Films that aren't on the telly anymore
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What the hell was the film that was on every Christmas in the mid 80s around lunchtime-ish that was a kids film that had a load of what I remember as ping pong balls or something, the balls were possibly alien and alive.
Sorry about the vague description, I was around 8 or so when I used to see some of the film and then get called in to lunch and therefore miss the rest.
Sorry about the vague description, I was around 8 or so when I used to see some of the film and then get called in to lunch and therefore miss the rest.
Getragdogleg said:
What the hell was the film that was on every Christmas in the mid 80s around lunchtime-ish that was a kids film that had a load of what I remember as ping pong balls or something, the balls were possibly alien and alive.
Sorry about the vague description, I was around 8 or so when I used to see some of the film and then get called in to lunch and therefore miss the rest.
The Glitterball?Sorry about the vague description, I was around 8 or so when I used to see some of the film and then get called in to lunch and therefore miss the rest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glitterball
Wow, there's a lot of films noted here which I've not seen for decades and others I totally forgot about.
I was/am a fan of the original Transformers the Movie animated film and I have never, ever seen it on terrestrial tv when we just had the 3-4 channels or on any cable/satellite channels. I've always wondered why.
I was/am a fan of the original Transformers the Movie animated film and I have never, ever seen it on terrestrial tv when we just had the 3-4 channels or on any cable/satellite channels. I've always wondered why.
Halmyre said:
Getragdogleg said:
What the hell was the film that was on every Christmas in the mid 80s around lunchtime-ish that was a kids film that had a load of what I remember as ping pong balls or something, the balls were possibly alien and alive.
Sorry about the vague description, I was around 8 or so when I used to see some of the film and then get called in to lunch and therefore miss the rest.
The Glitterball?Sorry about the vague description, I was around 8 or so when I used to see some of the film and then get called in to lunch and therefore miss the rest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glitterball
And it is on YouTube !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hocQL5VSTc0
That has led me down a whole rabbit hole of other Childrens Film Foundation stuff too.
Halmyre said:
AshVX220 said:
Who remembers the old Sinbad films with the stop motion animated monsters etc? Or Jason and the Argonauts?
When I saw the Sinbad film with the cyclops I was about 6, that thing scared the s
t out of me for years!!
Jason and the Argonauts has been on fairly recently.When I saw the Sinbad film with the cyclops I was about 6, that thing scared the s
t out of me for years!!Someone mentioned Conan the Barbarian as one of those films where it's alsways the remake that's shown. I'd add The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 to that list.
A few films that were on TV years ago but I've never seen in a long time - 11 Harrrowhouse (Charles Grodin) and Heist (Warren Beatty/Goldie Hawn).
Halmyre said:
Priscilla Queen of the Desert was the only one in which I remembered ping pong balls.
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