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Chris E's Movie Clip Party - 4th Edition
03.31.01

JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO [Chris]
cast away; Come Go With Me

ALMOST FAMOUS [Keith]
confessions before a plane crash

WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY [Matt]
the boat enters the tunnel

L.A. CONFIDENTIAL [Anne]
"She IS Lana Turner."

GUMMO [Barbara]
lifting weights; tap dancing

TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN [Mike]
explaining cool fusion

BUTTERFLY (LA LENGUA DE LAS MARIPOSAS) [Jenn]
learning about insects; bathing in the river

ELECTION [Christa]
Tracy gets the advance results

PRINCESS MONONOKE [Jim]
boars; the elk that heals

AMERICAN MOVIE [Warren]
re-recording dialogue with uncle Bill

BEING JOHN MALKOVICH [Cary/Anu]
Malkovich Malkovich

MICROCOSMOS [Chris]
the dung beetle

SUPERSTAR [Christa]
burnt toast

BLOOD SIMPLE [Jeff]
sex in the motel; delivering the pictures

THE WOMAN CHASER [Mike]
pitching the movie

< intermission >

THE THIRD MAN [Albert]
the end

THIS IS SPINAL TAP [Matt]
album reviews

HANDS ON A HARD BODY [Mike B/Laura M]
20-ton air conditioning unit

STAR WARS EPISODE 1: THE PHANTOM MENACE [Chris]
fight with Darth Maul; force fields

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS [Anne]
I Got Rhythm

PARENTS [Barb]
scared of the dark; swirling pool of blood

VAMPIRE'S KISS [Mike]
making Alva stay late

THE MUSIC MAN [Christa]
Rock Island/the traveling salesman song

CANE TOADS [Lynae]
necrophiliac toad

MEET JOHN DOE [Tony]
when people become heelots

BARBARELLA [Jim]
receiving her mission

TOP HAT [Chris]
"Isn't It A Lovely Day to Get Caught in the Rain?" dance

CRUMB [Matt]
listening to old music

ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER [Karen]
plastic surgery monologue

MAGNIFICENT WARRIORS [Chris]
rope fight (Michelle Yeoh)

DEATH BECOMES HER [Chris]
doctor Sydney Pollack

< intermission >

FIGHT CLUB [Matt]
opening titles

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT [Chris]
the accountant who wants to be a lion tamer

YOJIMBO [Chris]
the fight in the street

THE MORE THE MERRIER [Mike]
negotiating the bathroom

THE SECRET ADVENTURES OF TOM THUMB [Chris]
turning off the master switch

HELLZAPOPPIN' [Chris]
the Harlem Congeroos / Whitey's Lindy Hoppers

THE BIG PICTURE [Christa]
lunch with Neil (Martin Short)

THE THING (FROM ANOTHER WORLD) [Chris]
quick thinking (and talking)

BILLY LIAR [Mike]
practicing his speech to Mr. Shadrac

THE RED SHOES [Chris]
putting on the shoes

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AWARDS

Special recognition goes to Jenn for her clip from BUTTERFLY (LA LENGUA DE LAS MARIPOSAS). A beautiful, lyrical snapshot of pre-adolescence that stood out against the evening's dominant chords of humor and absurdity.

And while I'm tempted to acknowledge the "Malkovich Malkovich" clip , I'm going to hand the award for Best Clip to Warren, for his selection of Mark Borchardt's midwinter outdoor ADR session with his elderly uncle, from AMERICAN MOVIE. The scene is hilarious, even to someone who doesn't know the film is non-fiction.

And the award for What the Hell Was That? goes to Barbara, for the wacked out silverware-lifting, tap-dancing scene from GUMMO. Close runner-up status goes to Mike's clip of Tom Courtenay's prolongued gibberish rant from BILLY LIAR, but I can't let him win this every year.

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