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Duration 2h 35m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story A riff on the Marcus Aurelius and Commodus story, inspired by a 1958 book ‘Those About to Die” by Daniel P. Mannix. Director Ridley Scott Writers/Script David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson apparently with off the cuff contributions from the actors. Starring … Continue reading
Duration 2h 43m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 15 Source of story Saiod to be based on the autobiography of Puyi, the last emperor, published in 1964. Director Bernardo Bertolucci Writers/Script Bernardo Bertolucci, Mark Peploe, Starring John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O’Tool, Jade Go, Ying Ruocheng, and a load of Chinese actors Ratings IMDb: 7.7 by … Continue reading
Duration 1h 41m Ratings UK: PG, USA: PG, Germany: 6, Source of story An original screenplay, apparently inspired by an Anne Rice vampire book. Director Harold Ramis Writers/Script Danny Rubin, Harold Ramis Starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliot, Stephen Tobolowsky, Marita Geraghty, Harold Ramis, Michael Shannon, Ratings IMDb: 8.0 by 570,624 people. Rotten Tomatoes: … Continue reading
Duration 1h 35m Ratings UK: X, USA: R, France and Netherlands : 12. Source of story An original screenplay, apparently related to “The Wild Angels” and “The Trip”. Director Dennis Hopper Writers/Script Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Terry Southern Starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Phil Spector, Jack Nicholson, Toni Basil, Karen Black, Bridget Fonda, Carrie Snodgrass … Continue reading
Duration 2h 8m Rating (UK) U Source of story Based loosley on the Japanese film “The Seven Samurai” Director John Sturges Writers/Script William Roberts (who did rewrites on set) the main scriptwriter was Walter Newman who refued to be credited. Starring Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Horst Buchholz, Charles bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, … Continue reading
Elevator Pitch Brian has the misfortune to be born in a stable next to that in which Jesus is born and is accidentally approached by the wise men before they realise their mistake. He grows up, and together with other Jews is oppressed by the Romans, who have done nothing for them except the roads, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 42m Rating (UK) X Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Harry Julius Fink, Rita M. Fink, Dean Riesmer (other versions by Terrence Malick, John Milius plus a story version by Jo Heims) Additional Info This film was in development for years with Frank Sinatra being attached to it for a while. Many … Continue reading
Duration 1h 57m Rating (UK) AA Source of story A novel by Phillip K Dick ( Actually I thought it was a short story) Writer/s Script Hampton Fanchor, David Peoples Additional Info The appear to have been seven versions of this film, and I think the one I saw the other day was either the … Continue reading
Released 1990 Rating (UK) PG Source of story The second of the trilogy Writer/s Script Bob Gale Writer/s Story Bob Gale, Robert Zemeckis Director Robert Zemeckis Starring Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Thomas F Wilson, Lea Thompson, Elisabeth Shue, Richard Dysart Elevator Pitch At the end of BTTF II Doc in the Delorean … Continue reading
Released 1986 Rating (UK) 15 Source of story Although denied by Paul Hogan, others have said that the origin of the story was the survival of an Australian adventurer in the 1970s. Writer/s script Ken Shadie, John Cornell, Paul Hogan Writer/s story Paul Hogan Director Peter Faiman Starring Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, David Gulpilil Elevator … Continue reading
Released 1979 Rating X in UK (means 18) Director Francis Ford Coppola Writer/s John Milius, Francis F Coppola, Michael Herr Starring Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne, Harrison Ford, Dennis Hopper, Scott Glenn Source of story Probably “The Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad Elevator Pitch After a special forces colonel … Continue reading
Released 1986 (Remastered 2016) Rating 18 in UK Director Alex Cox Writer/s Alex Cox, Abbe Wood Starring Gary Oldman, Cloe Webb, David Hayman Source of story Real events Elevator Pitch At the height of the Sex Pistols fame, the bassist Sid Vicious becomes involved with Nancy Spungen a drug addict, camp follower and occasional sex … Continue reading
Released 1973 Rating A Director George Roy Hill Writer/s David S Ward Starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw Source of story Book, The Big Con by David W Maurer Elevator Pitch For their own reasons a couple of con men decide to swindle a gang boss out of a large sum of money by … Continue reading
Released 1983 Rating 15 in UK Director John Landis Writer/s Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod Starring Dan Akroyd, Eddie Murphy, Don Ameche, Jamie Lee Curtis, Denholm Elliott, Ralph Bellamy, Frank Oz, James Belushi Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch At the whim of a couple of financiers a homeless man and a young businessman … Continue reading
Released 1971 Rating X in UK Director Stanley Kubrick Writer/s Stanley Kubrick Starring Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Warren Clarke, Michael Bates, Miriam Karlin, Margaret Tyzack, Steven Berkoff Source of story Book of the same name by Anthony Burgess Elevator Pitch A gang of violent delinquents terrorise the urban area they inhabit until their leader is … Continue reading
Released 1972 Rating 15 in UK Director Francis Ford Coppola Writer/s Coppola, Mario Puzo Starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, Richard Conti, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Source of story Novel by Mario Puzo Elevator Pitch Rival families battle for control of neighbourhoods in 1940s New York. When the Godfather is … Continue reading
Released 1973 Rating A in UK Director Guy Hamilton Writer/s Tom Mankiewicz Starring Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour, Clifton James, Geoffrey Holder, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Source of story A story in the 007 franchise – named after but not necessarily based on an Ian Fleming book. Elevator Pitch Bond is sent to New … Continue reading
Released 1984 Rating 15 in UK Director James Cameron Writer/s James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch In the future humans, led by John Connor, are battling with the machines which have taken over the planet, so in order to eliminate him, … Continue reading
Released 1980 Rating 15 in UK Director John Landis Writer/s Dan Aykroyd, John Landis Starring John Belushi, Dan Ackroyd, Carrie Fisher and a host of singers Source of story The Blues Brothers were apparently Saturday Live characters Elevator Pitch When one of the brothers is released from jail they go on a mission to collect … Continue reading
Released 1975 Rating PG in UK Director John Huston Writer/s John Huston, Gladys King Starring Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey, Shakira Caine, Source of story A Rudyard Kipling short story Elevator Pitch Two British warrant officers from the Indian Army hike over the Himalayas to countries where they can use their military … Continue reading
Released 1979 Rating 15 in UK Director Ridley Scott Writer/s Dan O’Bannon, Ronald Shusett Starring Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, Yaphet Kotto Source of story Original screenplay Elevator Pitch After a visit to an apparently uninhabited planet, the crew of the space tug Nostromo become aware that, inadvertently, they … Continue reading
Released 1980 Rating A in UK Director Mike Hodges Writer/s Lorenzo Semple Jr, Michael Allen Starring Sam J Jones, Max von Sydow, Brian Blessed, Melody Anderson, Topol, Ornella Muti, Timothy Dalton, Peter Wyngarde, Richard O’Brien, Robbie Coltrane Source of story 1930s comic book characters by Alex Raymond and film serials on children’s cinema. Elevator Pitch … Continue reading
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