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Grass (1925). The film's producers were mainly concerned with documenting a way of life that was unknown to all those outside the Bakhtiari realm. The film highlights the extreme hardships faced by nomadic peoples, as well as the bravery and ingenuity of the Bakhtiari on their migration in search of grass, which meant abundant seasonal pasture for their animals.
The movie was parodied in the 11th season of the hit animated television program The Simpsons in the episode "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)." In that episode, Homer Simpson grows giant vegetables using radioactive materials, and automatically assumes that any animal eating the food will become monstrous. [ 62 ]
Natural horror is a subgenre of horror films that features natural forces, [1] typically in the form of animals or plants, that pose a threat to human characters.. Though killer animals in film have existed since the release of The Lost World in 1925, [2] two of the first motion pictures to garner mainstream success with a "nature run amok" premise were The Birds, directed by Alfred Hitchcock ...
Over time, the people of Imboca began to die off, leaving only the half-fish descendants of Dagon. They kidnap unsuspecting visitors to either breed or sacrifice to Dagon. Ezequiel could only watch the village go to ruin and lament the villagers' foolishness in worshiping a demon for short-lived prosperity. Paul begs Ezequiel to help him escape.
Canoeing down the river, they eventually stop on the riverbank for the night. They realize that they forgot to bring food, so Tom goes out to catch fish with a flashlight. However, the activity attracts a grizzly bear, which chases them. When Dan falls, the bear seemingly treats him like a cub until he breaks free, following the others up a tree.
Whereas a movie like “The Lovers” — or “Unfaithful” — gives off a high-voltage charge of passion, “The Freshly Cut Grass” is relentlessly cool and circumspect. Yet there’s a ...
While not literally a sequel, Fierce Creatures is a spiritual successor to the 1988 film A Fish Called Wanda. Both films star John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin. Fierce Creatures was written by John Cleese and directed by Robert Young and Fred Schepisi. The film was dedicated to Gerald Durrell and Peter Cook.
The movie might not have gotten the financing it needed if “No Way Out,” in which Costner starred as a Soviet spy hiding in the U.S. Navy, hadn’t drawn rave reviews in The New York Times ...