The 10 Greatest Music Videos Based on Movies
Many of the best music video directors and artists borrow their concepts from films, and they're geniuses to do it. Shrinking a classic cinematic treasure to three minutes and imbuing it with pop urgency creates a whole new experience, one that reaffirms and adds to our appreciation of the original film. Now, Movieline revisits ten videos that rejiggered moments from film history to staggering effect. Do you want stark Orson Welles shoutouts? What about two movie-lovin' videos from the greatest music video artist of all time? All that and more await you.
10. Fountains of Wayne, "Stacy's Mom"
Film: Fast Times at Ridgemont High
In this loving homage to the Spicoli-featuring classic, a hawny adolescent spies his classmate's mom (Rachel Hunter, in full, drenched Phoebe Cates glory) ascending from a swimming pool. Naturally, he's sitting in the bathroom, palming lotion, and "Judging the Reinhold," if you will.
9. Berlin, "No More Words"
Film: Bonnie and Clyde
Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty never looked this soul-tortured. Eighties legend and above-average RuPaul's Drag Race judge Terri Nunn owns the screen as a peroxide-friendly Bonnie Parker.
8. Paula Abdul, "Rush Rush"
Film: Rebel Without a Cause
Paula Abdul's second album Spellbound was a torrid confection, and its lead video called upon Rebel's famous Griffith Park Observatory locale. It also called upon Keanu Reeves to dress as James Dean, and it's not apologizing.
7. Faith No More, "Last Cup of Sorrow"
Film: Vertigo
It's surprising that more music videos haven't referenced Hitchcock films, with their vast wealth of culturally recognizable images. Faith No More goes beyond a mere nod here -- this video is chockablock with recreations of the sinister goings-on between James Stewart and Kim Novak. Look out for that bell tower!
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But what about Michael Jackson's Thriller, based on the motion picture West Side Story?
One more Fincher. Abdul's Cold Hearted is a take on All That Jazz...
Do TV shows count? Weezer's Buddy Holly...
Interesting Fact> There is a video collection of the best of Playboy Playmate video features. They function basically as erotic music videos. There are several which resemble and pre-date Madonna videos; "Express Yourself" included.
All this time, I thought that was Reese Witherspoon in bed with Dave Grohl. My bad.
Audioslave, "Show Me How To Live"
Film: Vanishing Point
Busta Rhymes, "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See"
Film: Coming to America
Puff Daddy - Victory - based on The Running Man
I'm not sure if it still is, but was the most expensive video ever made at the time.
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Blur - To the End
Film: Last Year At Marienbad
The Cranberries - Linger
Film: Alphaville (Godard)
I remember listening to "Stacy's Mom" when it came out and liking that song. I didn't know it was a film, I thought one of the band members was in love with an actual girl named Stacy's mom. I was really young, in my teens, when it came out.
There's a hip-hop video, I forget who by, that's a scene-by-scene recreation of "GoodFellas". And Brian McKnight's "Back at One" was clearly inspired by The Jeff Bridges film "Fearless".
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More
Film: Alice in Wonderland
Blur - The Universal
Film: A Clockwork Orange
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good videos
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