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#11
What Was That Film? / Re: Looking for music video wi...
Last post by claws - February 27, 2026, 07:33:49 PMI asked AI and it gave me this:
This is a classic "tip of my tongue" mystery from the peak 90s club era. Based on the very specific description of the visuals—a bald, pale, statuesque woman (Polly Fey) appearing as a living doll with spikes/scepters—and the "left side of the frame" detail, there is one very strong candidate that fits the timeline and the aesthetic perfectly.
The Prime Suspect: Savage Garden – "To the Moon and Back" (1996)
While Polly Fey is listed in Savage Garden's credits, people often overlook this video because there were three different versions made.
The Connection: The 1996 version (often called the "dance" or "original" version) features a variety of avant-garde, club-culture figures.
The Visuals: There are sequences where a bald, extremely pale woman (matching Polly Fey's look) appears in profile or in "doll-like" poses. The "spikes" or "scepters" coming out of her body were a hallmark of the high-fashion/fetish aesthetic Polly was known for in the London club scene at the time.
The Placement: In several edits of this track, the artistic "interstitial" shots of the models are layered or pushed to the sides of the frame while the band or the main narrative plays out.
Other Strong Possibilities
If it isn't the Savage Garden track, these two fit the "90s Dance/Trance" and "Polly Fey" criteria perfectly:
Jeremy Healy & Amos – "Stamp!" (1996)
The Vibe: Pure 90s house/dance.
The Visual: Jeremy Healy worked closely with the London "Club Kids" and drag/fetish icons. Polly Fey appeared in his circles frequently. The video is high-energy and features chaotic, high-fashion visuals that match the "spikes/earrings" description.
George Michael – "Outside" (1998) * The Vibe: Disco-house/Dance.
The Connection: While slightly later than 1997, this video is famous for its "surveillance" style and features a massive cast of unique-looking individuals in various states of dress. Polly Fey is a known collaborator with George Michael from this era.
Why Polly Fey is the Key
The user mentioned "NUS – Charlotte" in their notes. That video was directed by Chris Cunningham, who is famous for the "living doll/robotic" aesthetic (like Björk's All Is Full of Love). If the user remembers her looking like a "large living doll," they are likely remembering a video inspired by or directed during that mid-90s "cyber-fetish" movement.
A Quick Tip for your Forum Member:
Since he found her LinkedIn, he might actually have the most luck looking for "Polly Fey showreel" or searching for music videos styled by Fatima Al-Naqui, as Polly was a frequent muse for her makeup academy (which he mentioned in his edit).
This is a classic "tip of my tongue" mystery from the peak 90s club era. Based on the very specific description of the visuals—a bald, pale, statuesque woman (Polly Fey) appearing as a living doll with spikes/scepters—and the "left side of the frame" detail, there is one very strong candidate that fits the timeline and the aesthetic perfectly.
The Prime Suspect: Savage Garden – "To the Moon and Back" (1996)
While Polly Fey is listed in Savage Garden's credits, people often overlook this video because there were three different versions made.
The Connection: The 1996 version (often called the "dance" or "original" version) features a variety of avant-garde, club-culture figures.
The Visuals: There are sequences where a bald, extremely pale woman (matching Polly Fey's look) appears in profile or in "doll-like" poses. The "spikes" or "scepters" coming out of her body were a hallmark of the high-fashion/fetish aesthetic Polly was known for in the London club scene at the time.
The Placement: In several edits of this track, the artistic "interstitial" shots of the models are layered or pushed to the sides of the frame while the band or the main narrative plays out.
Other Strong Possibilities
If it isn't the Savage Garden track, these two fit the "90s Dance/Trance" and "Polly Fey" criteria perfectly:
Jeremy Healy & Amos – "Stamp!" (1996)
The Vibe: Pure 90s house/dance.
The Visual: Jeremy Healy worked closely with the London "Club Kids" and drag/fetish icons. Polly Fey appeared in his circles frequently. The video is high-energy and features chaotic, high-fashion visuals that match the "spikes/earrings" description.
George Michael – "Outside" (1998) * The Vibe: Disco-house/Dance.
The Connection: While slightly later than 1997, this video is famous for its "surveillance" style and features a massive cast of unique-looking individuals in various states of dress. Polly Fey is a known collaborator with George Michael from this era.
Why Polly Fey is the Key
The user mentioned "NUS – Charlotte" in their notes. That video was directed by Chris Cunningham, who is famous for the "living doll/robotic" aesthetic (like Björk's All Is Full of Love). If the user remembers her looking like a "large living doll," they are likely remembering a video inspired by or directed during that mid-90s "cyber-fetish" movement.
A Quick Tip for your Forum Member:
Since he found her LinkedIn, he might actually have the most luck looking for "Polly Fey showreel" or searching for music videos styled by Fatima Al-Naqui, as Polly was a frequent muse for her makeup academy (which he mentioned in his edit).
#13
Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...
Last post by bob - February 27, 2026, 06:04:51 PM
#14
Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by M.10rda - February 27, 2026, 04:55:17 PMTHE LODGER (1927):
I was pretty excited for this, potentially Hitchcock's first major or surviving "thriller", after I watched the imminent follow-ups BLACKMAIL and MURDER!, both of which are pretty decent in different ways. Unfortunately, THE silent LODGER is more primitive narratively than either of those talkies, at least in some senses. The one good thing about having a "scenario" yet no actual screenplay or dialogue to film is that it empowers Hitchcock to experiment heavily w/ montage... of which of course he would later be known as an Anglo master. His next two thrillers are more stagey and static, necessarily in order to record sync dialogue, whereas THE LODGER has no such obligation.
Unfortunately, THE LODGER (which is adapted from a play, which presumably was primarily dialogue-driven) would really have benefitted from some dialogue to justify its long sequences where characters stand around and move their mouths w/ no sound coming out and rarely any supertitles. A vicious serial killer runs loose in London (in the 20s, so it's not Jack T.R. as is often misstated) at the exact moment a creepy, retiring dude rents the attic apartment from a middle-aged couple and their 20ish niece. The guy looks like a quite dashing Crispin Glover, so I guess it's remotely plausible that the niece falls for him in spite of everyone's mounting suspicions that anyone so private and socially awkward must be a serial killer! There's a nominal "twist" near the end which is fine and then things almost climax in an exciting M-like mob-scene....... and then it farts a blank one and ends happily.
2.5/5 Hitchcock w/ the floaties still on.
I was pretty excited for this, potentially Hitchcock's first major or surviving "thriller", after I watched the imminent follow-ups BLACKMAIL and MURDER!, both of which are pretty decent in different ways. Unfortunately, THE silent LODGER is more primitive narratively than either of those talkies, at least in some senses. The one good thing about having a "scenario" yet no actual screenplay or dialogue to film is that it empowers Hitchcock to experiment heavily w/ montage... of which of course he would later be known as an Anglo master. His next two thrillers are more stagey and static, necessarily in order to record sync dialogue, whereas THE LODGER has no such obligation.
Unfortunately, THE LODGER (which is adapted from a play, which presumably was primarily dialogue-driven) would really have benefitted from some dialogue to justify its long sequences where characters stand around and move their mouths w/ no sound coming out and rarely any supertitles. A vicious serial killer runs loose in London (in the 20s, so it's not Jack T.R. as is often misstated) at the exact moment a creepy, retiring dude rents the attic apartment from a middle-aged couple and their 20ish niece. The guy looks like a quite dashing Crispin Glover, so I guess it's remotely plausible that the niece falls for him in spite of everyone's mounting suspicions that anyone so private and socially awkward must be a serial killer! There's a nominal "twist" near the end which is fine and then things almost climax in an exciting M-like mob-scene....... and then it farts a blank one and ends happily.
2.5/5 Hitchcock w/ the floaties still on.
#15
Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
Last post by Allhallowsday - February 27, 2026, 04:17:01 PMPETER TOSH Legalize It
#16
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by lester1/2jr - February 27, 2026, 02:58:42 PMSummer Girl (1983)- aka "The hand that rocks the cradle at the beach". Diane Franklin, later of Better off Dead and Bill and Ted's fame, plays a teenage temptress who wants to take over the family she works for, for some reason. David Faustino (Bud Bundy) is one of the kids but is unrecognizable in a TV kid bowl cut. This kind of plot is now a trash TV standby, notably "The Babysitter's Seduction" with Keri Russell (1996).
After an extremely short interview which she does in nerd girl drag, Cindi the babysitter immediately starts dressing like a Van Halen groupie, aggressively hitting on the Dad, and turning the kids against the Mom, who finds solace in day drinking and jealously snapping pictures of Cindi and the Dad. There are cracks in the facade though, as Cindi can't seem to contain her dark side. This is spelled out in gruesome fashion when the little kid shows her a jellyfish he caught and Cindi crushes it to death with a rock! At another point, she takes the parents car and uses some mud to cover the license plate. Yeah, that'll work.
Youtube's print was 480p but watchable. It's a TV movie and the version I saw also had the ads. Taken from Florida TV, they are mostly for female products like diet pills and Summer's Eve douche, but there was also one for Lone Wolf McQuade. The flirting between the Dad and babysitter is super awkward and there's lots of memorable/ foolish stuff.
4.25 /5
After an extremely short interview which she does in nerd girl drag, Cindi the babysitter immediately starts dressing like a Van Halen groupie, aggressively hitting on the Dad, and turning the kids against the Mom, who finds solace in day drinking and jealously snapping pictures of Cindi and the Dad. There are cracks in the facade though, as Cindi can't seem to contain her dark side. This is spelled out in gruesome fashion when the little kid shows her a jellyfish he caught and Cindi crushes it to death with a rock! At another point, she takes the parents car and uses some mud to cover the license plate. Yeah, that'll work.
Youtube's print was 480p but watchable. It's a TV movie and the version I saw also had the ads. Taken from Florida TV, they are mostly for female products like diet pills and Summer's Eve douche, but there was also one for Lone Wolf McQuade. The flirting between the Dad and babysitter is super awkward and there's lots of memorable/ foolish stuff.
4.25 /5
#17
Bad Movies / Re: have I bought a bad movie ...
Last post by zombie no.one - February 27, 2026, 02:00:16 PMfairly amusing plot synopsis on the back:
When a man finds himself in a hole, it is only wise he stops digging further because burying himself is likely to happen. Especially to a desperate man like Simon. He has committed a grave sin. He sold his father's house.
When a man finds himself in a hole, it is only wise he stops digging further because burying himself is likely to happen. Especially to a desperate man like Simon. He has committed a grave sin. He sold his father's house.
#18
Bad Movies / Re: have I bought a bad movie ...
Last post by zombie no.one - February 27, 2026, 01:50:57 PMQuote from: M.10rda on February 27, 2026, 06:13:26 AMCongrats! That's a real get!
thanks. currently leaping round my living room Hi-5'ing myself as I type this!! (erm no hang on that's impossible...)
Quote from: Alex on February 27, 2026, 11:24:25 AMJust out of curiosity, does it have an age rating on it?
yes, it's an 18... although didn't notice anything in the film to warrant that? (got to admit I wasn't 100% focused on it all the way through)
#19
Bad Movies / Re: How many of these Dracula'...
Last post by Rev. Powell - February 27, 2026, 01:46:01 PMI thought A6 must be from "The Simpsons," and I just verified it. (I would have gone with Mr. Burns as Dracula, but might have been too easy?)
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5 Count Duckula
A6 Republican Dracula from "The Simpsons"
A7 John Carradine
A8
A9 Count Chockula
A10
B1
B2
B3 Nicolas Cage
B4
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C1
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E8 "Batman vs Dracula"
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F1
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F5 Zhang Wei-Qiang from "Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary" (OK, not an easy one)
F6
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F10 "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night"
G1 Leslie Nielsen
G2
G3
G4
G5 Gary Oldman
G6
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G8 "The Count" from Captain N: the Game Master
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H1
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H7 George Hamilton
H8 Klaus Kisnki
H9 Louis Jourdan
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I1
I2
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I4 Udo Kier
I5 Jack Palance
I6
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I8 Zandor Vorkov
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J1
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J3 Christopher Lee
J4
J5
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J8 Jim Ward
J9 Bela Lugosi
J10 Max Schreck
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5 Count Duckula
A6 Republican Dracula from "The Simpsons"
A7 John Carradine
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A9 Count Chockula
A10
B1
B2
B3 Nicolas Cage
B4
B5
B6
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B10
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C2
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E8 "Batman vs Dracula"
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F5 Zhang Wei-Qiang from "Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary" (OK, not an easy one)
F6
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F10 "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night"
G1 Leslie Nielsen
G2
G3
G4
G5 Gary Oldman
G6
G7
G8 "The Count" from Captain N: the Game Master
G9
G10
H1
H2
H3
H4
H5
H6
H7 George Hamilton
H8 Klaus Kisnki
H9 Louis Jourdan
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I1
I2
I3
I4 Udo Kier
I5 Jack Palance
I6
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I8 Zandor Vorkov
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J1
J2
J3 Christopher Lee
J4
J5
J6
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J8 Jim Ward
J9 Bela Lugosi
J10 Max Schreck
#20
Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
Last post by Allhallowsday - February 27, 2026, 01:25:28 PMHARRY NILSSON Nilsson Schmilsson
