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The Babadook II: Back to School?
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I have no idea, I will be shocked if I've see this movie. I tried to cheat and google just gave me the e-finger.
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Wake in Fright
Roger Ebert gave it 3 1/2 stars for what it's worth. Donald Pleasence played a type of role I'd never seen him do before.
Wake in Fright (initially released as Outback outside Australia) is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Evan Jones and starring Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay and Jack Thompson. Based on Kenneth Cook's 1961 novel of the same name, the film follows a young schoolteacher from Sydney who descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.
By the 1990s, Wake in Fright had developed a cult reputation as Australia's great "lost film" because its master negative had gone missing, resulting in censored prints of degraded quality being used for its few television broadcasts and VHS releases. After the original film and sound elements were rescued by editor Anthony Buckley in 2004, the film was digitally remastered and given a 2009 re-release at Cannes and in Australian theatres to widespread acclaim; it was issued commercially on DVD and Blu-ray later that year.
Roger Ebert gave it 3 1/2 stars for what it's worth. Donald Pleasence played a type of role I'd never seen him do before.
Wake in Fright (initially released as Outback outside Australia) is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Evan Jones and starring Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay and Jack Thompson. Based on Kenneth Cook's 1961 novel of the same name, the film follows a young schoolteacher from Sydney who descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.
By the 1990s, Wake in Fright had developed a cult reputation as Australia's great "lost film" because its master negative had gone missing, resulting in censored prints of degraded quality being used for its few television broadcasts and VHS releases. After the original film and sound elements were rescued by editor Anthony Buckley in 2004, the film was digitally remastered and given a 2009 re-release at Cannes and in Australian theatres to widespread acclaim; it was issued commercially on DVD and Blu-ray later that year.
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Never heard of it, 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, must be a great flick.
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Actually Xuder mentioned it in the other movie thread is where I got it from. It gets crazy towards the end but comes back. Filmed in 1971...interesting time for films. Amazon Prime has it.
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So no one guessed, here's another.
A guy out of HS thinks he can write, his dad thinks not. As he tries to make it happen, a hugely big hurdle gets in the way.
A guy out of HS thinks he can write, his dad thinks not. As he tries to make it happen, a hugely big hurdle gets in the way.
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Ebert rated movies on a scale of zero to four stars, so I doubt he gave it 4 1/2.
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Lmao, The Babadook.
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It's been 18 hours man, how about a hint?
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The hurdle was WWII, he comes home and struggles to overcome the haunting war memories and proceeds to write a bestseller.
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Shakespeare in Love.
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A very well known bestseller, a read that many readers feel is about themselves. The author's fame sends him into seclusion.
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Rebel in the Rye?
I really hope that's not the answer. That movie grossed < $400K, nobody saw it, the few that did hated it. 28% on Rotten Tomatoes, why are you doing this to us?
I really hope that's not the answer. That movie grossed < $400K, nobody saw it, the few that did hated it. 28% on Rotten Tomatoes, why are you doing this to us?
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That was evil you troll, I should pick a home movie of a kindergarten classes Christmas recital.
This movie is about a bunch a little kids singing Christmas carols in a room filled with parents and teachers. I keed.
For real.
Big time entertainment industry power player has a rough night but learns some hard lessons.
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That fits the description but no.