Great Record Collector fanatic movies

[ceddy10165]

I was thinking about some of the record collector fanatic type movies that I love, and was wondering if i've missed some, you folks could suggest.

I'm thinking of:

High Fidelity (my favorite!)
Ghost World
Crumb
Almost Famous

what are some other gems I've missed out on that celebrate the love if music, collecting, vinyl etc.

[Cheepnik]

Alan Zweig's documentary Vinyl. A few people around here should have no trouble seeing themselves in this movie.

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[Jimbo]

Diner
The Rock (Cage's character scores a vinyl Beatles album)

[Robin L]

American Splendor!!!

[Robin L]

Laurel Canyon---The record-producer mother has the walls of her home lined with photos of Rock Stars and shelves full of vinyl.

[Tjazz]

Didn't Ghost World and American Splendor make fun of record collectors?

[teaser5]

Yeah-Ghost World did take a pop at us. The guy got the girl though, if only for a while... :)

The scene in Diner where Daniel Stern's character yells at Ellen Barkin's character for misfiling an LP always made me feel a little funny. I felt her pain and saw the scene as symbolic for some of the problems they were having as a young married couple but he did have a point!

And as for High Fidelity; what over 40 guy among us hasn't made a special mix tape for a special girl?

Peace-
Norm

[Robin L]

Didn't Ghost World and American Splendor make fun of record collectors?
American Splendor is absolutely merciless.

[PsychFan]

Alan Zweig's documentary Vinyl. A few people around here should have no trouble seeing themselves in this movie.

This film is a must-see. You can enjoy it on several different levels ... You can guffaw (perhaps in self-recognition) at all the collectors and the statements they make, or you can end up swimming in the deeper waters into which Zweig leads you, some of which seemingly have little to do with record collecting at all (although, as he says at one of those points, "there was something about record collecting in there").

That said, High Fidelity is by far my favorite record-related film (and book, for that matter).

[Damián]

That said, High Fidelity is by far my favorite record-related film (and book, for that matter).
The deleted scene with Beverly D'Angelo selling off her husband's absolutely unreal collection for $50 was nothing short of shocking :eek:.

American Splendor is absolutely merciless.
The garage-sale part where he pulls out a .02 record and looks at it from all angles is priceless.

Pump Up The Volume also has some vinyl playin' going on (in fact it opens with a record being cued on a :love: Rek-O-Kut 'table), but no collecting.

[Cheepnik]

The deleted scene with Beverly D'Angelo selling off her husband's absolutely unreal collection for $50 was nothing short of shocking :eek:.


I never knew that scene had even been filmed. So, in the movie, Rob buys those records? I recall that in Hornby's book, that was a pivotal moment, because he turns down the offer, remember? It's a key turning point in his transformation from a record geek into real person.

[Cheepnik]

I dunno...this movie disturbed me on so many levels. The people portrayed in this flick are very sad and lonely. To me, the movie didn't so much represent record collecting, but the need to achieve some sense of purpose. For these people record collecting wasn't a hobby, but some gratification of self-worth. Maybe I shouldn't talk since I've taken on my own monumental task, but putting my laptop away for a month at least gives me the peace of knowing that I know when to say "enough."

(BTW, the most uncomfortable part of the movie for me was watching the "I'm going to collect every record ever made" guy admitting that he memorized every single song on every single K-tel album--hell, I can't even do that!---and neither could he, apparently :) )

Parts of the movie are quite sad. The bravado of the guy who keeps soliciting questions about his records, and keeps failing, really is heartbreaking after a while.

We all probably know people who aren't even really collectors, they're accumulators. They just hoard every record they can, and feel threatened and angry when someone else gets something they want. We collect because it makes some part of us feel good, obviously, but some folks seem to have a bigger hole to fill than others.

[PsychFan]

I never knew that scene had even been filmed. So, in the movie, Rob buys those records?

No, Rob turns down the offer in the deleted film scene as well. (Actually, I think he does pick out one single he can't leave behind ...)

[Paul G]

While not a record collector fanatic movie, The Royal Tenenbaums has a scene in which a U.S. mono pressing of the Rolling Stones' Between the Buttons is played (song: "She Smiled Sweetly").

Paul

[Ere]

Yeah-Ghost World did take a pop at us. The guy got the girl though, if only for a while... :)


And, if you listen carefully to Seymour's dialogue with his potential customer in the record party scene, you'll hear my name. Little did I know I was named after an obscure musician. :shh:

[ceddy10165]

too bad, it seems VINYL was never released on DVD.

Although they're not record collector themed movies, Wes Anderson's films, rely heavily on music.
Tennanbaums and Rushmore have 2 of the best soundtracks ever!

[Tjazz]

I never knew that scene had even been filmed. So, in the movie, Rob buys those records? I recall that in Hornby's book, that was a pivotal moment, because he turns down the offer, remember? It's a key turning point in his transformation from a record geek into real person.


It's only on the DVD.

Special features: Deleted scenes.

The movie at the theater did not show the Deleted scenes (obviously).

Rent, buy, or borrow (from the library) it to see the Deleted scenes.

[Damián]

Tennanbaums and Rushmore have 2 of the best soundtracks ever!
I couldn't agree more. Great use of the songs, too, not just the selection.

The Faces song on Rushmore, and the 'You Are Forgiven' bit of the Who's 'A Quick One.. ' couldn't have been placed better in that movie.

'Needle In The Hay' on the Tenenbaums movie, and the music played by Gwyneth :love: Paltrow's character on the 'tent' scenes (Stones, Nico) also enhance the visuals big time.

[Cheepnik]

too bad, it seems VINYL was never released on DVD.


This place has it, as part of a double feature with a 1958 industrial documentary about RCA's Living Stereo line of records! Can't vouch for the legitimacy of the product, but here 'tis:

http://www.thevideobeat.com/store/product_520.html

[Drawer L]

It's only on the DVD.

Special features: Deleted scenes.

The movie at the theater did not show the Deleted scenes (obviously).

Rent, buy, or borrow (from the library) it to see the Deleted scenes.It's also at the end of the VHS.He buys a (supposed) A&M pressing of "God Save The Queen".

[Robin L]

Tennanbaums and Rushmore have 2 of the best soundtracks ever!

Yes, Wes Anderson has an unusual sensitivity to the potential charms of obscure popular music.
I know it's so roundabout, but I can't help but think of the soundtrack for "Performance", with a wonderful soundtrack featuring Randy Newman, Ry Cooder, The Last Poets and Mick Jagger's "Memo From Turner", the movie's centerpiece and a preview of MTV videos to come. I'll bet the original LP is quite collectible

[Ed Bishop]

Parts of the movie are quite sad. The bravado of the guy who keeps soliciting questions about his records, and keeps failing, really is heartbreaking after a while.

We all probably know people who aren't even really collectors, they're accumulators. They just hoard every record they can, and feel threatened and angry when someone else gets something they want. We collect because it makes some part of us feel good, obviously, but some folks seem to have a bigger hole to fill than others.
This is precisely why a collector's main purpose should always be love for the music, the sense of discovery, the enjoyment of pure sound....and not just because you collect, or have such an obsession you feel you have to. Vinyl hounds are very prone to this, since you do become fascinated and obsessed by label variations, 1st pressings, etc., but it doesn't have to overwhelm your life. Not being especially sad or lonely--too many people around me for that!--I can't relate to those guys, but they are what I might have become, had things gone differently.

The only time I'd worry about myself is if, indeed, I felt I had to have everything....that's not only absurd, but unhealthy. Thankfully, I don't have an interest in everything, just in what I can afford and have time to hear.

[Anthology123]

Another one is The Rock, where Nick Cage buys on mail order an original "Meet the Beatles" for over $100 (think they meant to use With the Beatles). He proclaims to his partner, who asked why dosn't he just buy CDs, "These sound better!"

[therockman]

A Clockwork Orange has some cool scenes with Malcolm out record shopping.

[Jeff H.]

Another one is The Rock, where Nick Cage buys on mail order an original "Meet the Beatles" for over $100 (think they meant to use With the Beatles). He proclaims to his partner, who asked why doesn't he just buy CDs, "These sound better!"


He actually paid $600 for that album in the movie. :D