The Hooligan Factory (2014)
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Danny wants something more. Expelled from school and living in his grandfathers flat, he longs to live up to the image of his estranged father Danny Senior. Sent to prison for force feeding a judge his own wig Danny Senior was a legend and Danny is looking for a way to emulate his father's achievements and rise to be "top boy". Meanwhile in Wormwood Scrubs prison legendary football hooligan Dex is about to be released. Dex is on a quest of his own, one of vengeance against his nemesis and rival firm leader Yeti. But when Danny and Dex's paths cross they embark on a journey as old as hooliganism itself. Dex, Danny and The Hooligan Factory travel the length of the country on a mission to re-establish their firm's glory days. However, the police are closing in and we get a sense that the Hooligan Factory's best days may be behind them, but with Danny on their side, and Dex finding his old form who knows where this may lead. After all... Its a funny old game.
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Football Violence, So funny...it hurts.
The Human Resources Manager (2010)
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The Vice Consul: [about coffin] She's okay there?::the Human Resources Manager: She hasn't complained.
Weasel: [at graveside] Funny, huh? That this is how it ends. Not ha ha funny, I mean depressing funny.
the Human Resources Manager: You have a family? A wife?::Weasel: We're talking about me now?::the Human Resources Manager: You live with your mom, huh?::Weasel: [forced laugh] That's nonsense.
Weasel: [inside nuclear bunker] It's like the Tower of Babel, only in reverse. We're like the generation of the flood who tried to reach God. Digging and digging, 10-20-30-50 feet under the ground, as deep as technology will get us. And all from fear! Fear of flood, fear of the apocalypse...
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
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It is the story of one Mr. Fox and his wild-ways of hen heckling, turkey taking and cider sipping, nocturnal, instinctive adventures. He has to put his wild days behind him and do what fathers do best: be responsible. He is too rebellious. He is too wild. He is going to try "just one more raid" on the three nastiest, meanest farmers that are Boggis, Bunce and Bean. It is a tale of crossing the line of family responsibilities and midnight adventure and the friendships and awakenings of this country life that is inhabited by Fantastic Mr. Fox and his friends.
Keywords: acorn, airplane, alarm, ambush, anthropomorphic-animal, anthropomorphism, artist, athlete, aunt-nephew-relationship, badger
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Based on the beloved book by Roald Dahl.
Jason Schwartzman is The Muscle
George Clooney is The Brains
Meryl Streep is The Brains Behind The Brains
Willem Dafoe is The Rotter
Michael Gambon is The Scoundrel
Owen Wilson is The Whistle-Blower
Wally Wolodarsky is The Lookout
Dig the life fantastic.
His life is fantastic... his wife is fantastic... his neighbors, not so fantastic.
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[from trailer]::Mrs. Fox: You know, you really are... fantastic.::Mr. Fox: I try.
[from trailer]::Mr. Fox: [looking at an electric fence] Huh. This could be difficult.::Squirrel: It's fatal for humans, but we got enough fur to keep the voltage from getting to us. Let's go!
Mr. Fox: [in a cellar with many of the other animal characters] Allright, let's start planning. Who knows shorthand? [Linda raises her hand] Great! Linda! Lutra Lutra - you got some dry paper? [she holds up some paper] Here we go. Mole! Talpa Europea! What d'you got?::Mole: I can see in the dark.::Mr. Fox: That's incredible! We can use that! Linda?::Linda Otter: Got it.::Mr. Fox: Rabbit! Oryctolagus Cuniculus!::Rabbit: I'm fast.::Mr. Fox: You bet you are. Linda?::Linda Otter: Got it.::Mr. Fox: Beaver! Castor Fiber!::Beaver: I can chew through wood.::Mr. Fox: Amazing! Linda!::Linda Otter: Got it.::Mr. Fox: Badger! Meles Meles!::Badger: Demolitions expert.::Mr. Fox: What? Since when?
Mrs. Fox: [Mr. Fox and Kylie are sneaking through the Fox family's kitchen, Kylie is wearing a bandit mask; Mrs. Fox sees them from a doorway] Another book party?::Mr. Fox: [surprised] Oh! I didn't see you sitting in the dark over there.::[grins sheepishly]::Mr. Fox: Yeah! No actually, there's a fire. I just got the call; they said maybe it's arson. I've got to interview the marshal and see if it's...::Mrs. Fox: Kylie,::[turns on the light]::Mrs. Fox: is he telling the truth?::Kylie: [turns to Mr. Fox] I... I don't want to be put into the middle of this!::Mr. Fox: Thanks, Kylie.::Mrs. Fox: [notices something off to her right] Why is he wearing that bandit hat? [points to Kris, who is halfway out the door leading to the kitchen from the starwell leading upstairs; Kris pulls his bandit hat up to unobscure his face]::Mr. Fox: His ears were cold. He's not with us. [to Kris] Go back to bed. [Kris leaves and closes the door]::Mrs. Fox: If what I think is happening is happening - it better not be.
Ash: You should probably put your bandit hat on now. Personally, I- I don't have one, but I modified this tube sock.::[they put on their 'hats']::Kristofferson: We look good.::Ash: Yeah, we do.
Mr. Fox: [sighs] Who am I, Kylie?::Kylie: Who how? What now?::Mr. Fox: Why a fox? Why not a horse, or a beetle, or a bald eagle? I'm saying this more as, like, existentialism, you know? Who am I? And how can a fox ever be happy without, you'll forgive the expression, a chicken in its teeth?::Kylie: I don't know what you're talking about, but it sounds illegal.
[from trailer]::Mr. Fox: Honey, I am seven fox years old. My father died at seven and a half. I don't want to live in a hole anymore, and I'm going to do something about it. [tears into his toast in an animalistic manner]
Badger: In summation, I think you just got to not do it, man. That's all.::Mr. Fox: I understand what you're saying, and your comments are valuable, but I'm gonna ignore your advice.::Badger: The cuss you are.::Mr. Fox: The cuss am I? Are you cussing with me?::Badger: No, you cussing with me?::Mr. Fox: Don't cussing point at me!::Badger: If you're gonna cuss with somebody, you're not gonna cuss with me, you little cuss!::Mr. Fox: You're not gonna cuss with me!::[Both start snarling at each other, and then settle down]::Mr. Fox: Just buy the tree.::Badger: Okay.
Mr. Fox: [Mr. Fox, Ash, Kris, and Kylie are on a motorcycle, and Mr. Fox refers to a quadruped wolf at the edge of a snowy forest] I don't think he speaks English or Latin.::Mr. Fox: [loudly, to the wolf] Pensez-vous que l'hiver sera rude?::Mr. Fox: [aside] I'm asking if he thinks we're in for a hard winter.
[Coach Skip is teaching Kristofferson the rules of Whackbat]::Coach Skip: Basically, there's three grabbers, three taggers, five twig runners, and a player at Whackbat. Center tagger lights a pine cone and chucks it over the basket and the whack-batter tries to hit the cedar stick off the cross rock. Then the twig runners dash back and forth until the pine cone burns out and the umpire calls hotbox. Finally, you count up however many score-downs it adds up to and divide that by nine.::Kristofferson: Got it.
Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story (2005)
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Simon Jackson is an awkward 15-year-old who lives on a planet light years away from the "in" crowd-until a life changing moment. Attacked in the British Columbia wilderness, Simon is rescued by a rare white Kermode bear. When he learns these magnificent creatures are endangered, that only 400 are in existence in a small area of northern BC, Simon turns from shy, stuttering daydreamer to political activist. Mustering his courage, he takes on the powerful forest industry and the provincial government, eventually rallying everyone from Prince William to the Backstreet Boys. Simon ultimately secures the protection of 2500 square miles of Princess Royal Island-one of the largest land protection battles ever won-and is named one of Time Magazine's "Heroes for the Planet."
Keywords: animal-activist, animal-name-in-title, animal-protection, based-on-true-story, bear, character-name-in-title, eco-activist, environmental-activist, environmental-issue, environmental-protection-agency
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Together & Alone (1998)
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"Together & Alone" is a night in Hollywood. Not the Hollywood of dreams come true but a harsh and darkly comic world of characters on the fringe. The stories emerge and intertwine in an Altman-like fashion but this isn't The Player; this is further down the Hollywood food chain. ...Way further.
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Sex. Rock-n-roll. Insanity. It's just another night in Hollywood....
Beyond Bedlam (1994)
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Dr.Stephanie Lyell works for Neurological Research, and is testing a seemingly safe personality-altering drug on Marc Gilmour a notorious Serial Killer. But when a pair of bizarre suicides occur at Dr. Lyell's apartment complex, Homicide Detective Terry Hamilton connects the mysterious deaths to the drug's diabolical side effects on Gilmour. Only after they too begin to experience horrible dreams and hallucinations do Terry and Stephanie realize they are trapped in Gilmour's nightmarish world, from which there is no hope of escape.
Keywords: babe-scientist, based-on-novel, detective, drug, electronic-music-score, hallucination, hanging, independent-film, person-on-fire, serial-killer
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Psychological Terror Beyond Your Wildest Nightmares
Your worst fear has a face
The Sneezing Weasel (1938)
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Mama hen takes her chicks out to breakfast, but little Wilbur can't get any worms. Finally, a big worm escapes, and he runs after it; meanwhile, the rest of the family has gone inside to escape a thunderstorm. Mama realizes Wilbur's missing and goes after him, just before the weasel (hidden behind a tree) gets him. He's caught a cold and is put straight to bed. Mama runs for the doctor; the weasel disguises himself as doctor Quack and the chicks open the door for him. Wilbur sneezes off the disguise and they recognize Willy the Weasel. The chicks prepare for war: bottle-cap helmets, popcorn ammo. The weasel corners Wilbur, who sneezes in his face and gives the weasel a sneezing fit. His powerful sneezes, among other things, blow the pages out of a book, which closes to reveal the title Gone with the Wind. Wilbur finally beans the weasel. Mama returns home with the real doctor, whose castor oil scares a revived Willy off.
Keywords: cartoon-chicken, cartoon-weasel, chicken, cuckoo-clock, eat-at-joe's, funeral-march-by-chopin, lightning, merrie-melodies, popcorn, slingshot
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