Episode # 38

In this episode, we each list and discuss our top (favorite) movie openings of all time. We loosely define openings to include pre-credits, credits, post-credits - shots, scenes, sequences etc. Pretty much anything in the first ten minutes is fair game.

We hope, as always, that you enjoy our list episodes
- and as they say "your mileage may vary!" Our picks are below (as are the links we mention in the show) if you don't mind knowing them before you listen, including an honorable mentions list for Nick

 

Nick
Erik 
Chris

Apocalypse Now
 UP
 Citizen Kane

UP
Drive
 UP

The Exorcist
Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
 Jesus Christ Superstar

Superman
Persona
 Lola Rennt

The Wild Bunch
Citizen Kane
 Manhattan

Jaws
History of Violence
 Scream

Suspiria
God Bless America
 Requiem for a Dream

Persona
American Beauty
 The Shining

Dazed and Confused

 Midnight in Paris

Touch of Evil/The Player (Tie)

 Pulp Fiction

Nick's Honorable Mentions:
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Playing By Heart
Scent of a Woman
Chaplin
Clockwork Orange
ALL Bond Films, but my choice is OHMSS.
Once Upon a Time in the West
Citizen Kane
Sound of Music
West Side Story
Se7en

Links:

Incredible opening to Argento's SUSPIRIA

Mr. Show's Jeepers Creepers Semi-Star