Entries Tagged as '24 hour time frame'
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Written by Richard Linklater
Directed by Richard Linklater
Produced by Detour Filmproduction/ Alphaville Films
Running time: 103 minutes
What the *&#! Is This About?
On May 28, 1976 – the last day of the school year at “Lee High School” somewhere in Texas – quarterback Randall “Pink” Floyd (Jason London) faces an existential crisis over whether [...]
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Tags: 24 hour time frame · Brother/sister relationship · Coming of age · Cult favorite · Drunk scene · Famous line · High school · Mother/son relationship · Music · Shot In Texas
January 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments
1941 (1979)
Screenplay by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale, story by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale & John Milius
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Produced by A-Team Productions/ Columbia Pictures/ Universal Pictures
Running time: 118 minutes (theatrical version)/ 146 minutes (extended version)
Synopsis
Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the citizens of Southern California brace for an [...]
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Tags: 24 hour time frame · Alternate universe · Black comedy · Cult favorite · End of the world · Military · No opening credits · Paranoia
September 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Synopsis
On a typical, stifling summer day, three men shuffle into the “First Brooklyn Savings Bank” as it closes. Stevie (Gary Springer) is a kid. Sal (John Cazale) is a dim, quiet type who holds the manager at gunpoint. Sonny (Al Pacino) struggles just getting his rifle out of a box, then suffers [...]
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Tags: 24 hour time frame · Black comedy · Famous line · Heist
Synopsis
On May 28, 1976 – the last day of the semester at “Lee High School” somewhere in Texas – quarterback Randall “Pink” Floyd (Jason London) faces an existential crisis over whether to sign a pledge promising not to take drugs or engage in summer activities which might jeopardize the “goal of [...]
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Tags: 24 hour time frame · Coming of age · Cult favorite · Drunk scene · Famous line · High school · Music · Shot In Texas