What are the films that influenced you as a creator while you were growing up?

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Remind by Jason Brubaker

Molly Danger by Jamal Igle

The Bean Travis Hanson

Recently I sat down and watched The Good the Bad and the Ugly for the first time from end to end without interruption. I had seen bits and pieces of this film as I grew up, my father would watch it whenever it was on and I never understood why, until I watched it and the film was incredible, the cinematography was grand and the way the film was framed, both in plot and images was awesome. And it made me wonder if I had watched this film in its totality when I was young how it would have affected me creatively. This line of thinking made me consider what are the films that influenced me the most growing up, so my question to all of you what are the films that influenced you creatively as a child? Keep the lists to actual movies, no animation or anime, the only reason I’m asking this is because I would like to make that a whole separate list.

I know a bunch of these movies are a bit on the cheesy side by today’s standards but I was a kid, very young and impressionable. These movies were awesome anyway and got my creative mind to go to places I had never been to before. So please have no shame and let us know what were the films from your youth that set your mind on fire?

1. Legend

2. Labyrinth

3. Conan

4. The Sword and the Sorcerer

5. Excalibur

6. Star Wars (first 3 films)

7. Dragon Slayer

8. Avenging Eagles

9. Amadeus

10. Dune

11. Blade Runner

12. Wizard of Oz

13. Godzilla / Gamera (various films from both)

14. Jason and the Argonauts (various Ray Harryhauson films)

15. Beast Master