In article <1178198458.949023.322160@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Prisoner at War <prisoner_at_war@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On May 2, 12:22 pm, philcycles <philcyc...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >
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> > Obree was manic depressive and that's the hook for the movie. Good
> > cycling movies are few and far between, There's a 4 hour miniseries
> > about Major Taylor starring Phil Morris, Breaking Away and American
> > Flyers, and The Bicycle Thief-just issued by Criterion on DVD in a
> > beautifully restored edition.
>
> Major Taylor? Cool!! "American Flyers"...thanks for the refs!
> Didn't know Criterion did "The Bicycle Thief" as well...I have the
> Image DVD....
>
> > If you're looking for guys chasing an unnamed package you can't do
> > better than Ronin by John Frankenheimer. Fantastic car chases and
> > references to Japanese myths and movies. Doesn't get better than that.
> > Phil Brown
>
> Hmm, I vaguely recall "Ronin"...didn't involve a bicycle, did it? But
> yeah, chasing the McGuffin, always interesting how that's done,
> especially if done differently....
The cyclist pitch for "Ronin" would be "de Niro's character blows up a
car with a rocket launcher."
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