uncle buck

shame it's been edited, but still cool

Alex and his mum... I can see where the idea of Dot and Nic Cotton came from now

barge

mad mad film.

I got it when it was released on DVD

super_si

Whats it like? I downloaded it other day not had time.

Girl friend said its weird

Si

uncle buck

it's on Ch4 right now - check it out

uncle buck

Is the 'Dim' character the same guy that does "Daziel and Pasco"??

Sure looks like him 30 years younger

boomer

I bought the DVD (which i have not seen yet) and it is 131 minutes long. The TV version (on NOW) is (according to the listings) two and a half hours long.

Am i missing something?

mb

uncle buck

Adverts?

boomer

uncle buck,

doh! You are probably right (and bloody quick with the answer )

Cheers,

mb

uncle buck

boomer,

do you have a cast list on your DVD? I'd like to know who plays 'Dim'

albob

Uncle buck,
i'm fairly certain you are correct - it's the guy from Daziel & pascoe

alan

AdrianFRST

Same guy as D&P.

Warren Clarke.

uncle buck

Amazing ...he's a bit of a dark horse then

Just gone up in my estimation too

Dracoro

Fred Elliot from Corrie was in it too, I say was in it too I say!

MarkO

Crap film, totally hyped up 'cos of Kubrick pulling it. It's nothing special. Never understood what all the fuss is/was about.

The most controversial thing about the movie being on TV is if finding somebody who doesn't use it as an excuse to boast that they saw a pirate copy years ago despite it being banned.

<yawn>

RoShamBo

iTrader: (1)

Agree with MarkO....watched it last night for the very first time & have to say that wasn't that impressed.
A little wierd....a little disturbing but to be honest a lot less than many modern films.
Kubrick is a master of hyping his own films beyond their capabilities.

Ro.

super_si

Whats it about??!?! i flicked over and saw 5 gimps in a car, and that was that

SI

MarkO

LOL. That's pretty much it. The basis for the story is that 5 guys go on a rampage, beating people up, stealing stuff, and raping women. The 2nd half of the film is about their 'rehabilitation' and the draconian measures used by society to attempt to control them.

I won't get too worried though. Your description of "5 gimps in a car" is pretty accurate. There are an infinite number of better films out there that would be worth investing the time/effort in watching.

super_si

lol on the other hand watch Leon highly reccomended

Alpine

Definitely hasn't stood the test of time.. Although in its day it was very shocking and I believe the rape scene was edited substantially..

Kubrick didn't hype the film.. what would be the point he'd withdrawn it? He was shocked by the so called copycat gang rapes and resultant media coverage..

Little Miss WRX

5? IIRC - it was 4

Dream Weaver

These "cult" films are always crap IMHO - watched a bit of it last night and it was just boring and stupid. Doesn't stir emotions, has little point to make, and is a waste of film.

NotoriousREV

I thought it was tedious.