I was having a conversation with a couple of friends at work today about Twin Peaks, one whom revealed that she'd never seen it. Twin Peaks is one of those tv shows/movies that has generated so many quotes and iconic characters that it has cemented itself in modern pop culture and become a kind of 'right of passage' to watch. This idea got me thinking - what other films or shows have the same right-of-passage 'aura' about them? I'm going to start a list - I like lists, lists are good...
The first film that came to mind was Star Wars - chiefly because the third contributer to the Twin Peaks conversation has massive Boba Fett tattoo on the back of his leg.
The second was 2001: A Space Odyssey - I found the book for 20 cents at an op-shop a few months ago and reading it gave me a whole new perspective on the film - it actually began to make sense! The written descriptions of the universe are amazing, they inspired me so much I based a whole body of work on the images those descriptions conjured for me.
Blade Runner - another awesome Sci-Fi and a second appearance in this list from Harrison Ford.
Anything by Tarantino, especially Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction.
Anything by the Coen brothers, except Intollerable Cruelty.
Withnail and I - my friendship test
Apocalypse Now
The Godfather I & II (not III)
Hmmmm... My eyes are drooping and my brain seems to have turned itself off... Will dream of some more tonight and get back to you.
Bon nuit tout la monde!
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