100 Movies, 100 Numbers
So here’s a fun little YouTube mash-up video I came across while reading Criterion’s official blog, On Five. I was quite surprised at how many movies I recognized, even though I only scored 53/100. Can anyone help me fill in the blanks?
| 100. | 65. The Princess Bride | 32. |
| 99. | 64. Yellow Submarine [Victory] | 31. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off [Natalie] |
| 98. Dead Poets Society | 63. | 30. 3:10 to Yuma [Victory] |
| 97. Blade Runner | 62. Mister Rogers [Victory] | 29. Young Frankenstein |
| 96. | 61. | 28. The Bridge On the River Kwai |
| 95. Ocean’s 11 | 60. Gone With the Wind | 27. |
| 94. Star Wars | 59. | 26. North by Northwest |
| 93. Midnight Run | 58. Goldfinger | 25. |
| 92. | 57. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington [Victory] | 24. Escape from New York |
| 91. The Right Stuff | 56. It’s a Wonderful Life [Victory] | 23. The Wizard of Oz |
| 90. The Fugitive | 55. Car 54, Where Are You? | 22. Casablanca |
| 88. Back to the Future | 54. The Remains of the Day [Victory] | 21. |
| 87. Cast Away | 53. | 20. |
| 86. Quiz Show | 52. Waking Ned Devine [Victory] | 19. The Shawshank Redemption |
| 85. | 51. Roman Holiday [Victory] | 18. Almost Famous |
| 84. Titanic | 50. Cool Hand Luke | 17. The Maltese Falcon |
| 83. | 49. | 16. |
| 82. Rain Man | 48. The Adventures of Robin Hood | 15. Being John Malkovich (?) |
| 81. Galaxy Quest | 47. The Big Sleep | 14. Cat Ballou [Victory] |
| 80. | 46. | 13. Lawrence of Arabia |
| 79. | 45. | 12. Ghostbusters |
| 78. | 44. Dirty Harry | 11. This is Spinal Tap |
| 77. | 43. Monty Python and the Holy Grail [Victory & Natalie] | 10. Oliver Twist |
| 76. The Great Escape [Victory] | 42. Finding Nemo | 9. |
| 75. | 41. Ben-Hur | 8. Office Space |
| 74. Ed Wood | 40. Superman: The Movie | 7. |
| 72. Raiders of the Lost Ark | 39. The 39 Steps | 6. |
| 71. When Harry Met Sally | 38. | 5. |
| 70. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | 37. Men in Black | 4. Fargo |
| 69. M.A.S.H. (?) | 36. Clerks (?) | 3. L.A. Confidential |
| 68. The Breakfast Club | 35. | 2. Once Upon a Time in the West |
| 67. The King & I | 34. |
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
| 66. | 33. |
Wow, you DO know your movies :) The only one I thought of that wasn’t on there was #31 – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Oh, and I think #48 is Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
You know, I can’t even remember that particular scene in Ferris Bueller. My first thought was Kristy Swanson in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the 1992 movie with Luke Perry. Now that I check it on IMDB, I realize it is Kristy Swanson! Pretty remarkable, considering I haven’t seen Buffy and it’s been years since I last saw Ferris Bueller. In fact, several of the movies I identified I’ve never even seen, like Blade Runner and Midnight Run and Fargo and L.A. Confidential. Some movies have such an influence on pop culture that you don’t have to even see them to become (superficially) familiar with them.
Okay, so I feel pretty proud of myself. I didn’t get as many as you, but close. Here are a few for you:
76. The Great Escape
64. Yellow Submarine
62. Mister Rogers
57. Mister Smith Goes to Washington (?)
56. It’s a Wonderful Life
54. Remains of the Day
52. Waking Ned Devine (if you haven’t seen this one, you MUST!)
51. Roman Holiday
43. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
31. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
30. 3:10 to Yuma
14. Cat Ballou
That was really fun! Thanks for posting it!
P.S. You’re right about Being John Malkovich. (I saw a couple of clips with the guy in the tiny room). You should fill in your list in a different color & see if the combined efforts of everyone can finish it!
Woo hoo! Thanks for the assists!
I think that filling in the list in a different color to highlight everyone’s contributions is a great idea. And since it’s always right to cite, I’ll do that too.
You know, I have seen Waking Ned Devine! I actually went to a theater where it was playing in Milwaukee (back in . . . ’97? ’98?) and saw it on the big screen. I haven’t seen it since, but when I saw the clip I wondered if that was it. Thanks for confirming!
(By the way, I have also seen Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It’s a Wonderful Life, and The Remains of the Day. 3:10 to Yuma is in my Blockbuster queue (the hoopla surrounding the recent remake brought it to my attention). Can’t believe I missed those. Ah well!)