Exploring Freejack - How an overzealous studio sabotaged its own film

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  • Опубликовано: 16 апр 2023
  • Good Bad Flicks goes over the troubled history of the sci-fi film Freejack. Directed by Geoff Murphy.
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  • @ssoory6343
    @ssoory6343 Год назад +259

    Jagger helping out a stressed-out colleague is the most heartwarming part of this story. Amazing video man. Its because I've never heard of these movies, I look forward to your videos.

    • @danielramsey6141
      @danielramsey6141 Год назад +8

      Props to Jagger. The man’s a saint and it was clear this fucking film was getting fucked over.

    • @ArcherSuh4721
      @ArcherSuh4721 Год назад +15

      Mick Jagger calling his Virgin Islands house: "Hey, it's me. Just wanting to let you know a friend of mine will be staying there for a couple weeks. [audible yelling on the other end] Hey... Wait... No... Calm down... Just relax, alright? It's not Keith."

    • @elroma7712
      @elroma7712 Год назад +2

      ​@@ArcherSuh4721 😂

    • @lawrenceblunden428
      @lawrenceblunden428 11 месяцев назад +4

      I was questioning the decision to go with Jagger instead of Dafoe but it looks like it was probably the best thing to happen to the director during a crap film shoot.

    • @bookwyrms.2658
      @bookwyrms.2658 10 месяцев назад +2

      I actually quite like the movie - own the dvd - and Mick Jagger is the gem at the heart of it.

  • @rouenrobinson
    @rouenrobinson Год назад +271

    Linda Fiorentino really would have changed the dynamic of the relationship and helped make the tone of the movie a lot more serious.

    • @bbbnnnlll
      @bbbnnnlll Год назад +41

      Those producers did her so dirty. I would be devastated.

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад +47

      Definitely would have added more attitude.

    • @pavelnadolski
      @pavelnadolski Год назад +32

      Scapegoating Fiorentino seems to have been a Hollywood go to move.

    • @rouenrobinson
      @rouenrobinson Год назад +12

      @@pavelnadolski very true. There are multiple instances of her being screwed over in productions.

    • @piotrmroczkowski2324
      @piotrmroczkowski2324 Год назад

      ​@@rouenrobinson probably because she didn't like to be screwed for real. Like the "she's not giving me a boner" comment from the producer - very unsettling.

  • @TheAtlasReview
    @TheAtlasReview Год назад +25

    Good to hear that Jagger was a friend through all that.

  • @ADarkandStormyNight
    @ADarkandStormyNight Год назад +50

    I will never get how studio execs constantly miss this. Just sit back, stay out of the way and take the credit, sheesh what is hard about that? They are the biggest hurdle to jump in cinema, in making a popular film.

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад +27

      So often it feels like good movies are almost made by mistake!

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 Год назад

      @@GoodBadFlicks *especially these days when the woke agenda and lock step advancement of the virtue signaling narrative are the primary focus of the studios regardless of making money or not...especially when by holliweird estimations a movie that does not make over a billion dollars domestically on opening weekend is considered to be a massive flop*

    • @MidlifeCrisisJoe
      @MidlifeCrisisJoe Год назад +13

      To be fair, sometimes the guiding hand of the studio is actually a good thing and the director is a prima donna or a hack with delusions of grandeur. But you won't hear about those stories that often because rarely do studio heads and producers speak out publicly, resulting in the fact that usually you only get the director's side. Read some stuff about Robert Evans and his conflicts with director's from his POV and you'll get a very different takeaway, for example.

    • @gringofett3944
      @gringofett3944 Год назад +1

      @@GoodBadFlicks YES, they are made in spite of the studios not because of them.

    • @marshalmarshall2109
      @marshalmarshall2109 9 месяцев назад +2

      they are astoundingly arrogant, that's it. they think they know everyone's jobs better than they do.

  • @Warstub
    @Warstub Год назад +44

    Thank you for the awesome tribute to Geoff Murphy, a fellow New Zealander. He is a true legend of our film history, and I did not even know he made Freejack!

  • @Enshohma
    @Enshohma Год назад +143

    Another wonderful retrospective! I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Mick Jagger was an unsung hero and supportive friend to the poor director during this crap-shoot.

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад +38

      Thanks! Yeah, that was insanely cool of him and made me respect him even more. Very classy.

    • @richardthomas598
      @richardthomas598 Год назад +2

      That was a very awesome, empathetic thing of him to do.

  • @nicholasmiller5152
    @nicholasmiller5152 Год назад +16

    My dad rented me this movie when I was little and I loved it. However, I forgot the title and who acted in it so long after my dad passed away I put in a lot of effort to find it again, just so I could relive that moment with my dad, even if it was there in person. Oddly, the film means something to me. That said, it is sad the studio meddled with it so much.

  • @mjjoe76
    @mjjoe76 Год назад +15

    Every time you show the image of the director with a cigarette, I imagine it’s the start of a new pack because this movie turned him into a chain smoker.

    • @lakrids-pibe
      @lakrids-pibe Год назад +3

      Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue. ...

  • @JinxSanity
    @JinxSanity Год назад +11

    I think we can conclude that the main villain of the story was the Morgan Creek "I need a boner" guy, since all the mandates seemed to all been lead by him.

  • @stanwright4110
    @stanwright4110 Год назад +15

    When people talk about remakes, this is the type of movie that needs a remake. The ideas are great and without studio interference would make a good movie.

  • @jackcraven2266
    @jackcraven2266 Год назад +53

    Damn Cecil, i knew Freejack had some problems behind the scenes involving bad test screenings, re-shoots and re-edits, but i didn't know it was this bad, wow! And once again, you did absolutely fantastic job covering another troubled production and sharing some interesting behind the scenes stories which i'm sure not many people knew before! I actually watched episode you did about Disturbing Behavior yesterday, which i think is one of your best. If there are any other films with similar history i'd love to at least hear your thoughts about, it would definitely be Supernova (2000) and Cursed (2005). Hell, Shout Factory did a documentary about Supernova which wasn't even full 20 minutes long and barely touched the surface of everything that went wrong with it, but i'm sure that if someone would put more effort, they could probably do a whole actual Lost Souls or Death Of Superman Lives style-documentary about all the craziness that went on with that film, specially during post production. And you are probably aware that even now, almost full twenty years later, there are many Wes Craven fans who still want to see his unreleased first version of Cursed from 2003, which so many people involved in the film confirmed still exists!

  • @tokyosmash
    @tokyosmash Год назад +7

    The little bit about Mick Jagger, his house and the paintings is really heart warming. What a great guy.

  • @JimmiHoevring
    @JimmiHoevring Год назад +9

    This was my grandfather's favorite movie ever. (I never quite understood why) and it birthed his immense love for Mick Jagger, and sci-fi in general...
    So I guess I should be thankful. If it wasn't for this movie I would have never had my love of Star Wars.

  • @wstine79
    @wstine79 Год назад +15

    I remember watching this in middle school. Mic Jagger was great as the henchman to the bad guy.

    • @DVincentW
      @DVincentW Год назад

      Mick looks foolish in the helmet in it. I laughed because its so bulky. Its like, the king front man of the Rolling stones and hes got this big thing on his smallish wiry body. Its a classic Free Jack.

    • @DVincentW
      @DVincentW Год назад

      18:38

  • @travisshallenberger9486
    @travisshallenberger9486 Год назад +90

    Hell yes! An unsung gem. I'm loving the attention you've been giving to movies like this. This deserved so much more attention than it got.

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад +7

      Thank you!

    • @jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545
      @jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545 Год назад +4

      @@GoodBadFlicks No, good sir. Thank you. This s a really good popcorn flick. Like i said though, I do wish that the director had gotten to make his movie too. Let the people decide.

    • @davidcurry332
      @davidcurry332 Год назад +2

      Me too I think a Emilio Estevez and Charlie sheen they both did really good cult underground action flex Charlie Sheen did the wraith awesome movie at one movie I gotta get about an alien or angel come down to help another person in on the planet earth I don’t know if he’s an age alien whatever that was cool free check Emilio he does a really cool one to maximum overdrive he did they both are some good kolache action sci-fi movies and they all three of them were cold hits they just weren’t hit at the theater in and asked what I like about colt cinema they’re good and they’ve gotten better over the years they’ve done they built it a bunch of cool flicks dude on its unfortunate that both of them want to mother a little a little action flicks didn’t do too well but the store lines are really cool I think David Johansen I think that’s how his name is he’s gonna cut quite a few movies he did it one of the tales from the Crip thing to I didn’t even know he did any acting but I know I didn’t trust a snake character in free jack

  • @projectcyclops
    @projectcyclops Год назад +17

    I've always been fascinated by Freejack and the story behind its production, so this video was a real treat. Thank you for researching and compiling it and doing such a great job. Jagger is totally wild in the film, and his shoulder pads are out of control - so it'll always have that at least. I'd also add that The Quiet Earth is an excellent sci-fi film by Murphy, truly showing what he was capable of as a director, and well worth checking out.

  • @heli88
    @heli88 Год назад +13

    I watched Freejack on VHS way back when it was new, and I'd honestly forgotten all about it until today. It's a shame that we'll never know what it could have been.

  • @justintoner9817
    @justintoner9817 Год назад +11

    I always wondered about this movie, this is why I love the Exploring series. Really great behind the scenes stories on why this movie ended up the way it did, thanks Cecil!

  • @JamieMPhoto
    @JamieMPhoto Год назад +27

    I haven't seen this since probably when it came out on VHS, but I really enjoyed it at the time. I could see the potential in there, and it's sad that all of the failures came from the terrible studio meddling.

  • @TheBadMovieBabe
    @TheBadMovieBabe Год назад +17

    Thanks for another deep dive into a little known film. I just recently re-watched this and I enjoyed it, mostly for the cheese factor. I had no idea it was shot here in Atlanta. Keep the videos coming! Your channel is one of the best.

  • @Cameroo
    @Cameroo Год назад +9

    Man. That was a real tragedy what the Hollywood system did too Geoff Murphy. Thanks for the video

  • @SirSmoldham
    @SirSmoldham Год назад +5

    Thank you. We would joke at our film school that this film was Ronnie's follow-up to "Total Recall" when it was actually his adaptation of "Minority Report".

  • @flashrobbie
    @flashrobbie Год назад +7

    Geoff Murphy is a pioneering genius. Thank you for the tribute to him.

  • @Morbos1000
    @Morbos1000 Год назад +26

    I'd love for you to do a look at movies that benefited from studio interference. Studios interfere all the time and we know about disasters like this. But I can't believe that they would do this if it was always a money losing fiasco. There must be times when a shoot is going off the rails and the studio steps in and actually makes things better. Maybe it is a minority of cases, but it would make for an interesting examination.

    • @jeffumbach
      @jeffumbach Год назад +4

      That would be an interesting topic indeed to see cases where a director or producer had to be reigned in to save a film.

    • @dontbefatuousjeffrey2494
      @dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 Год назад +5

      I started feeling this way when Cameron started releasing his Director's Cuts. I was down for the T2 one, but what the heck was the Director's Cut of "The Abyss"?
      I feel like there are just some directors benefit from a little reining in. I'm sure others can contribute here.
      n.b. : don't even get me started on "Donnie Darko"

  • @1kylecurry
    @1kylecurry Год назад +13

    I actually paid money @ the cinema in early 1992 to watch this...this...hottest of hot messes. I read Immortality, Inc. in the 80s & loved it I was looking forward to the movie version. Man!... was I in for a shock! Now thanks to your very informative "Explore" episodes I understand why...WOW!! I tipped my hat to the Director, he did best he could under such extremely difficult circumstances. This is the last movie that I walked out on, stopped in the lobby & went back in to face the music. Years later after seeing it again, agreed it is kind of, sort of watchable?? The movie business can be absolutely cut throat.

    • @Scatscar1985
      @Scatscar1985 Год назад

      Can you trust the judgement of any het guy not turned on by 1990s Linda Fiorentino?

  • @holdingpattern245
    @holdingpattern245 Год назад +5

    I have actually wondered that myself, why force directors to work on movies where they have little creative input? How do you get good movies from forcing directors to accept blame for things they had no control over?

  • @JohnnyBurnes
    @JohnnyBurnes Год назад +3

    08:56 Look at how awesome that list is!
    I miss variety being so popular blockbusters.

  • @ministerofdarkness
    @ministerofdarkness Год назад +4

    I saw this classic in an empty theater in '92!! I think it still holds up. Thanks for covering this Cecil.

  • @willamsandell1082
    @willamsandell1082 Год назад +4

    it’s always so interesting to hear all the background drama in these films . Always so well done

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад +2

      Thanks! This one was a long time coming.

  • @GiantBoarMonster
    @GiantBoarMonster Год назад +46

    Another solid info-packed documentary that's only a brief 30min for an overlooked decent enough light scifi action. No one does it better than GoodBadFlicks. I watched this every so often as a kid. We had it taped off early 90's TV. Always liked Estevez as a lead. From comedy to action roles, especially Maximum Overdrive. I forgot this movie had everyone in it. 90's "trash" movies are masterpieces compared to today's UNWATCHABLE movie industry.

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад +12

      Thank you! Yeah, its funny to see how something that was considered "bad" is now so much better than 90% of the current crop of blockbusters.

    • @DrQuagmire1
      @DrQuagmire1 Год назад +5

      @@GoodBadFlicks I actually liked this movie growing up as a kid, despite being ridiculous as all hell.

    • @Laneous14
      @Laneous14 Год назад +4

      @@GoodBadFlicks Also, in this silly little movie I always remembered how engaging I thought Mick Jagger was. He just has a presence. Like when David Bowie popped up in The Prestige and I thought 'man this guy is great, I wish he did more films'.

    • @the-NightStar
      @the-NightStar Год назад +4

      "90's "trash" movies are masterpieces compared to today's UNWATCHABLE movie industry."
      I get so goddamn sick of people saying bullshit like this when it's clear they haven't even voluntarily WATCHED a good movie in 15 years and just want to spout off gatekeeping horseshit like this whether they know what they're talking about or not.

    • @zerpblerd5966
      @zerpblerd5966 Год назад +2

      Judgment Night!

  • @altairfaltore7261
    @altairfaltore7261 Год назад +3

    Executives, the bane of anything artistically good

  • @RavenHouseMystery
    @RavenHouseMystery Год назад +10

    Great job on this episode, Cecil. I remember seeing Freejack when it came out in theaters, but I haven't seen it since. Since the producers wanted to make it more of an action film, it's no wonder that Freejack kind of got lost in that early 1990's era of awesome action. Your research is always well done and once again, we learn that sometimes the story behind the making of a film can be so much more interesting than the film itself.

  • @jamesrobbins1243
    @jamesrobbins1243 Год назад +2

    "Exploring" is one of the best things in all of youtube.

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад +2

      Thank you so much! I'm doing my best :)

  • @davidfausel9029
    @davidfausel9029 Год назад +7

    Great video - and total credit to Murphy for what he accomplished and how he got screwed on Freejack.

  • @tj112286
    @tj112286 Год назад +9

    This is truly a sad tale. 😢💔💔

  • @gooshy8312
    @gooshy8312 Год назад +5

    Well, I didn't know most of that - thanks!
    There is a piece of trivia I can add - at the time, in racing fandom, Alex's death was viewed as preposterous.
    Unfortunately, such a tragedy occurred, in the 90's, in a Japanese open-wheel series. A car was launched at extremely high speed and impacted a trestle sort of thing holding sponsorship banners over the track near the finish line. Driver killed instantly and the car reduced to rubble.
    No link, sorry. If you look long enough, you might find some aftermath coverage.

  • @jasonblalock4429
    @jasonblalock4429 Год назад +3

    Wow, I had no idea the production on this movie was so messy. Sad to think it could have been so much better.
    Also - 9:00 - damn, 1991 really was a hell of a year for movies. There's exactly ONE film on that list which isn't still remembered today, and most of them are considered all-time classics. (OK, not so much TMNT2, but it has nostalgic appeal.)

  • @Dinosaurianationazation
    @Dinosaurianationazation Год назад +7

    I would have loved to see the Ghosts and Zombies from the book in this movie.

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад +2

      Same. There was some real potential there to be an amazingly unique tale.

  • @eval_is_evil
    @eval_is_evil Год назад +3

    I am preparing for an exam (cryptographic methods) and it's midnight - burning the midnite oil and all that... I am so sick of modulus,diffusion,Galoise Field and all encompasing sick math shit. This video is perfect timing. Thanks for all the uploads ,it helps a lot in this hectic third semester.

  • @Towelfist
    @Towelfist Год назад +1

    "Get the meat." My favourite quote from this film.

  • @nom_nom_nom_
    @nom_nom_nom_ Год назад +4

    The "Replacing Linda Fiorentino" has some hard "Casting couch" vibes

  • @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812
    @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 Год назад +4

    I saw this in the theater when it came out and enjoyed it. I did not know how much bull*hit the director went through to make it. Nice to see Mick doing a solid to someone in need of a break. Thanks for covering this movie Cecil, you're the man.

  • @ChrisJ092
    @ChrisJ092 Год назад +8

    I loved "Freejack" when it first came out, and I still like it now as a reminder of how films were back in the day. This also got me into the Scorpions band as well, so that is also a plus. :)

    • @the-NightStar
      @the-NightStar Год назад +3

      Mortal Kombat Annihilation had a great soundtrack and got me into Juno Reactor, Future Sound Of London, KMFDM and other great bands. That doesn't immediately make that movie good by any stretch of the imagination, though.

  • @Kevin_Flynn
    @Kevin_Flynn Год назад +5

    This is remarkable. You know, I've never seen a Freejack before. Heard about 'em, sure. That's when I first figured out that's what probably happened to you back then.

  • @bluesman99999
    @bluesman99999 Год назад +5

    Another great video Cecil! Man, I'd really love to see what Murphy could've made if it wasn't for such an insane level of studio meddling. Morgan Creek really needs to learn to hire people with vision and let them do what they do best!

  • @strangeluck
    @strangeluck Год назад +5

    I love this movie despite its obvious flaws. Mick Jagger really added to it, which kinda surprised me. Had no idea its production was such a mess. Would love to see the miles of unused footage.

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад +4

      Unfortunately since it was such a rushed edit, the cut material probably went to the dumpster.

  • @StelyDn
    @StelyDn Год назад +3

    I saw this movie in the theater. Seeing Mick Jagger on the big screen, was just enough to watch.... Just.

  • @TenDropChris
    @TenDropChris Год назад +7

    Poor Linda Fiorentino. Seems like she's at the center of a lot of movies problems, This, Dogma, the MIB series. Don't know her personally, heard she was difficult to work with. But it does seem like she got a raw deal some of the time.

    • @boboboy8189
      @boboboy8189 Год назад +1

      she's obviously refused to do "turn on" scenes that producer want.

    • @johnmatrix5737
      @johnmatrix5737 Год назад +1

      She consistently refused to screw the producers. Simple as that

  • @wraithstrongopark
    @wraithstrongopark Год назад +11

    based on the description given, i couldn't resist ordering the book. it sounds like a hoot. this is, with out a doubt, one of those don't come to hollywood stories.

  • @bradwolf07
    @bradwolf07 Год назад +5

    Linda Fiorentino is a fantastic actress. I'm sad she got shafted out of the film
    Edit: I'm quite happy to hear what a gem Jagger was

    • @claytoncondo3460
      @claytoncondo3460 Год назад +1

      If only we lived in alternate universe where Morgan Creek said yes to her instead of Rene Russo, but that’s just to show most times that this stinks a bit.

  • @sagittarianfirerat7657
    @sagittarianfirerat7657 10 месяцев назад +1

    I had a huge crush on Emilio Estevez in the late 80s and 90s. Young Guns 2 and Freejack are my favorite Emilio Estevez movies.

  • @scottmcfadyen293
    @scottmcfadyen293 Год назад +3

    I remember the ads for this film - it looked interesting but i never saw it , and then read reviews that just bombed it.
    Nothing makes my heart sink like a sci-fi novel with interesting ideas gets flattened by execs who just want a dumb action movie with a futuristic setting to give it some "depth" it is the Ideas that give it the depth !
    I think Total Recall is one of the most amazing sci-fi films i have seen in quite a while - it still holds up amazingly well.
    Geoff Murphy and Linda Fiorentino were both badly mistreated by the industry .. such a shame.
    Excellent examination good sir ! i hope one day the Thing prequel will get released as the director intended.

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад

      Thanks! Total Recall is an awesome film that definitely holds up. I think it does balance the action and tone incredibly well, while mixing in some great satire. Verhoeven really nails it when he's on.
      There is a new The Thing (2011) bluray out this week with a director's commentary and I'm curious to hear what else he has to say about the botched production.

    • @scottmcfadyen293
      @scottmcfadyen293 Год назад

      @@GoodBadFlicks I have watched your video on that film mutiple times as it really fascinated me how the execs ruined it. too bad as could of been a perfect companion piece to the original which is still one of the best sci-fi horror films ever made. after you get more insight from the commentary track , maybe you could update your video with it. just a thought. love your channel !

  • @umachan9286
    @umachan9286 Год назад +2

    It's movies like this that show that studio execs have no concept of what movies are. They make a product and they're only interested in profit.

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад +1

      Bingo. They make one good decision and then think they know everything.

  • @GranTyrant
    @GranTyrant Год назад +1

    "Sexy special effects" is basically what makes me turn my nose up at most 90s Sci-fi and Horror

  • @EyeInTheSky982
    @EyeInTheSky982 Год назад +1

    I've never seen Freejack; and I was a teenager when the film came out in theaters.
    Now at 50, I feel I missed out. 😢😢

  • @Gabreya
    @Gabreya Год назад +5

    SMH. Morgan Creek ought to be ashamed of themselves. Jeff Murphy deserved way better.
    Also, the Jeff Murphy and Mick Jagger story was lovely and sweet.

  • @George_M_
    @George_M_ Год назад +4

    These producers are complete hacks. Murphy deserves a medal.

  • @JokersVsZombies
    @JokersVsZombies Год назад +10

    What kind of weirdo doesnt think linda fiorentino is sexy

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад +3

      I know! Just a few years after this she did The Last Seduction and every dude was both attracted to and afraid of her.

  • @LadyAstarionAncunin
    @LadyAstarionAncunin Год назад

    The irony and the nerve of that guy saying Linda didn’t arouse him, looking like he looked.

  • @muthahumpa2715
    @muthahumpa2715 Год назад +2

    Nice details and homage to Murphy. I’m from New Zealand and love The Quiet Earth also.

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад +1

      Awesome, thank you! He was such a great director and creative mind. I can only imagine what brilliance he would have been able to make if not hampered by the Hollywood machine.

  • @bensneb360
    @bensneb360 Год назад +4

    This was a very interesting and great episode, I love your exploring series

  • @cpl.barbarusc4814
    @cpl.barbarusc4814 Год назад +15

    Finally, Freejack, is pretty much an interesting movie to look the at the behind-the-scenes stuff. And damn, Hit Between the Eyes song from Scorpions is quite catchy. And the Inmortality Inc. novel sounds very similar to Altered Carbon, Hopefully, I can find and real the novel one day. The 2009 from Freejack honestly was almost as messed up as our real-life 2009 but with Influenza and economical crisis added.

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад +4

      I believe the book is still in print and there seems to be plenty of used copies around.

    • @cpl.barbarusc4814
      @cpl.barbarusc4814 Год назад +1

      @@GoodBadFlicks heck yeah, thanks Cecil, I was just looking for that and any Phillip K. Dick story compilation. I will finish to watch the video after classes, I adore this exploring videos. I would love to see one for Split Second and one from 1992 Fortress, I recently found one TV series from one season I would like to give it a try and it's the 2000 The invisible man, that one looks very early 2000s as funk and like a blast.

    • @Laneous14
      @Laneous14 Год назад +3

      I just ordered the novel like 10 minutes ago. After that description I was like 'damn I gotta read this'. Mass market paperbacks are about 6 bucks on Amazon.

    • @gc3k
      @gc3k Год назад +2

      As much as Freejack wrongly predicted the distant future of 2009 A.D., it got a lot of stuff right

    • @cpl.barbarusc4814
      @cpl.barbarusc4814 Год назад +4

      @@gc3k yeah, most definitely and honestly most of this future prediction on films have some stuff that bacame a reality like some of the communication gadgets from Demolition Man or even like the Chicago Cubs actually won the league in 2015, or even the strangely and scary coincidence of an airplane crash in Escape from New York.

  • @brenglover72
    @brenglover72 Год назад +1

    My only memory - Mick Jagger saying " NOT BAD"

  • @ThatOldGrey
    @ThatOldGrey Год назад +2

    17:26 Whoops.
    And yeah, The Quiet Earth is fantastic.

  • @MrHousecup
    @MrHousecup Год назад +1

    Thing I remember most about this film was one character said, "There's people on top, there's people on the bottom, and no one in between." Scary and prophetic.

  • @nathanforester5993
    @nathanforester5993 Год назад +2

    I am with you on Jagger, even though he never got to play Alex DeLarge or Jareth...he got to play a villain in the end.

  • @KamillGran-ch5sb
    @KamillGran-ch5sb Год назад +2

    I was very young and we went a Chinese restaurant very late at night in Atlanta and Mick Jagger and just about the entire cast was there.

  • @Goblin_Tank
    @Goblin_Tank Год назад +1

    Oh man these are so good and informative without being dry. I enjoy seeing behind the scenes.

  • @guitargodthor2
    @guitargodthor2 Год назад +3

    I literally just mentioned this movie to my bro in law earlier today. What are the chances this forgotten movie is uploaded at the same time!?
    Also, I liked the movie. It was fun.

  • @TheUluxian
    @TheUluxian Год назад +1

    Freejack was a Saturday staple for years on the USA network. Haven't seen it around in ages.

  • @Realasadonut
    @Realasadonut Год назад +2

    Was just about to ask you if Nothing But Trouble would be up your alley. Then I see you've already done a video on it 4 years ago. 😊

  • @dirkluecke7551
    @dirkluecke7551 Год назад +2

    Mick jagger trying to be a tough guy fuckin hilarious 😂

  • @simonwoodthrillerwriter
    @simonwoodthrillerwriter Год назад +4

    I saw this at the cinema when it came out (in the UK) and I can't say I liked it. The thing that blows me away is that it had $30+million budget. The money is not on the screen. I would've sworn it was a $5million film. It looks so cheap.

    • @abegarfield7031
      @abegarfield7031 Год назад

      The money probably went on Cocaine.

    • @GeorgHaeder
      @GeorgHaeder Год назад

      When I saw it in Germany the first thought I had was that they released a TV-movie into cinemas internationally to make some more bucks.
      Also the German voice dub was atrocious and didn't really help the movie at all.

  • @nigel-Rollercam-channel
    @nigel-Rollercam-channel Год назад +7

    I always loved The Quiet Earth such an underrated SciFi movie, I always wondered but never followed up the director and his career. It's disappointing but not uncommon that someone as creative as Geoff Murphy was made a scapegoat for others failings. Thank you for your work Cecil I don't often comment but I do appreciate the vastness of your research and uploads. Cheers!

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад +2

      Thanks so much! The Quiet Earth is brilliant!

    • @nigel-Rollercam-channel
      @nigel-Rollercam-channel Год назад +1

      @@GoodBadFlicks I still have it on DVD because I'm oldish. to me it was one of those movies that as a child changes you. I cannot think of an analogue to that movie, in terms of its sheer emptiness and scale

  • @buggydust
    @buggydust Год назад +2

    that vacation story was so sweet!

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад

      Major props to Mick on that one.

    • @buggydust
      @buggydust Год назад +1

      @@GoodBadFlicks im sure he could tell the poor director needed a fucking break! also cool to see Jerry has a cameo in the movie. she was my mom's babysitter way back when

  • @roomie1120
    @roomie1120 Год назад +1

    Dude, LOVE your new intro to your channel, it's remarkable, and the music is haunting, and tingling.

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад

      Thanks!

    • @ThatOldGrey
      @ThatOldGrey Год назад

      Did he change something? Hasn't this has been the "Exploring" intro for a couple of years now?

  • @kevinsims3936
    @kevinsims3936 Год назад +3

    I love your breakdown on studio interference with certain films, I'd love to see one on the film Sabotage (2014), that movie was ruined by the studio so bad, it couldn't be released.

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад +2

      Thanks!
      Well, I guess that film was...Sabotaged (yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)

  • @VTimmoni
    @VTimmoni Год назад +3

    The Quiet Earth is so good.

  • @JBSpookyReview
    @JBSpookyReview Год назад +1

    Hey man I've been a fan of yours for years. Your videos actually inspired me to start making my own.
    Keep up the great work.

  • @j.p.6932
    @j.p.6932 11 месяцев назад

    3:29 One could still make a thought provoking (and even better) contemplation on the afterlife without ghosts and zombies.
    Imagine a society where people know there’s life after death, but with enough money (which they can’t take with them) they can continue their lives indefinitely in younger and stronger hosts.

  • @Shorty_Lickens
    @Shorty_Lickens Год назад +1

    I was only 12 but I remember Freejack just popped up on HBO one. There was no hype before the theatrical debut and nobody knew anything about it. And no one talked about how dumb it was until after it had been on cable a short while.

  • @lakrids-pibe
    @lakrids-pibe Год назад +2

    Remember when everybody was dancing lambada? And they made a Lambada movie. They made TWO!

  • @lukecohen6185
    @lukecohen6185 Год назад +1

    "big problem" ... what a reference. Before I was a dad this would have whistled over head. Now All I hear is that cat and kid screaming about problems.

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад

      Yep, same. I'll probably get a Bluey reference in here one of these days.

  • @inactiveuser1981
    @inactiveuser1981 Год назад +4

    Freejack is a fun mess of a movie and The Quiet Earth is just a wonderful darkish yet hopeful dream!

    • @casinodelonge
      @casinodelonge Год назад

      QE is magnificent, - that ending....

  • @TheWaynos73
    @TheWaynos73 Год назад +1

    Freejack would make for an amazing remake. The premise of this film was wicked cool. People who have the ability to snatch your body at the moment of death into the future for their sick and wealthy clients.

  • @ElJefeS4
    @ElJefeS4 Год назад

    I don't know how you get all this info for your videos but man are they amazing. You make these deep dives incredibly entertaining.

  • @allnamesaretakenful
    @allnamesaretakenful Год назад +1

    My mom really liked Freejack, she would watch it whenever it was on Cable.

  • @egoborder3203
    @egoborder3203 Год назад +5

    I remember this one vividly! I was about 14 but my family was into movies so I'd seen Silence of the Lambs and everyone loved Hopkins in it. My two older brothers were into the Stones (I think there was an album around the time?) and even though they both hated Estevez for some reason we went to see YG2 and had fun. This movie has pretty good cinematography, so the trailer looked pretty awesome actually
    We went to see it together one afternoon and after a pretty good intro the movie... just... idk it feels like a TV episode

  • @lerm2866
    @lerm2866 Год назад +1

    Oh my!! Haven’t thought of this one since seeing it in a near empty second-run theater. One of your more insightful,entertaining vids. Love it when you cover lesser known projects. Solid soundtrack btw-the songs and the score

  • @ClipItUpWithTheSweets
    @ClipItUpWithTheSweets Год назад

    I do filming location tours in and around Atlanta, GA and I'm always telling people about Freejack. Thanks for this video, gives me lots of info to pass along!

  • @DVincentW
    @DVincentW Год назад +5

    (I watched The Player for the first time today. 1992 Directed by Robert Altman. With Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward. Pretty good fecking movie about screen writing Hollywood back stabbing) FreeJack is a great movie, and I had no idea it was canabalized so much.
    "nibble my ear."

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад +1

      Movie making is such a crooked business sometimes.

    • @abegarfield7031
      @abegarfield7031 Год назад

      The Player is an awesome film.
      I'm amazed the movie was released the way it was.
      It was pretty revealing about Hollywood.

  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena Год назад +2

    Gotta give Mick Jagger for giving Murphy and his family some time-off in his vacation house.

  • @BigBubbaloola
    @BigBubbaloola Год назад +1

    Bravo on saying that The Quiet Earth is one of the best movies ever. I saw it as a teen and it blew my mind.

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад +1

      I'm so happy to know others are not only aware of the movie but that they also love it. :)

    • @BigBubbaloola
      @BigBubbaloola Год назад

      @@GoodBadFlicks Its one of the few movies that stayed with me for a very long time afterwards. I happened across because of an awesome series called Moviedrome on BBC2 here in the UK presented by the great Alex Cox (Repo Man) in the 90s. It was a weekly movie double bill with Cox introducing them. It exposed me to so many films including The Terminator, Repo Man, Paris Texas etc.

  • @MandleRoss
    @MandleRoss Год назад +2

    I saw this at the theater and agree with everything Cecil said. I also saw The Quiet Earth at the theater and agree that it is one of the greatest movies ever made.

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  Год назад

      Yes! More The Quiet Earth love! :)

    • @MandleRoss
      @MandleRoss Год назад

      @@GoodBadFlicks Just rewatched Young Guns because of your video. Such a smecksy movie.
      Gonna do YG2 tomorrow AND The Quiet Earth to cap it off.

  • @JasonSum1979
    @JasonSum1979 Год назад +3

    seen this film when i was young 12 or so (Always enjoyed it for what it was) but, even back then i could tell something was “Off” it’s a shame the Director got screwed over by Studio politics…. Maybe one day we’ll see a Director’s Cut (Freejack could’ve been a legit iconic 90’s film but, ego and stupidity always win out in the end! Geoff Murphy was a strong person to put up with so much nonsense then fall on the sword when the film bombed 😢😢 Great mini documentary!❤️❤️❤️

  • @HOAXTelevision
    @HOAXTelevision Год назад +1

    'We can remember it for you wholesale' sounds like the sorta story 'strange days' would have been based on.

  • @MLJ7956
    @MLJ7956 Год назад +2

    Great video dude....I always enjoy them. 👍...The Quiet Earth was one of my faves too as well. Shame of what could have been a great movie.
    Here is another idea for ya....You should do an 'Exploring Exorcist III' which is another film Morgan Creek interfered with (although that film fared better than 'Freejack'...some of the changes that were made were a what the heck were they thinking but some of the other changes were actually good in aot of people's eyes and mostly did end up helping the movie in the long run). Shout/Scream Factory did release a collectors edition that had writer/director William Peter Blatty's mostly original rought cut (although some footage was lost) as well as the released theatrical version. I personally seen both versions myself & they are unique in their own right....I'd watch that video for sure 😎
    Also - the Exorcist IV: The Beginning & Dominion: Prequel To The Exorcist is a whole nother entire video unto itself as well.
    Since there is going to be an 'Exorcist' reboot coming out soon. Here is some related material for videos for ya bud 😁.

  • @maxhill9254
    @maxhill9254 Год назад +2

    super interesting, love the background info

  • @dareka9425
    @dareka9425 Год назад

    4:28 What an awesome looking poster.

  • @cw9058
    @cw9058 Год назад +5

    Keep em coming man; quality vids as always