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Thu, May 24 2012, 4:06PM
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All I can remember is the protagonist being tailed by a small weaselly man who smokes cigarettes constantly and ostentatiously, and may have worn a hat.  It's driving me mental.

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Thu, May 24 2012, 4:14PM
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RE: Name the film please

British or American? (or other?) B&W or colour?

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Thu, May 24 2012, 4:23PM
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American I think.  I seem to remember it was quite stylised, like a superhero film or a musical...

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Thu, May 24 2012, 4:29PM
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Followed round where? A city, the country, the world?

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Thu, May 24 2012, 4:31PM
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A city.  There were alleyways.

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Thu, May 24 2012, 4:35PM
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Was there a lot of sin in this city?

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Thu, May 24 2012, 4:36PM
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Not as stylised as that

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Thu, May 24 2012, 5:06PM
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Was the city Dark ?

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Thu, May 24 2012, 5:06PM
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Is it Charlies Angels?

 

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Thu, May 24 2012, 5:11PM
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John Duncan wrote:

A city.  There were alleyways.

Shot in the dark: Warren beatty's 'EDITED Tracy' by any chance?

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Thu, May 24 2012, 5:15PM
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Yes!  Yes it is, cmoore!  Thank you for joining just to tell me that!

Course, you have now just pointed out that I have seen Charlie's Angels...

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Thu, May 24 2012, 5:16PM
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Likewise!

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Thu, May 24 2012, 5:18PM
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John Duncan wrote:

Yes!  Yes it is, cmoore!  Thank you for joining just to tell me that!

Course, you have now just pointed out that I have seen Charlie's Angels...

Oh you mean Crispin Glover? He's not small and weaselly!

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Thu, May 24 2012, 5:27PM
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The_Lhc wrote:

Oh you mean Crispin Glover? He's not small and weaselly!

It probably depends on the weasel that you're comparing him to.

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Thu, May 24 2012, 5:33PM
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The_Lhc wrote:

John Duncan wrote:

Yes!  Yes it is, cmoore!  Thank you for joining just to tell me that!

Course, you have now just pointed out that I have seen Charlie's Angels...

Oh you mean Crispin Glover? He's not small and weaselly!

Sorrreeeeeeeeee-uh, as my daughter would say.  The internet appears to have him down as "creepy thin guy", is that better?

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Thu, May 24 2012, 6:45PM
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Early contender for thread of the year methinks.good job

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