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Cacti in films
Posted: Sun May 15, 2016 12:53 pm
by Mike P
We watched The wild bunch for the first time in years last night and were amused to note that in one of the 'hiding behind a rock on a hillside scenes' there was a bright purple cactus flower to be seen beside the head of one of the actors. Too brief a shot to ID it but you do wonder if mr Peckinpah chose to include it.
Re: Cacti in films
Posted: Sun May 15, 2016 2:53 pm
by habanerocat
Google throws up a few of the more common ones. But this is one that sticks in the memory.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090784/
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It's about a blind guy who has a collection of cacti. Lots of cactus in it.
Also remember an animated sequence made by Gordon Rowley, Cactus Polonaise (1963).
Unfortunately I have no idea where either can be downloaded.
Re: Cacti in films
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 4:16 pm
by habanerocat
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I've no idea what it's about but it stars Harry Dean Stanton, yer man in the movie Paris, Texas.
I'll report back if it's any good.
Re: Cacti in films
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 4:17 pm
by habanerocat
habanerocat wrote:Google throws up a few of the more common ones. But this is one that sticks in the memory.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090784/
Cactos Movie.jpg
It's about a blind guy who has a collection of cacti. Lots of cactus in it.
Unfortunately I have no idea where either can be downloaded.
I'd love to get a copy of this if anybody has it.......
Re: Cacti in films
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 5:18 pm
by Cactus Kid
It can apparently be bought on DVD from Amazon.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00005KH2C? ... _amazon-21
Bit pricey though!!!
Re: Cacti in films
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 5:29 pm
by Mike P
Harry Dean Stanton and Cacti must be a winner.
Re: Cacti in films
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 6:50 pm
by habanerocat
Thanks, I'd never of guessed it was still for sale. I haven't bought a DVD in years.
That's a Region 1 DVD by the way, so it won't play in European players. Just in case anybody was thinking of buying it.
Re: Cacti in films
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 9:13 pm
by Ali Baba
habanerocat wrote:
Thanks, I'd never of guessed it was still for sale. I haven't bought a DVD in years.
That's a Region 1 DVD by the way, so it won't play in European players. Just in case anybody was thinking of buying it.
Unless you have a multi region DVD player in which case it is no problem at all [emoji3]
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Re: Cacti in films
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 3:03 pm
by daniel82
[quote="habanerocat"]
It's about a blind guy who has a collection of cacti. [quote]
that sounds a bit risky
Re: Cacti in films
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 12:45 pm
by habanerocat
daniel82 wrote:habanerocat wrote:
It's about a blind guy who has a collection of cacti.
that sounds a bit risky
That would be typical Paul Cox.
Just looked at his bio there. He died in 2016.
By the way, viewed Lucky the other night.
A few landscape shots of Cacti. Slow moving film but an enjoyable watch all the same.