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Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :

i was sifting through some of my dvds on my shelf earlier when i came across birdy from 1984 ,it reminded me of how many great films brit director alan parker has churned out over the years,he has gone very quiet this last decade but he sure did make some corkers during the mid 70s and on through the 80s/90s.

my personal fave is his brilliant 1978 prison drama midnight express,what's yours?

Director (19 titles)
2003 The Life of David Gale

1999 Angela's Ashes

1996 Evita

1994 The Road to Wellville

1991 The Commitments

1990 Come See the Paradise

1990 Renegade MTV Special (TV movie)

1988 Mississippi Burning

1987 Angel Heart

1984 Birdy

1982 Pink Floyd The Wall

1982 Shoot the Moon

1980 Fame

1978 Midnight Express

1976 No Hard Feelings (TV movie)

1976 Bugsy Malone

1975 The Evacuees (TV movie)

1974 Footsteps (short)

1974 Our Cissy (short)

[ 23. January 2012, 14:21: Message edited by: the young warrior ]

Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :

Well I've only watched one of his films and that is "Mississippi Burning", which definitely ranks as one of Parker's best and delivered powerful performances from Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe and Frances McDormand.

Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :

I have only been on this site for some months now, but for those who have read most of my messages
and reactions here, it will come as no surprise that Angel Heart is my favorite of the Parker directed movies [Smile]

Posted by Helen_S (Member # 5804) on :

Angel Heart is happiness on a stick!

I also like Midnight Express, Bugsy Malone, Mississippi Burning and Shoot The Moon.

My brother tells me I'd love The Wall cos it's really weird, charming [Razz]

Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :

Warrior .. my vote goes for the stressknot of a movie titled "Midnight Express" as well.

Posted by P_a_u_l (Member # 1022) on :

Bugsy Malone. Every single time if I was offered a movie from that list, my answer would be Bugsy Malone.

Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :

I´ve seen these Alan Parker films and like all of them:

1991 The Commitments
1988 Mississippi Burning
1987 Angel Heart
1984 Birdy
1982 Pink Floyd The Wall
1980 Fame
1978 Midnight Express

If i had to choose one, it would be Midnight Express.
Parker, Stone, Moroder... class!

I also own Bugsy Malone dvd and i´ll try to watch the film sometime soon.

Posted by P_a_u_l (Member # 1022) on :

aTomiK, I('m pretty sure that Bugsy Malone will at the very least join your list....

Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :

Nostalgia call on this one; Fame.

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