Body Double (1984)
Rated R
114 Minutes
Director: Brian De Palma (Carrie, Scarface, The Untouchables)
Budget - $10,000,000
Box Office - $8,001,940
Reasons that it's a Frank Movie:
1. It's a De Palma (read Hitchcockian) murder mystery set using the porn industry. Doesn't get much more Frank than that.
2. This:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgyAgsDo4sw
3. Along with "Swingers" (also a Frank Movie), "Body Double" is like an insiders tour of Los Angeles.
Tail of the Pup, Barney's Beanery, The Farmer's Market, The Beverly Center, The Rodeo Collection Mall, The Chemosphere, Tower Records. These iconic LA places play as much of a role in this film as any actor. That, in and of itself, make it a Frank Movie.
Once again, if it's of any interest to you, here's Roger Ebert's 1984 review (once again, shockingly kind):
Runner up: Boiler Room (2000)
Reasons that it's a Frank Movie:
1. It's the poor man's "Wall Street". Actually, it's a Gen X social commentary on the unintended effects of "Wall Street" upon the culture. Slate did a great article on it:
Or you can see the same analysis in 2 minutes of "Boiler Room":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArS16ZyOxLQ2. The only 5 minutes of great monologue in the history of Ben Affleck's laughable acting career:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfIKzReNDF4
So, don't waste 3 hours of your life on "The Wolf of Wall Street". "Boiler Room" tells basically the same story, only better, cheaper, shorter, and with less pomposity - and no Jonah Hill's dick.
Honorable Mentions: all big budgets, Basic Instinct (1992), Batman (1989), and Backdraft (1991).
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