Episode #38 – Our Top Movie Openings
Episode # 38
In this episode, we each list and discuss our top (favorite) movie _openings _of all time. We loosely define openings to include pre-credits, credits, post-credits – shots, scenes, sequences etc. Pretty much anything in the first ten minutes is fair game.
We hope, as always, that you enjoy our list episodes
– and as they say “your mileage may vary!” Our picks are below (as are the links we mention in the show) if you don’t mind knowing them before you listen, including an honorable mentions list for Nick
| Nick | Erik | Chris |
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Apocalypse Now
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UP | Citizen Kane |
| UP | Drive | UP |
| The Exorcist | Girl With The Dragon Tattoo | Jesus Christ Superstar |
| Superman | Persona | Lola Rennt |
| The Wild Bunch | Citizen Kane | Manhattan |
| Jaws | History of Violence | Scream |
| Suspiria | God Bless America | Requiem for a Dream |
| Persona | American Beauty | The Shining |
| Dazed and Confused | Midnight in Paris | |
| Touch of Evil/The Player (Tie) | Pulp Fiction |
Nick’s Honorable Mentions:
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Playing By Heart
Scent of a Woman
Chaplin
Clockwork Orange
ALL Bond Films, but my choice is OHMSS.
Once Upon a Time in the West
Citizen Kane
Sound of Music
West Side Story
Se7en
Links:
Incredible opening to Argento’s SUSPIRIA
Mr. Show’s Jeepers Creepers Semi-Star
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