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File:Reservoir Fidelity.jpg|link=Reservoir Fidelity|'''''[[Reservoir Fidelity]]''''' is an American romantic comedy-drama crime film directed by Quentin Tarantino and Stephen Frears, and starring John Cusack, Jack Black, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, and Michael Madsen. | |||
File:Say Tool.jpg|link=Say Tool...|'''''[[Say Tool...]]''''' is a 1989 American teen romantic comedy home repair film which follows the romance between Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack), an average handyman, and Diane Court (Ione Skye), the Steward for Plumbers and Pipefitter's Union. | |||
File:Doing Stuff.jpg|link=Doing Stuff|'''''[[Doing Stuff]]''''' is a 1979 American home cleanup and repair self-help film. | |||
File:Six Degreasers of Kevin Bacon.jpg|link=Six Degreasers of Kevin Bacon|'''''[[Six Degreasers of Kevin Bacon]]''''' is a 1982 American documentary film about dishwashing and kitchen cleanup narrated by Kevin "Six Degrees" Bacon. | File:Six Degreasers of Kevin Bacon.jpg|link=Six Degreasers of Kevin Bacon|'''''[[Six Degreasers of Kevin Bacon]]''''' is a 1982 American documentary film about dishwashing and kitchen cleanup narrated by Kevin "Six Degrees" Bacon. | ||
File:Squash.jpg|link=Squash|'''''[[Squash]]''''' is a psychological horror film about a small-town mayor dressed as a squash who traps a Hollywood plastic surgeon in a maze of sadistic vegetable games. | |||
File:The NFTers.jpg|link=The NFTers|'''''[[The NFTers]]''''' is a 1990 American neo-noir NFT crime thriller film about three grifters desperate to sell their non-fungible tokens at a profit. | File:The NFTers.jpg|link=The NFTers|'''''[[The NFTers]]''''' is a 1990 American neo-noir NFT crime thriller film about three grifters desperate to sell their non-fungible tokens at a profit. | ||
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* ''[[Doing Stuff]]'' | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* [[Home Repair Festival]] | |||
* ''[[Reservoir Fidelity]]'' | |||
* ''[[Say Tool...]]'' | |||
* ''[[Six Degreasers of Kevin Bacon]]'' | * ''[[Six Degreasers of Kevin Bacon]]'' | ||
* '''[[The NFTers]]'' | * ''[[Squash]]'' | ||
* ''[[The NFTers]]'' | |||
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=== Social media === | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1695925559761449135 Post] @ Twitter (27 August 2023) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1618628957687123971 Post] @ Twitter (26 January 2023) - Fix typo "o-it-yourself" | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1524007224301002754 Post] @ Twitter (10 May 2022) - #SelfHelpFilmSociety | * [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1524007224301002754 Post] @ Twitter (10 May 2022) - #SelfHelpFilmSociety | ||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1510268153791754244 Post] @ Twitter (2 April 2022) | * [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1510268153791754244 Post] @ Twitter (2 April 2022) | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:34, 8 December 2023
Better Off Mended Than Ended is a 1985 American comedy home do-it-yourself film about high school student Lane Myer, who becomes suicidal when his girlfriend breaks up with him after he mends all of her clothing, repairing ripped seams and replacing lost buttons.
In the News
Reservoir Fidelity is an American romantic comedy-drama crime film directed by Quentin Tarantino and Stephen Frears, and starring John Cusack, Jack Black, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, and Michael Madsen.
Say Tool... is a 1989 American teen romantic comedy home repair film which follows the romance between Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack), an average handyman, and Diane Court (Ione Skye), the Steward for Plumbers and Pipefitter's Union.
Doing Stuff is a 1979 American home cleanup and repair self-help film.
Six Degreasers of Kevin Bacon is a 1982 American documentary film about dishwashing and kitchen cleanup narrated by Kevin "Six Degrees" Bacon.
Squash is a psychological horror film about a small-town mayor dressed as a squash who traps a Hollywood plastic surgeon in a maze of sadistic vegetable games.
The NFTers is a 1990 American neo-noir NFT crime thriller film about three grifters desperate to sell their non-fungible tokens at a profit.
Fiction cross-reference
- Doing Stuff
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Home Repair Festival
- Reservoir Fidelity
- Say Tool...
- Six Degreasers of Kevin Bacon
- Squash
- The NFTers
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Better Off Dead (film) @ Wikipedia
- Better Off Dead - trailer @ YouTube
- Better Off Dead - Animated Burger - "Everybody Wants Some" (Van Halen) @ YouTube
- Two dollars! @ YouTube
- Skiing on one ski @ YouTube
Social media
- Post @ Twitter (27 August 2023)
- Post @ Twitter (26 January 2023) - Fix typo "o-it-yourself"
- Post @ Twitter (10 May 2022) - #SelfHelpFilmSociety
- Post @ Twitter (2 April 2022)
- Fiction (nonfiction)
- Films
- 1980s (nonfiction)
- 1985 (nonfiction)
- Curtis Armstrong (nonfiction)
- Better Off Dead (film) (nonfiction)
- Comedies (nonfiction)
- John Cusack (nonfiction)
- Kim Darby (nonfiction)
- Films (nonfiction)
- Diane Franklin (nonfiction)
- Rupert Hine (nonfiction)
- Savage Steve Holland (nonfiction)
- David Ogden Stiers (nonfiction)
- Home repair (nonfiction)
- Repairs (nonfiction)