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Pig (2021) surprised me in my favorite way to be surprised by movies.
I went into this film fully expecting it to be this dark and gritty revenge thriller but that's not the case at all. This movie is a very quiet meditation on grief and loneliness while also being a film about facing your past. It told its story, not with violence as I expected it to, but rather with kindness. Nicolas Cage gives one of his best performances in years as a lonely man who goes on a journey of rediscovering himself after his beloved truffle pig is stolen and it might be my favorite performance of his period.
What’s your favorite bad movie?
Sitting here with some friends and we are reminiscing about bad movies that we genuinely know are bad but still loved it. For example, one of mine is “The Sweetest Thing” and my friend’s is “Coyote Ugly” and her fiancé’s is “The Last Dragon” and my husband’s is “The Room”.
What are some of yours? I want to have a movie night of just bad movies so I def want bad movie ideas.
Give me new ones, old ones, comedies, horror, etc etc.
The most expensive screenplays ever sold. What's your biggest surprise?
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Déjà Vu (2006) “Déjà Vu,” a science fiction action film, written by Terry Rossio and Bill Marsilii, sold for $5 million
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Talladega Nights (2004) “Talladega Nights," a comedy written by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, sold for $4 million
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Eurotrip (2004) “Eurotrip," a teen sex comedy written by Jeff Schaffer, Alec Berg, and David Mandel sold for $4 million
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The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) “The Long Kiss Goodnight," an action thriller written by Shane Black, sold for $4 million. (At the time, this was the most expensive script ever sold)
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Basic Instinct (1992) “Basic Instinct," a neo-noir thriller written by Joe Eszterhas, sold for $3 million
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Bright (2017) “Bright," an urban fantasy written by Max Landis, sold for $3 million
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Medicine Man (1992) “Medicine Man," an adventure drama, written by Tom Schulman and Sally Robinson sold for $3 million
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Mozart and the Whale (2005) “Mozart and the Whale," a romantic dramedy written by Ronald Bass, sold for $2.75 million
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A Knight’s Tale (2001) “A Knight’s Tale," a medieval action movie written by Brian Helgeland, sold for $2.5 million