I Saw The Movie When It Was Released, The Technology Was Ahead Of It's Time.
@cinedelasestrellas
11 ай бұрын
When I heard about the actors’ strike a few months ago and how one thing they were against was the studios owning the digital imaging of actors to use as they see fit, the first thing that came to mind was this movie.
@ACBMemphis
11 ай бұрын
Yes, this movie "predicts the future" again! Thanks for watching and commenting.
@VideoArchiveGuy
7 ай бұрын
I don't see why there was ever any confusion; once the models are scanned, they are killed so they don't need to continue paying them to use their image.
@TomMcHugh-l4v
3 ай бұрын
OK, thanks for clarifying. I remember this movie, and thought it was very fascinating. But I couldn't recall why the girls were getting killed (or committing suicide as the movie implies in the beginning).
@aguliner
2 жыл бұрын
This video was a blast! Thanks for posting. Especially appreciate the audio recording of the song - at the end - also fun to see the video meters and tape deck levels!! Well done!!
@ACBMemphis
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment! At the end of the movie, the song plays as the fake commercials run alongside the credits, and initially I had just left that. Unfortunately that caused the video to be blocked, so went back and overlaid the shots of VU meters etc. Glad you enjoyed it!
@GregHutto1
10 ай бұрын
Omg....the soundtrack at the end is epic. I think this film as a remake could even go a step further....it should be remade. Great job on the review! Most people have never seen this film. I saw it in the theatre. Thank you.
@bandm1
Жыл бұрын
I loved this movie as a kid. Watched it whenever I could.
@user-Ados-amerika
Жыл бұрын
My friend they call it don't forget man they call this kind of stuff call predictive programming don't forget this kind of stuff influence people to go on in life and create the real deal. Ray harryhausen the guy that created King Kong stop-motion who do you think that influenced by him Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, George Lucas, John lantus, every generation get insurance man and when you get influenza you get inspired that makes you run outside saying yeah I can do that I can invent that. And guess what years later you do😅
@alfreddreamerphotocomics4880
2 жыл бұрын
I think it made it better by there being real furniture in the commercials, You could really feel the virtual human contrast to the real setting. It emphasized how digitally interchangeable the corporation felt their models were. It also made an ironic, yet fitting death for its CEO.
@jeffersonblackmon
10 ай бұрын
The Looker Movie also reminds one that technology can be used for good or evil. And it is up to us to limit how much that "technology" affects us. Great review and Great Movie.
@ACBMemphis
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment!
@fkhan577
6 ай бұрын
Great comment. This movie predicted whats happening through the screen now.
@chriskatherman1488
11 ай бұрын
Ive seen this film probably 50 times...hbo and cinemax passed it back and forth and ran it constantly in the mid 80s ...pretty good flic tho Also Susan Deys' side boob! But yeh this film was way ahead of its time edit susan dey
@jas31937
Жыл бұрын
I randomly found this movie on tubi today. I vaguely remembered parts of the movie from when I watched it on cable in the early 80's. I now shall buy the blu-ray and add it to my collection. I enjoy these prophetic science fi thrillers. I also recently found a paperback from 1985 called Brother Jonathan by Crawford Kilian the correctly predicts neural implants, tablet computers, A.I avatars, and more. The author is as much of a futurist as Crichton. A great vid! Thanks!
@ACBMemphis
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment, and also the book recommendation!
@matthewdavies2057
9 ай бұрын
The two songs from the Looker soundtrack, Highwire and Looker, can be found here on KZitem. Classic 80's New Wave pop by Sue Saad.
@aljavier2927
10 ай бұрын
I always assumed they killed the models so that they no longer had to pay them. They made it look like suicide.
@Sjonat716
Жыл бұрын
Love this movie. Wish your video was longer and went into more depth.....
@susanralph274
Жыл бұрын
all headlights are now Looker
@cheayunju
4 ай бұрын
My fave movie as a kid! It was so nuts. I still love it and of course the two versions of the theme song by Sue Saad and Kim Carnes. The whole ost is great.
@andrewclack2720
2 жыл бұрын
I like the movie commentary as much as the regular content. Keep it up guys.
@ACBMemphis
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! The positive comments are always appreciated! Seeing this movie as a kid on HBO and re-watching now, it was interesting to notice different things, like the politician saying we're "overwhelmed by inflation" and "manipulated by faceless media companies" I feel like in some ways I am re-living the 1970s... But the 70s were a lot more fun as a toddler than as an adult!
@Helderhugo
2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed seeing this movie in the cinema in 1981. Science fiction, technology of the future, action, car chases, weapons of the future, futuristic sunglasses, beautiful women, electronic music from synthesizers, mixing of reality with virtual reality, images generated by computer which was a rarity at this time and a company by the name of Digital Matrix, inc. Because of this and other movies I've seen. When I saw The Matrix Movie, it already seemed like an old movie despite being new at the time in 1999.
@user-Ados-amerika
Жыл бұрын
I got to the theater late man I caught the wrong bus and got to the theaters, I only came in with a playing volleyball on the beach, and Susan dey was the only reason why I went so I can go see her finance on the big screen the time I didn't give a f*** about computers I didn't know where the computer was or AI so I paid $3 to see half of a movie then went home found me a prostitute and f*****😊😅
@stevencovington4715
Жыл бұрын
The extra song track reminds me of a couple of songs. Tubular Bells , by Mike Oldfield (think 'Ecorcist'), and Bettie Davis Eyes, by Kim Carnes.
@ACBMemphis
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I can hear the similar synth sound... Bette Davis Eyes also from 81... Thanks for watching! And speaking of Kim Carnes she recorded a version of "Looker" herself: kzitem.info/news/bejne/tKKs3mxoj2OkYH4
@seand2711
3 ай бұрын
Wow I really like the extended play version of this song, thanks for sharing. I loved this movie back in '81.
@ACBMemphis
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment!
@zakslooper3041
6 ай бұрын
Super film de fiction !! et tellement actuel dans son développement !!! Tres bonne musique !!
@HickYankee
4 ай бұрын
Most card key systems do have an option to show door use in real time - and I've seen them used this way - companies just don't always bother to do this but scan the logs if there is an anomaly
@sunnyjohnson992
Жыл бұрын
Kim Carnes also did a remake of the song Looker for her album “Voyeur.”
@djtall3090
6 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@jack-a-lopium
10 ай бұрын
Michael Crichton is cool, but I came to Looker due to the soundtrack :D
@snoolee7950
11 ай бұрын
14:25 She's a looker. Thanks, guys!
@jeffleonhardt7173
Жыл бұрын
Wow! That version is ssooooo mush better. I wonder why they didn't use it...
@pritamsahakeerthi
4 ай бұрын
I love this!
@3373-g8z
Жыл бұрын
I believe mustache man was a friend of cheech n chong's, and played officer noodles in Nice Dreams ,also released in 1981.
@Koni2947
Жыл бұрын
C'est un très grand film
@richmeyer6130
5 ай бұрын
I know it seems funny that they would use a real background furniture call my kitchen table, Etc. But they can use the memory saved for further perfecting the CG actors. I was in high school when the computers first showed up and I did a 13-second automobile graphic cartoon if you will of a 69 Mustang backing up did took hundreds and hundreds of steps in Lyons in abbreviations in all in basic language and it was Atari 2600 looking all the way that was a great review brought back a lot of memories and I believe there's a lot more of this technology than the public is allowed to know LOL😂
@ACBMemphis
5 ай бұрын
Yes my first computer was kilobytes of RAM.. I was also thinking after uploading this, even pre-computer, hand-drawn animation such as Looney Tunes used a fixed background and animated characters so this designed to be similar.... Anyway thanks for watching and commenting!
@samsonau8205
2 ай бұрын
I liked this movie a lot. It was futuristic but not post-apocalyptic like many other films. I have also heard a version sung by Kim.Carnes.
@justoutofframemoviereviews656
Ай бұрын
I'll never think of Rhode Island as behind the times again.
@ladyrose3285
10 ай бұрын
I think the reason the ladies are killed off after getting their face and body copied, is because those ladies can't sue for using their images. Look at the actors who went on strike due to the movie studios would make more using their images and not have to pay millions to those real actors.
@car103d
4 ай бұрын
Most importantly, living actors could refuse to have their image used for any purpose they don't agree with, especially if it was a political purpose, such as making them say false things they never thought or said.
@HickYankee
4 ай бұрын
Yeah - I was like 6 when I first saw this and it was completely clear to me though I do remember having a moment saying why'd they kill them
@scottaustill8829
11 ай бұрын
I have to wonder if this light gun really exists. There is a scene in the movie where the Albert Finney character gets "shot" by it and has missing time of a couple hours or more. He looks at a clock and is confused by this.Could this be what happens to people who claim to be abducted by aliens? I had my own experience where I missed an entire day, and assumed I must have been abducted. I question this though, maybe the government, C.I.A whatever, are actually the ones that do this, "blaming" it on "aliens". I don't know what to believe, but I need to question everything.
@ACBMemphis
11 ай бұрын
Definitely seems to be an area of research. There's a Wikipedia article and a history channel video about an LED light weapon: kzitem.info/news/bejne/sn5quaWtcpGmh6g
@Five-Star-General
10 ай бұрын
@@ACBMemphisthank you
@RedVynil
Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing those deleted scenes in the movie when I first saw it.
@ACBMemphis
Жыл бұрын
I think sometimes they aired some of the deleted scenes on the commercial TV version... Thanks for watching and commenting!
@RedVynil
Жыл бұрын
@@ACBMemphis I would guess it was the HBO version. That's where I first saw it. And they ran a few other movies with added deleted scenes that never showed up on VHS or DVD versions.
@GR-bn3xj
Жыл бұрын
The first time I saw it was on HBO. Being a young kid I can't quite remember if the deleted scenes were in it or not. I do know when aliens was aired on CBS it had a lot of the deleted scenes in it and much like this movie, it helped explain some questions we had.
@RedVynil
Жыл бұрын
@@GR-bn3xj I don''t understand why they do that! I saw, "High Fidelity" on HBO back in the `80's and then bought the DVD about 20 years later and it had a lot of the scenes I remember being IN the movie now being relegated to deleted scenes!! WHY?? It's on a DVD!! LEAVE THOSE SCENE IN WHERE THEY BELONG!!
@webmonkees
Жыл бұрын
@@RedVynil As long as you have source media.. Edit it back in. Just avoid anything the editors wouldn't have at the time. These days they're not finalized until you're seated with popcorn, and the studio rushing to get a trailer together in December for a July release.
@ladyrose3285
10 ай бұрын
Where did you get the Theme song for Looker?
@ACBMemphis
10 ай бұрын
eBay!
@Guns_N_Gears
24 күн бұрын
The movie is still pretty good even by todays standards, but back then, it was AMAZING!!! On top of that, Porsche still looked the SaMe........blah
@bladerunner2434
2 жыл бұрын
You skipped the most important thing in the movie the light gun🤦🏻♂️ Also 3 times $200,000 is $600,000 add the blonde girl now it's almost a million in annual fees to be paid to the models that's allot of bread back then
@UserName_no1
Жыл бұрын
0:40, 2:22, & 8:35 😶
@Arch007
Жыл бұрын
This is the route AI is taking right now .
@ACBMemphis
Жыл бұрын
Yes, also they train AI with "models" and in this movie they were literally training models :). Thanks for watching and commenting!
@jodyspiegel73
2 жыл бұрын
Could the Looker gun be real and being used to change reality by stopping time adjusting somethings and then restarting time; this appears as glitches in the matrix
@UserName_no1
Жыл бұрын
Who needs a hypnotic gun when you have algorithms?🤔🤨
@stevensons78
2 жыл бұрын
Way Rad
@susanralph274
Жыл бұрын
people sure look like hell froze over today
@MrStantonP
2 жыл бұрын
6:13 Statistics, not Sastictis. "St-ahh-tiss-tik-ss"
@RedVynil
2 жыл бұрын
What was confusing about it??
@toomanyaccounts
Жыл бұрын
apparently critics couldn't do simple math. 200k each year four models is 800k.
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