Verhoeven Effect

We dive into the weird world of The Abyss. In a violent Ocean a Ohio class submarine crashes after encountering an undersea alien. An experimental underwater oil rig and some Navy Seals are sent in to investigate. Act 1: 31:11 Act 2: 1:01:02 Act 3: 1:42:48 Director - James Cameron Cinematographer -   Mikael Salomon   Written by -   James Cameron Cast - Ed Harris Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Michael...

We dive into the weird world of The Beast. In a violent Afghanistan a relentless Russian tank commander, after slaughtering a village, gets lost and tears apart his tank crew. Act 1: 28:32 Act 2: 59:42 Act 3: 1:35:59 Director - Kevin Reynolds Cinematographer - Douglas Milsome   Written by - William Mastrosimone   Cast - George Dzundza Jason Patric Steven Bauer ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/vhe

We dive into the weird world of RoboCop. In a violent future Detroit a corporation runs a police department intentionally poorly and then turn one of their fallen officers into a robot police officer. Act 1: 28:01 Act 2: 1:31:04 Act 3: 2:50:59 Director - Paul Verhoeven Cinematographer - Jost Vacano Written by - Edward Neumeier & Michael Miner Cast - Peter Weller Nancy Allen Dan O'Herlihy L...

We dive into the weird world of The Fly. A violent teleporter mishap causes it's quirky creator to evolve into a new hybrid lifeform. Act 1: 21:36 Act 2: 43:59 Act 3: 1:04:21 Director - David Cronenberg Cinematographer - Mark Irwin Written by - Charles Edward Pogue and David Cronenberg (screenplay) George Langelaan (from the story by) Cast - Jeff Goldblum Geena Davis John Getz LetterBoxd - ⁠⁠⁠...

We dive into the weird world of Lifeforce. A violent lifeform of humanoid psychic space vampires, gathers life energy from London for reasons. Director - Tobe Hooper Cinematographer - Alan Hume Written by - Dan O'Bannon & Don Jakoby (screenplay) Colin Wilson (novel) Cast - Steve Railsback Peter Firth Frank Finlay LetterBoxd - ⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/vhe

We dive into the weird world of 1984. A violent dystopian society is bored by its tyrannical government. Director - Michael Radford Cinematographer - Roger Deakins Written by - Michael Radford (written by) George Orwell (Novel) Cast - John Hurt Richard Burton Suzanna Hamilton LetterBoxd - ⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/vhe

We dive into the weird world of Risky Business. In a violently bland rich suburb, an ambitious young Joel uses his parents house as a brothel while they're on vacation; to cover the cost of everything else he broke or lost. Act 1: 21:52 Act 2: 46:32 Act 3: 1:25:06 Director - Paul Brickman Cinematographer - Bruce Surtees Reynaldo Villalobos Written by - Paul Brickman Cast - Tom Cruise Rebecca D...

We dive into the weird world of Star Trek. A violent genetically altered superman is on a quest for revenge as he and his crew find the opportunity to steal a Starfleet vessel and pursue revenge In the middle of a scientific field test. Act 1: 24:58 Act 2: 55:02 Act 3: 1:37:29 Director - Nicholas Meyer Cinematographer - Gayne Rescher Written by - Jack B. Sowards (screenplay) Harve Bennett (story b...

We dive into the weird world of Escape From New York. In the far flung future of 1997 Manhattan has been walled off into a violent prison with no guards. Snake Pliskin, a new prisoner and war hero, is sent into Manhattan to rescue the president who's plane was crashed there; in exchange for freedom. Act 1: 28:31 Act 2: 1:12:10 Act 3: 1:45:50 Director - John Carpenter Cinematographer - Dean Cun...

We dive into the weird world of Airplane!. A fighter pilot with PTSD must redeem himself in the eyes of Elaine as he tries to pilot a passenger plane after the crew and passengers become violently ill from fish. Act 1: 12:59 Act 2: 33:28 Act 3: 1:04:03 Director - Jim Abrahams David Zucker Jerry Zucker Cinematographer - Joseph F. Biroc Written by - Jim Abrahams David Zucker Jerry Zucker Cast - Robe...

We dive into the weird world of Alien. Some space trucker get sent to intercept a new violent life form. Act 1: 24:20 Act 2: 1:03:53 Act 3: 2:05:02 Director - Ridley Scott Cinematographer - Derek Vanlint Written by - Dan O'Bannon (screenplay) Dan O'Bannon Ronald Shusett (story by) Cast - Sigourney Weaver Tom Skerritt John Hurt LetterBoxd - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/vhe

We dive into the weird world of Gray Lady Down. A violent collision off the coast of New York City sends a nuclear submarine to the ocean floor just on the edge of a deeper chasm. The Navy have a few days to mount a rescue. Act 1: 13:22 Act 2: 40:25 Act 3: 1:11:46 Director - David Greene Cinematographer - Stevan Larner Written by - David Lavallee (novel) , James Whittaker and Howard Sackler (Scree...

We dive into the weird world of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. In a violent misunderstanding in communications a group of aliens scare a single mother and rip a mans family apart. Act 1: 20:31 Act 2: 59:56 Act 3: 1:34:13 Director - Steven Spielberg Cinematographer - Vilmos Zsigmond Written by - Steven Spielberg Cast - Richard Dreyfuss François Truffaut Teri Garr ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LetterBoxd - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠htt...

We dive into the weird world of Rocky. In a violent Philadelphia a loan shark's muscle is chosen to be the next contender for the Boxing heavyweight championship. Act 1: 24:31 Act 2: 1:14:24 Act 3: 1:54:06 Director - John G. Avildsen Cinematographer - James Crabe Written by - Sylvester Stallone Cast - Sylvester Stallone Talia Shire Burt Young ⁠⁠⁠⁠ LetterBoxd - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/vh...

We dive into the weird world of Dog Day Afternoon. In a violent Brooklyn an under pressure Sonny robs a bank to pay for the sex change for his second wife. Based on a true story. Act 1: 13:36 Act 2: 1:05:14 Act 3: 2:09:53 Director - Sidney Lumet Cinematographer - Victor J. Kemper Written by - Frank Pierson Cast - Al Pacino, John Cazale, Penelope Allen ⁠⁠⁠ LetterBoxd - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com...

We dive into the weird world of The Towering Inferno. A violent fire breaks out in a utility closet full of loose flammables, on the day of the opening of the tallest building in the world. Act 1: 12:31 Act 2: 50:53 Act 3: 1:43:32 Director - John Guillermin Cinematographer - Fred J. Koenekamp Written by - Stirling Silliphant Cast - Paul Newman Steve McQueen William Holden ⁠⁠ LetterBoxd - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠htt...

We dive into the weird world of American Graffiti. In a violently obsessed car culture town, the youth have taken to running a circuit on the strip in order to find exciting things to do. A strange group of friends have two of their own on the eve of going to college and feel the need to breakaway from the town and each other. Act 1: 24:22 Act 2: 43:42 Act 3: 1:38:22 Director - George Lucas Cinema...

We dive into the weird world of The Getaway. In a violent Texas a bank robber, Doc, is released from prison to do another bank job under mysterious circumstances. Doc gets the money and is on the run while a treacherous and betrayed colleague gives chase. Act 1: 6:08 Act 2: 35:27 Act 3: 1:23:26 Director - Sam Peckinpah Cinematographer -   Lucien Ballard    Written by - Walter Hill Jim Thompson (No...

We dive into the weird world of Klute. A violent John is in hiding as John Klute's best friend has gone missing. Klute goes to New York to meet with the Sex Worker who may know information to unearth the missing Tom. Act 1: 18:35 Act 2: 44:01 Act 3: 1:27:11 Director - Alan J. Pakula Cinematographer -   Gordon Willis   Written by - Andy Lewis and David E. Lewis   Cast - Jane Fonda Donald Suther...

We dive into the weird world of Airport. In a violent airport a management team tries to keep the planes running during a blizzard and a bomb threat on an in flight airplane. Act 1: 25:24 Act 2: 50:34 Act 3: 1:36:43 Director - George Seaton Henry Hathaway Cinematographer - Ernest Laszlo   Written by - Arthur Hailey (novel) George Seaton (Screenplay)  Cast - Burt Lancaster Dean Martin George Kenned...

We dive into the weird world of Barbarella. A naïve astronaut, Barbarella is sent on a mission to find Durand-Durand in the violent city of Sogo. Act 1: 13:09 Act 2: 44:23 Act 3: 1:15:11 Director - Roger Vadim Cinematographer - Claude Renoir   Written by - Terry Southern and Roger Vadim, Jean-Claude Forest (graphic  novel) Cast - Jane Fonda John Phillip Law Anita Pallenberg LetterBoxd - ⁠https://l...

We dive into the weird world of Planet of the Apes. A violent future where man has been surpassed by Apes on a planet. Act 1: 22:44 Act 2: 1:03:19 Act 3: 1:29:47 Director - Franklin J. Schaffner Cinematographer - Leon Shamroy   Written by - Michael Wilson   and Rod Serling (screenplay) Pierre Boulle (Novel) Cast - Charlton Heston Roddy McDowall Kim Hunter LetterBoxd - ⁠https://letterboxd.com/vhe/⁠...

We dive into the weird world of Strange Days. A violent future of 1999 shows what the world would be like if the FBI created neural wiretap and then people used it as a drug and underground entertainment. Act 1: 33:21 Act 2: 2:02:00 Act 3: 2:34:44 Director - Kathryn Bigelow Cinematographer -   Matthew F. Leonetti  Written by - James Cameron and Jay Cocks   Cast - Ralph Fiennes Angela Bassett Julie...

We dive into the weird world of Johnny Mnemonic. A violent future on the verge of collapse sees Johnny, a mnemonic courier, unknowingly carrying the cure for a deadly techno nerve disease. If he dies then the cure dies, and he just wants the money. Act 1: 23:55 Act 2: 1:02:22 Act 3: 2:00:17 Director - Robert Longo Cinematographer -   François Protat   Written by - William Gibson   Cast - Keanu Ree...

We dive into the weird world of BlacKkKlansman. A violent time of unrest sees Ron Stallworth, the first black officer in the Colorado Springs Police Department, running an undercover operation on the Klan. Act 1: 8:15 Act 2: 37:39 Act 3: 1:57:20 Director - Spike Lee Cinematographer -   Chayse Irvin   Written by - Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee   Ron Stall...