voodoo54 Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Was thinking of getting motivated to run a Pulp campaign and was wondering what good Pulp films are out there to watch. This is what I've come up with so far: 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark 2. Temple of Doom 3. The Last Crusade 4. King Kong (2005) 5. The Mummy (1999) 6. The Mummy Returns (2001) I left kingdom of the Crystal Skull out intentionally since it takes place in the 50's but it still might fit because of the story. I know there are more Pulp films out there. I googled pulp movies but the only thing that comes up is Quentin Tarentino's very unpulp movie. Kaze9999 and KawangaKid 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 The Shadow, with Alec Baldwin and Tim Curry. KawangaKid, indy523, voodoo54 and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clsage Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 While it has some issues I'd still recommend The Phantom, with Billy Zane, Treat Williams, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Kristy Swanson. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_%281996_film%29 -Carl- Cassandra, Doc Shadow, voodoo54 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 And whatchamacallit, Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow. voodoo54, Cassandra, Doc Shadow and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostDancer Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 DentArthurDent, Ternaugh, Cassandra and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Movies that have elements you could certainly use include The Maltese Falcon for more of an intrigue-type story. Romancing the Stone has some useable parts, too. DentArthurDent, Opal and voodoo54 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze, starring Ron Ely: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_Savage:_The_Man_of_Bronze . Rather campy, but visually faithful, and many of the gimmicks from the Doc Savage novels were translated to it, clsage, voodoo54, bubba smith and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Find an old thread in this forum called "Pulparize It" and check out what's in there, too, for more ideas. bubba smith, clsage and voodoo54 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo54 Posted April 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Okay so besides my earlier list I have, The Shadow The Phantom Sky Captain The Rocketeer The Maltese Falcon Romancing the Stone Doc Savage Pulparize it! thread Thanks for the input, some of these I have seen and some not and some its been a long time so I probably need to watch them again. Anything else out there let me know! Kaze9999 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Conway Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Darkman (Sam Rami directed, Liam Neeson stars) Burrito Boy and Opal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roter Baron Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 "Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death" is a fun parody on the Indy-Films. "Firewalker" with Chuck Norris is pulp, too. Both are set in the 80s, meaning they aren't set in the usual 30s/40s-period. And hwat about "The Three Amigos" - from what I have heard (I haven't seen the film yet) it is a Western parody set in the 20s. Sounds at least pulpish to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kharis2000 Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 You can't go wrong with the original serials, but colecting these is a hobby unto itself. Take a look at the Internet Archive here: 'Pulp' = https://archive.org/search.php?query=pulp%20AND%20collection%3Amoviesandfilms and here: 'Serial' - https://archive.org/search.php?query=serial%20AND%20collection%3Amoviesandfilms for some complete serials available for free viewing. (You'll likely have to hunt around for all the chapters, but they're there). clsage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clsage Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Speaking of sources from The Internet Archive, you might find some use from this: https://archive.org/details/clutchcargocartooonscollection It's episodes from the late 1950's cartoon homage to action pulps and serials known as Clutch Cargo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clutch_Cargo And for some 'slightly pulpy sci fi', there is also this: https://archive.org/details/SpaceAngelCartoonsCollection http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Angel -Carl- Cassandra and DentArthurDent 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Don't forget Tales of the Gold Monkey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_Gold_Monkey Doctor Agenda, bubba smith, Korgoth and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Was thinking of getting motivated to run a Pulp campaign and was wondering what good Pulp films are out there to watch. This is what I've come up with so far: 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark 2. Temple of Doom 3. The Last Crusade 4. King Kong (2005) 5. The Mummy (1999) 6. The Mummy Returns (2001) I left kingdom of the Crystal Skull out intentionally since it takes place in the 50's but it still might fit because of the story. I know there are more Pulp films out there. I googled pulp movies but the only thing that comes up is Quentin Tarentino's very unpulp movie. Sky Captain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 I didn't see it mentioned, but the old Johnny Quest cartoon was very much Pulp. Cancer, DentArthurDent, bubba smith and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pruttm Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_of_the_Incas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 The movie "Sahara" (with Matthew McCounaghy or however you spell it) takes place in the modern day, but might as well be an Indiana Jones movie. bigbywolfe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 regarding jonny quest I agree with steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKJAM! Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Further afield, you might try the anime series "Baccano!" as an idea mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 since it was based on a form of pulp novel the destroyer i'd say remo Williams the adventure begins and its tv spin off pilot remo williams the prophesy DentArthurDent and Burrito Boy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Weapon Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 While it has some issues I'd still recommend The Phantom, with Billy Zane, Treat Williams, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Kristy Swanson. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_%281996_film%29 -Carl- Absolutely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCold Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Some odd choices for me as all the good movies were already picked. 1. Broadwalk Empire (Not a movie but still...) 2. The Sting (1973) 3. Dick Tracy (1990) 4. Rise of the gargoyles (a 2009 movie from SYFY) DentArthurDent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Although it is set just after WWII, the movie "Cast A Deadly Spell" with its PI hero named Phil Lovecraft has got a lot of Pulp fun to it. st barbara and Korgoth 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCold Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 The Quest (1996). A silly film with Jean Claude Van Damme but it has some good pulp elements like a temple and a one man Nazi blimp. Even the cover of Pulp Hero 5E was inspired by this. Plus it has Roger Moore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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