Comments on: Let’s get real, Lucas: Andrew’s Recession Film List

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:58:16 +0000

(I hate Goonies but) that’s the spririt, Renda!

By: Renda

Renda — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:57:05 +0000

Hey everyone, I’ve never seen Goonies. Can someone loan it to me? k thanks

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:38:32 +0000

That is an excellent point, Holly. Truly excellent, as it meets the spirit of the “at hand solution.”

When you run out of work and have no money and the cable gets turned off, THEN my idea will come in more handy. Until then, “Select to record this program” away.

By: Holly

Holly — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:34:37 +0000

Lucky for me, Andrew, I am forced to pay for cable and subsequently DVR. Via the miracle of that recording machine, I now “own” Overboard too. These movies are all easily found on cable, thus they’re good recession picks! If you’re paying for it anyway, you may as well choose wisely.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:32:47 +0000

“Liquid Sky ” is excellent choice, Holly. Not because I have ever seen it or can comment on its quality, but because you actually own it. Remember: your time is as much a valuable resource as your money. Don’t waste it trudging back and forth to the library!

Oooh, I should write a post about the “Time Recession.”

By: Holly

Holly — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:30:06 +0000

Good point.

I vote for
- Annie (I want to learn that Hard Knocked Life dance sequence)
- Goonies (finding the treasure will prevent foreclosure on your house)
- Bright Lights Big City / Less Than Zero / Pretty In Pink (trouble in young rich paradise)
- Trading Places
- Reality Bites (because it incorporates both recession and 90’s themes)
- Pretty Woman (this is my plan for financial independence)
- Lost in America (drop out of society; get a job as a school crossing guard)
- Liquid Sky (it’s in my living room already)