Hard-to-find films and let's find them why don't we?

[zomgmouse]

Freak Orlando (1981)

I've got this as well. I'll dump it up along with the other one I promised to get you.

[George White]

Kali Yug, la dea della vendetta (1963) and its sequel Il mistero del tempio indiano

[Famous Mortimer]

thank you for being so kind as to make such an effort. glad you got something out of it. :)

No biggie. I've just remembered there's a forum dedicated to old British movies, so I asked over there too. We'll crack it!

[fucking ponderous]

Wayne Wang's 1989 film Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive, both for its great title and its insane plot synopses and reviews found in various places online. Apparently the film is available as a special feature with certain DVD edition of Wang's The Chinese Box, but again that's certain editions. Who's to say I won't buy it online and end up with the wrong one? Plus I'm not willing to spend money on anything.

Also, not strictly a film, but I've been trying to find the workprint of The Kids in the Hall's Brain Candy for ages.

[Famous Mortimer]

Wayne Wang's 1989 film Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive, both for its great title and its insane plot synopses and reviews found in various places online. Apparently the film is available as a special feature with certain DVD edition of Wang's The Chinese Box, but again that's certain editions. Who's to say I won't buy it online and end up with the wrong one? Plus I'm not willing to spend money on anything.

Also, not strictly a film, but I've been trying to find the workprint of The Kids in the Hall's Brain Candy for ages.

It's currently copying across to my Google Drive, I'll PM you (and anyone else who wants it) the link when it's done.

[itsfredtitmus]

Anyone know where I can get Wards' Rain of the Children? Doesn't seem to exist outside of New Zealand streaming + DVD loan services and MUBI (which, ofc, isn't streaming on there right now)

[zomgmouse]

Anyone know where I can get Wards' Rain of the Children? Doesn't seem to exist outside of New Zealand streaming + DVD loan services and MUBI (which, ofc, isn't streaming on there right now)

Unseeded on kg too :/

[itsfredtitmus]

ohhhhhhh actually i found a lucky 123 link I always assume those are fake http://l23movies.com/watch/RGbADExY-rain-of-the-children.html

[Junglist]

Anyone know where I can get Wards' Rain of the Children? Doesn't seem to exist outside of New Zealand streaming + DVD loan services and MUBI (which, ofc, isn't streaming on there right now)

I can get a proper dvd rip if you want it

[itsfredtitmus]

I can get a proper dvd rip if you want it

That'd be great!!

[Famous Mortimer]

Help on IDing a film please ( should there be a different thread for this ? ).

British film late 50's, 60's or early 70's, a comedy, in the vein of Ealing or Carry On, has a bunch of people in alcoholic rehab who get sabotaged by having a pub more or less on the doorstep. not necessarily the entire theme of the movie, may be just a part of it.

thanks and sorry for the crap question

Possibly "Time Gentlemen Please"?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045239/

[George White]

To Catch A King (1984)
SAS - Terminate with Extreme Prejudice
Underground (1970)
Utu (1983)
Came A Hot Friday (1985)
Klynham Summer/The Scarecrow (1983)
Chorus of Disapproval (1989),
Journey into Fear (1975),
Child's Play (1972),
The Sellout (1976), Trenchcoat (1983),
Holiday in Spain  (1960),

Nutcase (1980)
Lily in Love (1984)
VHS Forever - Psychotronic People
Remix, Remake of Ripoff
Scandalous (1984)
The Formula (1980)
Le Silencieux (1973),
Bons Basiers Du Hong Kong (1975)
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)
Le Silencieux (1973),
Bons Basiers Du Hong Kong (1975)
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)
Freak Orlando (1981)
Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen (1980)
Karel Zeman Carodejuv Ucen (1978)

Si j'avais mille ans (1983)
Blue Christmas (1978)

[Famous Mortimer]

Le Silencieux (1973),
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)

Can't find either of those, sorry.

Le Silencieux (1973),
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)

These two, on the other hand, I have on my hard drive right now.

And again, I don't mean to disparage your cineaste nature, but at least one of the movies you're looking for is available to watch, for free, on Youtube. I really feel like you're not trying, George! What gives?

[zomgmouse]

George, just sent you a PM.

[George White]

Anyone have Green Mansions 1959...


What's the film that's free on youtube. Sometimes, you check, and then days later - it appears.


Watched Freak Orlando - mindboggling agitprop nonsense. Thanks, but it was what I feared it might be.
Child's Play (1972) - Similar to Unman, Wittering and Zigo - even less exciting, with a bunch of Logan Pauls. The lads a bit too old, like in Zigo. Couldn't finish it. Felt like "what the heroes of a sex comedy do when there's no girls..."

Found a sizeable preview of To Catch A King - and it does look bland rubbish. https://youtu.be/giZy6yPMM78?t=361 So, that's off my list.
Even Mackay as Hitler looks rubbish.
Ditto Journey into Fear. It looks like one of those films announced in the trades, that never got made, you think - WOW - THAT CAST, but it's flat and dull.

Found Carodejuv Ucen. Rather Nogginesque but disturbing.

Found SAS a San Salvador on OK.RU.
SAS á San Salvador (1982) - Miles O'Keeffe as a French pulp spy/Austrian prince,  intended to start a Bond-esque franchise. Featuring a topical plot about the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero, O'Keeffe resembles the lovechild of Sam Jones and Oliver Tobias. Sybil Danning and Anton Diffring (wearing a "Don't Shoot" t-shirt) pop up.  It feels exactly like Never Say Never Again despite being on about a thirtieth of the budget. And there is no action. Very disappointing, was hoping for another Unmasking the Idol, but no -it proves Eurospy films never really changed. Also featuring in a smaller role, Robert Etcheverry - the Flashing Blade himself.

[Sebastian Cobb]

Can anyone get their hands on The Ballad of Narayama? The 1983 film rather than the 50's stage play.

[Herbert Ashe]

Rips of both the Imamura and Kinoshita versions are on ulozto dot net.

[Sebastian Cobb]

Ooh ta! I found a few torrents that were dead.

[George White]

Underground (1970)
Utu (1983)
Came A Hot Friday (1985)
Klynham Summer/The Scarecrow (1983)
Chorus of Disapproval (1989)
The Sellout (1976), Trenchcoat (1983),
Holiday in Spain  (1960),

Nutcase (1980)
Lily in Love (1984)
VHS Forever - Psychotronic People
Remix, Remake of Ripoff
Scandalous (1984)
The Formula (1980)
Le Silencieux (1973),
Bons Basiers Du Hong Kong (1975)
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)
Le Silencieux (1973),
Bons Basiers Du Hong Kong (1975)
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)
Freak Orlando (1981)
Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen (1980)
Karel Zeman Carodejuv Ucen (1978)
Si j'avais mille ans (1983)



And Innocent Bystanders (1972)

[Famous Mortimer]

Seriously, sort the list out, you've got two films on there twice.

[zomgmouse]

I've also sent you one of those films...

[George White]

Underground (1970)
Utu (1983)
Came A Hot Friday (1985)
Klynham Summer/The Scarecrow (1983)
Chorus of Disapproval (1989)
The Sellout (1976), Trenchcoat (1983),
Holiday in Spain  (1960),

Nutcase (1980)
Lily in Love (1984)
VHS Forever - Psychotronic People
Remix, Remake of Ripoff
Scandalous (1984)
The Formula (1980)
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)
Le Silencieux (1973),
Bons Basiers Du Hong Kong (1975)
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)
Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen (1980)
Si j'avais mille ans (1983)



And Innocent Bystanders (1972)

Saw Target Eagle, which I thought was on this list, awful pedestrian Mexican telespynovela with a staggering cast.

[Famous Mortimer]

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)

Rent from Amazon for $2.99.

The Formula (1980)

Rent from Youtube for $2.99.

Holiday in Spain  (1960)

Available on blu-ray.

Trenchcoat (1983)

Roger Ebert: ""Trenchcoat" is one of the most aggressively boring movies I've seen in a long time. It's boring not only because it's bad -- which it certainly is -- but also because it's dead inside. There is not one spark of life or imagination or fun in all the dreary length of this dismal experience. The people who made it must be either incompetent or cynical. Probably a little of both."

Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen (1980)

Literal English title: "Why Do The UFOs Steal Our Lettuce?" Appears unavailable in English, either subtitled or dubbed.

Remix, Remake of Ripoff

Is just called "Remix, Remake, Rip-Off" (if it's the doc about the Turkish film industry). It doesn't appear to have been released outside of movie festivals, but I could be wrong.

VHS Forever - Psychotronic People

Amazon review - "Geeky middle-aged VHS collectors wax nostalgic for a hole-in-the-wall called "Psychotronic Videos," an exclusive purveyor of awful, low-budget underground horror flicks (back in the day when the British government regulated and even banned the sale of such videos). They share many anecdotes, to be sure, but the collectors' enthusiasm is not contagious."

Lily in Love (1984)

Available to rent from Amazon for $2.99.

Si j'avais mille ans (1983)

Also appears unavailable in English.

The Scarecrow (1983)

https://sovietmoviesonline.com/drama/125-chuchelo.html

Came A Hot Friday (1985)

If you want to use a VPN, then available at https://ondemand.nzfilm.co.nz/#!/browse/film/8/came-a-hot-friday

Underground (1970)

Available on DVD.

Now, George, let's discuss this. I had a bored half hour and was able to track down a bunch of these movies, in a list you've been trotting out for months in a thread titled, lest we forget, "Hard-to-find films and let's find them why don't we?" It feels like you're the surrealist copyright police, publishing a weirdly random list of European 80s movies and seeing if anyone offers you them straight up. Were you just not trying to find these?

[Junglist]

I can get Remix, Remake, Rip-Off, but no English subtitles.

[zomgmouse]

Having trouble with these two films by John Hayes:

Mama's Dirty Girls (1974)
Sweet Trash (1970)

[George White]

I can get Remix, Remake, Rip-Off, but no English subtitles.

That's fine.

In Ireland, Prime Video has none of those titles. Yet they had Target Eagle.

I'd be happy with unsubtitled prints of any films too.

[phantom_power]

I am pretty sure VHS Forever is on Amazon Prime Video. I watched it a few months ago

[George White]

Not in Ireland it isnt.

[mothman]

Wings of Fame, a 1990 Europudding starring Colin Firth and Peter O'Toole.

[chveik]

That's Life (1986), a Blake Edwards film with Julie Andrews and Jack Lemmon. It looks fantastic but I can't get my hands on it.