Most Well Known Movie Of All Time?

[SPTO]

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Star Wars, hands down.

Ask people who Brent Tarleton, Darth Vader, and Rick Blaine are.

Who's Brent Tarleton?

Seriously.

[yamabushi]

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Who's Brent Tarleton?

Seriously.

The "I dont give a damn" guy from Gone with the wind.

[JayBee74]

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Star Wars, hands down.

Ask people who Brent Tarleton, Darth Vader, and Rick Blaine are.

I only know 1 of the 3.
Remember we have a few generations watching movies, so how could it not be the much replayed The Wizard Of Oz?

[SPTO]

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The "I dont give a damn" guy from Gone with the wind.

Um, no that's Clark Gable who played the character Rhett Butler.

Hmmm...I guess you proved your point.

[The C]

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Titanic. Everyone I've ever talked to has known the ending to it!

I've never actually seen Gone with the Wind or any of the Godfathers

[Cebby]

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I was originally going to say Gone with the Wind or Casablanca or It's a Beautiful Life or something, but in the US, it's Star Wars.

I'd go a tossup between Star Wars and Wizard of Oz. Star Wars is probably the movie that's the most identifiable to people.

[yamabushi]

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Um, no that's Clark Gable who played the character Rhett Butler.

Hmmm...I guess you proved your point.

As hard as it for me, as a man, to admit; I know hardly anything about Gone with the Wind. *hangs head in shame*

[bsb13]

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As hard as it for me, as a man, to admit; I know hardly anything about Gone with the Wind. *hangs head in shame*

I've never watched that movie. Its too freaking long.

[daflyboys]

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Titanic. Everyone I've ever talked to has known the ending to it!

ya....the boat sinks!


Before I opened the thread, my first thought was Star Wars, but Wizard of Oz & Casablanca crossed my mind.


Before Star Wars came around, Wizard of Oz was the most anticipated movie each year when it came on TV. My understanding, though, is that it did not have such great popularity when it first came out, nor did it get rave reviews.

[GoodVela]

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ya....the boat sinks!

Thanks....thanks a lot! I guess I won't bother watching it now.

[SPTO]

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Before Star Wars came around, Wizard of Oz was the most anticipated movie each year when it came on TV. My understanding, though, is that it did not have such great popularity when it first came out, nor did it get rave reviews.

Not quite correct. The movie was beset with a ton of problems. A lot of actors didn't want to be in it or left for various reasons (the best known of which was Buddy Ebsen who was actually cast as the Tin Man but had such a bad reaction to the makeup that he was forced out) and the movie had a lot of directorial problems. In fact, the movie went through FIVE(!) different directors. The movie was hugely popular and MGM even toyed around with the idea of making a sequel but that didn't come to fruition. The main problem was the movie cost an unheard of cost of $2,777,000. It earned only $3,000,000 on its initial release but as well know they recouped all that in spades with future releases, TV and video/DVD.

[skitch]

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On second thought... Wizard of Oz is definitely it.

EVERYBODY has seen that movie at some point.

[yamabushi]

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On second thought... Wizard of Oz is definitely it.

EVERYBODY has seen that movie at some point.

Bits and pieces maybe, but the whole thing? no.
Havent seen Casablanca, Citizen Kane, or much of 'Wind' either.

[Stumbleweed]

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Yeah, it's completely iconic... beyond being the first notable color motion picture, it's become such a cultural symbol. That's why I said 'no contest' -- most little kids have seen it, 99% of people over age 65 have seen it, and pretty much everyone in-between has at least seen parts or know the basic story/characters...

The basic story, the phrase "follow the Yellow Brick Road", "there's no place like home", "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", ruby slippers... no contest. Iconic is the only word to describe that movie, and I think it's the only one that has endured and been shared from generation to generation at such a high rate because it also has appeal for children. Nobody is showing their kids "Casablanca".

"Gone With the Wind" and "Casablanca" were huge and iconic for their generation, but I think that if you surveyed the under-40 population that maybe 30% have seen both films (only "Casablanca" for me, I'm 23). Add in the sort of timeless appeal of The Wizard of Oz (fantasy setting, transition from b/w to color, the songs), and I don't see it ever being eclipsed...

[bigfnjoe96]

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The Exorcist