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188. Undercover Blues; A Fine Deception; Better off Dead

Sun Jul 9, 2017, 06:38 PM

Jul 2017

All of these are great fun:

"Undercover Blues" stars Dennis Quaid and Kathleen Turner as two retired FBI agents who are married, with a small baby. They are on vacation in New Orleans. HiJinx ensue. Along the way they encounter a small time crook named "Muerte" (Stanley Tucci, stealing all the scenes he is in), an international plot, and a variety of hilarious characters, It's a great film!
"A Fine Deception" is a Canadian film about a small town which is trying to woo a factory to build in their town. To get the factory they have to have a doctor. Enter the visiting physician, who is not really sure he wants to practice medicine any more. The townspeople convince him to participate in an elaborate plot to convince the company that indeed there is a physician. I found it on NetFlix.

I'm pretty sure I don't have to tell anyone about "Better off Dead"

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What's your favorite "great-but-overlooked" movie? [View all] red dog 1 Jul 2017 OP

trouble with harry,,,, google it juxtaposed Jul 2017 #1

yeah, but brace yourself virtualobserver Jul 2017 #77

Children of Men pepperbear Jul 2017 #85

I was a mere child. (Really.) Saw it with my parents. Shirley MacLaine was in it. Demoiselle Jul 2017 #225

The Right Stuff, Fruitvale Station, Ball of Fire bettyellen Jul 2017 #2

The Right Stuff got a bunch of Oscar noms n/t TexasBushwhacker Jul 2017 #54

I know but I feel like it's a forgotten gem. No one seems to remember it bettyellen Jul 2017 #89

The Way Back rusty quoin Jul 2017 #3

I liked that movie, too. Very sweet. nt Laffy Kat Jul 2017 #164

"Notting Hill" is regarded as less of a success than "Four Weddings" (by the same writer-director) Binders Keepers Jul 2017 #4

Tremors charlyvi Jul 2017 #5

Yes it is The Polack MSgt Jul 2017 #33

So much fun klook Jul 2017 #53

LOL charlyvi Jul 2017 #64

I've seen the movie on TV. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2017 #121

You have a wise and very discerning friend charlyvi Jul 2017 #170

Possible Tremors TV series w/ Kevin Bacon Number9Dream Jul 2017 #196

It spawned a franchise. Laffy Kat Jul 2017 #165

"What's your plan?" "Run!! "What, that's what you do when you don't have a plan." kairos12 Jul 2017 #181

This message was self-deleted by its author charlyvi Jul 2017 #190

Local Hero Nictuku Jul 2017 #6

One of my all time top 5! Chasstev365 Jul 2017 #8

Loved that one! The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #18

I remember renting Local Hero back in the 1980s red dog 1 Jul 2017 #21

HAPPER! Zoonart Jul 2017 #28

i caught the movie 'the train' w/ burt lancaster on our PBS2 sat movie. pansypoo53219 Jul 2017 #97

And in the small role of Oldsen, the Scottish employee of Knox Oil, Staph Jul 2017 #147

Funny, lovely film n/t sarge43 Jul 2017 #26

I was going to mention that one! LisaM Jul 2017 #27

Wonderful movie. (nt) Paladin Jul 2017 #31

MST3k referenced it once NobodyHere Jul 2017 #49

Brilliant movie! klook Jul 2017 #61

I clicked on this thread to add that one. Codeine Jul 2017 #78

Mine, too! The first one I thought of, thanks! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #95

The same writer/director stevil Jul 2017 #137

Every time I watch Local Hero I feel like I'm visiting home again. FuzzyRabbit Jul 2017 #155

Thank you for posting that video! Nictuku Jul 2017 #174

Love that film! mackerel Jul 2017 #212

Bubba Ho-Tep Catmusicfan Jul 2017 #7

I've seen it! It is way out there. CottonBear Jul 2017 #37

But did u like it? Catmusicfan Jul 2017 #45

I did like it! Weird, but unique and well made. N/T CottonBear Jul 2017 #73

That was very.....unique Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2017 #106

It was making the rounds of the cheapskate TV a few months back. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2017 #122

God, that looks hilarious! hatrack Jul 2017 #131

A Classic stevil Jul 2017 #136

Chaplin, Robert Downey Jr. Amazing! Chasstev365 Jul 2017 #9

He was amazing in that film underpants Jul 2017 #39

Huh? NobodyHere Jul 2017 #50

Downey was nominated TexasBushwhacker Jul 2017 #59

Not for the actors underpants Jul 2017 #60

That's simply not true NobodyHere Jul 2017 #76

I remember a few. George C. Scott for "Patton"; Jamie Foxx for "Ray" (n/t) John1956PA Jul 2017 #100

Also, Ben Kingsley as "Gandhi" - and that was a year when it was widely thought that "The Verdict" Midwestern Democrat Jul 2017 #109

Goodbye Lenin! Chasstev365 Jul 2017 #10

If You Are a Fan of Comedy Horror Leith Jul 2017 #11

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. Binkie The Clown Jul 2017 #14

watched that one many times in college! samnsara Jul 2017 #104

About Re-Animator mockmonkey Jul 2017 #19

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil !!!!!! stevil Jul 2017 #138

You Are Soooo Right Leith Jul 2017 #159

"These College-kids came into the woods to kill themselves!!!" DetlefK Jul 2017 #251

Moon bbrady42 Jul 2017 #12

Agreed! blur256 Jul 2017 #176

One of my favorites (and hard to come by) sdfernando Jul 2017 #13

I love that movie! mockmonkey Jul 2017 #20

I had it on DVD...that is until sdfernando Jul 2017 #169

Mine sarge43 Jul 2017 #15

The Big Red One is a great movie! red dog 1 Jul 2017 #22

One of the most honest, to be sure. n/t sarge43 Jul 2017 #24

Midnight in Paris WhiteTara Jul 2017 #16

I wouldn't say it was overlooked - four Oscar nominations (including Best Picture and Director) and Midwestern Democrat Jul 2017 #158

"Young Doctors in Love" rock Jul 2017 #17

I saw that movie today for the first time! betsuni Jul 2017 #232

Thanks for the note on a piece of trivia I did not know rock Jul 2017 #233

Days of Heaven OilemFirchen Jul 2017 #23

And the music n/t sarge43 Jul 2017 #25

Leo Kottke, Doug Kershaw. OilemFirchen Jul 2017 #30

The Hudsucker Proxy Zoonart Jul 2017 #29

Greatly underrated Coen Bros. flick. Highly recommended. (nt) Paladin Jul 2017 #32

I like that one a lot. mockmonkey Jul 2017 #38

Love it TexasBushwhacker Jul 2017 #52

Oh... Zoonart Jul 2017 #56

Bowfinger cyclonefence Jul 2017 #34

Good one there roscoeroscoe Jul 2017 #57

"Chubby Rain"! klook Jul 2017 #63

Great line from that movie paranoid floyd Jul 2017 #126

I loved that one... LeftInTX Jul 2017 #163

Love steve Martin and this film is funny and quirky. Just watched patricia92243 Jul 2017 #198

Bowfinger is a superbly entertaining film. As are Roxanne and L. A. Story. LonePirate Jul 2017 #207

"I know you want to show it to the Laker Girls, but you must never show it to the Laker Girls!" Initech Jul 2017 #245

Older than the movies mentioned here, and sadly forgotten The Polack MSgt Jul 2017 #35

Funny that with both listed that one mockmonkey Jul 2017 #71

I'm glad it hasn't been totally forgotten The Polack MSgt Jul 2017 #108

"Shoot the Moon" and others mockmonkey Jul 2017 #36

I've seen The Burbs at least 20 times..a truly great & funny movie red dog 1 Jul 2017 #44

Rick Ducommun mockmonkey Jul 2017 #66

i LOVE the burbs. pansypoo53219 Jul 2017 #98

"After Hours" is one of my very favorites! klook Jul 2017 #70

Pizza Dude! stevil Jul 2017 #140

10 Things I Hate About You lisa58 Jul 2017 #40

Arlington Road. underpants Jul 2017 #41

Knowing nothing about it is the key TexasBushwhacker Jul 2017 #68

LOVE that movie! Just saw it again for ther umpteenth time a couple nights ago. WinkyDink Jul 2017 #148

"What are you doing here?" "Shopping. What are YOU doing here?" "Shopping." WinkyDink Jul 2017 #146

Freeway lisa58 Jul 2017 #42

Oh, that's a good one! Codeine Jul 2017 #217

Frequency lisa58 Jul 2017 #43

"Ready to Wear" a wonderful, hilarious Robert Altman movie starring absolutely everyone Glorfindel Jul 2017 #46

'The Beast', 1988, Kevin Reynolds, director. Aristus Jul 2017 #47

That's an excellent film. nt Codeine Jul 2017 #79

"Somewhere in the Night"--film noir from 1946... First Speaker Jul 2017 #48

Ah, as for noir... "D.O.A." longship Jul 2017 #55

Also noir - "Out Of The Past" - Robert Mitchum & Virginia Mayo hatrack Jul 2017 #84

That would be Jane Greer, not Mayo, I think. longship Jul 2017 #92

Damn! hatrack Jul 2017 #130

Petrified Forest, w/ Leslie Howard and Bette Davis? longship Jul 2017 #139

"Angel on My Shoulder" Va Lefty Jul 2017 #51

The Field Richard Harris 1990 airmid Jul 2017 #58

Warner Herzog's "Fitzcarraldo" milestogo Jul 2017 #62

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"Career Girls" dir. by Mike Leigh klook Jul 2017 #65

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Movies for Grown Ups! TexasBushwhacker Jul 2017 #72

Ah! The Cooler, yes! Guilded Lilly Jul 2017 #82

"The Cooler" definitely didn't get its due. brush Jul 2017 #88

Saving Grace, and The Nephew ms liberty Jul 2017 #69

Robin and Marian The Blue Flower Jul 2017 #74

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Kingpin yankeepants Jul 2017 #81

"The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" - 1988 - (Terry Gilliam version) . .. hatrack Jul 2017 #83

Repo Man!!! Lifelong Protester Jul 2017 #86

+ 1 red dog 1 Jul 2017 #150

That's because Lifelong Protester Jul 2017 #171

Funnybones stevil Jul 2017 #87

You beat me to it. I love this movie. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2017 #123

Wow! stevil Jul 2017 #128

Thanks for the Walgreens tip. I didn't know it was out there for cheap. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2017 #129

Sure stevil Jul 2017 #135

I just now bought it on Amazon Video, to watch on my "devices." It can be rented for 30 days, also. WinkyDink Jul 2017 #142

Neighbors - Belushi hibbing Jul 2017 #90

Someone mentioned Midnight in Paris and I absolutely agree! That was a wonderful Upthevibe Jul 2017 #91

Arthur KT2000 Jul 2017 #93

"Thunderbolt and Lightfoot"- Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges, with George Kennedy NBachers Jul 2017 #94

Canadian Bacon Submariner Jul 2017 #96

This movie came to mind too NobodyHere Jul 2017 #199

Streets of Fire ... GeorgeGist Jul 2017 #99

That was mine. One of the great soundtracks of all time. kairos12 Jul 2017 #182

ive seen that one many times!!! samnsara Jul 2017 #101

The Spitfire Grill (1996 Indie Film) Ilsa Jul 2017 #102

I love that movie. murielm99 Jul 2017 #193

but my first choice is Bottle Shock... samnsara Jul 2017 #103

The Illusionist DFW Jul 2017 #105

Barfly enid602 Jul 2017 #110

"In Which We Serve" (1943) Paladin Jul 2017 #111

I loved "The Commitments" so much, I went to BBKings/NYC to SEE the group! 3/09/06. WinkyDink Jul 2017 #112

Wow! - That must have been some concert! red dog 1 Jul 2017 #241

"Shall We Dance?"--Richard Gere is fabulous; JLo is sultry; Bobby Canavale and Stanley Tucci are WinkyDink Jul 2017 #113

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Check out Dance With Me w/ Vanessa Williams TexasBushwhacker Jul 2017 #249

I love The Matchmaker! smirkymonkey Jul 2017 #114

My favorite scene was near the end after Marcy arranged for some locals to pose as McGlorys, red dog 1 Jul 2017 #149

Those were both great scenes! smirkymonkey Jul 2017 #151

Improptu smirkymonkey Jul 2017 #115

What About Bob and The Three Amigos. My son and I have watched them over and over OregonBlue Jul 2017 #116

"I'm sailing! I'm sailing!" red dog 1 Jul 2017 #134

I take it you are a movie buff. Thanks for the fun info. OregonBlue Jul 2017 #240

A 1981 French film, "Diva". Great movie poster as well. Yavin4 Jul 2017 #117

Great movie great poster great soundtrack n/t TexasBushwhacker Jul 2017 #119

One of my all time favorites! yardwork Jul 2017 #221

Best In Show is one of the funniest movies ever made AgadorSparticus Jul 2017 #118

Take the Money and Run - Woody Allen The Wielding Truth Jul 2017 #120

"Give me all your money - I have a gub" red dog 1 Jul 2017 #132

OMG---My husband and I would do that "gub" scene all the time! "No, see, that's an 'n'." WinkyDink Jul 2017 #144

The Crimson Pirate 1952 Wolf Frankula Jul 2017 #124

"Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines" mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2017 #125

It may have been forgotten but it wasn't overlooked - it was the 4th highest grossing film of '65. Midwestern Democrat Jul 2017 #160

Kung Fury Best_man23 Jul 2017 #127

Doc Hollywood Skittles Jul 2017 #133

Singles and Barbarians at the Gate Roland99 Jul 2017 #141

"That kid could SING!" red dog 1 Jul 2017 #162

Thought it might lead to big break for him Roland99 Jul 2017 #175

Amazing soul singer. "Try a Little Tenderness": WinkyDink Jul 2017 #242

Billy Elliott bmbmd Jul 2017 #143

It got quite the number of awards nominations. WinkyDink Jul 2017 #145

Cold Comfort Farm iamateacher Jul 2017 #152

Ian McKellen "There'll be no butter in hell!" sarge43 Jul 2017 #179

It's one of my favorite books iamateacher Jul 2017 #215

i have 3 i would watch for the 200th time freddyvh Jul 2017 #153

"Chinese Box" with Jeremy Irons from 1997 FM123 Jul 2017 #154

This message was self-deleted by its author Jakes Progress Jul 2017 #214

Bullworth no_hypocrisy Jul 2017 #156

Get Shorty redstateblues Jul 2017 #157

Get Shorty is a great film, but I wouldn't call it overlooked red dog 1 Jul 2017 #167

Wow. I had no idea- anytime I ask someone if they've seen it I get a blank look. redstateblues Jul 2017 #229

LIMO DRIVER: "They say the smog is the reason we have such beautiful sunsets." red dog 1 Jul 2017 #234

The Loved One Cartoonist Jul 2017 #161

Soapdish LeftInTX Jul 2017 #166

This thread is GREAT PennyK Jul 2017 #168

I really like "The Associate" with Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, and Bebe Neuwirth. betsuni Jul 2017 #172

Off the top of my head The Pledge JonLP24 Jul 2017 #173

The Year of Living Dangerously AJT Jul 2017 #178

Great movie! betsuni Jul 2017 #231

Another one that doesn't get the love it deserves: S.O.B. sarge43 Jul 2017 #180

Best In Show and Who'll Stop the Rain. kairos12 Jul 2017 #183

Inside Daisy Clover (1965) MineralMan Jul 2017 #184

Secrets and Lies (NOT the tv series) the 1996 movie IcyPeas Jul 2017 #185

Chef IcyPeas Jul 2017 #186

I love "Chef" teach1st Jul 2017 #255

Malcolm BendigoJeff Jul 2017 #187

Welcome to DU! red dog 1 Jul 2017 #189

Undercover Blues; A Fine Deception; Better off Dead yellowdogintexas Jul 2017 #188

History of the World Part I (1981) GaYellowDawg Jul 2017 #191

A few favorites but one comes to mind woody44 Jul 2017 #194

My vote is for The Stuff jmowreader Jul 2017 #195

GREAT movie! Especially the Garrett Morris scene! JuJuYoshida Jul 2017 #206

"Love Song for Bobby Long" Silly name but great movie. Starring patricia92243 Jul 2017 #197

The Dish (2000), Micmacs (2009) ZoltarSpeaks Jul 2017 #200

Eating Raoul and The Silent Partner Auggie Jul 2017 #201

Yeah! TexasBushwhacker Jul 2017 #248

Better Off Dead! JuJuYoshida Jul 2017 #202

Ruthless People and DUgosh Jul 2017 #203

Shin Godzilla! yuiyoshida Jul 2017 #204

I failed to how this was "overlooked", it won several awards! JuJuYoshida Jul 2017 #205

it only played in select movie theaters yuiyoshida Jul 2017 #209

Frailty (thriller, 2001) with Bill Paxton LonePirate Jul 2017 #208

Me, Myself & Irene, and Man on the Moon red dog 1 Jul 2017 #210

Me, Myself, & Irene is pretty strong. Initech Jul 2017 #246

Man on the Moon was great. DetlefK Jul 2017 #252

"The Grey Fox" (1982) with Richard Farnsworth... VOX Jul 2017 #211

The Fall mackerel Jul 2017 #213

Hope & Glory 1987 movie about a family in Britian during the Blitz irisblue Jul 2017 #216

Big Night. But have a good Italian Restaurant reservation first. Jakes Progress Jul 2017 #218

that is a great film with a great cast yellowdogintexas Jul 2017 #235

Under Fire Mendocino Jul 2017 #219

Under Siege (1992) red dog 1 Jul 2017 #220

Wrinkles mia Jul 2017 #222

Cold Comfort Farm cyclonefence Jul 2017 #223

My Blue Heaven & Leap of Faith red dog 1 Jul 2017 #224

Wonder Boys is extraordinary. I have blocks of dialogue memorized from frequent watching! Zen Democrat Jul 2017 #226

My choices al bupp Jul 2017 #227

Kundun. It was stunning & a real departure for Scorsese. I think it's his best film, catbyte Jul 2017 #228

"A Simple Plan" with Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton and Bridget Fonda Bravo Duck Jul 2017 #230

OMG yes! TexasBushwhacker Jul 2017 #247

Slam Dance (1987) Tikki Jul 2017 #236

Let It Ride. egduj Jul 2017 #237

Loved that movie, as a sports bettor Awsi Dooger Jul 2017 #238

Bound For Glory (1976) red dog 1 Jul 2017 #239

Movie apkhgp Jul 2017 #243

True Romance Zorro Jul 2017 #244

Best Friends with Goldie Hawn & Bert Reynolds. classykaren Jul 2017 #250

"Wristcutters" DetlefK Jul 2017 #253

Rocky horror picture show! dubyadiprecession Jul 2017 #254

Jacob's Ladder. Denis 11 Jul 2017 #256

"Kicks" (2016). nt Jamaal510 Jul 2017 #257