Good Pulp Movies to watch

[voodoo54 8]

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.

[L. Marcus 1,777]

The Shadow, with Alec Baldwin and Tim Curry.

[clsage 89]

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-

[L. Marcus 1,777]

And whatchamacallit, Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow.

[GhostDancer 406]

[Cancer 4,652]

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.

[Lord Liaden 3,390]

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,

[Cancer 4,652]

Find an old thread in this forum called "Pulparize It" and check out what's in there, too, for more ideas.

[voodoo54 8]

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!

[Ric Conway 2]

Darkman (Sam Rami directed, Liam Neeson stars)

[Roter Baron 406]

"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.

[Kharis2000 29]

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 89]

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-

[Sundog 186]

Don't forget Tales of the Gold Monkey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_Gold_Monkey

[pinecone 339]

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...

[Steve 678]

I didn't see it mentioned, but the old Johnny Quest cartoon was very much Pulp.

[pruttm 53]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_of_the_Incas

[Captain Obvious 142]

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. 

[bubba smith 246]

regarding jonny quest I agree with steve

[SKJAM! 382]

Further afield, you might try the anime series "Baccano!" as an idea mine.

[bubba smith 246]

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

[The Weapon 43]

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.

[SteelCold 171]

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)

[Steve 678]

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.

[SteelCold 171]

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.