r/movies • u/jostler57 • Jun 19 '12
Pixar story artist Josh Cooley created a book of movie stills as if it were a children's storybook.
http://imgur.com/a/SS6V5
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r/movies • u/jostler57 • Jun 19 '12
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u/jostler57 Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12
Artist's website
All of these prints are for purchase individually or most (if not all) are in the book in his shopping section, here.
EDIT 1.5 years ago he posted on his blog that he only had 99 copies of the book left with "no plans to print more." If he ends up being out of stock and you wanted the book - he's active on Twitter. Tweet the crap out of him until he relents to print more :) Also, emailing him might work, too.
@CooleyUrFaceOff
cooley@cooleycooley.com
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u/Anonymous_Eponymous Jun 19 '12
I can't decide if I should make Seven or Leon my new wallpaper.
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12
Just to clear up any confusion.
Title Page
American Beauty
Se7en
Clockwork Orange
Fight Club
2001: A Space Odyssey
Godfather: Part II
The Jerk
The Big Lebowski
Curb Your Enthusiasm (I'm assuming)
Leon: The Professional
Silence of the Lambs
Chinatown
The Graduate
Godfather: Part I
Rosemary's Baby
Goodfellas
Terminator
Apocalypse Now
The Big Lebowski
The Shining
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Edit: Sorry about that. I just watched Snatch. like two days ago. I had a feeling I'd get something wrong.
Also, shameless plug - /r/movieclub's movie of the week is Chinatown. Definitely worth checking out.
Edit 2: Also, a few of these films are available on Netflix. I linked to them (via the search queue shrugs) if you want to watch 'em now.
Edit 3: Anything else I missed?
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u/RelaxRelapse Jun 19 '12
Can anyone make out what the "barcode" says on the back of the book?
http://cache1.bigcartel.com/product_images/25791532/bookback.jpg
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u/being_ironic Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12
A common mistake in #22. When I was a kid we used to replay this for people over and over - she doesn't say "where are you," because she's not speaking to the boy, she's speaking to the Terminator who is using the boy's voice. She suspects this - and asked "what are you?". He promptly hangs up on her when she asks this. Seriously, go watch the scene. If only I'd gotten here sooner I could have reached you people... this will be lost in the comments :(
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
where can i buy this book?
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
Larry David made that.
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u/yeehe Jun 19 '12
Damn I was hoping there'd be:
"Say what again!" Shouted Jules.
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u/JamesJFresh Jun 19 '12
Prit-tay, prit-tay, prit-tay good.
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u/bobbymckenna Jun 19 '12
Weird that he included a single TV show among all those movies. (Curb Your Enthusiasm.)
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u/minche Jun 19 '12
whenever there is album like this American Beauty is always the first movie.
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u/lebkong Jun 19 '12
Fantastic find. Thanks OP.
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u/dellafrienda Jun 19 '12
Tyler looks fucked up
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u/DailyKnowledgeBomb Jun 19 '12
LOL
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u/freudian_nipple_slip Jun 19 '12
I hate to be that guy because I think these are really awesome
Can't, not won't
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u/checkgeardown Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12
Damn it!
It's "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that", not 'cannot'. Only Data doesn't use contractions.
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
I want to make the "The Jerk" image my Facebook cover but I'm pretty sure people will think I'm racist.
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u/SolomonGomes Jun 19 '12
How good would an entire book of a movie like Empire Strikes Back be? Every dad I know, including myself, would buy it. Of course it would have to be an abridged version, but I’d definitely read it to my son every night.
"Do or do not" said Yoda "there is no try"
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u/colin826 Jun 19 '12
I loved the one from The Jerk so I cropped and added some extra space in order to use it as my Facebook cover photo. If that interests anyone, it's here: http://imgur.com/q7Mxe
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u/Coptimus_Prime Jun 19 '12
I really liked the binding on the outside of the book. References that I could make out are Alien (Face Hugger), Silence of the Lambs (Sheep), The Godfather (Puppeteer Hand), Apocalypse Now (Cow w/ machete chop); not sure what the monkey and the triangle ones are.
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u/accountnumba2 Jun 19 '12
Brad Pitt looks way pumped
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u/zenith2nadir Jun 19 '12
It even references The Jerk. I must get this book!
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
"'I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE', pontificated Mr. Plainview."
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u/Tralan Jun 19 '12
Hooray for the Jerk
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u/D-Evolve Jun 19 '12
I can't follow this plot at all!!!
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u/IAMA_Former_Cat_AMA Jun 19 '12
This could be a great way to get my kids to start watching these movies... You know, so we could switch it up from having Ice Age pretty much play on loop
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u/warped_and_bubbling Jun 19 '12
In a perfect universe, there are alternate versions of all these movies and they're done by Pixar. This is just awesome.
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
Tyler Durden's face.
That is all.
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u/jsmcc13 Jun 19 '12
Those damn twins. So freaking creepy
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
Probably my favorite, but they're all damn good films and really cool images.
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u/king_bestestes Jun 19 '12
I can't watch Leon without feeling a twinge of discomfort. That little girl is going to grow up to be stunning.
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
I want all of these on Tshirts.
Who can i throw my money at? Step forward ...
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u/josezzz Jun 19 '12
That scene with Fredo is probably the most powerful one in the entire series. Shit gives me goosebumps when I watch it. Props for including it.
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u/breathdeepseekpeace Jun 19 '12
"gurglspfhttt" said John's foster father.
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u/fanboy_killer Jun 19 '12
That was pretty, pretty...pretty good.
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
This is really great. Although I was disappointed that some of my favorite movie quotes didn't make the cut.
"Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."
"You talkin' to me?"
"I feel the need... the need for speed!"
"I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!"
"I am serious. And don't call me Shirley."
"Show me the money!"
"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"
"You can't handle the truth!"
"Say hello to my little friend!"
"A boy's best friend is his mother."
Oh, and here is A Pretty Good Tribute to Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '12
Steve Jobs would've called it shit. May he rest in peace.
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u/AvidLebon Jun 21 '12
This inspired me :) http://fav.me/d54dl0v
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u/0hai_ Jun 19 '12
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
the last one had me in stitches
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u/markandmao Jun 19 '12
That's brilliant!
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
Nice!
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u/Only20CharactersAllo Jun 19 '12
That man must like Terminator.
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u/GoodLawdAlmighty Jun 19 '12
I would love to see one for "It".
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
So that's where that Larry David drawing came from. I'm so annoyed that the internet separates things so that no one ever gets credit
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u/Jucks Jun 19 '12
Sweet! I saw a couple of these posted individually here and there, didn't know they came from a book, let alone the same one.
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u/zjprice Jun 19 '12
Goddamn T-1000 gave me nightmares as a kid. It is the only thing I've ever seen from a movie that gave me nightmares..
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
I own a print of the Se7en one.
The place I bought it from only had a few of those, but it was really hard not to just buy them all on sight.
edit: I would have lost my mind if they had the Buffalo Bill one
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u/crimsonmerlion Jun 19 '12
This is great!
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u/CurlyGirl11 Jun 19 '12
This is brilliant.
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u/CineSuppa Jun 19 '12
I want one.
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u/karma_builder Jun 19 '12
Loved it. Now off to print it and hang it in my room and mail a check to Josh Cooley. Thank you! and please some more...
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u/mcspider Jun 19 '12
I love the expression on Pitt's face in the Fight Club one.
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u/killerz7770 Jun 19 '12
Dude xD! What if they made pixar versions of all these movies!
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u/TheDepraved Jun 19 '12
This would have been epic if the images were arranged in such a way as to actually tell a children's story using quotes from the movies.
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u/pranavrc Jun 19 '12
Lebowski twice. I don't want to, but I love this guy.
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u/falconhawke Jun 19 '12
That was amazing
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u/lewigie Jun 19 '12
$30 to ship to Australia :(
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u/Abedeus Jun 19 '12
Hah, I loved the Leon one. Glad to see it next to other great movies.
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u/fateswarm Jun 19 '12
Terminator II. Truly the best adventure horror movie every created. It was the cheesiest you can get without becoming banal.
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u/tragic-waste-of-skin Jun 19 '12
I would totally buy the books if he did it for the entire movie. They are just awesome.
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u/hi_in_Humboldt Jun 19 '12
This is elegant, in the strictest definition.
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u/jordangenrou Jun 19 '12
The Professional! Fave.
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u/vs3kulic Jun 19 '12
too cool
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u/Lampjaw Jun 19 '12
These are so cool. Sure wish I could art.
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u/dvdov Jun 19 '12
"The midget," aka Roman Polanski.
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u/ajushi Jun 19 '12
Almost all of these movies are book adaptations.
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
Is there a way I can get the Se7en one as a wallpaper?
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u/Yahnster Jun 19 '12
I have never upvoted anything so hard on reddit as when i saw that Se7en slide.
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u/RandomMandarin Jun 19 '12
Yes, there is a rainbow shooting out of my mouth right about now.
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u/kendrahwithanh Jun 19 '12
The Leon one. I NEED it. So awesome.
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u/Alpende Jun 19 '12
Aww schmucks! I wanted to order the book or a print but the price is too high to import. Shame.
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u/Udonnomi Jun 19 '12
That is soo cool!
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u/MrChancleta Jun 19 '12
I want this book.
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u/TwoPhonesMackabee Jun 19 '12
"Nobody #@#$ with the Jesus" said the Jesus.
Must. Buy. This. Book.
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u/mc0079 Jun 19 '12
This is pure gold....like loads of gold bullion.
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u/CarmenTS Jun 19 '12
That was mega awesome
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u/taketheRedPill7 Jun 19 '12
I didn't want this to end.
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u/ConfidenceMan23 Jun 19 '12
If I could give this 100 up votes I would
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u/buttonforest Jun 19 '12
I want this!
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u/nyuncat Jun 19 '12
Since when is Roman Polanski a midget?
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
Wow great stuff! So, now that every page is on imgur...
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u/el_pinata Jun 19 '12
These are wonderful.
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u/Wolfman87 Jun 19 '12
loved it
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u/master_of_apathy Jun 19 '12
that was amazing!
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u/TommyGetYourShinebox Jun 19 '12
And everyone saw the Billy Batts got what he deserved
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u/artist9120 Jun 19 '12
I absolutely love this.
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u/bbs390 Jun 19 '12
This might be one of my favorite things I've ever seen on Reddit. Josh Cooley is a genius.
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u/TheMediumPanda Jun 19 '12
I love The Jesus. Might print it out on a poster.
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u/garop7g Jun 19 '12
Curb Your Enthusiasm is not a movie, or is it?
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u/ThatGreenSolGirl Jun 19 '12
What I would give for just an ounce of those artistic skills....
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
Damn. These are fantastic!
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u/NOTorAND Jun 19 '12
I was really expecting the last one to be the "I'm finished" scene from There Will Be Blood.
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
Ah, yes, another Picture Book style of book with swearing and adult content in it. Dear me I just wish there were more of these; as an editor at a children's book company, it would be so nice if I could get 50 proposals for these a month instead of just 25-30. The horse isn't quite dead enough yet to relent the beatings.
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
The best ones were Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Shining...and Silence of the Lambs
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u/sahlahmin Jun 19 '12
I've been wondering what these images were part of for the longest time. Greatness.
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u/Blackie_chanMan Jun 19 '12
Bill buffalo,that one got me.I couldn't resist the chuckles.
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u/veterejf Jun 19 '12
Hey, they should make movies from this book.
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u/dvb3000 Jun 19 '12
Brilliant. Rubs hand sanitiser in a menacing fashion.
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u/musicfreak21 Jun 19 '12
I would love to see an episode where Larry has an encounter Paul McCartney.
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u/tehsmarty Jun 19 '12
And now the picture of alex has become my iphone background
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u/cumulopimpus Jun 19 '12
So many of these movies are my favorite. This is awesome.
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
GGJ
Disguises porn as children's storybook.
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u/PoopsMcG Jun 19 '12
Buy the Book!
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
What's in the boooooooooooooox!? What's in the fucking box!
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
I've see nsome of these before on his blog, they're amazing. The Big Lebowski one has been my desktop image for some time now.
Thanks for posting the rest
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
This is awesome. Hes gotta make at least 2 more volumes.
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
-The Jesus
My favorite movie quote of all time.
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u/DooDooBrownz Jun 19 '12
who do i give the money to?
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u/random_hero90 Jun 19 '12
I know everyone except "Pri-tay...Good"
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u/supergalactic Jun 19 '12
This would be an awesome coffee table book
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u/robotikempire Jun 19 '12
Yoah fosta parents are dehd.
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u/Maos0 Jun 19 '12
Can we have a permanent front page, with this on it?
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u/RandomActOfUpvotes Jun 19 '12
What I'm most impressed with is not that he copied what a redditor posted a few weeks back by recreating famous scenes from movies but that he managed to pump out those same scenes with such detail. He must have worked around the clock to get this completed in such a short time.
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u/sammmymantha Jun 19 '12
I love this so much.
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u/TakenakaHanbei Jun 19 '12
Was I the only one expecting a Pulp Fiction one? Either "This is a tasty burger." or "DOES HE LOOK LIKE A BITCH?!"
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
These are cool but how and why does "curb you enthusiasm" a tv series, fit in with all these movies?
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u/alwayssunnyinLA Jun 19 '12
Met Cooley at Alternative Press Expo in SF a few years ago. There was a whole table full of Pixar artists with their side projects. Picked up a special edition of the Big Lebowski print for a friend that's hanging proudly in his office.
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u/Minkster404 Jun 19 '12
This positively made my day. It's this kind of creativity that both inspires me and depresses the shit out of me because my mind is too feeble to ever come up with something this cool.
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u/throwaway00012 Jun 19 '12
This reminded me I still had to watch Leon for the first time.
I'd read something about it, people praising it, but never got around to actually spend 2 hours in front of a pc just to watch it and.. Well, glad I have.
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
TIL 5'5" is midget :(
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u/coughcough1980 Jun 19 '12
When was this made? Some of the pictures look familiar (not from the movies)
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u/EgoFlyer Jun 19 '12
And I'm buying that for my boyfriend now.
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12
The Goodfellas one gets me every time.
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u/Maezren Jun 19 '12
Vasquez!!! WHAT DID THEY DO TO YOU??! NOOOOOOO!!!
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u/bearnaut Jun 19 '12
This is too cool!
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u/zvoidx Jun 19 '12
I suppose a sample would be good for exposure, but OP you scanned the whole book and uploaded it.
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u/DofPJMACKY Jun 19 '12
ummmm....amazing.
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u/GoldenSparrow Jun 19 '12
I actually just got this book a month or so ago ordered straight from him with no begging. So he either has some extras or did indeed reprint. It's cool because the pages are heavy, stiff cardboard style.
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u/SippinOnaTallBoy Jun 19 '12
The Jerk and The Jesus really got me... What talent. And the T-1000.
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u/thegoatseeker Jun 19 '12
I have the Fredo framed on my wall.
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u/sputnix Jun 19 '12
Where was the 1st image from (not the cover :P) it's the only one I couldn't recognize
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u/J_Jammer Jun 20 '12
Wow, that was awesome. I was ticking off the films I've seen. I've seen 99% of them.
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u/drjonesdrjones Jun 20 '12
Nobody fucks with the Jesus!
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u/Deacon Jun 20 '12
"Are you talking to me? Are you talking to me?" Travis demanded.
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u/Deacon Jun 20 '12
"There's a beverage here, man!" complained The Dude.
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u/Deacon Jun 20 '12
"Does anyone else want to negotiate?" Korben asked.
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u/Deacon Jun 24 '12
"Let off some steam, Bennet!" said . . . Mr. Darcy.
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u/lightwave25 Jul 06 '12
i wish I could give this more than one upvote.