"What is the "Great American Movie"?" Topic

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08 Jun 2015 11:28 a.m. PST
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John the OFM	11 Feb 2015 7:52 p.m. PST
I vote for The Godfather. Not Part 2. Just the original. And before I get DHed, let me throw in the 1992 Last of the Mohicans.
jurgenation	11 Feb 2015 8:02 p.m. PST
I vote for "How the West was Won".
Only Warlock	11 Feb 2015 8:03 p.m. PST
The Maltese Falcon or possibly The Big Sleep.
miniMo	11 Feb 2015 8:11 p.m. PST
Yankee Doodle Dandy!
dBerczerk	11 Feb 2015 8:14 p.m. PST
Beau Geste, with Gary Cooper.
Just Jack	11 Feb 2015 8:15 p.m. PST
The Sands of Iwo Jima.
cavcrazy	11 Feb 2015 8:21 p.m. PST
Back to the future
Rrobbyrobot	11 Feb 2015 8:23 p.m. PST
To Have And Have Not or Casablanca.
Pictors Studio	11 Feb 2015 8:23 p.m. PST
Fight Club.
Ewan Hoosami	11 Feb 2015 8:37 p.m. PST
Er…….Dumb and Dumber? Otherwise, "Wall Street" and a has history goes to show, greed still prevails.
Bunkermeister	11 Feb 2015 8:48 p.m. PST
The Searchers, with John Wayne. Mike Bunkermeister Creek Bunker Talk blog
Rich Bliss	11 Feb 2015 8:50 p.m. PST
Casablanca
skippy0001	11 Feb 2015 8:51 p.m. PST
Rollerball-the first one:triumph of the individual.
Lou from BSM	11 Feb 2015 8:55 p.m. PST
I'm with the OFM on Last of the Mohicans; D.D. Lewis' best in my opinion. I'll also throw in the following: In Harm's Way Heaven Knows Mr. Allison (little known, but a personal favorite) Field of Dreams Rocky (no Razzies!!!)
Big Red	11 Feb 2015 8:58 p.m. PST
Chinatown
Stryderg	11 Feb 2015 9:07 p.m. PST
The Cowboys.
IanKHemm	11 Feb 2015 9:09 p.m. PST
American Psycho.
TNE2300	11 Feb 2015 9:18 p.m. PST
1776 YouTube link
Wackmole9	11 Feb 2015 9:31 p.m. PST
The Searchers directed by John Ford starring John Wayne greatest Western ever.
Lee Brilleaux	11 Feb 2015 9:31 p.m. PST
The best Hollywood-made movie: Casablanca. The best American movie of American folk doing American things in America: It's a Wonderful Life. The best American movie of American folk pretending to be British in America: This is Spinal Tap.
sneakgun	11 Feb 2015 9:34 p.m. PST
Citizen Kane
Perris0707	11 Feb 2015 9:39 p.m. PST
Glory!
Coyotepunc and Hatshepsuut	11 Feb 2015 9:48 p.m. PST
Star Wars. The original released in 1977. No? Then how about Logan's Run?
Nashville	11 Feb 2015 9:58 p.m. PST
link Beetlejuice (1988) OR Little Big Man link
BobGrognard	11 Feb 2015 10:06 p.m. PST
U571
lloydthegamer	11 Feb 2015 10:23 p.m. PST
High Noon
artaxerxes	11 Feb 2015 11:03 p.m. PST
The Big Lebowski.
wrgmr1	11 Feb 2015 11:20 p.m. PST
Casablanca.
JimSelzer	12 Feb 2015 12:39 a.m. PST
Ben Hur
MHoxie	12 Feb 2015 3:04 a.m. PST
Tusk.
MH Dee	12 Feb 2015 3:20 a.m. PST
Night of the Living Dead
Some Chicken	12 Feb 2015 3:55 a.m. PST
Casablanca. Almost as good as In Which We Serve.
WarWizard	12 Feb 2015 4:20 a.m. PST
Gone With The Wind.
Militia Pete	12 Feb 2015 4:27 a.m. PST
I second Beau Geste Runner up American Graffiti.
Jamesonsafari	12 Feb 2015 4:38 a.m. PST
Citizen Kane
Yesthatphil	12 Feb 2015 4:57 a.m. PST
Great suggestions from Mexican Jack … my favourite American Movie would be Some Like it Hot but in a wartime conext, Casablanca has a wonderfully immersive feel. Gone with the Wind is right up there for the same reasons. Phil
Timotheous	12 Feb 2015 5:05 a.m. PST
I love LOTM, but for a celebration of American manhood, I like 'Open Range' with Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall. BTW, is it just me, or does Robert Duvall look just like the Pemmican indian?
Martin Rapier	12 Feb 2015 5:18 a.m. PST
Two Lane Blacktop
DeHewes	12 Feb 2015 5:37 a.m. PST
Chinatown or The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance for myself..and my wife was shocked that no one suggested Gone With the Wind.
f u u f n f	12 Feb 2015 5:38 a.m. PST
Greatest Movie about capturing the spirit of America? King Kong Find something truly amazing and commercializing the heck out of it only to destroy it in the end. Oh and it is one great adventure film to boot.
carne68	12 Feb 2015 6:00 a.m. PST
Outlaw Josey Wales
Dynaman8789	12 Feb 2015 6:18 a.m. PST
Gone with the Wind till Star Wars came out. Why Star Wars gets the nod. It and Jaws both set up the wide release summer movie blockbuster pattern that has been the norm ever since. What Star Wars has over Jaws is the marketing – it set the standard for movie marketing ever since.
Fizzypickles	12 Feb 2015 6:25 a.m. PST
Dances with Wolves, The Deerhunter, Godfather, Apocalypse Now. All represent the contradictions of the Nation.
Frederick	12 Feb 2015 6:28 a.m. PST
For a short list The Searchers The Outlaw Josey Wales Citizen Kane Apocalypse Now Unforgiven
davbenbak	12 Feb 2015 6:42 a.m. PST
If you're talking about modern America; Slacker, Diner, Fandango, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Breakfast Club
RavenscraftCybernetics	12 Feb 2015 7:50 a.m. PST
Thunder Road Crimes of Passion (1984) Haunted Palace
Cerdic	12 Feb 2015 7:55 a.m. PST
Two Lane Blacktop It may not be an accurate summation of the USA, but as a Brit, it is everything I imagine America SHOULD be!
Tommy20	12 Feb 2015 8:13 a.m. PST
My first thought was Casablanca, but there have been a lot of great candidates mentioned. There have also been many that I can only assume are meant as jokes…
zippyfusenet	12 Feb 2015 8:27 a.m. PST
I love the '92 Last of the Mohicans, but it has a limited cast of characters, it doesn't cover all of America. I love Little Big Man, but it's not really exactly a western, it's a take on a western. My vote is for The Outlaw Josey Wales. It's a western. It features a broad cast of Great American Characters. And it ends with the ultimate triumph of the hero, over all adversity, for the salvation of the good. You just can't get any Greater American Movie than that. Actually, I was just quoting TOJW's script yesterday, to my boss. The 'endeavor to persevere' speech. So many great quotes in that script.
Martin Rapier	12 Feb 2015 8:31 a.m. PST
"It may not be an accurate summation of the USA, but as a Brit, it is everything I imagine America SHOULD be!" Quite right, which was why I picked it too. "I'll tell you one thing. There's nothing like building up an old automobile from scratch and wiping out one of those Detroit machines. That'll give you a set of emotions that'll stay with you, you know what I mean? Those satisfactions are permanent."