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Harder They Come, The (1972) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Bus Crash Ivan (Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican-born and raised but by this time a successful UK-based recording artist) is introduced on a bus ride into Kingston in director Perry Henzell's ambitious opening to The Harder They Come, 1972, with Cliff's hit "You Can Get It If You Really Want" as background.

Harder They Come, The -- (Movie Clip) Pressure Drop Turncoat Jose (Carl Bradshaw) is pursuing his former friend, our hero, Ivan (Jimmy Cliff) through the slums of Kingston, with Toots and the Maytals' "Pressure Drop" in the background in The Harder They Come, 1972.

Harder They Come, The (1972) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Joke With Your Life Ivan (Jimmy Cliff) races from crime to punishment after he attempts to collect a bicycle in a brutal sequence on Jamaican justice, from director Perry Henzell's The Harder They Come, 1972.

Harder They Come, The (1972) -- (Movie Clip) Sweet And Dandy Country boy Ivan (Jimmy Cliff), taking work in Kingston as a delivery man, happens in on Toots and the Maytals' recording of "Sweet and Dandy," and schedules his own date with producer Hylton (Bobby Charlton) in The Harder They Come, 1972.

Harder They Come, The (9172) -- (Movie Clip) Title Song, Recording Inspired after being unjustly tortured by crooked Jamaican authorities, Jimmy Cliff as hero Ivan appears in this famous scene depicting the recording of the title song, Cliff's own composition, in what became in effect a worldwide hit music video, from The Harder They Come, 1972.

Big Picture, The (1989) -- (Movie Clip) A Very Promising Young Director Still mostly-grounded student movie contest winner Nick (Kevin Bacon, with Emily Longstreth his girlfriend Susan) at his first Hollywood party, spooked by the ideas of his host and producer Allan (J.T. Walsh), who introduces his wife (Fran Drescher) and dishy actress Gretchen (Teri Hatcher in her first movie), Victor Steinbach deadpanning as the famous cinematographer, in The Big Picture, 1989.

Few Good Men, A (1992) -- (Movie Clip) I've Got A Better Idea Jumping back in time, a scene introducing Jack Nicholson, as Guantanamo Bay Marine commander Jessup, with aides Matthew Markinson (J.T. Walsh) and Lt. Kendrick (Keifer Sutherland), discussing PFC Santiago, whom we know was later murdered, in director Rob Reiner’s A Few Good Men, 1992.

Few Good Men, A (1992) -- (Movie Clip) He Had No Code Defense team Kaffe (Tom Cruise), Galloway (Demi Moore) and Weinberg (Kevin Pollak) arrive at Guantanamo Bay, meeting profane Col. Jessup (Jack Nicholson) with Markinson (J.T. Walsh) and Kendrick (Kiefer Sutherland), their escort to the murder scene, in Rob Reiner’s A Few Good Men, 1992.

Muriel's Wedding (1994) -- (Movie Clip) Looks Like I'm Next! Director P.J. Hogan's opening scene, Toni Collette the wallflower title character, scorned by bride Tanya (Sophie Lee) and tearful Cheryl (Rosalind Hammond), then observing treacherous Nicole (Pippa Grandison), in Muriel's Wedding, 1994.

Muriel's Wedding (1994) -- (Movie Clip) Waterloo Rhonda (Rachel Griffiths) has just befriended fellow outcast and high school dropout Muriel (Toni Collette) and together they approach their old rivals (Sophie Lee as Tania, Pippa Grandison as Nicole) at the resort, then the famous Abba song in the talent show, in Muriel's Wedding, 1994.

Sylvia Scarlett -- (Movie Clip) A Jolly Girl! Sylvia (Katharine Hepburn) visits handsome artist Michael Fane (Brian Aherne), revealing that she isn't Sylvester, and isn't quite adjusted to girlhood in Sylvia Scarlett, 1936.

Sylvia Scarlett -- (Movie Clip) Ain't No Tent! Sylvia (Katharine Hepburn) posing as Sylvester, rejects the advances of her father's new bride Lily (Natalie Paley) then frets about bunking with Jimmy (Cary Grant) in Sylvia Scarlett, 1936.

Few Good Men, A - (Original Trailer) Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise star in the film version of A Few Good Men (1992) based on the play by Aaron Sorkin.

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