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Entries Tagged as 'Paranoia'

The Big Lebowski (1998)

July 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

 
Synopsis
“A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski,” says the voice of The Stranger (Sam Elliott) as he follows tumbleweed into the streets of Los Angeles. Jeff Lebowski, alias […]

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Tags: Bathtub scene · Cult favorite · Dreams and visions · Famous line · Interrogation · Midlife crisis · Paranoia · Waitress

The Iron Giant (1999)

April 30th, 2008 · 4 Comments

 
Synopsis
As Sputnik orbits Earth in the year 1957, something from outer space plummets through the eye of a storm and lands in the waters off the coast of “Rockwell,” Maine. The […]

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Tags: Animation · Based on novel · Military · Mother/son relationship · No opening credits · Paranoia · Small town · Waitress

Klute (1971)

April 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments

 
Synopsis
A soft spoken but unwavering police officer from rural Pennsylvania named John Klute (Donald Sutherland) is compelled to investigate the disappearance of his best friend Tom Gruneman. The FBI claims that Gruneman led “a Jekyll and Hyde existence” and wrote several obscene letters […]

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Tags: Paranoia · Prostitute · Psychoanalysis · Unconventional romance · Woman in jeopardy

Duel (1971)

April 9th, 2008 · 6 Comments

 
Synopsis
Leaving Los Angeles and driving through the desert for a business appointment, David Mann (Dennis Weaver) gets stuck behind a 1955 Peterbilt dripping with grease and billowing diesel fumes. Mann’s road etiquette appears to offend the unseen trucker, who […]

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Tags: 24 hour time frame · Based on novel · Paranoia · Road trip