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Falling Down - Park Beggar Scene

DerekJohnsonDerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 59,711
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edited March 2021 in Tug Tavern
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  • RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 100,714
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  • huskyhooliganhuskyhooligan Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 5,041
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    Need to watch again.
  • LebamDawgLebamDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,510
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    Beggar too clean

    having worked in engineering for years - I can relate to this movie. Many of my cow-orkers fit this guy to a tee. Scary
  • YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 33,796
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    LebamDawg said:

    Beggar too clean

    having worked in engineering for years - I can relate to this movie. Many of my cow-orkers fit this guy to a tee. Scary

    Yeah Kirk’s son looks like a laid off McDonnell Douglas engineer from Long Beach or something.
  • RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 100,714
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    You were in Vietnam? As what the little drummer boy?
  • SFGbobSFGbob Member Posts: 31,919
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    edited March 2021

    Great movie

    Sorry to disagree. As someone who lived in LA when the movie came out the thought that neo-Nazis represented some kind of threat in LA was laughable. They purposely pulled their punches when it came to making this a realistic movie. They should have based the movie is "Springfield" because it had no basis in the reality of LA in the early 90s.
  • BennyBeaverBennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,333
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    You’re not sorry.
  • RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 100,714
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    SFGbob said:

    Great movie

    Sorry to disagree. As someone who lived in LA when the movie came out the thought that neo-Nazis represented some kind of threat in LA was laughable. They purposely pulled their punches when it came to making this a realistic movie. They should have based the movie is "Springfield" because it had no basis in the reality of LA in the early 90s.
    I don't remember neo nazis. I know he was the angry white guy that was a big narrative at the time but he was good at it

    I thought it got off track with the domestic violence. Too much angry white guy
  • SFGbobSFGbob Member Posts: 31,919
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    SFGbob said:

    Great movie

    Sorry to disagree. As someone who lived in LA when the movie came out the thought that neo-Nazis represented some kind of threat in LA was laughable. They purposely pulled their punches when it came to making this a realistic movie. They should have based the movie is "Springfield" because it had no basis in the reality of LA in the early 90s.
    I don't remember neo nazis. I know he was the angry white guy that was a big narrative at the time but he was good at it

    I thought it got off track with the domestic violence. Too much angry white guy
    https://youtu.be/0jSVwZ8w3C4
  • RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 100,714
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    SFGbob said:

    SFGbob said:

    Great movie

    Sorry to disagree. As someone who lived in LA when the movie came out the thought that neo-Nazis represented some kind of threat in LA was laughable. They purposely pulled their punches when it came to making this a realistic movie. They should have based the movie is "Springfield" because it had no basis in the reality of LA in the early 90s.
    I don't remember neo nazis. I know he was the angry white guy that was a big narrative at the time but he was good at it

    I thought it got off track with the domestic violence. Too much angry white guy
    https://youtu.be/0jSVwZ8w3C4
    Ok. I recall it now. Frederick Forrest is insane
  • SFGbobSFGbob Member Posts: 31,919
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    SFGbob said:

    SFGbob said:

    Great movie

    Sorry to disagree. As someone who lived in LA when the movie came out the thought that neo-Nazis represented some kind of threat in LA was laughable. They purposely pulled their punches when it came to making this a realistic movie. They should have based the movie is "Springfield" because it had no basis in the reality of LA in the early 90s.
    I don't remember neo nazis. I know he was the angry white guy that was a big narrative at the time but he was good at it

    I thought it got off track with the domestic violence. Too much angry white guy
    https://youtu.be/0jSVwZ8w3C4
    Ok. I recall it now. Frederick Forrest is insane
    Met him in a Blues bar in Santa Monica a long time ago.
  • YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 33,796
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    SFGbob said:

    Great movie

    Sorry to disagree. As someone who lived in LA when the movie came out the thought that neo-Nazis represented some kind of threat in LA was laughable. They purposely pulled their punches when it came to making this a realistic movie. They should have based the movie is "Springfield" because it had no basis in the reality of LA in the early 90s.
    Oh for love of god, it's a make believe Hollywood movie. LA sucks ballz. Much of the film did a good jerb of portraying the shitieness of LA. And I say that as I guy who lived in San Diego county when that flick came out. We couldn't get through that place quick enough on our way north.
  • SFGbobSFGbob Member Posts: 31,919
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    edited March 2021

    SFGbob said:

    Great movie

    Sorry to disagree. As someone who lived in LA when the movie came out the thought that neo-Nazis represented some kind of threat in LA was laughable. They purposely pulled their punches when it came to making this a realistic movie. They should have based the movie is "Springfield" because it had no basis in the reality of LA in the early 90s.
    Oh for love of god, it's a make believe Hollywood movie. LA sucks ballz. Much of the film did a good jerb of portraying the shitieness of LA. And I say that as I guy who lived in San Diego county when that flick came out. We couldn't get through that place quick enough on our way north.
    That's not the way the movie was marketed or discussed. It was held out to be some kind of realistic, slice of modern America and a social commentary. They weren't trying to create a fantasy movie. Would you have the same opinion of a version of Boys in the Hood that depicted white people are the real victims of police brutality in LA?

    Maybe we can remake Menace II Society using the same locations and story line but make Mormons the lead characters.

    Hey, just a make believe Hollywood movie, so no big deal.
  • SFGbobSFGbob Member Posts: 31,919
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    So if we remade Menace II Society and put white people in the lead roles changing nothing else you'd be cool with it. Okay.

    The decision to pull their punches in making Falling Down was entirely political.
  • SFGbobSFGbob Member Posts: 31,919
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    May be so, doesn't mean it didn't happen. Ignorance is bliss.
  • dncdnc Member Posts: 56,614
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    SFGbob said:

    So if we remade Menace II Society and put white people in the lead roles changing nothing else you'd be cool with it.

    Who fucking cares?
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