ABCs at the Movies: The Doubles Round!

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I actually didn't make this a rule, but I am sort of hoping we can get through the whole round without having to use any sequels as numbers (ie, Home Alone 3).

Leslie

No problem, I've been staying away from the numbered sequels as well.  (My "D" -Day2- isn't a sequel btw)

[Pipedream]

[Ellemeno]

I just realized I hadn't pushed "post" this morning, when writing about "8 Women," and I want to give it a fair chance to be seen, so here it is: http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,13749.msg300614.html#msg300614

[Ellemeno]

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I've GOT to win for the highest number, lol!


Starring the wonderfully sexy Patrick Deweare who committed suicide at the height of his career

[MaineWriter]

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An Argentinian movie, it has a slew of positive comments on IMDb. Here's a synopsis:

Early one morning, Marcos observes Juan successfully pulling off a bill-changing scam on a cashier, and then getting caught as he attempts to pull the same trick on the next shift. Marcos steps in, claiming to be a policeman, and drags Juan out of the store. Once they are back on the street, Marcos reveals himself to be a fellow swindler with a game of much higher stakes in mind, and he invites Juan to be his partner in crime. A once-in-a-lifetime scheme seemingly falls into their laps - an old-time con man enlists them to sell a forged set of extremely valuable rare stamps, The Nine Queens. The tricky negotiations that ensue bring into the picture a cast of suspicious characters, including Marcos' sister Valeria, their younger brother Federico and a slew of thieves, conmen and pickpockets. As the deceptions mount, it becomes more and more difficult to figure out who is conning whom.

[southendmd]

From IMDb:  [Stroheim's] "Greed" is one of the great American classics, but so often we limit ourselves to thinking of a film as a multi-hour feature film with live actors. In "One Froggy Evening" Chuck Jones tells the story of a construction worker demolishing a building and discovers a frog in the cornerstone. A SINGING FROG. Naturally, the first impulse is to make money on the frog. The only problem, the frog will only sing for this one guy. Not paying crowds, not talent agents, ONLY HIM. Slowly he is driven mad, not so much by the frog but by his own failed plans with the frog. Failing to recognize the special gift he has, he sees the building going up and sticks the frog back into the cornerstone. Years pass, and when the laser demolition-man is vaporizing the building with his 21st century technology, what does he find? A SINGING FROG. "You know," he thinks, "I could make some money." And so the cycle continues. People of any time are the same, they never learn. There's your moral. Chuck Jones does in 7 minutes what Von Stroheim took 7 hours to do. A genuine masterpiece of animation.

Here's the youtube of the cartoon (with Italian narration!)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqB_YYB8TJU[/youtube]

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I first picked Player 5150 , which has a high rating on IMDb,  but the only image I could find was this teeny little thing



So then I thought I'd go with my backup, Par 6 starring the execrable Misha Barton, but encountered the same problem.



So I ended up with this old standby:




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[Fran]

Here's a link to the film's website:

http://www.lequatriememorceau-lefilm.com/site.html

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