Shallow Grave (1994)

Actors: Ewan McGregor (actor), Tony Curran (actor), Simon Boswell (composer), Gary Lewis (actor), Pauline Hume (miscellaneous crew), Danny Boyle (director), Peter Mullan (actor), Keith Allen (actor), Christopher Eccleston (actor), Kerry Fox (actress), Ken Stott (actor), Allan Scott (producer), Andrew Macdonald (producer), Masahiro Hirakubo (editor), John Bett (actor),

Plot: To avoid spoiling the movie this plot summary is very brief. It starts when three people living together in a four bedroom flat are looking for a house mate. The interviews they conduct are very unorthodox and very funny. Eventually the three agree on one prospective tenant. He moves in, locks his door, and is not seen again. After a couple of days the three become curious and break in to his room. What follows is an amazing piece of cinema and to say more would ruin it.

Keywords: accountant, apartment, attic, automated-teller-machine, bag-over-head, bare-breasts, barefoot, bath, bathtub, beating
Genres: Crime, Thriller,
Taglines: The award winning thriller that'll bury you with laughs. What's a little murder among friends?

Quotes:

Alex Law: So tell me, Cameron, just tell me because I'd like to know, what on earth could make you think that we would want to share a flat like this with someone like you? I mean, my first impression, and they're rarely wrong, is that you have none of the qualities that we normally seek in a prospective flatmate. I'm talking here about things like presence, charisma, style and charm, and I don't think we're asking too much, I don't think we're being unreasonable. Take David here, for instance: a chartered accountant he may be, but at least he tries hard. The point is I don't think you're trying.

Alex Law: Cameron, what a surprise!

Alex Law: And if you see I'm dying up there you'll call the police and tell them everything, right?::Juliet Miller: Everything.::Alex Law: Except that maybe it was his idea in the first place. Now that's important to me. I need to die misunderstood.

Nation MacKinley: This is Janet. She's a phenomenon.

Alex Law: When was the last time you heard these exact words: "You are the sunshine of my life"?

Alex Law: [to the Goth girl] When you get up in the morning, how do you decide what shade of black to wear?

David Stephens: I've never seen a dead body before. I saw my grandmother of course, but I don't think that counts. I mean, she was alive at the time.

Alex Law: Family? Family? Friends? Drugged-up wandering suicidal search of the self fuck-ups don't have families.

Master of Ceremonies: Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention please. First of all may I thank you all for coming along tonight and supporting our appeal to raise funds for the sick children's unit.::Alex Law: You didn't tell me that this was for children. I hate children. I'd raise money to have the little fuckers put down. I want me money back!

David Stephens: Well, Brian McKinley, if you want to talk to my girlfriend you talk to me first. If you want to dance with her, then you apply in writing three weeks in advance or you're going to end up inside a fucking bin-bag. You didn't apply so you don't dance.::Juliet Miller: Do you think you could try to be a little more forceful next time?

The 39 Steps (1959)

Actors: Brian Oulton (actor), Bruce Seton (actor), William Mervyn (actor), Kenneth More (actor), Sam Kydd (actor), Hal Osmond (actor), Michael Goodliffe (actor), Michael Brennan (actor), John Harvey (actor), Duncan Lamont (actor), James Hayter (actor), Reginald Beckwith (actor), Sid James (actor), Leslie Dwyer (actor), Harry Towb (actor),

Plot: Richard Hannay witnesses a hit-and-run involving a woman pushing a pram. Looking in the pram he sees a gun instead of a baby. He tracks the woman down and she reveals that she is a secret agent trying to stop foreign spies leaving the country with important military secrets. Later that night she is murdered in Hannay's flat. Hannay takes it on himself to thwart the enemy agents. This involves travelling to Scotland and keeping one step ahead of the police who are looking for him in connection with the murder of the woman.

Keywords: acrobat, baby-rattle, based-on-novel, bicycle, boy, bridge, chase, city-park, code-name, color-remake-of-black-and-white-film
Genres: Drama, Thriller,
Taglines: The Most Suspenseful Manhunt in History!

Quotes:

Kennedy: [Staking out Hannay's flat] Have you ever tried suckling pig?::Brown: No.::Kennedy: Tender as a baby.::Brown: Haven't tried that either.