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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by UlyssesT@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

Younger Hexbears, if the spirit of boomerdom visited your household, boomer is more a state of mind than a specific birth year, so feel free to share your stories too.

There are some obviously better-known movies like Wall Street, but I remember an obscure one called "Let It Ride" that was played on tape over and over and over again so many times that it was like the theme song of the household for a while. It was a Richard Dreyfuss film about a gambling addicted asshole who seeks to triumph over his gambling problems by... gambling. Until he gets vibes about winning and then wins at gambling. galaxy-brain

As a boomer bonus it portrays The Wife as a bad person because she's... upset at the protagonist's gambling addition. Oh yeah and she suspects he's eager to commit some adultery. How dare she... the way to show her is to have a much younger love interest that is totally into the protagonist because he starts to win at gambling! morshupls

For anyone that has had gambling-addicted boomer parents, the kind that thought a fun outing for the kids was going to the racetrack, or to Vegas, you may have similar stories of poverty perpetuated because your grillman also liked to "Let It Ride."

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[-] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 10 points 10 months ago

The Big Chill: people with values all end up dead before their time, so just sell out as hard and as fast as possible so you can gratify yourself and make a bunch of money.

if you feel like a complete piece of shit, just listen to the music of the 60s and sing along to feel like you give a fuck about anything real and you'll feel better.

[-] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 10 points 10 months ago
[-] krolden@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago

The price is right

[-] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

All the older Leon Schuster movies and comedy skits. The Mr Bones movies and the special he did for the 2010 world cup in particular.

[-] shath@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

oh god do not remind me of those films

[-] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

They even made a new Mr Bones last year ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’€

[-] shath@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago
[-] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 1 points 10 months ago
[-] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 10 months ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[-] CthulhusIntern@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago

I thought you were referring to Mr. Bones' Wild Ride at first, and thought "yes, of course those capitalists made a movie about that..."

Literally anything portraying indigenous people, usually in brownface.

[-] shath@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

worlds fastest indian

[-] G_Bookner@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

My Parents once made me watch The Game. It's one of those movies where everything is supposed to be super mysterious and relies on the spectacular twist ending while also including a ton of expensive but boring action sequences. It's about a billionaire who has some personal issues and his brother stages a huge conspiracy (that's the revealing twist at the end) to make him value life again and rediscover his good side. The whole thing is incredible stupid. Especially the ending, where he shoots someone with a gun that he thought was fake and therefore tries to kill himself by jumping off the rooftop only to be caught by a giant air pillow that was placed there by his brother. When he emerges from the pillow, everyone involved in the conspiracy, including the guy he thought he shot, is there to wish him a happy birthday. He now is a better man and the actress who fake falls in love with him during the conspiracy is now really in love with him.

[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 2 points 10 months ago

West Wing and its relatives

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