Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

[AngliaGT]

Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

What's your favorite "Offbeat" Movie?
I like "Better Off Dead" with John Cusack,
"American Flyer",with Kevin Costner,
"Blazing Saddles" with Gene Wilder,
"The Frisco Kid" with Gene Wilder,
"The President's Anylist"......

- Doug

 

[Steve_S]

Re: Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

American Flyers was an embarrassment of a cycling movie. The true classic is Breaking Away! It's a must-see for.. well... everyone! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif

 

[JamesWilson]

Re: Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

"A Boy and his Dog"

Review <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]Armageddon is a difficult thing to rationalize, lending itself to outlandish scenes of violence and debauchery. The idea of a pubescent Don Johnson wandering the lonely wastelands guided by an intelligent and telepathic dog is a new one on me, but for some reason it all fits. Particularly so when the pooch in question has a bottomless stomach and spouts an endless stream of acidic criticism at Don Johnson. [/QUOTE]

Nor exactly suitable for the whole family, and the ending is ... well, different.

 

[aeronca65t]

Re: Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

Easy.

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Quirky, dark and somehow, very working-class British.

My favourite "regular" movie is Doctor Zhivago

Interestingly, Tom Courtenay is in both of these films.

Blazing Saddles and The Rocky Horror Show
are great too.

 

[Guest]

Re: Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

You want off-beat?

Bike Boy, Andy Warhol.

 

[aerog]

Re: Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

Off beat? Does Office Space count? Hmm...and The Jerk.

Somehow I always find these movies years after everyone else thought they were cool. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/rolleyes.gif

 

[DrEntropy]

Re: Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

"The Watch, the Wallet and the Really Big Fish"

 

[Shinsen774]

Re: Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

"The Russians are Coming! The Russians are Coming!"

 

[leecreek]

Re: Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

"Brewster McCloud", "Vanishing Point".

 

[anthony7777]

Re: Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

does "its a mad, mad, mad, mad, world" count? /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/banana.gif

 

[Baz]

Re: Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'

 

[aerog]

Re: Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

does "its a mad, mad, mad, mad, world" count? /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/banana.gif

yeah. I forgot about that one - I revise my previous post! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

 

[NutmegCT]

Re: Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

Offbeat movie?

<u>Harold and Maude</u>

!!!

(and the original <u>The Wicker Man</u>, 1973, runs a close second)

For a totally stupid and embarrassing (and *very* dated) movie, I nominate <u>Kentucky Fried Movie</u>.

Bad.

Tom

 

[bugimike]

Re: Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

A newer one, but it fits!! Idiocracy!!

 

[Basil]

Re: Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

does "its a mad, mad, mad, mad, world" count? /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/banana.gif

The best comedy movie ever made! The number of comedic stars or soon-to-be stars was unmatched in any movie then or since.

 

[Basil]

Re: Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

My favorite movie overall, thought its not really off-beat, is Flight of the Phoenix (the original with Jimmy Stewart).

 

[vagt6]

Re: Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

There are too many good films for me to choose just one, and most of mine are oldies:

"The Spirit of St. Louis" with Jimmy Stewart is very near the top, if not on it;

"Sergeant York": Randolph Scott won the Oscar for this performance which was spot-on <u>perfect</u>;

"Lawrence of Arabia", cinematograpy is unequalled.

"Schindler's List", Liam Neeson, perfection.

Way too many to list, I could go on for hours.

 

[GregW]

Re: Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

The Holy Grail, though it has been years since I saw it.

 

[coldplugs]

Re: Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

Mine is Airplane, surely.

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Re: Favorite "Offbeat" Movie

"And don't call me 'Shirley'." /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif