Films propagating the American Dream

FMF

Culture

19 Apr 08 04:25

darvlay

Joined: 05 Jan 04
Moves: 45179

21 Apr 08 20:57

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
The Jungle Book ('bare necessities', rugged individualism).

Don't you mean BEAR necessities?

eamon o

the highway to hell

Joined: 23 Aug 06
Moves: 24531

22 Apr 08 14:54

1 edit

the american spirit defined for you:

Shame its too late for him to run for president, guess it wouldnt do to have an honest politician
😵

Seitse

Doug Stanhope

That's Why I Drink

Joined: 01 Jan 06
Moves: 33672

22 Apr 08 14:59

Originally posted by darvlay
Don't you mean BEAR necessities?

No, he likes to run around naked.

Particularly around the Blue Oyster Bar at 2 or 3 a.m.

South Africans, you know.

eamon o

the highway to hell

Joined: 23 Aug 06
Moves: 24531

23 Apr 08 13:58

1 edit

Originally posted by eamon o
the american spirit defined for you:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=UL_1a_a1I2U
Shame its too late for him to run for president, guess it wouldnt do to have an honest politician
😵

no one check this out, or just too shell shocked to comment ?

AThousandYoung

Blondes aren't white

tinyurl.com/34fnkz3h

Joined: 23 Aug 04
Moves: 28360

23 Apr 08 14:02

Originally posted by Squelchbelch
Are you serious?
A more anti-American dream film would be hard to find.

Freedom, smoking herb in middle age while virgins throw themselves at you and you, like an honorable hero, gently refuse them?

Pah. That sounds like my dream.

eamon o

the highway to hell

Joined: 23 Aug 06
Moves: 24531

24 Apr 08 07:47

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Freedom, smoking herb in middle age while virgins throw themselves at you and you, like an honorable hero, gently refuse them?

Pah. That sounds like my dream.

sounds like clint eastwood in pale rider

ivanhoe

Felicific Forest

Joined: 15 Dec 02
Moves: 52995

25 Apr 08 21:04

Originally posted by FMF
Here are a few films that deal with the American Dream to varying degrees of grittiness that come to mind:

Glengarry Glen Ross

Midnight Cowboy

Big Night

Born On The 4th of July

Scarface

Any more suggestions?

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Smith_Goes_to_Washington

A classic tearjerker.

ivanhoe

Felicific Forest

Joined: 15 Dec 02
Moves: 52995

25 Apr 08 21:06

Originally posted by FMF
Here are a few films that deal with the American Dream to varying degrees of grittiness that come to mind:

Glengarry Glen Ross

Midnight Cowboy

Big Night

Born On The 4th of July

Scarface

Any more suggestions?

All films with John Wayne in it ... and all films with Clint Eastwood in it ....