ActSister Act 2: Back in the habit.
― there's a big metaphor going on in which pussy is medicine (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 26 March 2009 20:51 (sixteen years ago)
friday the 13th
― Point being, I hate all of you. (Lamp), Thursday, 26 March 2009 20:52 (sixteen years ago)
Super Mario Brothers
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 26 March 2009 20:53 (sixteen years ago)
System Management Bus
― Point being, I hate all of you. (Lamp), Thursday, 26 March 2009 20:54 (sixteen years ago)
Godfather 2
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 26 March 2009 20:55 (sixteen years ago)
^^ you mean Cuba?
― unexpected item in bagging area (sarahel), Thursday, 26 March 2009 20:56 (sixteen years ago)
Cuba Gooding Jr.
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 26 March 2009 20:56 (sixteen years ago)
Wasn't one of the Robocop sequels centered on closing down the Detroit Police Department?
― unexpected item in bagging area (sarahel), Thursday, 26 March 2009 20:57 (sixteen years ago)
the insider
― Point being, I hate all of you. (Lamp), Thursday, 26 March 2009 20:57 (sixteen years ago)
Last Days of Disco
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Thursday, 26 March 2009 21:09 (sixteen years ago)
GUNGHO
― Super Cub, Thursday, 26 March 2009 21:11 (sixteen years ago)
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
― I think no pants is sexy. (Matt P), Thursday, 26 March 2009 21:12 (sixteen years ago)
isn't there a whole mini-genre of UK films about factories closing?
― Super Cub, Thursday, 26 March 2009 21:12 (sixteen years ago)
man the more i think about it the more i think this is the greatest genre of film--i sort of want to go write a screenplay about this, its so perfect for good character studies and lazy (in a good way) storytelling
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Thursday, 26 March 2009 21:13 (sixteen years ago)
its closely related, btw, to "the last day of school/camp" genre
i think my favorite narrative setup is the "day in the life" condensed timeframe one but this is a pretty good conceit... would produce btw
― Point being, I hate all of you. (Lamp), Thursday, 26 March 2009 21:16 (sixteen years ago)
films about the end of wars?
― Super Cub, Thursday, 26 March 2009 21:18 (sixteen years ago)
― Point being, I hate all of you. (Lamp), Thursday, March 26, 2009 5:16 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
a lot of these are "day in the life," too--like most of them its not just business closing but its like "the 24 hrs before the sale deadline" or whatever
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Thursday, 26 March 2009 21:21 (sixteen years ago)
tommy boy
― Super Cub, Thursday, 26 March 2009 21:22 (sixteen years ago)
Goodbye, Dragon Inn (least seen so far)
the upcoming ryan reynolds flick "adventureland"
no max, and RR is in it for 10-15 mins, it's a Jesse Eisenberg film
― Past a Diving Jeter (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 March 2009 21:32 (sixteen years ago)