Papillon

[CatWoman]

one of the best movies ever made

[name not needed]

1. Isn't that the Ronco guy?

[CatWoman]

2. Hoffman and McQueen

best matchup ever

[flamingyouth]

3. Great movie

:thumbsup:

[fishnfla]

4. The best line is the last

"i'm still here, you bastards"

I read the book, some claim there was alot of "poetic license" in the man's story

[CatWoman]

5. I heard that too about the "poetic license"

Discovery Channel did a documentary on Henri Charriere

[HEyHEY]

6. Tremendous book too

[samplegirl]

7. Never tired of seeing it.

Cry everytime.

[ironflange]

8. Damn right

He sure had guts to suck on that cigar.

[Gothic Sponge]

9. Great film!

It's on TCM at 8pm EST

[buddhamama]

10. a classic

one of my all time favorites.

if you don't experience a myriad of human emotions after watching this film you're not alive, imo.

McQueen and Hoffman are brilliant.

[tibbir]

11. I remember how powerful that movie was.

McQueen and Hoffman were tremendous working together.

[Zomby Woof]

12. it's damn good

But my favorite McQueen prison movie is "The Great Escape". SEE IT if you haven't! It also has James Garner, one of my acting heroes.

[CatWoman]

14. That's the movie where McQueen tries to hog all the limelite

I read that he had it written in his contract to spend the majority of his time on screen alone.

OTOH, he actually performed his own stunt driving during the motorcycle scene.

[Zomby Woof]

16. it's still good!

And like Papillon, based on a true event! :-)

[CanuckAmok]

13. If you enjoy the film, read "Dry Guilloutine".

It's by Rene Belbenoit.

[CatWoman]

15. I feel like the car in that picture

:D