The Great Movie Tournament - 1970s: Round 1 - Group 15 of 32

[mae]

During the first round of The Great Movie Tournament, please vote for up to six films you would like to move onto the next round. The top six films will be moving on. Keep in mind that the percentage of the vote a given film receives will determine its standing going forward.

The poll will run for seven days. Discussion is greatly encouraged!

The nominees are (please let me know if any video doesn't play for you):

Piranha (1978)
Directed by Joe Dante

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Dirty Harry (1971)
Directed by Don Siegel

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Interiors (1978)
Directed by Woody Allen

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House (1977)
Directed by Nobuhiko Ōbayashi

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Star Wars (1977)
Directed by George Lucas

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Autumn Sonata (1978)
Directed by Ingmar Bergman

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Deliverance (1972)
Directed by John Boorman

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Coming Home (1978)
Directed by Hal Ashby

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[fernandito]

Dirty Harry. Star Wars. Deliverance.

I haven't seen Interiors by Allen yet, but I'm voting for it on good faith. Sounds like something I'd dig and its streaming on Prime.

[divemaster]

Anyone who likes bizarro/horror movies I highly encourage you to check out House. I'm not sure what I was expecting when I first put in the DVD--certainly not...THAT. The first 20 minutes or so I kept saying to myself "What the eff am I watching?" I thought I might have gotten the wrong DVD b/c it was progressing like some sort of weird teen girl field trip movie. But then---holy hell. It has to be seen to be believed. Truly one of the most whacked out movies I've ever seen. And now one of my all-time favorites.

[Merlin1958]

Anyone who likes bizarro/horror movies I highly encourage you to check out House. I'm not sure what I was expecting when I first put in the DVD--certainly not...THAT. The first 20 minutes or so I kept saying to myself "What the eff am I watching?" I thought I might have gotten the wrong DVD b/c it was progressing like some sort of weird teen girl field trip movie. But then---holy hell. It has to be seen to be believed. Truly one of the most whacked out movies I've ever seen. And now one of my all-time favorites.

Yeah, it's a wild one. Strange cast that works too.

[amd013]

Is it related in anyway to the movie of the same name in the 80's with George Wendt in it? (can't remember if he was a star or just a cameo)

[Merlin1958]

Is it related in anyway to the movie of the same name in the 80's with George Wendt in it? (can't remember if he was a star or just a cameo)

If it's the same film I was thinking of (and from the poster shown I'm not so sure about that), it featured the guy who starred in "The Greatest American Hero" (or something like that) and "Bull" from the series "Night Court". If it's not, you may want to check that movie out. It was seriously weird and funny and not what it appeared to be at first glance. I apologize for the vague-ness, my memory is no where near what it used to be! lol It'll probably come to me two days from now at like 3am or something and wake me up shouting "Eureka"!!!!

Little strange what you remember when you're getting old. But here's a little random trivia for you. The theme song from that "Hero" show was the one that, George from adapted for his answering machine message. lol "Believe it or not, I'm walking on air. Who could it be? Believe it or not it's just me" La Tee Da. lol lol Funny I can recall that song, but not the name of the show!! lol

[divemaster]

Is it related in anyway to the movie of the same name in the 80's with George Wendt in it? (can't remember if he was a star or just a cameo)

If it's the same film I was thinking of (and from the poster shown I'm not so sure about that), it featured the guy who starred in "The Greatest American Hero" (or something like that) and "Bull" from the series "Night Court". If it's not, you may want to check that movie out. It was seriously weird and funny and not what it appeared to be at first glance. I apologize for the vague-ness, my memory is no where near what it used to be! lol It'll probably come to me two days from now at like 3am or something and wake me up shouting "Eureka"!!!!

OMG, no. A hundred times no. Just watch the trailer. George Wendt? Night Court? WATCH THE TRAILER.

[Tommy]

I think they are thinking of House (1985) with Moll and Wendt but this has been amusing.

[mae]

Piranha having more votes than Autumn Sonata is... unfortunate.

[DoctorZaius]

Piranha having more votes than Autumn Sonata is... unfortunate.

And it being only one vote behind Coming Home, might be even more so.

[Merlin1958]

Hey guys, my apologies for confusing the two versions of "House". I should have known right away from the poster included in the first post, but alas, I never peaked at it until it was way too late. lol So, Okay I'm an idiot, let's get all the well deserved quips out of your collective systems and move on to bigger and better things. lol lol

FWIW, the "House" version I've been referring to with, Wendt, Mull and The Greatest American Hero wasn't a GREAT movie, but it is worth a view never the less. It takes a few turns along the way to include outright horror and comedy and never takes itself too seriously, but if you have a bucket of popcorn, a coke and 2 hours to kill on a rainy afternoon, I can think of a lot of worse ways to spend the time. If nothing else it's a FUN Flick that you will likely not kick yourself for watching.

[mae]

Piranha and Interiors tied for last place is pretty funky. Interiors is one of Woody Allen's best, probably.

[mae]

The poll has closed. The following six titles are moving on to the next round:

1. Deliverance (87.50%)
2. Star Wars (87.50%)
3. Dirty Harry (79.17%)
4. Coming Home (29.17%)
5. Piranha (29.17%)
6. Interiors (25.00%)

And the following two titles have been eliminated:

1. House (20.83%)
2. Autumn Sonata (12.50%)

[mae]

Who here thought Deliverance and Star Wars would tie for first place?

[fernandito]