Great Homemade Double-Features (1 Viewer)

[David Lambert]

This weekend I stumbled across a terrific double-feature I made myself. It might not be an original pairing, but I loved watching these films back-to-back:

The Manhattan Project and Real Genius.


What else have you guys discovered makes for great pairings? Not obvious stuff that involves a film and its sequel, or its remake. More inspired pairings is what I'm looking for. Thanks,

 

[Tino]

How about....
Excalibur and Monty Python And The Holy Grail
Galaxy Quest and Trekkies
Titanic and A Night To Remember
Austin Powers and Zoolander
Moulin Rouge and Everyone Says I Love You
Lord Of The Rings and Harry Potter
Even Casablanca and Barb Wire
The list goes on and on.......

 

[Jim_K]

THEM! & Aliens
Ghost in the Shell & A.I.
The Old Dark House & The Addams Family
Frankenstein & Robocop
Most Dangerous Game & Predator
Notorious & MI2
Vertigo & 12 Monkeys
Beast From 20,000 Fathoms & Godzilla (1998)

 

[Jesse Skeen]

Deep Throat and All the President's Men!

 

[Patrick McCart]

Harvey and A Beautiful Mind

 

[MichaelAW]

After watching Thirteen Days last night, I thought JFK would make a natural double feature with it, especially since my (Swedish) wife asked how the US would've been different if Kennedy wasn't assassinated.

 

[jacob w k]

Star Wars and Spaceballs

 

[Vlad D]

Deep Throat and All the President's Men!

The Pirate Movie and Grease 2.

 

[LukeB]

Good Will Hunting and Good Burger

 

[David Lambert]

Jesse, what drugs are you on!
Frankenstein and Robocop...veddy veddy interesting!

 

[Mitty]

A Clockwork Orange and Natural Born Killers (make sure to keep plenty of eye moistener and a vomit receptacle ready)
Casablanca and Play It Again, Sam (duh!)
Ben-Hur and The Celluloid Closet (ducks projectile from Seth Paxton )
American Movie and Storytelling
or
American Movie and Ed Wood
Dr. Strangelove... and Fail-Safe (both terrific, but VERY different takes on the same subject matter. Come to think of it, either would be a good double-bill companion to Thirteen Days)

 

[MattHR]

Or maybe pair them like the "Before & After" clue on "Wheel of Fortune":


MAJOR LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
A FEW GOOD MEN OF HONOR
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE COUNTY
EVIL DEAD ZONE
AMERICAN BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
DIRTY HARRY POTTER



...You get the idea.

 

[Mike Monti]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Requium for a Dream

Got that one from here, I think.

also good would be Meet the Feebles and Muppets take Manhattan

 

[Deepak Shenoy]

The Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep
Casablanca and Notorious
39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes
Mr. Deeds Goes To Town and Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
Night of the Hunter and Cape Fear(1962)
Roman Holiday and Sabrina(1954)
Taxi Driver and Raging Bull
Goodfellas and Casino
Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile
The Lady Eve and Sullivan's Travels
Rififi and Bob Le Flambeur
La Strada and Nights of Cabiria
Cranes are Flying and Ballad of a Soldier
The Godfather and The Freshman

 

[David Brown Eyes]

When I get my theater finished my first theme double feature will be what I call Shake and Bake
Earthquake followed by The Towering Inferno The feature will include some Shake and Bake chicken of course.

 

[Jon Robertson]

The Lady Eve + Vertigo
8 1/2 + The Stunt Man
The Naked Kiss + Blue Velvet
Fiend Without A Face + Let Sleeping Corpses Lie
Shock Corridor + The Ninth Configuration
Peeping Tom + Man Bites Dog
Billy Liar + Brazil
Angel Heart + Jacob's Ladder
Blood Simple + Touch of Evil
The Big Sleep + Chinatown
George Washington + Ratcatcher
All That Heaven Allows + In The Mood for Love
The Ruling Class + My Favorite Year
The Scarlet Empress + Ivan The Terrible
The Blob + The City of the Dead
Clerks + Down by Law
Under the Roofs of Paris + Amelie
Grand Illusion + Stalag 17
The Red Shoes + All That Jazz

 

[Mitty]

All That Heaven Allows + In The Mood for Love

Good one. Any excuse to watch a Sirk.
I might also suggest In The Mood For Love and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, or any combination of those plus Splendor in the Grass. The unconsummated love trilogy.
Also:
A Beautiful Mind and Rain Man - The "mental disorders for dummies" double bill.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Air Force One and Gladiator. Sounds strange, but trust me it works.

 

[Randy A Salas]

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly followed by Reservoir Dogs

October Sky followed by The Dish

 

[David Lambert]

Earthquake followed by The Towering Inferno The feature will include some Shake and Bake chicken of course.

Funny, I'm watching Inferno right now! Too late in the evening for Earthquake on top of that, though. Perhaps tomorrow night.