alright, i've added some suggested and non-suggested titles, mostly addressing less well-represented groups (heavy on doc); also national film registry titles. i didn't really add any of the mainstream stuff, i figured (a) there is a lot of it there already, (b) we could do a smaller (10 film?) poll-in if there is a push for it, (c) a bunch of it will probably find a way in with the 3-lists, and (d) some of it will probably find a way in when some of the bracket's obscure titles prove unavailable or get super-resurrected. so, speak up quickly if you think something more obscure really should be in, or if you think we should do another mini-add of pop films. lastly, don't forget to adjust or complete your 3 if so inclined
and, the only film i have pulled from the earlier list is Hotel Terminus, still open to more persuasion if folks want a film gone. pix, it seems to me Paris, Texas is just as/more of a US film than anything else - it is hard for me to imagine being affixed to somewhere else; wenders clearly has a thing with americana, and i believe he road-tripped the us a bit before doing P,T; also in the bracket is his Hammet, should that go too? it was written by shepard; works as an american road movie...anyone done reading on wenders (and/or know his feeling on the issue)? i am still more inclined to pull Once Upon a Time in America, anyone have thoughts on that one? i haven't experienced it, but read something about it necessarily commenting on an italian perspective of the US, or something like that. Bagdad Cafe i also don't know, thoughts?
(currently updated, though not final, as of sat, june 20, noonish central)
1. A Christmas Story Bob Clark 1983 3ses593
2. A Nightmare on Elm Street Wes Craven 1984 TG1000
3. After Hours Martin Scorsese 1985 TG1000
4. Airplane! David Zucker 1980 TG1000
5. Aliens James Cameron 1986 TSDPT1000, IMDb
6. All of Me Carl Reiner 1984 3Thor
7. Amadeus Milos Forman 1984 TSDPT1000, TG1000, IMDb
8. American Gigolo Paul Schrader 1980 TSDPT1000, TG1000
9. An American Werewolf in London John Landis 1981 TG1000
10. Another Woman Woody Allen 1988 CP
11. Atlantic City Louis Malle 1980 TG1000, JR, NFR
12. Back to the Future Robert Zemeckis 1985 TSDPT1000, TG1000, IMDb, NFR
13. Bad Timing Nicolas Roeg 1980 C
14. Bagdad Café Percy Adlon 1987 TG1000
15. Batman Tim Burton 1989 TG1000
16. Beetlejuice Tim Burton 1988 CP
17. Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay… Greta Shiller and Robert R… 1984 +
18. Better Off Dead Savage Steve Holland 1985 TG1000
19. Beverly Hills Cop Martin Brest 1984 TG1000
20. Big Penny Marshall 1988 +
21. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Stephen Herek 1989 TG1000
22. Bird Clint Eastwood 1988 JR
23. Blade Runner Ridley Scott 1982 TSDPT1000, TG1000, IMDb, JR, NFR
24. Blood Simple Coen Brothers 1984 CP
25. Bloodsport Newt Arnold 1988 3smirnoff
26. Blow Out Brian De Palma 1981 TSDPT1000
27. Blue Velvet David Lynch 1986 TSDPT1000, TG1000
28. Body Double Brian De Palma 1984 3duder
29. Border Radio Allison Anders et al. 1987 C
30. Born in Flames Lizzie Borden 1983 +
31. Broadcast News James Brooks 1987 CP
32. Broadway Danny Rose Woody Allen 1984 TSDPT1000, TG1000, JR
33. Bull Durham Ron Shelton 1988 TG1000
34. Burden of Dreams Les Blank 1982 C
35. Caddyshack Harold Ramis 1980 3jbissell
36. Cat People Paul Schrader 1982 3roujin
37. Chameleon Street Wendell B. Harris Jr. 1989 JR
38. Chan Is Missing Wayne Wang 1982 NFR
39. China Girl Abel Ferrara 1987 CP
40. Choose Me Alan Rudolph 1984 JR
41. Coming to America John Landis 1988 3THATguy
42. Commando Mark L. Lester 1985 3smirnoff
43. Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman 1989 +
44. Cracking Up Jerry Lewis 1983 JR
45. Crimes & Misdemeanors Woody Allen 1989 F100, TSDPT1000, TG1000
46. Cutter's Way Ivan Passer 1981 JR
47. Damned If You Don’t Su Friedrich 1987 +
48. Dangerous Liaisons Stephen Frears 1988 TSDPT1000
49. Day of the Dead George Romero 1985 JR
50. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Carl Reiner 1982 TG1000
51. Dead Poets Society Peter Weir 1989 TSDPT1000
52. Dead Ringers David Cronenberg 1988 C
53. Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Bill Coutrie 1987 +
54. Desperately Seeking Susan Susan Seidelman 1985 TG1000
55. Die Hard John McTiernan 1988 F100, TSDPT1000, TG1000, IMDb
56. Diner Barry Levinson 1982 TSDPT1000, TG1000
57. Dirty Dancing Emile Ardolino 1987 TG1000
58. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Frank Oz 1988 TG1000
59. Do the Right Thing Spike Lee 1989 TSDPT1000, TG1000, C, JR, NFR
60. Down by Law Jim Jarmusch 1986 TSDPT1000, TG1000, C, JR
61. Dressed to Kill Brian De Palma 1980 3roujin
62. Drugstore Cowboy Gus Van Sant 1989 TG1000
63. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Steven Spielberg 1982 TSDPT1000, TG1000, NFR
64. Eat a Bowl of Tea Wayne Wang 1989 +
65. Eight Men Out John Sayles 1988 TG1000
66. El Norte Gregory Nava 1983 TG1000, C, NFR
67. Empire of the Sun Steven Spielberg 1987 TSDPT1000, TG1000
68. Enemies, A Love Story Paul Mazursky 1989 JR
69. Escape from New York John Carpenter 1981 CP
70. Evil Dead II Sam Raimi 1987 TSDPT1000
71. Eyes on the Prize: Bridge to Freedom Henry Hampton 1987 +
72. Far From Poland Jill Godmilow 1984 +
73. Fast Times at Ridgemont High Amy Heckerling 1982 TG1000, NFR
74. Ferris Bueller's Day Off John Hughes 1986 TSDPT1000, TG1000
75. Field of Dreams Phil Alden Robinson 1989 TG1000
76. For All Mankind Al Reinert 1989 C
77. Forest of Bliss Robert Gardner 1985 +
78. Four Friends Arthur Penn 1981 TSDPT1000
79. Forevermore: Biography of a L… Eric Saks 1989 JR
80. Friday the 13th Sean S. Cunningham 1980 3gman1050
81. Full Metal Jacket Stanley Kubrick 1987 TSDPT1000, IMDb, JR
82. Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers Les Blank 1980 NFR
83. Ghostbusters Ivan Reitman 1984 TG1000
84. Gloria John Cassavetes 1980 TG1000, JR
85. Glory Edward Zwick 1989 IMDb
86. Golub Jerry Blumenthal… 1988 JR
87. Gremlins Joe Dante 1984 CP
88. Hairspray John Waters 1988 TG1000, JR
89. Hammett Wim Wenders 1983 JR
90. Hannah and Her Sisters Woody Allen 1986 TSDPT1000
91. Hardly Working Jerry Lewis 1981 JR
92. Heathers Michael Lehmann 1989 TG1000
93. Heaven's Gate Michael Cimino 1980 TSDPT1000, TG1000
94. History of the World, Part I Mel Brooks 1981 JR
95. Hollywood Shuffle Robert Townsend 1987 +
96. Hoosiers David Anspaugh 1986 NFR
97. Hopscotch Ronald Neame 1980 C
98. House of Games David Mamet 1987 C, JR
99. Housekeeping Bill Forsyth 1987 JR
100. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Steven Spielberg 1989 IMDb
101. Ishtar Elaine May 1987 JR
102. Jimi Plays Monterey & Shake!… D. A. Pennebaker… 1986 C
103. Kiss of the Spider Woman Hector Babenco 1985 TG1000
104. Koyaanisqatsi Godfrey Reggio 1983 TSDPT1000, TG1000, NFR
105. Landscape Suicide James Benning 1987 JR
106. Let's Get Lost Bruce Weber 1988 +
107. Lightening Over Braddock: A Rustbowl… Tony Buba 1988 +
108. Liquid Sky Slava Tsukerman 1982 TG1000
109. Lost in America Albert Brooks 1985 3worm@work
110. Love Streams John Cassavetes 1984 TSDPT1000, JR
111. Major League David S. Ward 1989 3THATguy
112. Mala Noche Gus Van Sant 1985 C
113. Matewan John Sayles 1987 TG1000
114. Melvin and Howard Jonathan Demme 1980 JR
115. Midnight Run Martin Brest 1988 TSDPT1000, TG1000
116. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Paul Schrader 1985 C
117. Missing Constantin Costa-Gavras 1982 TSDPT1000, C
118. Model Frederick Wiseman 1980 +
119. Modern Romance Albert Brooks 1981 JR
120. Ms. 45 Abel Ferrara 1981 CP
121. Mr. Hoover and I Emile De Antonio 1989 JR
122. My Dinner With André Louis Malle 1981 TG1000, C
123. My Brother's Wedding Charles Burnett 1983 JR
124. Mystery Train Jim Jarmusch 1989 CP
125. Naked Spaces: Living is Round Trinh T. Minh-ha 1985 +
126. Navajo Talking Picture Arlene Bowman 1986 +
127. Near Dark Kathryn Bigelow 1987 TG1000
128. Near Death Frederick Wiseman 1989 +
129. Never Cry Wolf Carroll Ballard 1983 3smirnoff
130. New York Stories Allen, Coppola, Scorsese 1989 3worm@work
131. Once Upon a Time in America Sergio Leone 1984 TSDPT1000, TG1000, IMDb
132. Oliver & Company George Scribner 1988 3FLYmeatwad
133. On Golden Pond Mark Rydell 1981 3Bill Thompson
134. One From the Heart Francis Ford Coppola 1982 +
135. Ordinary People Robert Redford 1980 3pixote
136. Out of Africa Sydney Pollack 1985 TSDPT1000
137. Out of the Blue Dennis Hopper 1980 JR
138. Parents Bob Balaban 1989 TG1000
139. Paris, Texas Wim Wenders 1984 F100, TSDPT1000, TG1000
140. Pee-wee’s Big Adventure Tim Burton 1985 CP
141. Pennies from Heaven Herbert Ross 1981 JR
142. Platoon Oliver Stone 1986 TG1000
143. Poltergeist Tobe Hooper 1982 TG1000
144. Popeye Robert Altman 1980 3sdedalus
145. Predator John McTiernan 1987 TG1000
146. Prince of the City Sidney Lumet 1981 3Verite
147. Pretty in Pink Howard Deutch 1986 TG1000
148. Pumping Iron II: The Women George Butler 1985 3skjerva
149. Purple Rain Albert Magnoli 1984 TG1000
150. Radio Days Woody Allen 1987 TSDPT1000
151. Raging Bull Martin Scorsese 1980 F100, TG1000, IMDb, NFR
152. Raiders of the Lost Ark Steven Spielberg 1981 F100, TG1000, IMDb, NFR
153. Rain Man Barry Levinson 1988 CP
154. Raising Arizona Joel and Ethan Coen 1987 TSDPT1000
155. Re-Animator Stuart Gordon 1985 TG1000
156. Real Genius Martha Coolidge 1985 3ses593
157. Reassemblage Trinh T. Minh-ha 1982 +
158. Reds Warren Beatty 1981 TSDPT1000
159. Rembrandt Laughing Jon Jost 1989 JR
160. Repo Man Alex Cox 1984 TG1000
161. Return of the Jedi Richard Marquand 1983 F100, IMDb
162. Return of the Secaucus Seven John Sayles 1980 NFR
163. Risky Business Paul Brickman 1983 TG1000
164. River's Edge Tim Hunter 1986 TG1000
165. Robocop Paul Verhoeven 1987 TG1000, C
166. Roger & Me Michael Moore 1989 TG1000
167. Rumble Fish Francis Ford Coppola 1983 TG1000
168. Runaway Train Andrei Konchalovsky 1985 3Verite
169. Running on Empty Sidney Lumet 1988 TG1000
170. Say Anything… Cameron Crowe 1989 3jbissell
171. Scarface Brian De Palma 1983 TSDPT1000, TG1000, IMDb
172. Secret Honor Robert Altman 1984 C
173. Sex, Lies and Videotape Steven Soderbergh 1989 TG1000, NFR
174. She's Gotta Have It Spike Lee 1986 TG1000
175. Sherman's March Ross McElwee 1986 JR, NFR
176. Siesta Mary Lambert 1987 +
177. Silkwood Mike Nichols 1983 TG1000
178. Sixteen Candles John Hughes 1984 3Bill Thompson
179. Sleepwalk Sara Driver 1986 JR
180. Slumber Party Massacre Amy Jones 1982 +
181. Southern Comfort Walter Hill 1981 3Thor
182. Spaceballs Mel Brooks 1987 3Verite
183. St Elmo's Fire Joel Schumacher 1985 TG1000
184. Stand by Me Rob Reiner 1986 TG1000, IMDb
185. Stardust Memories Woody Allen 1980 CP
186. Starman John Carpenter 1984 3THATguy
187. Stranger Than Paradise Jim Jarmusch 1984 TSDPT1000, TG1000, JR, NFR
188. Streetwise Martin Bell 1985 +
189. Style Wars Henry Chalfant & Tony Silver 1983 +
190. Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story Todd Haynes 1987 +
191. Surname Viet Given Name Nam Trinh T. Minh-ha 1989 +
192. Swing Shift [original cut] Jonathan Demme 1984 JR
193. Talking to Strangers Rob Tregenza 1988 JR
194. Tanner ’88 Robert Altman 1988 C
195. The Adventures of Buckaroo… WD Richter 1984 TG1000
196. The Atomic Café Jayne Loader… 1982 3sdedalus
197. The Big Chill Lawrence Kasdan 1983 TSDPT1000, TG1000
198. The Big Red One Samuel Fuller 1980 JR
199. The Blues Brothers John Landis 1980 TG1000
200. The Breakfast Club John Hughes 1985 CP
201. The Color of Money Martin Scorsese 1986 CP
202. The Dead John Huston 1987 TSDPT1000
203. The Decline of Western Civilization Penelope Spheeris 1981 3jbissell
204. The Decline of Western Civ Pt II Penelope Spheeris 1988 TG1000
205. The Drums of Winter Sarah Elder and Leonard Kamerlin 1989 NFR
206. The Elephant Man David Lynch 1980 TSDPT1000, TG1000, IMDb
207. The Empire Strikes Back Irvin Kirshner 1980 F100, IMDb
208. The Evil Dead Sam Raimi 1981 TG1000
209. The Fabulous Baker Boys Steve Kloves 1989 TG1000
210. The Fly David Cronenberg 1986 TG1000
211. The Fox and the Hound Ted Berman et alia 1981 3pixote
212. The Goonies Richard Donner 1985 3ses593
213. The Great Mouse Detective Ron Clements et alia 1986 3FLYmeatwad
214. The Last Temptation of Christ Martin Scorsese 1988 TSDPT1000, C
215. The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter, Connie Field 1980 NFR
216. The Little Mermaid Ron Clements & John Musker 1989 3FLYmeatwad
217. The Loveless Kathryn Bigelow & Monty 1982 3skjerva
218. The Karate Kid John G. Avildsen 1984 TG1000
219. The King of Comedy Martin Scorsese 1983 TSDPT1000, TG1000, JR
220. The Man Who Envied Women Yvonne Rainer 1985 JR
221. The Man With Two Brains Carl Reiner 1983 TG1000
222. The Mission Roland Joffee 1986 3sdedalus
223. The Naked Gun David Zucker 1988 TG1000
224. The Natural Barry Levinson 1984 CP
225. The Ninth Configuration William Peter Blatty 1980 TG1000
226. The Outsiders Francis Ford Coppola 1983 TG1000
227. The Princess Bride Rob Reiner 1987 TSDPT1000, TG1000, IMDb
228. The Purple Rose of Cairo Woody Allen 1985 TSDPT1000
229. The Right Stuff Philip Kaufman 1983 TSDPT1000, TG1000
230. The Secret of NIMH Don Bluth 1982 3pixote
231. The Shining Stanley Kubrick 1980 TSDPT1000, TG1000, IMDb, JR
232. The Sure Thing Rob Reiner 1985 TG1000
233. The Terminator James Cameron 1984 TSDPT1000, TG1000, IMDb, NFR
234. The Thin Blue Line Errol Morris 1988 TSDPT1000, TG1000, NFR
235. The Thing John Carpenter 1982 IMDb
236. The Ties That Bind Su Friedrich 1984 +
237. The Times of Harvey Milk Rob Epstein 1985 +
238. The Unbearable Lightness of Being Philip Kaufman 1988 TSDPT1000, C
239. The Unbelievable Truth Hal Hartley 1989 TG1000
240. The Untouchables Brian De Palma 1987 TG1000
241. The Verdict Sidney Lumet 1982 TSDPT1000
242. The World According to Garp George Roy Hill 1982 TSDPT1000
243. They All Laughed Peter Bogdanovich 1981 3roujin
244. They Live John Carpenter 1988 CP
245. Thief Michael Mann 1981 CP
246. This is Spinal Tap Rob Reiner 1984 TSDPT1000, TG1000, C, NFR
247. Tongues Untied Marlon Riggs 1989 +
248. Tootsie Sydney Pollack 1982 TSDPT1000, NFR
249. Top Gun Tony Scott 1986 TG1000
250. Top Secret! Jim Abrams, Zuckers 1984 CP
251. Tough Guys Don't Dance Norman Mailer 1987 JR
252. Trading Places John Landis 1983 3Thor
253. Tron Steven Lisberger 1982 TG1000
254. Under the Volcano John Huston 1984 C
255. Vampire’s Kiss Robert Bierman 1988 3duder
256. Variety Bette Gordon 1983 +
257. Vernon, Florida Errol Morris 1981 +
258. Walker Alex Cox 1987 C, JR
259. Wall Street Oliver Stone 1987 TG1000
260. Wargames John Badham 1983 TG1000
261. Water and Power Pat O’Neill 1989 NFR
262. Watsonville on Strike Jon Silver 1989 +
263. When Harry Met Sally... Rob Reiner 1989 TSDPT1000, TG1000
264. White Dog Samuel Fuller 1982 C, JR
265. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Robert Zemeckis 1988 TG1000, JR
266. Who Killed Vincent Chin? Renee Tajima and Christine Choy 1988 +
267. Witness Peter Weir 1985 TSDPT1000
268. Working Girl Mike Nichols 1988 TG1000
269. Working Girls Lizzie Borden 1986 3skjerva
270. Year of the Dragon Michael Cimino 1985 3duder
271. You Are Not I Sara Driver 1981 +
272. Zelig Woody Allen 1983 TSDPT1000