Unlikely Ecclecticism & Odd Musical Tastes in Film.

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- Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) lives a room adorned with posters of Cabaret Voltaire, Killing Joke and Bryan Ferry, yet lip-synchs to the Beatles and Wayne Newton when given the chance.

- Nicholas Cage's character in "Valley Girl" is portrayed as an "edgy punk rocker" who goes to see bands like Plimsouls (err...not quite Punks, actually) in Hollywood clubs, yet is seen wearing a Tangeine Dream t-shirt later in the film, and boldly proclaims "I LOVE this song!" when the bland, corporate rock of "I La La La Love You" by Pat Travers comes on his car stereo.

- John Bender (Judd Nelson) in "the Breakfast Club," is a stoner with a locker adorned with stickers of the Doors and the Scorpions, yet wears a Madness badge on his lapel and headbangs strenuously to Meatloaf also-ran Karla Devito's "We Are Not Alone".

Other examples?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 15 August 2004 14:08 (twenty-one years ago)

great picture

― s1ocki (slutsky), Sunday, 15 August 2004 14:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, I cheered when that came up on a google search.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 15 August 2004 14:12 (twenty-one years ago)

alex in nyc listens to killing joke and cop shoot cop and yet apparently has seen "ferris bueller" and "valley girl" recently.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Sunday, 15 August 2004 14:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Not recently, but I remember'em.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 15 August 2004 14:27 (twenty-one years ago)

sorry, couldn't help it!

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Sunday, 15 August 2004 14:29 (twenty-one years ago)

It's not a movie, but I was always impressed by Anthony Jr's big Ulver poster on the Sopranos. It's a little unlikely. He always struck me as more of a rap fan.

― scott seward (scott seward), Sunday, 15 August 2004 14:39 (twenty-one years ago)

robert iler, who plays anthony, is a pretty big metal fan, and he probably picks out his character's posters for himself. he wears a lot of current metal-band t-shirts on the show.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Sunday, 15 August 2004 14:45 (twenty-one years ago)

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