augustmoon Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Fast fact on Steve Mcqueen: Did you know his first starring role was in the movie called "The Blob" a sci- fi movie about this mass of jello that ate everything in its path- 1961 yata ito. Steve played a teenager and main character who was able to find a way to defeat the blob. I watched the movie a few years back courtesy of an old VHS tape.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> The BLOB was also shown on CHANNEL 5 - Million Dollar Movies when I was about Grade 1 / 2. I remember MDM starts at 9:00 pm kaya pag Fridays lang ako nakakapanood noon. Medyo OT na ito..60's kasi MDM. Quote Link to comment
masi Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Ma-iba naman. Did you guys watch "Our man Flint!" starring James Coburn. He was my idol! Cool type like James Bond and Die Hard. And best of all, he gets all the girls!!!!! Quote Link to comment
storm Posted October 12, 2005 Author Share Posted October 12, 2005 (edited) Pareng Masi 60s din yan - US version ng James Bond. May sequel pa iyan na "In Like Flint". Isang cult favorite namin noon ay "Gone in 60 Seconds" with the yellow shelby (moostang ba iyon?) Wow malapit na exhibit ko. See you all sa opening night on the 17th. :cool: Edited October 12, 2005 by storm Quote Link to comment
16track Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Agree! James Coburn was a cool cat as Flint. This was the period when James Bond Types were popular such as Dean Martin playing Matt Helm and Robert Vaughn playing Napoleon Solo. Although they were from the 60's, it was real cool to watch them come out with "THE GADGETS" of that time. I remember Matt Helm rolling out an inflatable Bed right out of his trunk that sort of reminds me of the inflatable they sell on TV now. Napoloen Solo had that special gun that was converted from a pistol into a rifle in seconds. In the 70's James Coburn also played the lead part in the movie about pickpockets titled--"HARRY IN YOUR POCKET" with Michael Sarazin-- and also the chief rider in "SKY RIDERS". Our generation might recognize James Coburn as the Carlsberg spokesman in the late 80's. Ma-iba naman. Did you guys watch "Our man Flint!" starring James Coburn. He was my idol! Cool type like James Bond and Die Hard. And best of all, he gets all the girls!!!!!<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quote Link to comment
16track Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Darn... am in my movie mode again... heheh! 70's films and characters I always was eager to see: 1. Clint Eastwood as the street boxer, Philo Bedoe (Every Which You Can)2. Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry (You got to ask yourself if you feel lucky.. well do yah? punk?!!)3. The Sean Connery and Roger Moore James Bond Era4. Bruce Lee in all the pioneering Kung Fu flicks5. John Wayne in his later Western moments -- funny how not a single one of my 20 something year old staff in the office have never heard of John Wayne. I hated Bruce Dern for shooting John Wayne at the back in "The Cowboys"6. Charles Bronson in the Death Wish, StreetFighter, The Mechanic, Valdez is Coming7. Sylvester Stallone in Rocky! 8. Al Pacino in Godfather(s) and Serpico and Dog Day Afternoon9. Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver10. Terence Hill and Bud Spencer ( A bit on the cheeky side --but entertaining none the less ) Some memorable movie lines in the 70's: Jack Smith: How long was I out? (after getting knocked out in the street fight)Philo Bedoe: Long enuff.. ( then offers his good arm to lift Smith up on his feet ) Dirty Harry: We're not just going to let you our of here.Thug : Who'se we, sucker?Dirty Harry: Well, Smith, Wesson ... and me. Rocky : Adriannnnne!!!!! (twisted lips and all) Thug : We're looking for Tang LungBruce Lee : Points his thumb to his nose and says... "Tang Lung!" Charles Bronson: Pointing to the cross pendant on the thug. "So you believe in Jesus, eh?"Thug : Nervously holding his hands up..."ye.. yess, I du .. du. do"Bronson : Good, Cause you're going to meet him!" then shoots the jerk. Rubber Duck : (Speaking on the CB)--Looks like we got ourselves a Convoy! Tony Manero : He hits my hair (motioning toward his father in the dining table). I spend a long time fixing my hair and he hits it! Danny Zukko : Well, its greased Lightning! Don Corleone : If I was your friend... then people will fear you.Bonasera : Don Corleone, please be my friend? Can you add more? :upside: Quote Link to comment
augustmoon Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Is anybody in this thread watching Michael Buble'Concert tonight at Araneta? Quote Link to comment
flyingdutchman Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Some memorable movie lines in the 70's: Don Corleone : If I was your friend... then people will fear you.Bonasera : Don Corleone, please be my friend?Can you add more? :upside:<{POST_SNAPBACK}> In the above exchange in The Godfather, Don Vito shows his utter distastefor the baker Buonasera by saying : " Buonasera, Buonasera. What have I everdone to make you treat me so disrespectfully? " My favorite line from the movie. Parang tatay rebuking an erring son. Quote Link to comment
jt2003 Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 In the above exchange in The Godfather, Don Vito shows his utter distastefor the baker Buonasera by saying : " Buonasera, Buonasera. What have I everdone to make you treat me so disrespectfully? " My favorite line from the movie. Parang tatay rebuking an erring son.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I believe that Buonasera was an undertaker. It was in a later scene with Buonasera that Vito Corleone said, "Look what they did to my boy." Quote Link to comment
flyingdutchman Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 I believe that Buonasera was an undertaker. It was in a later scene with Buonasera that Vito Corleone said, "Look what they did to my boy."<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oo nga pala. I stand corrected. BTW, did you know that Coppola's original choice forDon Vito was Sir Laurence Olivier? But Brando coveted the role so much that he invitedCoppola to his house one day and met him at the front door in full Don Vito get-up, tux,cotton in his mouth, and all. Right then, Coppola was said to have decided the rolewas Brando's. From Taxi Driver ( The great De Niro ) : "You talking to me?" Quote Link to comment
storm Posted October 12, 2005 Author Share Posted October 12, 2005 Since my exhibit is entitled "The Dancer", here are my list of 70s movies that somehow inspire me: 1. Saturday Night Fever 2. Cabaret 3. Turning Point 4. Grease 5. All That Jazz Pero para ma - OT Here are my other favorites: 1. Singing in the Rain 2. An American in Paris 3. Can Can 4. Gigi 5. Funny Face - this is where Michael Jackson got or stole his moves and get-up (from the great Audrey Hepburn) 6. West Side Story 7. Chicago 8. Flashdance 9. Dirty Dancing (lambada) 10. Footloose :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
sliderule Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Darn... am in my movie mode again... heheh! Danny Zukko : Well, its greased Lightning!Don Corleone : If I was your friend... then people will fear you.Bonasera : Don Corleone, please be my friend?Can you add more? :upside:<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ahhh Godfather fans in the house! In "The Godfather", Mikey Corleone was surprised to learn there were no guards in the hospital where the mortally wounded Don Corleone was recuperating. So he had a nurse help him wheel his father to another room lest assassins try to finish him off. As they were moving his bed, footsteps are heard across the hallway.....that scene gives me goosebumps every time I see it. Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 I watched that movie in CIRCLE THEATER mga 1977 yata yon. His leading lady was BARBRA STREISAND. I have the OST album of that movies. My favorite song (I don't know the title) went ..."Love soft as an easy chair, Love fresh as the morning air...One Love that is share by two...."" Kris Kristofferson dies in that movie :cry: :cry: :cry: JT what are you doing so late.. a 3:00 am post ?????? Ikaw rin Bods...???? Good Morning to all. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's not late - it's too early pa nga eh It's good to answer posts at that hour because you have the luxury of silence, and therefore complete introspection, all around you hehehe....A Star Is Born was, I believe, a remake of a Judy Garland movie? , and yes, tama si pareng slide - it's Evergreen.... Heheh! Heheh! Ganun ba? In any case, pasali na din! Steve McQueen did not manage to escape as he was caught again by the Germans-after he fell in along the barbed wire fence. The last scene of the movie had him being locked up in Solitary with only his baseball glove and a baseball which he tossed and bounced against the wall of his cell. Remember some McQueen Movies? 1. Papillon2. Great Escape3. Bullit4. The Getaway5. The Thomas Crown Affair6. Sand Pebbles7. Towering InfernoBTW, was he the lead star on "Wanted-Dead or alive" on TV?<{POST_SNAPBACK}> wow! great movies all! Steve Mcqueen had the honor of having some of the most beautiful women at that time as co-stars. The Thomas Crown Affair (with that sizzling bedscene and most unforgettable song, The Windmills of Your Mind) had Faye Dunaway. The Getaway had Ali Mcgraw. The Sand Pebbles had a most beauteous and very young Candice Bergen.... Steve McQueen's Great Escape was best known for the motorcycle jumping scene in one of his numerous attempts to escape. Trivia on that movie: SM was such an excellent rider, he actually did all his riding scenes himself. In fact, there are fleeting scenes where he played the part of a German rider. Of course his face was obscured by goggles and that ubiquitous german helmet so he is almost un-recognizable...but that's him. 16track is right, he was re-captured at the end of the movie. My most memorable SM movie is Bullit with the famous SFO car chase. The villain was in a Dodge Charger and SM was in a Mustang. Back then the Mustang (pronounced "Moos-Tang" here in the PI) was the most desired car of them all. My Dad bought a fast back then and I was so proud to be seen in it when they took me to school. Alas, several years later, it was a nightmare to get spare parts and it became one monumental headache to sell. Augustmoon, I think the song you are referring to is "Evergreen".<{POST_SNAPBACK}> pare you have a great eye and a greater memory to remember and know these trivia! So it was a Mustang that was used in Bullitt - I thought it was a Corvette...those cars jumping off at highspeed on the hills of San Francisco was the original - it was copied ad nauseum in countless other movies...and yes, I do admit now that SM was recaptured in The Great Escape Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Pareng bods! Since you're a self-confessed Pasig kumbento boy, I'm sure marami kang kilala from Buen Consejo? Hanggang diyan kasi, umaabot kami nung araw. Dami rin mga OK na chicks dun diba? One of these days we have to exchange notes about chickababes we know from that school. :cool:<{POST_SNAPBACK}> hehehe of course, pare! who can forget CBC? A lot of graduates there went on with us to UP so parang hindi din kami nagkahiwahiwalay after high-school, the only difference being that you can be more comfy-comfy with them - college na eh, unlike nung highschool may bantay kang pari sila may bantay na mga madre although magkaharap lang sa kalsada yung dalawang school namin Sure pare I hope we do get to finally meet you one of these days! Oo nga, pareng 16track. Talagang hindi nakatakas si Steve McQueen (Si James Coburn, oo). Kaya may utang si pareng Bods sa akin ng 4 beers. Pero dahil hindi ako in circulation ngayon, puede niya ibigay sa iba nating kaibigan sa mga dadating na EB. And yes, Steve mcQueen starred in "Wanted: Dead or Alive." In glorious black-and-white. I believe he played a bounty hunter in the series.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Those 4 beers can always wait until after you get back in circulation pare - with matching interest na yun When 16track mentioned that bouncing ball scene in solitary confinement it all suddenly became clear again to me hahahaha... ok, I don't know the answer to this, but what was the last film of Steve Mcqueen before he died? Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 pareng 16track, how were you able to remember all those lines? The only line I can remember in The Godfather was I will make him an offer he can't refuse. I think it's time to go look for a DVD of the Godfathers 1 and 2.... Some other films I would like to get hold of now:Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidMIdnight CowboyDeliveranceDog Day AfternoonAnnie HallTaxi Driver Quote Link to comment
jt2003 Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 In "Dog Day Afternoon," Al Pacino and John Casale were teamed up once more (They played brothers in "The Godfather"... "You broke my heart, Fredo! You broke my heart!"). One unforgettable scene was how Pacino (or was it Casale?) struggled with a package to bring out his gun. Then there was that scene in the airport when Casale was shot by an FBI agent. Before that, there was Pacino shouting, "Attica! Attica!" Another unforgettable scene was when they were both described by the TV new crews as gays. Casale turned to Pacino and said, "But I'm not gay." In "Dog Day Afternoon," one of the FBI agents was played by an actor who also played the father in the 1970s series "Family." Sorry, can't remember his name. Quote Link to comment
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