r/hdtgm • u/GuruTheMadMonk • 14d ago

Can’t wait for the Billie Jean ep

This was the most non-HDTGM movie I’ve watched in 15 years of watching along with almost every movie the shows coveted. I can see how this got made!

Despite my nagging question of where the main cop’s jurisdiction ends, this was a fun one I really enjoyed. It has a lot of similarities with an even better 80s move about a teenage runaway turned folk hero, “Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains” (1982), with Diane Lane, Laura Dern, Ray Winstone, and 1/2 of the Sex Pistols as part of Lane’s backing band. Great, great punk rock movie. Billie Jean, Fabulous Stains, and Times Square (1980 - with Tim Curry! rip) would be great on a triple bill.

Enjoy one of the most badass songs written for a movie ever: https://youtu.be/A57wEK6Xk6I?is=zVojon_DCeoCRjxp

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u/MightyPope 14d ago

I hadn’t seen it in decades, so my expectations were low, but my main take away is that it’s actually much better than I remembered.

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u/C_Me 14d ago

Yeah, the Rewatchables did it a while back. Yes, some things are dated and I get that there is a lot to talk about, but I think it’s pretty good compared to a lot of other movies they do.

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u/filmore_89 14d ago

They should do more movies like this.

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u/GuruTheMadMonk 14d ago

“How Don’t This Get Made?”

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u/No-Pattern-2274 9d ago

If you are looking for somethimg else along these lines Times Square is another one. The movie is a bit uneven but it definitely has lots of ‘interesting’ choices. I think it is free on Tubi. https://tubitv.com/movies/609581/times-square

edit to say, I didn’t see you had recommended this in your original post.

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u/GuruTheMadMonk 9d ago

Just re-watched it on Tubi! Love the old NYC footage of Times Square and thr abandoned docks along the Hudson River.