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Reckless Kelly (1994)

Mad Bomber in Love (1991)

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Bugsy Malone (1976) -- (Movie Clip) Open, If It Was Raining Brains

Bugsy Malone (1976) -- (Movie Clip) Fat Sam's Grand Slam

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Reckless Kelly (1994)

Mad Bomber in Love (1991)

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Bugsy Malone (1976) -- (Movie Clip) Open, If It Was Raining Brains Clever voice-over open (by 13 year-old John Cassisi as Fat Sam), from director Alan Parker’s original screenplay, leading to a highlight-shot credit sequence featuring Scott Baio (title character, in his first credited role), and the title song by Paul Williams from his Academy Award-nominated score, from the sometimes beloved kids-as-gangsters musical Bugsy Malone, 1976.

Bugsy Malone (1976) -- (Movie Clip) Fat Sam's Grand Slam Inside the speak-easy for which the song is named, another tune from Paul Williams’ score with kids in the cast lip-synching to grown-ups’ vocals, with the first glimpse of Jodie Foster as Tallulah, and the first encounter between the title character (Scott Baio) and aspiring singer Blousey (Florence Garland), from Bugsy Malone, 1976, written and directed by Alan Parker.

Billy Jack (1971) -- (Movie Clip) Do They Love Each Other? Observed by students (featuring singer-songwriter Katy Moffat at age 20) at her free-form progressive rural Arizona school, Jean Roberts (Delores Taylor) with Tom Loughlin (her writing and producing partner, husband, title character and director) discuss a field trip into town in Billy Jack, 1971.

Being There (1979) -- (Movie Clip) Kind And Sensitive Man Eve Rand (Shirley MacLaine), upset by her zillionaire husband's illness, consoled by idiot Chance (Peter Sellers), now called "Chauncey" and newly famous as a counselor to the president, and taking a call from a financial editor (John Harkins) in Hal Ashby's Being There, 1979.

Them! (1954) -- (Movie Clip) -- Chasing The Wind Southern New Mexico troopers Ed (Chris Drake) and Ben (James Whitmore) investigate a report of trouble in the desert, meeting young Sandy Descher, in the opening scene from Them!, 1954, featuring James Arness and Edmund Gwenn.

Them! (1954) -- (Movie Clip) -- Demonstration Of Power From the action in New Mexico to a top-level conference in Washington, Dr. Medford (Edmund Gwenn) delivers the big science content about ants to the assembled authorities in the original Them!, 1954, from a story by George Worthing Yates.

Breaker Morant -- (Movie Clip) There Was An Understanding In a British Court Martial during the Boer War, defense lawyer Thomas (Jack Thompson) questions Taylor (John Waters) about the role of Australian Lt. Morant (Edward Woodward) in the execution of prisoners, director Bruce Beresford recounting the event in flashback, in Breaker Morant, 1980.

Breaker Morant -- (Movie Clip) Penalty Is Death Australian soldiers Morant (Edward Woodward), Handcock (Bryan Brown) and Witton (Lewis Fitz-Gerald) meet inexperienced defense attorney Thomas (Jack Thompson), appointed by superiors determined to secure their conviction, in Breaker Morant, 1980.

Breaker Morant -- (Movie Clip) Duke Of Wellington In a flashback, prisoners Morant (Edward Woodward), Handcock (Bryan Brown) and Witton (Lewis Fitz-Gerald) are pressed into service during a Boer attack, attorney Thomas (Jack Thompson) and judge (Charles Tingwell) clashing in court, in Breaker Morant. 1980.

Breaker Morant -- (Movie Clip) Avenge Captain Hunt After credits establishing the court martial of the title character, British Captain Hunt (Terence Donovan) gets led into an ambush, Handcock (Bryan Brown), Witton (Lewis Fitz-Gerald) and Morant (Edward Woodward) receiving the news, in Bruce Beresfords's Boer War drama Breaker Morant, 1980.

Amarcord -- (Movie Clip) He Invented Perspective Titta (Bruno Zanin), representing the director Federico Fellini, with schoolmates and teachers (Franco Magno, Mauro Misul, Armando Villella, Dina Adorni, Francesco Maselli, Fides Stagni, et al), sending up Catholic school, in Amarcord, 1973.

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