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Great movie openings: I submit to thee, "Harley Davidson and The Marlboro Man"

Posted on 6/1/20 at 3:37 pm
Posted by Jack Ruby
Member since Apr 2014
22701 posts
Posted on 6/1/20 at 3:37 pm
Peak Mickey Rourke, peak Don Johnson, young Vanessa Williams, Alex Baldwin's fat brother, still coherent Tom Sizemore, character actor-stage Giancarlo Espizito, and Big John Studd, come together for an arse-kicking, testosterone-driven tale of 1996 Los Angeles and the new street drug Crystal Dream.

Never has Bon Jovi sounded better than in The Greatest opening in movie history (NSFW)



Quote of the film:

"I'd rather be dead and cool than alive and uncool"

Honrable mention:

Harley: Where ya going?
Hot hitchhiker: Nowhere special
Harley: C'mon, I'll take you there...
Posted by RedPants
GA
Member since Jan 2013
5412 posts
Posted on 6/1/20 at 3:43 pm to
Forest battle in Gladiator comes to mind.
Posted by LSUPERMAN
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2007
2466 posts
Posted on 6/1/20 at 3:48 pm to
Carrie (1976 Version)
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66325 posts
Posted on 6/1/20 at 3:50 pm to
Indiana Jones Raiders with the rolling boulder is iconic.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
65605 posts
Posted on 6/1/20 at 3:54 pm to
love the movie but, you may get in time out
Posted by Shiftyplus1
Regret nothing that made you smile
Member since Oct 2005
13327 posts
Posted on 6/1/20 at 4:13 pm to
Micky Rourke in the very first stages of becoming a mutant.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
35423 posts
Posted on 6/1/20 at 5:50 pm to
Posted by partywiththelombardi
Member since May 2012
11583 posts
Posted on 6/1/20 at 6:15 pm to
perhaps recency bias but Infinity War with Thanos wrecking shop while the opening credits are trying to roll was pretty legit

for a comedy I thought Just Friends has a great way of setting the tone early as well

and Saving Private Ryan is probably the GOAT if we disregard the opening 4 mins and 30s and count everything that follows


Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 6/1/20 at 6:25 pm to
I NEVER NOTICED UNTIL TODAY THAT'S THE CHICK FROM DUDE WHERE'S MY CAR!

Posted by messyjesse
Member since Nov 2015
2026 posts
Posted on 6/1/20 at 6:38 pm to
Love that movie. Features Big John Studd and a young Gus Fring
Posted by Bench McElroy
Member since Nov 2009
33914 posts
Posted on 6/1/20 at 6:44 pm to
I really don't like war/military movies but Saving Private Ryan unquestionably had the GOAT film opening.
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
29990 posts
Posted on 6/1/20 at 7:32 pm to
Posted by MMauler
Member since Jun 2013
19216 posts
Posted on 6/1/20 at 7:43 pm to
For the opening credits, I’ve always been partial to Raging Bull.
Posted by chinese58
NELA. after 30 years in Dallas.
Member since Jun 2004
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Posted on 6/1/20 at 7:58 pm to
For it's portrayal of how sh*tty people let the world get, the sadness of the public's reaction to the death of Diego Ricardo's sorry arse, and the surprise that follows, gets you in the mood for a lot more sadness to come in Children of Men (2006).

How close are we to this now?
Posted by Jack Daniel
In the bottle
Member since Feb 2013
25399 posts
Posted on 6/1/20 at 9:52 pm to
Walked out on them titties without saying a word.
Posted by Jack Ruby
Member since Apr 2014
22701 posts
Posted on 6/1/20 at 11:26 pm to
Just stared at her, smoke poring off of him in the cheap motel doorway, and said, F-it, I'm out.

Total badass. And, real life Mickey Rourke of 1991 probably did similar things.
Posted by Thurber
NWLA
Member since Aug 2013
15402 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 11:56 am to
Nice catch. I was wondering who that was
Posted by rich4pres
Knoxville
Member since Dec 2016
9759 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:01 pm to
"As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster."
Posted by Dlawnboy
Member since May 2008
719 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 2:35 pm to
Top Gun. Hands down.

TG
This post was edited on 6/2/20 at 2:42 pm
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