Verhoeven Effect

We dive into the weird world of Black Hawk Down. A violent warlord is hijacking hunger relief deliveries and starving out local rivals. A force of Airborne Rangers is sent in to capture this warlord and get caught up in a counter attack. Act 1: 24:55 Act 2: 1:02:58 Act 3: 1:51:05 Director - Ridley Scott Cinematographer -   Slawomir Idziak   Written by - Mark Bowden (Book) Ken Nolan (screenplay Cas...

We dive into the weird world of Black Book. In a violent Nazi occupied Netherlands, a Jewish Cabaret singer spies on the local Gestapo following the murder of her family. Act 1: 15:20 Act 2: 34:09 Act 3: 1:43:52 Director - Paul Verhoeven Cinematographer - Karl Walter Lindenlaub   Written by - Gerard Soeteman Paul Verhoeven   Cast - Carice van Houten T-shirts -  ⁠https://www.belowthecollar.com/gree...

We dive into the weird world of the Grey. A violent and vengeful wolf pack, prey on a group of oil workers that have just survived a plane crash. Act 1: 15:14 Act 2: 51:46 Act 3: 1:54:41 Director - Joe Carnahan Cinematographer - Masanobu Takayanagi   Written by - Joe Carnahan & Ian Mackenzie Jeffers   Cast - Liam Neeson Dermot Mulroney Frank Grillo T-shirts -  ⁠https://www.belowthecollar.com/g...

We dive into the weird the weird world of White Men Can't Jump. Running from violent mobsters, a former college basketball player hustles pick up basketball games across the country. Act 1: 20:33 Act 2: 47:26 Act 3: 1:17:08 Director - Ron Shelton Cinematographer - Russell Boyd   Written by - Ron Shelton Cast - Wesley Snipes Woody Harrelson Rosie Perez T-shirts -  ⁠https://www.belowthecollar.co...

We dive into the weird world of White Squall. A coming of age story of kids irresponsibly in charge or a boat that sinks in a storm. Act 1: 25:43 Act 2: 56:18 Act 3: 1:46:39 Director - Ridley Scott Cinematographer -   Hugh Johnson   Written by - Charles Gieg Jr. and Felix Sutton (Book) Todd Robinson (written by) Cast - Jeff Bridges Caroline Goodall John Savage T-shirts -  ⁠https://www.belowthecoll...

We dive into the weird world of Silver Linings Playbook. Pat is recently released from a mental health facility as he learns to struggle with his disease and try and improve himself for his Ex-wife. Meanwhile his OCD dad needs pat as sports betting good luck charm and helps a friends sister with a dance competition. Act 1: 27:08 Act 2: 45:57 Act 3: 2:13:36 Director - David O. Russell Cinematograph...

We dive into the weird world of Atomic Blonde. On the verge of the Soviet Union collapsing and the Berlin wall coming down, a British agent is hastily sent into Berlin to find a list of secret agents from every country. Act 1: 25:54 Act 2: 44:19 Act 3: 2:02:12 Director - David Leitch Cinematographer -   Jonathan Sela   Written by - Kurt Johnstad based on graphic novel by Antony Johnston Sam Hart  ...

We dive into the weird world of Pretty in Pink. A violent class struggle creates the strife between two lovers from different side of the train tracks. Act 1: 12:58 Act 2: 40:26 Act 3: 1:11:35 Director - Howard Deutch Cinematographer - Tak Fujimoto    Written by - John Hughes   Cast - Molly Ringwald Jon Cryer Harry Dean Stanton T-shirts -  ⁠https://www.belowthecollar.com/greedfactory

We dive into the weird world of GoldenEye. The violent death of a colleague leads to the release of a Russian space EMP after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Prologue: 34:53 Act 1: 1:00:57 Act 2: 1:36:21 Act 3: 2:13:37 Director - Martin Campbell Cinematographer -   Phil Meheux   Written by -   Jeffrey Caine and Bruce Feirstein , Michael France (story by)  Cast - Pierce Brosnan Sean Bean Izabella...

We dive into the weird world of Jackie Brown. A violent illegal arms merchant uses Jackie Brown to smuggle money across the border. A quirky tale of mid life crisis ensues. Act 1: 23:20 Act 2: 1:15:44 Act 3: 1:56:14 Director - Quentin Tarantino Cinematographer - Guillermo Navarro   Written by -   Quentin Tarantino (Screenplay) Elmore Leonard (novel) Cast - Pam Grier Samuel L. Jackson Robert Forste...

We dive into the weird world of Green Room. A violent woodsy music venue outside Portland, is home to a group of skinheads. Meanwhile a punk band from DC come play a gig and witness a murder and are held against their will. Act 1: 10:22 Act 2: 30:40 Act 3: 1:07:33 Director - Jeremy Saulnier Cinematographer -   Sean Porter   Written by -   Jeremy Saulnier Cast - Anton Yelchin Imogen Poots Alia Shaw...

We dive into the weird world of Fried Green Tomatoes. An act of violence from the past brings together two strangers as an old lady tells the story of Idgie Threadgood and Ruth to Evelyn, a housewife amidst a mid life crisis. Act 1: 21:25 Act 2: 48:17 Act 3: 2:16:02 Director - Jon Avnet Cinematographer - Geoffrey Simpson   Written by -   Fannie Flagg (novel) Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski (Screen...

We dive into the weird world of Soylent Green. A violently overpopulated society must struggle for all resources as all options of living are rendered meaningless. Act 1: 22:28 Act 2: 44:55 Act 3: 1:41:48 Director -   Richard Fleischer Cinematographer -   Richard H. Kline   Written by -   Stanley R. Greenberg   (screenplay) Harry Harrison  (novel) Cast - Charlton Heston Edward G. Robinson Leigh Ta...

We dive into the weird world of A Clockwork Orange. An ultraviolent future where a crumbling British society is overrun with young hooligans, and start an experimental rehabilitation program to get people in and out of prison faster with better results. Act 1: 15:13 Act 2: 37:25 Act 3: 1:07:38 Director - Stanley Kubrick Cinematographer - John Alcott Written by - Stanley Kubrick (screenplay) Anthon...

We dive into the weird world of Purple Rain. A violent artist must contain his own demons of anxiety and self doubt so as not to destroy himself and everybody around him. Act 1: 13:53 Act 2: 28:35 Act 3: 1:24:22 Director - Albert Magnoli Cinematographer - Donald E. Thorin   Written by - Albert Magnoli & William Blinn   Cast - Prince , Apollonia Kotero , Morris Day T-shirts -  ⁠https://www.belo...

We dive into the weird world of Blue Velvet. A seemingly peaceful town with naïve citizens are shocked by the violent underground that rots among them. Act 1: 11:40 Act 2: 22:02 Act 3: 1:20:04 Director - David Lynch Cinematographer - Frederick Elmes   Written by - David Lynch   Cast - Isabella Rossellini , Kyle MacLachlan , Dennis Hopper T-shirts -  ⁠https://www.belowthecollar.com/greedfactory

We dive into the weird world of Blues Brothers. A violent world that is casually streaked with song and hope, gives background to the siblings by orphanage, and band, The Blues Brothers. They're on a mission from god to get the band back together, to come up with 5000 dollars of clean money to save the orphanage. Act 1: 9:38 Act 2: 39:12 Act 3: 1:18:48 Director - John Landis Cinematographer -...

We dive into the weird world of Blue Thunder. A urban violence problem is brought about by the military industrial complex in order to sell military helicopters to the Los Angels police force. Act 1: 25:22 Act 2: 54:48 Act 3: 1:45:39 Director - John Badham Cinematographer - John A. Alonzo   Written by - Dan O'Bannon & Don Jakoby ,  Dean Riesner (Uncredited)  Cast - Roy Scheider Warren Oate...

We dive into the weird world of Reds. A violent revolution in Russia, during World War 1, leads to communism as a couple of American Journalist have a complicated love story as they cover the proceedings of a peasant revolution. Act 1: 13:53 Act 2: 35:42 Act 3: 1:23:36 Act 4: 1:36:41 Act 5: 2:06:33 Director - Warren Beatty Cinematographer - Vittorio Storaro   Written by - Warren Beatty & Trevo...

We dive into the weird world of Red Sparrow. A violent Russia violently violates a ballet dancer and then forces her to be a spy for the corrupt government. Act 1: 20:20 Act 2: 49:52 Act 3: 1:44:49 Director - Francis Lawrence Cinematographer - Jo Willems   Written by - Justin Haythe , (based on book by Jason Matthews ) Cast - Jennifer Lawrence , Joel Edgerton , Matthias Schoenaerts T-shirts -  ⁠ht...

We dive into the weird world of Red Dawn. A violent Soviet invasion of America leads to World War 3 with limited nukes and mostly conventional warfare. A group of scared high schoolers hide in the woods until they are forced to become Guerilla fighters. Act 1 16:41 Act 2 44:53 Act 3 1:43:17 Director - John Milius   Cinematographer - Ric Waite   Written by - Kevin Reynolds (story by), John Milius  ...

We dive into the weird world of The Hunt for the Red October. A new violent and silent missile submarine is created by the Soviets, who the Captain steals and is thought to be starting a war, meanwhile Jack Ryan thinks he may be trying to defect to the US. Act 1 21:22 Act 2 1:08:37 Act 3 1:39:14 Director - John McTiernan Cinematographer - Jan de Bont Written by - Larry Ferguson and Donald E. Stewa...

We dive into the weird world of Le Cercle Rouge. A violent criminal is being transported to Paris to be interrogated, a prisoner is being released after time served and good behavior, and a former cop detoxing from alcohol, organically fall into a plan to rob a Jewelry store. Act 1 13:50 Act 2 1:11:18 Act 3 2:04:05 Director - Jean-Pierre Melville Cinematographer - Henri Decaë   Written by - Jean-P...

We dive into the weird world of Red Sonja. A violent era of sword and sorcery, where Red Sonja seeks vengeance after her family is killed by Queen Gedren. Oh and Sonja needs to destroy a green orb before it destroys the world. Act 1 17:51 Act 2 40:26 Act 3 56:42 Director - Richard Fleischer Cinematographer - Giuseppe Rotunno   Written by - Robert E. Howard (based on the character created by), Cliv...

We dive into the weird world of Moulin Rouge!. A violent 1900's Paris is enraptured with the children of the revolution who are now taking it upon themselves to create the worlds greatest art grabbed from the ether of all time. So They're putting on a musical in a brothel in Paris. Act 1 6:54 Act 2 38:07 Act 3 57:06 Director - Baz Luhrmann Cinematographer - Donald McAlpine   Written by - ...