Quirky movies I like. Whats yours?

[Nimble Jack B.]

Big Fish is a keeper for sure. +1

Quirky, eh? Two came to mind:


Four Oscar Nominations and went home with two: screenplay and best supporting actor – Alan Arkin. I first thought this was a kid-flick until I seen Alan Arkin go into action!

One of my all time favorites and probably one of the best "quirkiest" movies ever made with 13 Oscar nominations and 6 winners including: Best Actor, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Picture.

 

[Andy Griffith]

Quirky to me is different...

Quick and the Dead- you really can't call it a western, but it does have lots of shoot'em up action and neat guns.

Bringing Up Baby- With two of my favorite movie stars, Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn. The scene when he pushes her down is priceless!

Gevevieve- That little 1950's British comedy about the vintage car rally which sparked lots on interests in old cars, and I thought was hilariously funny.

Lastly, the original War of the Worlds movie. If that isn't quirky, what is?

 

[smith revolver cop]

Secondhand Lions w/Caine and Duvall.

Regards,

Tam 3

+1! Another good Michael Caine movie is "Educating Rita," and another good Robert Duvall movie is "The Great Santini."

Haven't seen it in years, but "Night of the Generals" is good, with Peter O'Toole. A more recent O'Toole movie is "My Favorite Year."

 

[snakeman32]

Super Troopers and Beer Fest.


snakeman

 

[bubbiesdad]

Big Fish is a keeper for sure. +1


Four Oscar Nominations and went home with two: screenplay and best supporting actor – Alan Arkin. I first thought this was a kid-flick until I seen Alan Arkin go into action!

One of my all time favorites and probably one of the best "quirkiest" movies ever made with 13 Oscar nominations and 6 winners including: Best Actor, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Picture.

Quirky, eh? Two came to mind:



From Big Fish

One of Danny DeVito's,(manager of a circus) lines in the movie, to Carl(the giant), "Are you familiar with the term involuntary servitude?"

 

[bubbiesdad]

Another one I just remembered.
"This is Spinal Tap"

 

[VAdoublegunner]

The Gods Must Be Crazy

Almost too good to be called quirky, but quirky nonetheless.

 

[bubbiesdad]

Quick and the Dead- you really can't call it a western, but it does have lots of shoot'em up action and neat guns.

Bringing Up Baby- With two of my favorite movie stars, Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn. The scene when he pushes her down is priceless!

Gevevieve- That little 1950's British comedy about the vintage car rally which sparked lots on interests in old cars, and I thought was hilariously funny.

Lastly, the original War of the Worlds movie. If that isn't quirky, what is?

Have you ever noticed in "The Quick and the Dead", the rules state that the contestants are to draw on the first gong of the bell tower, yet the gong is never heard?

 

[Marshwheeling]

Another lesser known movie I liked is "A Boy & His Dog". A young Don Johnson and his telepathic dog in post nuclear war. The underground hospital scene where they "consummate" marriages is well... funny.

So is the ending, especially Blood's last line.

 

[BarbC]

Another great quirky: The Fall

 

[VAdoublegunner]

Another great quirky: The Fall

No kidding! I have the DVD I have watched quite a few times. Visually stunning, with a plot line rich in metaphor. I don't think I've figured it all out yet. The cinematography and effects reminded me of What Dreams May Come, not exactly quirky since it was loosely based on Orpheus, but an amazing film.

 

[smithfan4152]

Things to do in Denver when your Dead.

The Usual Suspects

At Close Range

Angels Dance

 

[Texas Star]

Almost too good to be called quirky, but quirky nonetheless.

("The Gods Must Be Crazy")


OOooo...THAT'S a GOOD one!

T-Star

 

[Mickey D]

"From Dusk 'Till Dawn" Who can forget Salma Hayek and the albino python
.

The Who's Tommy, Ann-Margret with the beans!

 

[wbraswell]

Almost anything with Peter O'Toole, Christopher Walken, Malcom McDowell, or Harvey Keitel is quirky. Some of the old Hitchcock movies are quirky too, like The Trouble with Harry.

 

[mm6mm6]

Zero Effect

 

[BarbC]

Don't forget YouTube - The Adventures of the Baron of Munchausen

 

[DeathGrip]

("The Gods Must Be Crazy")


OOooo...THAT'S a GOOD one!

T-Star

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[smith revolver cop]

"Albino Alligator" (although Faye Dunaway has not aged very well...)

 

[jrm53]

Memorable movies

Mine are Raising Arizona, Last Man Standing, Bring me the head of Alfreado Garica, and any western by Sam Peckinpaugh. Jeff

 

[MFPD 10MM]

Electra Glide in Blue, and Reservoir Dogs.

 

[dasnake]

my picks

nosferatu, miller's crossing, and think about it, about as quirky as it can get, "deep throat".

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

"The Puma Man".

 

[Section30]

The Brother from Another Planet

 

[TNDixieGirl]

The Incredible Mr. Limpet, starring Don Knotts

 

[doublesharp]

Robert Duvall in The Apostle. Nice support by Billy Joe Shaver.

Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson in SongWriter.

 

[Andy Griffith]

One more to add...

Harvey, the one where Jimmy Stewart pretends to talk to an invisible six-foot tall rabbit?

To think that Steven Spielberg is remaking this movie.
YUCK!!!
They can't leave well enough alone!

 

[PRC74]

Snake it is good to see you. You have been keeping a low profile since you retarded.

 

[cmort666]

Clockwork Orange

When the movie came out, a classmate in Catholic gradeschool in Chicago had the paperback edition of the book. We were all highly disappointed to not be able to even tell if it was dirty, because every other word was in Russian.

 

[cmort666]

President's Analyst with James Coburn

A hilarious and in some ways prophetic film.

Especially if you've ever had to deal with Ameritech's, SBC's or AT&T's DSL tech support. When Ameritech cut my DSL lines to give somebody else in the apartment regular phone service, an M16A1 really started too look like the solution to their customer service issues.

The head phone company guy (Pat Harrington) at the end went on to play the maintenance man on "One Day at a Time".

The "Put the 'car gun' back in the car, that's why it's the car gun!" sequence is hilarious. The father (William Daniels) went on to play the mean doctor on "St. Elsewhere".

It's also one of my favorite soundtracks. It took me a LONG time, but I found the music from the opening credits on one of the file sharing networks.