therealfuster Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 which has the most unusual or innovative credits you've ever seen? I'm partial to a lot of those old Forties films, which have fancy cartoon character openings, or ones where a book is opened by a disembodied hand, which turns the pages of the credits. One film I really like for its credits, is "Mad Love" which has a most three-dimensional beginning, with a hand crashing from behind through the glass that the credits have been on. It really starts the film off with an astounding bang, and I will attribute its creative thrust to the fact that cameraman Karl Freund, was the director, and may have been a wee bit more visually stimulating than most directors. I also like "Bell, Book and Candle" in which James Wong Howe uses the anthropological artifacts and masks of Oceania, et cetera in the shop of witch Kim Novak, as backdrops for each cast member's name, in the opening credits. It is clever and sets the stage for the film premise. What's your favorite opening credit segment in a film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeanddaisy666 Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 The Lady Eve, with the snake and apple adventure. And just about any movie with the cartoon stick figures at the beginning, animated or not. Wish I could think of some examples, but I can't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgm80s Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 I'm pretty sure they use the cartoon characters in a few Abbott and Costello movies, "A&C Meet Frankenstein" is one I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayresorchids Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 The startling intro to "Mad Love," with Peter Lorre (wonderfully creepy movie!) The clever opening of "Carefree," about a psychiatrist and his madcap patient: All the credits are rendered live in finger paints! I was very impressed by the retro credits of "Catch Me if You Can," not long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealfuster Posted December 7, 2004 Author Share Posted December 7, 2004 Ayres, your comments made me think of the beginning of "Kwaidan", which is really neat and arty. Those Japanese films are always creative visually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feaito Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 The credits of "Funny Face" are great, also many Hitchcock movies like "Psycho", "North by Northwest", "Vertigo" wonderful credits & music. I also agree with whom mentioned "The Lady Eve". "My Man Godfrey" is noteworthy in that area too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loliteblue Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 I thinks the credits to a "Mad Mad Mad Mad World "are just fab!.....lolite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loliteblue Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 Also the credits "To Kill a Mockingbird " are endearing for years & centuries of film watchers to come lolite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venerados Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Love the Wild Bunch credits. And Danny singing the credits to Court Jester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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