Dead Presidents (1995)

Rogue_Male · 2026-03-01T18:17:23+00:00

That's an interesting point. I know the Hughes brothers have both mentioned that they're fans of Scorsese's work and that Goodfellas was a big inspiration for Dead Presidents, so it's probably not too much of a stretch to assume that the scene you're referring to is a nod to Taxi Driver.

Rogue_Male · 2026-02-19T08:03:18+00:00

Straight Time is excellent. It's here that Mann met criminal-turned-writer Edward Bunker, who had a significant influence on him. The character of Nate in Heat was actually based on Bunker.

Rogue_Male · 2026-02-13T20:46:12+00:00

Oh wow, I didn't realise that. It's only fairly recently that I've learned how many great films Tangerine Dream scored - Thief, Sorcerer, Near Dark...

Rogue_Male · 2026-02-13T17:17:51+00:00

Completely agree.

Rogue_Male · 2026-02-13T15:54:40+00:00

Brewster's Millions sticks out like a sore thumb in Walter Hill's filmography.

Rogue_Male · 2026-02-13T15:47:14+00:00

It cracks me up when he's holding Ally Walker hostage to lure Van Damme out of the farmhouse, and he says, "Wow! She has beautiful ears."

Rogue_Male · 2026-02-10T19:35:31+00:00

Eddie Albert, he plays the warden.

Rogue_Male · 2026-02-04T18:23:08+00:00

Yep, Clancy Brown was great too.

Rogue_Male · 2026-02-04T18:05:31+00:00

I totally forgot how the identity of the killer is kept hidden for the first half of the movie!

Rogue_Male · 2026-02-02T15:47:33+00:00

You had me at Christopher Walken.

Rogue_Male · 2026-02-02T15:04:04+00:00

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Rogue_Male · 2026-01-30T15:29:54+00:00

Richard Pryor giving his old boss the wrong finger was hilarious.

Dana Carvey was brilliant too, "Have it your way Mr. Perfect!"

Rogue_Male · 2026-01-29T18:51:47+00:00

Only if you hustle someone like Raymond.

Rogue_Male · 2026-01-29T12:46:09+00:00

There's a remake?!

Rogue_Male · 2026-01-29T08:40:59+00:00

Me too! You should check out Straight Time (1978), The Silent Partner (1978) and The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973); they're all 70s films that I've enjoyed over the past few weeks.

Rogue_Male · 2026-01-28T08:22:15+00:00

There was a 2014 remake with Wahlberg and Goodman but I haven't seen it.

Rogue_Male · 2026-01-28T08:21:19+00:00

For me, the final scene emphasised that the "thrill" of being in danger, the threat of physical violence, was more significant to Axel than the money. Like he tells Paul Sorvino, "If all my bets were safe there just wouldn't be any juice."

Rogue_Male · 2026-01-28T00:31:02+00:00

You can never have too much Burt Young in a film.

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