In anticipation of the Guy Expo coming to Houston (I'm helping get the word out), I thought about the top guy movies of all time. This is a tough list to assemble. You have to get in the action, comedy, music...etc. (Should you slip in emotional overtones and admit {gulp} you might be able to cry?)
In no particular order, I banged this list out. No thought, just banged on the keyboards like a real man - then scratched.
Scarface
Al Pacino as Tony Montana...classic. He has the swagger and the attitude to go down in a hail storm of bullets and 1980s excess.
Fight Club
Fighting + insomnia = cool
Caddyshack
Loud golf clothes, a gopher and dynamite. Sounds like an afternoon.
Star Wars
The classic epic tale with blasters and spaceships. Then there was that weird sister/brother and father thing.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
I just like this movie. No more explanation needed.
First Blood (Rambo)
The kick off to the 80s war hero that cannot be killed!
Terminator
A killer robot with an Austrian accent and a liking for Philip K. Dick themes. Time travel is the bonus.
Die Hard
A smart ass cop with guns and no shoes who destroys a building during the holidays. His adversary is an evil German man played by a British guy.
Animal House
What you want to be in college but are afraid to totally embrace because you want to be able to make a living one day.
Pulp Fiction
Out of order scenes, snappy fast food talk and guns.
*BONUS: Office Space
The average dude trying to escape the average corporate world and live.
Naturally I can't attempt something like this alone. That's why we have social networking so I can ask the late night question, "DUDES...What are the top guy movies?"
@dellbillings Depends. Crazy stupid fun: "The Warriors"..Sports: "Rocky"..Movies we cannot ever mention: "Brian's Song" "Field of Dreams"
@texasnate 300
@mattbramanti Big Lebowski. Chicks hate that movie. Also, Spinal Tap.
@robmd21 Top Gun has gotta be on that list.
Wes Hohenstein commented on your status:
"Swingers, Office Space, Beaches....I mean Die Hard."
August Endsley commented on your status:
"Godfather series, Goodfellas, Heat, Full Metal Jacket, Ferris Bueller, Mr Mom, Raising Arizona, Braveheart, Bourne series, A Christmas Story, Anchorman, Real Genius, Office Space, Unforgiven."
Steven Safran commented on your status:
"Stripes."
JVConcep RT @texasnate: // Agreed!!
@ThatEricMiller The Goonies, I love you man, d
Mario Segura commented on your status:
"Animal House, Blues Brothers, Anything with Clint Eastwood."
Andy Garcia commented on your status:
"Top Gun, Fight Club, Swingers, Godfather, Reservoir Dogs, Usual Suspects, Apocalypse Now, Scarface, Easy Rider, American Pie..."
TJ Aulds commented on your status:
"Godfather 1. Goodfellas. Caddy Shack. Original Oceans 12 with Rat Pack. "
Brian Holson commented on your status:
"Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, Raging Bull, Rocky 1-3. The Holy Grail."
Mark Garay commented on your status:
"Spinal Tap, Animal House, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Blues Brothers, High Fidelity and Goodfellas. "The Godfather" has too much crossover appeal, and therefore doesn't qualify enough as just a "guy" movie. But it is worth an honorable mention."
I think we have our list!
The Guy Expo runs Friday, November 6th from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Saturday, November 7th from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 8th from 11 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Tickets are $8 for adults, free for kids 12 and under. Police, fire and military get in free, along with anyone wearing an Elvis jumpsuit.
For more information about The Guy Expo Houston, please visit www.theguyexpo.com.
