Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)
- Directed by
- Tom Schiller
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 31 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man travels to a futuristic New York City where a mysterious organization controls the moon. He gets caught up in a bizarre scheme involving art and identity.
quirkywhimsicaloffbeatabsurdretro-futuristicmelancholicnostalgiclighthearted
What happens
Nothing Lasts Forever is a 1984 American science fiction comedy-drama film written and directed by Tom Schiller, and starring Zach Galligan and Lauren Tom, with a supporting ensemble cast including Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sam Jaffe, Imogene Coca, Eddie Fisher and Mort Sahl. John Belushi was slated to appear, but he died six weeks before production began. Shortly before its announced release date of September 1984, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer shelved it. The film has never been officially released theatrically or on home media in the United States, though it was eventually broadcast on Turner Classic Movies. It was once uploaded onto YouTube, but was taken down at the insistence of Turner Entertainment Co., the copyright owner of the pre-1986 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film library. Production, through interviews with Tom Schiller, Lorne Michaels, Zach Galligan, Lauren Tom, Bill Murray and others involved, is chronicled in the book Nothing Lost Forever: The Films of Tom Schiller by Michael Streeter (BearManor Media, 2005). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Home Free All (1984)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.