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What is your favourite film (that didn't make much money)?

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  • M Mike Hankey

    Don't remember if I saw Guardians but clip was cool. Damn AZ is hot, heading to north rim today. Came up from Phoenix 109 to Zion 94 bearable.

    Technician 1. A person that fixes stuff you can't. 2. One who does precision guesswork based on unreliable data provided by those of questionable knowledge. JaxCoder.com

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    Roger Wright
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    Great timing, Mike! The temp dropped 10 degrees yesterday, and is supposed to climb back to normal by the end of the week. :)

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    • S stoneyowl2

      An old Mel Brooks film - The Thirteen Chairs. Never seen it associated with his film lists, but I think it was one of his best.

      A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, navigate a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects! - Lazarus Long

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      PIEBALDconsult
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      I agree.

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      • R Roger Wright

        Great timing, Mike! The temp dropped 10 degrees yesterday, and is supposed to climb back to normal by the end of the week. :)

        Will Rogers never met me.

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        Mike Hankey
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        Yeah we're in Fredonia right now and its 80s so yeah we hit it right, at least here. We were going to Yellowstone in a couple of weeks but temps there are getting cold so I think we will try going this week, temps are supposed to rise for several days. Haven't drove in the snow for many years and never pulling a camper.

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        • F Forogar

          Lots of people have favourite movies that were big hits, but what about those that you thought were really, really good - but bombed at the box office for some weird reason. Even if the film didn't do so well, perhaps it has a great line in it? One of mine is "Tremors" from 1990. The best line is, "...but I want to live for the three days"!

          - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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          Member 9167057
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          Does Fight Club qualify? It's IMHO a masterpiece, among the best movies ever made, but AFAIR wasn't exactly successful.

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          • F Forogar

            Lots of people have favourite movies that were big hits, but what about those that you thought were really, really good - but bombed at the box office for some weird reason. Even if the film didn't do so well, perhaps it has a great line in it? One of mine is "Tremors" from 1990. The best line is, "...but I want to live for the three days"!

            - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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            Chris Quinn
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            One of Peter Jackson's pre-hobbit films - Braindead[^]

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            • F Forogar

              Lots of people have favourite movies that were big hits, but what about those that you thought were really, really good - but bombed at the box office for some weird reason. Even if the film didn't do so well, perhaps it has a great line in it? One of mine is "Tremors" from 1990. The best line is, "...but I want to live for the three days"!

              - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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              User 14060113
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              Sharknado!!

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              • R RickZeeland

                That must be one of the few flops of director Ridley Scott: Legend[^] :-\

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                GerryB_UK
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                The movie I would pick is "Trancers". A definite B movie, almost no film production budget, but it just worked.

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                • C Chris Quinn

                  One of Peter Jackson's pre-hobbit films - Braindead[^]

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                  Jeroen_R
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                  Braindead (or Dead, Alive in some places) is a great horror comedy. And his two earlier movies (meet the Feebles and Bad Taste) were similarly great if you like the genre

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                  • F Forogar

                    Lots of people have favourite movies that were big hits, but what about those that you thought were really, really good - but bombed at the box office for some weird reason. Even if the film didn't do so well, perhaps it has a great line in it? One of mine is "Tremors" from 1990. The best line is, "...but I want to live for the three days"!

                    - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                    lognormal
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                    Little Shop of Horrors Ultra low budget, greatest comedy scene ever - the Dentist - Steve Martin & Bill Murray. Also Sigourney Weaver & Dan Ackroyd !! Several versions and endings - all great.

                    Why make life more difficult than it is?

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                    • F Forogar

                      Lots of people have favourite movies that were big hits, but what about those that you thought were really, really good - but bombed at the box office for some weird reason. Even if the film didn't do so well, perhaps it has a great line in it? One of mine is "Tremors" from 1990. The best line is, "...but I want to live for the three days"!

                      - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                      Hooga Booga
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                      The Grand Budapest Hotel. Strange and humourous.

                      Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend; inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. -- Groucho Marx

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                      • F Forogar

                        Lots of people have favourite movies that were big hits, but what about those that you thought were really, really good - but bombed at the box office for some weird reason. Even if the film didn't do so well, perhaps it has a great line in it? One of mine is "Tremors" from 1990. The best line is, "...but I want to live for the three days"!

                        - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                        Jrvansant
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                        Black Dynamite. A hilarious movie that deserved much more love than it got.

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                        • F Forogar

                          Lots of people have favourite movies that were big hits, but what about those that you thought were really, really good - but bombed at the box office for some weird reason. Even if the film didn't do so well, perhaps it has a great line in it? One of mine is "Tremors" from 1990. The best line is, "...but I want to live for the three days"!

                          - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                          jfren484
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                          The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) with Bill Murray. Laughed through the entire thing, but most people I mention it to have never even heard of it. It had a $20M budget and only made $13.7M, and it has a 41% on Rotten Tomatoes, but I love it.

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                          • F Forogar

                            Lots of people have favourite movies that were big hits, but what about those that you thought were really, really good - but bombed at the box office for some weird reason. Even if the film didn't do so well, perhaps it has a great line in it? One of mine is "Tremors" from 1990. The best line is, "...but I want to live for the three days"!

                            - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                            Daniel T Barnett
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                            I've always liked "Being There". A comedy illustrating people's willingness to believe what they want.

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                            • F Forogar

                              Lots of people have favourite movies that were big hits, but what about those that you thought were really, really good - but bombed at the box office for some weird reason. Even if the film didn't do so well, perhaps it has a great line in it? One of mine is "Tremors" from 1990. The best line is, "...but I want to live for the three days"!

                              - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                              vaderjm
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                              There is an obscure semi-horror flick called "In the Mouth of Madness" ...and one can never forget "Better Off Dead" +1 Tremors

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                              • F Forogar

                                Lots of people have favourite movies that were big hits, but what about those that you thought were really, really good - but bombed at the box office for some weird reason. Even if the film didn't do so well, perhaps it has a great line in it? One of mine is "Tremors" from 1990. The best line is, "...but I want to live for the three days"!

                                - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                                Late for Dinner
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                                Harold and Maude, Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon. Didn't make a profit until 12 years after it was released.

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                                • F Forogar

                                  Lots of people have favourite movies that were big hits, but what about those that you thought were really, really good - but bombed at the box office for some weird reason. Even if the film didn't do so well, perhaps it has a great line in it? One of mine is "Tremors" from 1990. The best line is, "...but I want to live for the three days"!

                                  - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                                  Chris Maunder
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                                  [The Bothersome Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Bothersome\_Man) I loved this film. So bizarre. So good. Also, [Monsters (2010)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters\_(2010\_film)). 500K budget, incredible use of CGI (as in: very, very subtle and well blended) and it was about the story, not the effects.

                                  cheers Chris Maunder

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                                  • F Forogar

                                    Lots of people have favourite movies that were big hits, but what about those that you thought were really, really good - but bombed at the box office for some weird reason. Even if the film didn't do so well, perhaps it has a great line in it? One of mine is "Tremors" from 1990. The best line is, "...but I want to live for the three days"!

                                    - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                                    Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow.

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                                      [The Bothersome Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Bothersome\_Man) I loved this film. So bizarre. So good. Also, [Monsters (2010)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters\_(2010\_film)). 500K budget, incredible use of CGI (as in: very, very subtle and well blended) and it was about the story, not the effects.

                                      cheers Chris Maunder

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                                      Forogar
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                                      Have you seen "Wristcutters"? It's a sort of love story passing through hell that looks just like a more run-down version of earth - also bizarre.

                                      - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                                        Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow.

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                                        Forogar
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                                        Not as bad as people made out. Would have been way better without the ex-Mrs Pitt.

                                        - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                                        • F Forogar

                                          Lots of people have favourite movies that were big hits, but what about those that you thought were really, really good - but bombed at the box office for some weird reason. Even if the film didn't do so well, perhaps it has a great line in it? One of mine is "Tremors" from 1990. The best line is, "...but I want to live for the three days"!

                                          - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                                          agolddog
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                                          Here's a few films I stumbled upon at various times which I enjoyed. I don't think any of them could be called hits (though some became cult classics): - Red Rock West - Office Space - True Romance - Leaving Las Vegas - Reservoir Dogs - Charley Varrick

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