An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- Oct 6, 2006
FP010: “Stick to the Road—Beware of the Moors—Oops.”
Director John Landis first wrote this script in 1969, during the time he was working in the film Kelly’s Heroes. The script got him lots...
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th
- Sep 29, 2006
FP009: “Laugh-a While You Can, Monkey Boy!”
What do you get when you combine Doc Savage, Thomas Pynchon, Orson Welles, H.G. Wells, Saturday Matinee Serials, Rock ‘N’ Roll, “B”...
Sunrise (1927)
- Sep 22, 2006
FP008: “A Song of Two Humans”
Near the very end of the Silent Era, just a month before Warner Bros. turned the film world upside down with The Jazz Singer, F. W....
Groundhog Day (1993)
- Sep 15, 2006
FP007: “Have You Ever Had Deja Vu?”
“Have you ever had Deja Vu?” “I’ll check with the kitchen...” answers Bill Murray’s befuddled host as Bill wanders through one of his...
Gaffers, Grips, and Glorious Technicolor
- Sep 8, 2006
FP006: Technical Jargon
Image from The Man with a Movie Camera by Dziga Vertov On this “very special” episode of Filmically Perfect, the Film Guys sit down with...
Double Indemnity (1944)
- Sep 1, 2006
FP005: “We’re Both Rotten…”
Who would’ve cast light comic, later to be known as “everyone’s favorite dad,” Fred MacMurray as the lustful, loathsome insurance man...
The Strangler of the Swamp (1946) & The Girl
- Aug 25, 2006
FP004: Guilty Pleasures No. 1
This little bend in the road allows us to relax and prove that even though these films aren’t “perfect” we still love them! Strangler of...
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Aug 18, 2006
FP003: “I Don’t Think We’re In Kansas Anymore…”
What can one say about The Wizard of Oz that hasn’t already been said? A Technicolor fantasy from the high-point of “The Golden Age of...
The Searchers (1956)
- Aug 11, 2006
FP002: “That’ll Be the Day!”
The above words are often spoken or rather, snarled, by Ethan Edwards, John Ford’s aging anti-hero, portrayed with amazing depth by John...
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
- Aug 4, 2006
FP001: “Klaatu Barada Nikto!”
In 1951, director Robert Wise and Producer Julian Blaustein created one of the ultimate science-fiction classics, whose powerful message...