Kurt Russell Fan Thread

[thelostclassics]

I'd have to say The Thing followed closely by Big Trouble and Escape from New York. Just made a great team with John Carpenter. Elvis as well, of course.

I thought he was brilliant in Used Cars as well, the early Robert Zemeckis film. Oh and you've got to say Gabriel Cash is a cool character from Tange & Cash, makes me wish he didn't turn down The Expendables

[Demdike]

Originally Posted by thelostclassics

I'd have to say The Thing followed closely by Big Trouble and Escape from New York. Just made a great team with John Carpenter. Elvis as well, of course.

I thought he was brilliant in Used Cars as well, the early Robert Zemeckis film. Oh and you've got to say Gabriel Cash is a cool character from Tange & Cash, makes me wish he didn't turn down The Expendables

Never seen Used Cars. Is it a comedy?

[thelostclassics]

Yeah, it's a great one too. Jack Warden's brilliant in it playing two brothers who own rival used car lots.
It has a hilarious scene where they film a promo and put it halfway through a Jimmy Carter speech. Really worth checking out.

[Baseball Fury]

No love for CAPTAIN RON?! It's cracking!

Tombstone, Stargate, The Thing, Death Proof, Escape From NY, Big Trouble..., Overboard, Backdraft, Vanilla Sky... the man is a f*cking HERO.

[Demdike]

Originally Posted by thelostclassics

Yeah, it's a great one too. Jack Warden's brilliant in it playing two brothers who own rival used car lots.
It has a hilarious scene where they film a promo and put it halfway through a Jimmy Carter speech. Really worth checking out.

Sounds like good fun, thanks.

I will have a shop online for it.

[sam tyler]

I have a pretty good collection of kurt russell blu rays

I just wish they would release used cars and the dexter riley trilogy I'd be all over those in a heartbeat.


For whoever it was that hasn't seen used cars check this out

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Used Cars is a fantastic film. I'd love to see it on BD too.


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[InDogWeTrust]

Originally Posted by Demdike

I think we have mentioned Overboard as its a film not really applicable to Cult Labs, therefore never been discussed previously.

The Thing, Escape, Big Trouble are always in people's thoughts though and are acknowledged genre classics. If you get my drift.

Yeah, that is a good point.

...Maybe someone should start up a few comedy/romance threads. I mean it is called 'CULT labs'. Cult film doesn't necessarily mean Horror and Exploitation etc. There's a fair few comedic or romantic cult films.

[InDogWeTrust]

Originally Posted by PaulD

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

Then Now You See Him, Now You Don't & The Strongest Man in the World

Thanks! I don't think I ever saw 'Now You See Him, Now You Don't' so i'm going to look into that.

[InDogWeTrust]

Originally Posted by napalm-in-the-morning

I would probably watch a film of Russell hanging wallpaper or mowing his lawn. He's a cinema icon and not in nearly enough films any more. Where's he gone?

Old Kurt is still around, He isn't as big now as he used to be I guess, but he is still working in films.
I guess the last BIG film he done was that Tarantino film 'Death Proof'

No one has talked about that one yet and has so far only received 1 vote on the poll.

What did everyone think of 'Death Proof'???

I personally, Loved it!
It's in my top three for Tarantino films.
(Number 1 being Jackie Brown, 2 being Inglorious Basterds then Death Proof as number 3)