my all time fave is the big lebowski. great flick…
but that one was after my childhood and didnt define it, movies like tog gun, the indiana jones movies, the star wars trilogy, and weekly shows like the A team, knight rider and the dukes of hazzard did it for me.
The Shepard of The Hills- John Wayne
The Mountain Men- Charlton Heston, Brian Keith
Jeremiah Johnson- Robert Redford
Walked to the movie on Saturday afternoon with my best friend. Roy Rogers and a cheesy serial Buck Rogers was one. We were thrown out of the movie once for shooting our water pistols at the screen. Lemon phosphates at the drug store were 5 cents. Life was good.
I loved Fantasia and have a video of it.
LF
ONe movie above all --Shane.
If we’re just talking about movies from when we were kids: The Sound of Music, Cool Hand Luke, Planet of the Apes (and all the subsequent “Apes” movies), 2001: A Space Odyssey, Mary Poppins, Oliver, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Graduate, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, The Graduate, West Side Story, and To Kill A Mockingbird.
I’m surprised that no one has mentioned one with a great moral: Treasure of the Sierra Madre!
Sweets
Good call!!! Have had this saved for quite some time:
http://moviewavs.com/php/sounds/?id=bst&media=MP3S&type=Movies&movie=Treasure_Of_The_Sierra_Madre"e=treasure.txt&file=treasure.mp3
On the TMC channel I have watched “Anatomy of a Murder” with Jimmy Steward several times and keep my eye out for reruns. I love it because it was written by our very own Robert Traver (John D. Voelker), author of some the finest trout fishing stories of our time. At least I like them.
Directed by Otto Preminger.
I don’t know if Jimmy fly fished but I think Voelker and him probably had a conversation to that effect.
" The Quiet Man" also get’s my vote.
Lawrence of Arabia
North by Northwest
Rear Window
Sorry Wrong Number
Guess who’s coming to dinner?
Man’s favorite Sport
Lilies of the field
Exodus
El Dorado, Rio Bravo & McLintok
Caine Mutiny
Probably a few more if I took some time to think about it.
Without doubt John Wayne influenced me the most. There was nothing like going to see “The Duke” at the old Larkfield Drive-In Theater in Grove City, Pa. Mom and dad took us to see many movies there but “Big Jake” was the one I loved seeing the most. However, being a patriotic lad with a huge interest in the Civil War I must say that the movie “The Horse Soldiers” inspired me the most along with “The Green Berets” even thought I didn’t get to see them at the drive-in.
I am a fortunate man because I got to live my dreams. The dreams of being an aviator, a soldier and a Cavalry Trooper. You might enjoy a look at this. We did sing the cadence too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVnq-vNKDps
Now I am off to the rack as I still get up with the bugle’s call, up by 04:00 hours!
ANYTHING BY MONTY PYTHON!
“…it’s just a flesh wound…I’ve had worse”
And, who could forget Reefer Madness and Wheels of Tragedy?..
Damn Yankees, Jolson story, Shirley Temple movies.
And yup, “Were gonna need a bigger boat”.
Gary
Howabout lets not forget;
The Rifleman after school
Daniel Boon Saturday mornings
The 3 Stooges " "
Admiral FogHorn after school
Bozo da Clown Sat mornings got on my nerves bad…
Outer Limits after school
Alfred Hitchcock after dad got home from work as well as Twilight Zone …remember it would spook me sometime
and some were worth staying home from school with the “Oh mom I have a sore throat” day…
Andy Griffith and Opee …My early mornin heroes…lol
then the Beverly Hillbillies with Ellie May…
Cant remember what was next…
I know that at 8:30am came
Liddle Rascles on Saturday mornings
Tarzan and Jane was the 1st naked woman I ever saw and I remember my big sister gettin up and tellin Mama we cant watch Tarzan anymore and she just laughed -yep
My most influential movies as a child were the monster movies featuring the stop-action special effects of Ray Harryhausen, like ‘Earth vs. the Flying Saucers’, ‘The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms’, ’ 20 Million Miles to Earth’, and ‘Behemoth’. Other influential movies were the original ‘Godzilla’, with a very young Ramond Burr (pre-Perry Mason). Useless Trivia Tidbit: ‘Godzilla’ is a contraction of two Japanese words meaning ‘Gorilla’, and ‘Whale’. I was also heavily influenced by ‘12 O’Clock High’ with Gregory Peck, all of John Wayne’s movies, 'High Noon, with a young (pre-Sea Hunt) Lloyd Bridges, and Gary Cooper, and the most influential of all, ‘Moby Dick’ with Gregopry Peck, Richard Baseheart, and an all-star cast. I was also heavily influenced by Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, and Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.
As far as TV shows, my most influential were the ‘Three Stooges’, ‘Sea Hunt’, and ‘Voyage To The Bottom of the Sea’. They were the main reason I went to the Marine Corps, and the Navy Submarine Service, and became a diver.
I think the main difference between movies and television now, and when I was young is that in my time, all the shows had a message. They promoted goodness, wholesomeness, fair-play, honesty, and the ‘good guys always win’ attitude. Even the ‘bad guys’ had some standards. Modern movies and TV depict the ‘good guys’ as being only slightly better than the people they are conflicting with. Compare the classic ‘Marcus Welby’ episodes with the modern ‘House’. Dr. Welby was a dedicated physician with high morals, ethics and would do anything legal to save a patient. Dr. Gregory House, by comparisen, is a drug addict, actively sabotages his ‘friends’ relationships and endeavors for sheer amusement, regularly breaks medical protocols and places his patients in danger, has had his medical license pulled, and is a complete jerk. And he is the ‘hero’ of the show. Which one do you think is a better role model for children? How about comparing Perry Mason to Denny Crane, or Alan Shore on Boston Legal? Mason was a straight-dealing, serious Officer of the Court, whose passion was to defend the innocent. Crane and Shore are womanizing, immoral, perverted misfits who regularly break the law, lie and cheat when it suits their purposes. And they are supposed to be Officers of the Courts. How about comparing ‘Emergency’ with ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, with it’s disfuntional doctors, nurses, adult content, etc…? And here’s the clincher…the Dick Van Dyke Show vs. 2-1/2 Men! I don’t think I even need to describe these.
Is it any wonder that our young people are having so many problems???
The Lone Ranger and Science Fiction Theater on Radio. John Wayne movies (nobody wanted to be the Indian playing Cowboys and Indians, not even the Indian kids). The movie I remember best was Shane with Alan Ladd.
REE
One thing about listening to The Lone Ranger and other great radio programs was i got to spend time with my Grandfather…he loved listening to all the good ones. Boston Blackie, The Shadow and Gracie and Allen comes to mind…do i have the name right? Later it was TV and Gun Smoke…Grampy did not miss Gun Smoke.
Cheers,
MontanaMoose
MM,
Can’t forget Fibber McGee and Molly either. Dang, we’re a couple of old …
REE
Jeremiah Johnson
I was not a kid when it was released, but I still watch that movie when it’s on the tube!
Mike