Experiment 626 (which may, or may not be Stitch's real name) is an event embarked upon by the I'm With Geek Film Team. Film knowledge was unearthed, truths were found and a DVD exchange took place. These are the true life stories from that experiment.
Dear Ameena
With all the films you like in your top 5 are ranked very high in my list too. That being said, Martin Scorsese highly influences the directors of your top 5, hence I would like you to watch his best underrated film entitled After Hours made in 1985. Originally this would’ve been Tim Burton’s directorial debut and when he found out that Marty expressed an interest to direct it because he had failed to complete his ambitious project, The Last Temptation of Christ, he decided to try something more low budget. Tim Burton humbly bowed out, Scorsese stepped in and the rest is history. After Hours won the Palm D’or at the Cannes Film Festival and the film put the trust back in Marty for producers to allow him to complete his project of The Last Temptation of Christ.
A bored buttoned up, buttoned down word processor (Griffin Dunne) sets out on a late night date. He’s about to become the punch-line of a giant cosmic joke. Because different rules apply when it’s After Hours. This black comedy of the ultimate bad night on the town of New York, Soho offers juicy roles to Rosanna Arquette and Linda Fiorentino as well as others. This is based on French farce at its best. This film proves that dreams can come true as the script was written by Joseph Minion, an unknown who wrote a script in his film writing class. The fact that Marty directed it demonstrates that dreams can and do come true. Check it out, you won’t regret it. It’s the best film ever of one man having the worst night ever and all he wants to do is get home. You feel for him as well as laugh at him.
Love, Aly Lalji
Ameena's Review
Yes it sure is for Paul Hackett. Rough is one way to describe his eventful evening, other way to describe it would be: intense, frustrating and regretful!
We meet our lead character Paul played by Griffin Dunne, a single man in his early 30’s stuck in a dead end job. One night after work, he goes to his favourite coffee shop and while reading his favourite book, he starts a conversation with Marcy who is played by the cute and flirtatious Rosanna Arquette, they chat about their favourite book, as the conversation becomes more interested Marcy has to leave. While Marcy seems innocent and mysterious, she isn’t shy enough to give Paul her number. As she rushes off, he tries to carry on with his evening but becomes infatuated with her and rings her. They arrange to meet at her apartment but she lives on the other side of town in Soho.
The film itself is a great rollercoaster ride, with a fast paced story, dark humour and the occasional sympathy for our lead who just wants to get home! The supporting cast has an array of fantastic actors such as Home Alone parents of the year John Heard and personal favourite Catherine O’Hara, weed smoking favourites Cheech and Chong also make a humorous appearance as misunderstood thieves and of course it wouldn’t be a Scorsese movie without a cameo from the man himself. A blink and you’ll miss him moment when you see him taking part in the nightclub scene later in the film.
A film with brilliant twist and turns that will shock and entertain you, After Hours is a film unlike any Scorsese movie, made just after Oscar winners Raging Bull and Taxi Driver, this film has never been a critics favourite, but personally as a big Scorsese fan, I’m not sure how this went past my radar.
This film is for fans that are looking for something different by Scorsese,without the blood and constant swearing. A film that will suit the fans of a Woody Allen and Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch Drunk Love.