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Old 06-22-09, 02:28 PM   #1
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Balloons in movies

You know, the movie "Up" has gotten me to thinking about how many of the classic films we know and love feature balloons. I think this video says it all.



When are we going to get the AFI tribute to the 100 Greatest Balloon Movies?
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Old 06-22-09, 03:21 PM   #2
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"A naked American man stole my balloons."
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Old 06-22-09, 03:32 PM   #3
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Old 06-22-09, 03:33 PM   #4
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Wasn't there a balloon scene in Rat Race? I think the cow gets tangled up in it. One of the funniest movies I've seen!
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Old 06-22-09, 03:48 PM   #5
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I think this video says it all.

That.. was.. awesome!
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Old 06-22-09, 03:59 PM   #6
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Old 06-22-09, 04:17 PM   #7
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That video was great. The final Casablanca scene was the best!
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Old 06-22-09, 04:26 PM   #8
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Old 06-22-09, 07:14 PM   #9
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Old 06-22-09, 10:18 PM   #10
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Old 06-24-09, 11:17 AM   #11
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Old 07-05-09, 12:31 AM   #12
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a very overlooked and underrated film i just watched: 'Arizona Dream' - with Johnny Depp and Vincent Gallo.

there's a symbolic red balloon floating around in numerous scenes. i highly recommend this one if you like directing work very akin to that of Terry Gilliam. it's almost like the movie Jesus' Son as if Gilliam directed it.
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Old 07-05-09, 01:04 AM   #13
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Old 07-05-09, 02:07 AM   #14
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Old 07-05-09, 02:16 PM   #18
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2 balloons in the movie 9 to 5
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Old 07-05-09, 03:02 PM   #19
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In M, when the little girl's abduction is signified by the balloon floating away.
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Old 07-05-09, 03:17 PM   #20
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In M, when the little girl's abduction is signified by the balloon floating away.
Classic scene.
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Old 07-05-09, 04:36 PM   #21
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Does anyone remember the episode of The Critic where Jay takes his son to see The Red Balloon II and is so relieved that he can see a foreign film instead of American crap, and it ends up being an action movie. "Red Balloon: Revenge of the Balloon" or something like that was the name of it.
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In M, when the little girl's abduction is signified by the balloon floating away.
First scene that came to my mind when I saw this thread.
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Old 07-07-09, 03:51 AM   #24
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