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    Compulsive Truthteller OptiBoard Gold Supporter Uncle Fester's Avatar
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    What's your favorite movie that never made it big on the Big Screen?

    I'm looking to rent (your?) suggestion this weekend.
    I loved "Defending Your Life" written by and starring Albert Brooks with Meryl Streep. Start to finish hilarious but never made big box office! :)
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    "Billy Elliott"

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    Don't know if it was start to finish hilarious but "Crazy People" with Dudley Moore had its funny moments. The movies worth watching just for the ad campaigns they come up with - "Volvo, boxy but good."

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    Somewhere in Time- Christopher Reeves- Just a captivating story with an awesome soundtrack. I can't remember hearing about it when it was "in a theatre near us" but rented it at the suggestion of the clerk at the store, and have watched it a couple more times on TV.
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    Can't remember the exact title, starred Barbara Hershey, think it was called "Used People", something "People" anyway. "Soapdish" with Sally Field and Kevin Kline. "Henry V" with KennethBraunagh (sp?)

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    "Student Bodies" and "Harold ad Maude". And "Better off Dead".
    Last edited by Spexvet; 04-27-2005 at 04:18 PM. Reason: added info
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    Will second "Crazy People" (which is positively hilarious if you've had any exposure to a typical marketing department).
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    "MOLOKAI" - True story set on the island of Molokai, Hawaii

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    The original "The Gods Must Be Crazy" is another good movie. A simple but great movie.

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    Spexvet and I think WAY too much alike.

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