Not Breach. Yeah, I reckoned that shot would really help. :)
Here’s 60:60, which shows the lead actors. A clue: this film was given a theatrical re-release last year (at least in Europe).
I know it but can’t do another one because I’m in a place without reliable internet however I will say it is VERY obscure!
This joelmurr is a man after my own heart.
Thank you, sir!
I’ll give a few more clues:
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This film was almost impossible to see for decades after its initial release. The restored version did the rounds at European arthouse cinemas last year, and is now available on DVD/BR. (Wiki sez it’s also been broadcast on TCM.)
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The main location is a public swimming pool.
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The director sometimes acts as well. In fact, his appearance in The Avengers was the highlight of that film for me (“Holy shit, that’s …”).
Good hints. Deep End? I have no idea.
Yes, you got it - Deep End (1970)! It’s a truly excellent film, well worth seeking out. Director Jerzy Skolimowski is best known for the wonderful Moonlighting (1982) and the eccentric The Shout (1978).
Okay team. I feel guilty about getting that one solely from hints and Google, but I’m still taking it. :) I’ll look for something tonight.
As penance for using Google, I will put up an easy one. I got all the screens and it’s a fun one.
I think this is The Great Race.
Correct!
The Great Race is a long movie.
And could we really call The Great Race a grandpa comedy wihtout a pie fight?
Cool - as a kid, I watched that god knows how many times on TV - cropped to 4:3 of course, so the proper widescreen ratio looks weird to me.
This should be pretty easy as well. 20:20:
Death Wish? That looks like Bronson.
That is indeed Mr. Bronson, but you’re not quite right.
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Is the dude with the mustache in the 20 and 40 really Jack Lemmon? I think I need to see this movie.
Yup, he’s a hoot in this. He’s also the pie tossing prince in purple in the last shot. :)
Perhpas Mr. Bronson as Mr. Majestyk? That tiny little mustache is the clue.
You were much warmer the first time. I’ll go ahead and post the 40:40:
Valachi Papers? That is all I got.
I recognize those marks on their foreheads. That’s Death Wish 3, the one where they threw even the pretense of realism out the window.
Correct! Death Wish 3, one of my favorite guilty pleasures. It’s an awful, awful movie. Crass, cynical, shamelessly pandering to the audience at every opportunity, and lazily incompetent (because Michael Winner simply couldn’t give a fuck). Nonstop hilarity ensues.
Here’s 60:60:
Here is an easy 20 to get things rolling again:
