The FRiday Night Movie (double feature) - Session Man (1991)

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[DemforBush]

A double feature tonight. McQueen (James Remar) is a gifted guitarist who never quite got the big break, and works gig-to-gig as a session man. All that might change, though, when he gets a last minute call to work with a hot band with some major internal problems...

1991 Oscar winner for Best Short Film.

[DemforBush]

I love this one. If you've ever been in a band, or dreamed about being in a band, I think this one will hit home. The picture quality isn't the best (couldn't find a better source, sorry), but it's still a real treat, IMHO. Some profanity, but no violence/gore/nudity, etc.

You might recognize James Remar from a lot of other stuff, btw. He was Ajax in The Warriors, Sam Starr in The Long Riders, and Dutch Schultz in The Cotton Club, among other things.

[DemforBush]

Previously Shown (strikethrough = video no longer available for viewing)

The Stranger 7/10

Decision Before Dawn 7.5/10

The Woman in The Window 8/10

Plunder Road 6.75/10

The Hitchiker 7/10

The Big Heat 8.5/10

Stalag 17 8/10

The Killers 8/10

Kiss of Death 8/10

D.O.A. 7/10

Breaker Morant 8.5/10

Detour 7/10

The Flim-Flam Man 7/10

Stalingrad 7.75/10

Sleuth 8/10

Evil Roy Slade 7/10

Rikki Tikki Tavi

Men in War 6.75/10

Five Fingers/Operation Cicero 8/10

Escape From Sobibor 7.5/10

Better Off Dead 7/10

A Christmas Carol 8.25/10

The Earthling 7.25/10

The Hill 8/10

The DI 7/10

Ronald Reagan in Tennessee's Partner 7/10

Duel 7.5/10

Attack! 7.5/10

Scarlet Street 8/10.

Kansas City Confidential 7/10

This is the Army! 7/10

M 8.25/10

Beat The Devil 6.5/10

Kanal 7.75/10

Nightmare Alley 7.75/10

And Then There Were None 7.5/10

Zulu 8.5/10

The Final Countdown 7/10

The Maltese Falcon 8/10

Casablanca 8/10

MST3K - The Final Sacrifice

Champion 7.5/10

Dunkirk 7/10

Incubus 6.75/10

3 Stooges Marathon

The Bicycle Thief 8/10

Double Indemnity 8.5/10

Jeremiah Johnson 7.5/10

House of Cards 8.75/10

The Man With The Golden Arm 7.25/10

[DemforBush]

Double feature ping.

[Boogieman]

A lot of “that guy” actors in this one.... “that guy” that played Tobias on Oz, and “that guy” that played T-Bone on “Prison Break”. Plus the drummer looks like Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

[Boogieman]

Lol, I just looked it up on IMDB, and the drummer IS Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

[Wilum]

Man! I didn't know T-Bag could sing! :D

[Auntie Mame]

That was lovely. Thanks.

[DemforBush]

Holy cow, that *is* Beecher from OZ!

Guess I didn’t recognize him without Vern Schillinger burning a swastika into his backside. :-)

(He was also the guy from the “You’re not getting my Bud Light” Bud Light commercial, IIRC).

[DemforBush]

Glad you enjoyed it. :-)