I am going to watch it soon, in honor of Valentine's Day, because I think it is a great "romantic" movie. I never had been a Virginia Madsen fan, but I really like her in this, and I think Craig Sheiffer is awesome.
I love this whole movie, the entire cast is awesome, the soundtrack is great.
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
Of course this movie is a gem for me. Cast rocks likes you said and I agree with the soundtrack, especially Wild Blue's Fire with Fire. I can't say enough about that freakin' song! Oh yeah, someone wrote a pretty good review for this movie too(here's your chance Noms, don't waste it). Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
Virginia Madsen.....(Gary Wright's Dream Weaver suddenly starts playing), god I love the 80's.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Never seen this. It´s on the top of my wanted list.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
I missed this movie during the 80's, so I was never a Virginia Madsen fan. But this movie totally changed that opinion for me. She was brilliant and when I add this movie to her performance in the underrated "Modern Girls", I have become an admirer.
Okay back to "Fire With Fire", I passed the VHS cover numerous times at the video store years ago, because the cover art just didn't draw me in for a rental. Isn't it crazy how important the pic on the box was back then at getting you to rent a movie. Anyway, the first I heard of this movie was JLP's (better known to all of us as Jessie) movie of the week she used to do several years ago. Then Isis jumped in and stated it was one of her fav movies, so I gave it a look.
What is so great about the movie is the intensity of the love story, but my fav scenes are actually from the school dance with the incedible songs. Anyone ready to go cliff diving?
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
Now that I think more about it, I recall Ronnie stating that she really liked this movie as well. Then maybe Isis watched it for the first time after that infamous JLP thread and it quickly became a fav for her.
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
I was lucky enough to first see this in 1986 when it first came out at 13 years old. That's probably why it's near the top of my 80's movies list.
aTomiK, all the darn movies you have and you don't have a copy of this? I'm disappointed. Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Yeah, put a little more salt in my wounds
I keep thinking what Valley said and maybe the cover art just scared me away too...
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
Yeah I can't believe Atomik that you never saw this-I think it should be one of your favorites.
It was Ronnie that said how much she liked it. I got it on VHS tape.
Then my friend burned it on to a DVD for me.
My friend meet Kari Whurer- she is one of the school girls in this movie, I told him to ask her about the ending scene, at the cliff- I wanted to know if that was real....and she said it was.
The guy that plays the sheriff, he gives me the creeps. "Don't make me look bad in front of the parole board".
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Guess who just got this?
I have it... I FINALLY HAVE IT!!!!
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
quote:Originally posted by aTomiK: Guess who just got this?
I have it... I FINALLY HAVE IT!!!!
SWEET! Watch it tonight!
Posted by jdocster (Member # 5752) on :
Damn, now I have to buy it too... Posted by jdocster (Member # 5752) on :
Crap! This is not out on DVD... Now I'm going to have to find a bootleg DVD... 80'sRocked, this is all your fault!!! Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
WOW! Atomik , watch it NOW! Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
quote:Originally posted by jdocster: Crap! This is not out on DVD... Now I'm going to have to find a bootleg DVD... 80'sRocked, this is all your fault!!!
Haha jdoc.....I'll burn you a copy of mine.....Ah, I mean I'll make a back-up copy for myself and let you borrow it. Posted by jdocster (Member # 5752) on :
heheee... I still owe you one... Gotta fix that VHS... Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Just watched Fire with Fire and i liked it very much. I´ve always loved Virginia, she was 24-25 when this was made and she still looked like a school girl. So she was very believable. And the songs on the soundtrack are awesome!
It was one of my dreams that someday i will see this movie and now it came true. But i still have many dreams
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
So cool-I am glad you liked it...I think this is a movie that grows on you more and more. I love everything about it. Especially the soundtrack.
The kid that is Joe Fisk's friend- (the mapmaker)- he was in the movie Secret Admirer too.
The girl that played Lisa's best friend- she died years ago from Diabetes. And the director of the movie died in the LA fires ...he was trying to save one of his pets.
So, that's sad to know.
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
quote:Originally posted by aTomiK: Just watched Fire with Fire and i liked it very much. I´ve always loved Virginia, she was 24-25 when this was made and she still looked like a school girl. So she was very believable. And the songs on the soundtrack are awesome!
It was one of my dreams that someday i will see this movie and now it came true. But i still have many dreams
Awesome my man that you liked it. ISIS is right, the more you watch it, the more you will love it. I watch this about 3 times a year and it will never get old for me. The soundtrack.....greatness. Still looking for the full version of "I'm In It For Love" by James House. Very rare(any help would be much appreciated) . Wild Blue's title song is still the best soundtrack song for any movie, any decade, in my opinion....have I ever mentioned that before?
How about the chemistry between Madsen and Sheffer? Tough to beat that too. 10/10 for me on this one folks, but you already knew that. Posted by SHOGUN (Member # 477) on :
is this the movie where they watch Friday the 13th part 5 in the cinema?
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Yes it is, SHOGUN.
Posted by Secret Admirer (Member # 3574) on :
Watching this for the first time right now. Just started it. I expect good things people! Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
Just watched Fire with Fire the other night again. Never gets old!
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
bamersy .. cool to see that you decided to stick around and post some more. I thought I'd dig up this wicked "Fire With Fire" thread and let you give us your thoughts.
Posted by bamersy (Member # 8808) on :
Valley-how friggen awesome are you? I just checked in, saw this thread and thought-how on earth did I miss this!!
Saw this in the theater, probably caught it on HBO once or twice a year or so later-then just popped up on my radar 2 months ago-watched installments on youtube which brought it all back! Remembered every scene
Started fan pages on myspace (got the link added here on the FWF movie page) and facebook-though you have to have an account/signed in to find it. Attempting to keep it a 'true fan' thing vs people collecting friends/self promoting Still very much a work in progress....
Posted by bamersy (Member # 8808) on :
PS: Renee Varo-lead singer for Jinx and then Wild Blue-whose album titled "No More Jinx" featured the song "Fire with Fire" is now the lead singer of the band Love Kill Me. "No More Jinx" can be found on CD-I think as of 2009. Got it of course ;-)
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
I have the Wild Blue version of "Fire With Fire" on my ipod.
My fav tune from the movie is John Waite's "If Anybody Had A Heart"..
Oh and how many times have you watched "Friday The 13th: The New Beginning" in tribute to FWF?
Or Cliff jumping?
Posted by bamersy (Member # 8808) on :
Can't say I've done either Valley-I have been on somewhat of a mission to watch all Craig Sheffer's movies though. Ones I've recently seen are "That Was Then This is Now", "Flypaper" and "The Voyage of the Rock Aliens".
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
What are your thoughts on those movies, Bam?
Posted by bamersy (Member # 8808) on :
'TWTTHIN'-It's been years since reading SE Hinton's books-the scene with the rain on the window looks like Mark's tears was captured really well and Craig's character was well played.
'Flypaper'-love those crazy anything goes movies!
'TVOTRA'-I do like this type of movie-(Xanadu for example),this one had great hair and clothes, not a fan of the lip syncing though :/ at least I found it at a good price.
Posted by cindymancini (Member # 679) on :
Does anyone have the song "I'm In It For Love" from this movie?!?! I needs that!!
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Great, quotable dialogue: "I can feel your heart. I can feel your hair. You're so incredible." I wish those lines worked outside of this movie! Simple, direct, and to the point... You had me at "Fire With Fire," a real 80s guilty pleasure. Dig it! (Query: On what planet is a Catholic girls' school located right next to a prison camp? Inquiring minds want to know!) Trivia: The Brit director, Duncan Gibbins, who went on to do another huge guilty pleasure of mine, "Eve of Destruction" (Gregory Hines vs. Dutch super-model robot with nuclear bomb in stomach), escaped from his burning home during the California wildfires but went back to rescue his cat. He didn't make it, but the cat did.
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Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
quote:Originally posted by cindymancini: Does anyone have the song "I'm In It For Love" from this movie?!?! I needs that!!
The original version of this song by James House is one of the toughest soundtrack songs to find. I did manage to track it down from someone online a while back. It's not the greatest quality(96 bitrate), but it will have to do until I find a better track! PM me if interested.
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
quote:Originally posted by Valley: Or Cliff jumping?
I believe that the cliff shots used in this movie are the same ones used in First Blood.... located in Canada I think.
Posted by bamersy (Member # 8808) on :
So, I'm watching this now and am struck once again by that dinosaur of a reel to reel tape player at the dance! Posted by Secret Admirer (Member # 3574) on :
I love the dance scene in this movie! But I do feel weird when Bit By Bit comes on, because I strongly associate it with Fletch. It just doesn't seem right.
Posted by Bamersy (Member # 8808) on :
It is a strange soundtrack-Slave to Love was also featured in 9 1/2 Weeks. Probably one of the reasons a soundtrack album was never released for this movie.
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
I've always like "Slave to Love." (And this move...and "9 1/2 Weeks"...and Roxy Music. :-))
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Originally posted by Bamersy: It is a strange soundtrack-Slave to Love was also featured in 9 1/2 Weeks. Probably one of the reasons a soundtrack album was never released for this movie.
"Bit By Bit". I always thought it was odd that the theme from 'Fletch' was in the movie. Then again, why wouldn't they dance to contemporary hits? It was kind of realistic.
Posted by Veronica Sawyer (Member # 2221) on :
This needs to be released on DVD...Such a good movie. Probably one of Virgnia Madison's best roles ever.
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Love Virginia Madsen. She's great in this one, and, of course, has two of the greatest scenes of all time in "The Hot Spot" and "Creator."
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