Five of the best film appearances from everybody's favourite outmoded audio format
Cassettes represent a very specific window in history, having only been of widespread popularity for about 25 years, from the 70s to late 90s. They are wrapped up in nostalgia. Film depictions of cassette tapes and their decks have been surprisingly diverse. Here's a few of the most memorable highlights – can you think of any more?
Wayne's World
Wayne, Garth and co. singing along to Bohemian Rhapsody in the car to open the legendary 90s slacker bromance. No explanation needed.
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High Fidelity
It wasn't easy to pick just one clip from this film (the Walking on Sunshine 'Monday tape' scene was a close second), but ultimately the record store owner Rob (John Cusack)'s summary of the very important and complex art of compiling a mix tapes made the cut.
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Artful and nail-biting, the moment in Michel Gondry's masterpiece when memory-less Clementine and Joel listen to the recording of Clementine from before the wipe, and are confronted with their emotional past.
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A Clockwork Orange
The crazed Alex (Malcolm McDowell) listens to Beethoven's raging 9th symphony while staring at images of Jesus, and fantasising about women hanging, explosions and vampires. Whoever said classical music was boring clearly hadn't been inside his head.
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Electrick Children
Cassette tapes are evil. They can make you pregnant. Especially if they're blue.
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Last week Nia Jones picked her top 5 film scenes involving mind control. Here are our favourite suggestions from the thread
1. SonnyDay went for this Christian Slater cameo in the first Austin Powers film. "EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE IN OR-DEEEEEERH"
2. Serpentine mind control from the Jungle Book, as suggested by Thesubhuman
3. "Stand by for mind control!" It's Time Bandits, courtesy of helenf888.
4. hungryhungryho, nulpferd and RobBarwick all suggested The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari.
5. Lastly, PeterlooSunset suggested Rasputin The Mad Monk, starring Christopher Lee: "explores the theory that Rasputin controlled the minds of the Russian aristocracy in a very direct way."
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2013/may/29/clip-joint-cassettes
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