Does anyone remember these short films:

wago70 · 12-02-2004, 11:26 PM

I caught these on Showtime back in '81, '82 and '83 and was wondering if anyone knows the titles of them. They're terrific short films.
1.) A janitor is chased late at night in an abandoned office by a carnivorous reel of 35mm film. Yes, it was really a good one.

2.) A sniper in an apartment building is being driven crazy by the bratty kids making all sorts of noise playing in the hallway outside his door. At the close, the bratty girl gets a hold of his gun and takes him out...then begins firing on the film crew that is making the movie. Very cool flick.

Shannafey · 12-03-2004, 12:29 AM

HBO used to show cool shorts as well! I wish there was a way to get a hold of some of these!!

12-03-2004, 02:00 AM

Sci-fi channel used to show short films after movies, some were actually pretty good too.

Mortis · 12-03-2004, 04:42 AM

Is that with the tape wrapping him up eventually? If so, I haven't seen that in YEARS.

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Originally Posted by wago70

I caught these on Showtime back in '81, '82 and '83 and was wondering if anyone knows the titles of them. They're terrific short films.
1.) A janitor is chased late at night in an abandoned office by a carnivorous reel of 35mm film. Yes, it was really a good one.

eric_angelus · 12-03-2004, 04:53 AM

Yes! That short rocks! The tape one I mean! I know it was called "Recorded Live".
I have been looking for it for years! I am glad to hear I am not the only one to remember it!

Erick H. · 12-03-2004, 07:07 AM

I remember the Janitor short,good one ! Some of the old shorts that SCI-FI used to show were part of a video called ESCAPES that had a linking segment with Vincent Price.One that wasn't on this tape was a short with a crazy plastic surgeon reconstructing a teens face to look just like his own(the Doctor's ,that is),anybody remember that ?

12-03-2004, 04:31 PM

i vaguely remember on with a guy and a very big mouse trap. The ending was wild. Really got to me.

12-03-2004, 05:10 PM

Anyone remember one where a husband is always sawing the table and the wife is shaking her eyes (or visa versa) ?

Stop sawing the table! Your always shaking your eyes, shaking your eyes here, shaking your eyes there, why don't you join a shakin rockin roll band?

funny stuff

Damage · 12-03-2004, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Rotting Corpse

Anyone remember one where a husband is always sawing the table and the wife is shaking her eyes (or visa versa) ?

Stop sawing the table! Your always shaking your eyes, shaking your eyes here, shaking your eyes there, why don't you join a shakin rockin roll band?

funny stuff

Yes! The Big Snit by the National Filmboard of Canada, great animated short.

12-03-2004, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Damage

Yes! The Big Snit by the National Filmboard of Canada, great animated short.

ahh thanks, thats it! it was killing me I couldn't remember what is was called.

"The Big Snit was nominated for both an Oscar and a Genie, and has won 16 international awards including: The International Film Critics' Prize at the 15th Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Best short Film Award at the Montreal World Film Festival, A Silver Plaque at the 21st Chicago International Film Festival, and the Best Animation Film at the XVI Tampere International Short Film Festival.
Since it's release, The Big Snit has been the subject of worldwide acclaim, from mentions in reference books about animation (it is rated no. 25 in "The 50 Greatest Cartoons" by Jerry Beck), to a night club in London named after the film in 1987. Continuing to be screened at festivals around the world today , The Big Snit is one of the most popular cartoons ever made."

Damage · 12-03-2004, 05:26 PM

"It's only ten minutes long, and yet it contains a man who is obsessed with saws, a woman who vacuums the bathtub, and a nuclear war. What more could you want in a film?"

rijir · 12-04-2004, 03:37 AM

I remember one that I saw on USA's Night Flight that was called "Front Page Column One." It delt with a mad scientist doing genetic experiments and some guy being chased by him in an office building. At the end he gets together with his buddy and as they walk away you see that the arm that his buddy has on his shoulder is actually a third arm. Fun stuff.

BloodMan · 12-04-2004, 04:55 AM

There was a film I saw some years ago... Canadian short film. I think it was about some band that was being sorta followed by this weird looking alien band... My mind is all hazy but I know the alien band played weird music or something, they had sunglases on. Anyway, it turns out that its just a bunch of film guys making a movie and stuff... then at the very end we see that its a film about a movie crew making a movie about a film crew making a movie about aliens. I think it's called "Road Movie" or something like that... something with Road in the title.
This was years ago.

12-02-2004, 11:26 PM	#1
wago70 Robinson Crusoe on Mars Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Francisco - down by them two ol' sheds Posts: 2,980	Does anyone remember these short films: I caught these on Showtime back in '81, '82 and '83 and was wondering if anyone knows the titles of them. They're terrific short films. 1.) A janitor is chased late at night in an abandoned office by a carnivorous reel of 35mm film. Yes, it was really a good one. 2.) A sniper in an apartment building is being driven crazy by the bratty kids making all sorts of noise playing in the hallway outside his door. At the close, the bratty girl gets a hold of his gun and takes him out...then begins firing on the film crew that is making the movie. Very cool flick. Last edited by wago70; 12-02-2004 at 11:29 PM.

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Damage Mirror Mirror Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Take off to the Great White North, eh? Posts: 2,576	"It's only ten minutes long, and yet it contains a man who is obsessed with saws, a woman who vacuums the bathtub, and a nuclear war. What more could you want in a film?" __________________ "May I point out that I had an opportunity to observe your counterparts here quite closely. They were brutal, savage, unprincipled, uncivilized, treacherous -- in every way, splendid examples of homo sapiens, the very flower of humanity. I found them quite refreshing." My DVD List and Movie Tracker... Like you care!

12-04-2004, 04:55 AM	#13
BloodMan Kill Time B4 It Kills You Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 4,432	There was a film I saw some years ago... Canadian short film. I think it was about some band that was being sorta followed by this weird looking alien band... My mind is all hazy but I know the alien band played weird music or something, they had sunglases on. Anyway, it turns out that its just a bunch of film guys making a movie and stuff... then at the very end we see that its a film about a movie crew making a movie about a film crew making a movie about aliens. I think it's called "Road Movie" or something like that... something with Road in the title. This was years ago. __________________ We Are Never Very Far From Those We Hate, For This Very Reason, We Shall Never Be Truly Close To Those We Love If I Don't Have The Right To Torture You, Why Then Do You Have The Right To Torture Me By Taking Away The Pleasure That I Could Get From Torturing You? Remember, one cannot make footprints in the sands of time by sitting on their butt, and who wants to leave butt prints in the sands of time?

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12-03-2004, 12:29 AM	#2
Shannafey Don't Monkey With Me! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: South Florida, But Far from the Hell that is Miami Posts: 6,370	HBO used to show cool shorts as well! I wish there was a way to get a hold of some of these!!

12-03-2004, 02:00 AM	#3
Trout Guest Posts: n/a	Sci-fi channel used to show short films after movies, some were actually pretty good too.

12-03-2004, 07:07 AM	#6
Erick H. HackMaster Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 7,438	I remember the Janitor short,good one ! Some of the old shorts that SCI-FI used to show were part of a video called ESCAPES that had a linking segment with Vincent Price.One that wasn't on this tape was a short with a crazy plastic surgeon reconstructing a teens face to look just like his own(the Doctor's ,that is),anybody remember that ?

12-03-2004, 04:31 PM	#7
roger_d Guest Posts: n/a	i vaguely remember on with a guy and a very big mouse trap. The ending was wild. Really got to me.

12-03-2004, 05:10 PM	#8
Rotting Corpse Guest Posts: n/a	Anyone remember one where a husband is always sawing the table and the wife is shaking her eyes (or visa versa) ? Stop sawing the table! Your always shaking your eyes, shaking your eyes here, shaking your eyes there, why don't you join a shakin rockin roll band? funny stuff

12-04-2004, 03:37 AM	#12
rijir Stalker Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 433	I remember one that I saw on USA's Night Flight that was called "Front Page Column One." It delt with a mad scientist doing genetic experiments and some guy being chased by him in an office building. At the end he gets together with his buddy and as they walk away you see that the arm that his buddy has on his shoulder is actually a third arm. Fun stuff.