Extended Play

1982
13m

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"Extended Play" chronicles the misadventures of a teenage youth out for a summer afternoon of leisure fun, in a large suburban shopping mall. Failing numerous attempts to make points with th... Read all"Extended Play" chronicles the misadventures of a teenage youth out for a summer afternoon of leisure fun, in a large suburban shopping mall. Failing numerous attempts to make points with the fairer sex, the young man directs his attention to the nearby amusement arcade where vic... Read all"Extended Play" chronicles the misadventures of a teenage youth out for a summer afternoon of leisure fun, in a large suburban shopping mall. Failing numerous attempts to make points with the fairer sex, the young man directs his attention to the nearby amusement arcade where vicarious, but more accessible, thrills abound. Electric sounds of mock battles intermingled ... Read all

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7.6/10

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- 8 wins

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The movie went on to win more awards than any film in the history of cinema (over 85 awards). It was shuttled around Eastern Block countries in a U.S. Diplomatic Pouch during the Cold War.

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Featured in Mutant Video (1986)

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Penny Arcade
Performed by Cristy Lane

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10/10

Unlucky in his romantic pursuits, a young man seeks solace in the mind-numbing embrace of a shopping mall video arcade.

One of the few truly great short films. Very entertaining and funny as hell. Amazingly prescient piece released at the onset of the video game boom, treating this new phenomenon much like "Dr. Strangelove" treated Mutual Assured Destruction. A 7th or perhaps 70th sign of the Apocalypse, "Extended Play" hilariously views the adolescent appeal of the twitch game as a clear indicator of our descent into a new Dark Age. I first saw this film when it screened at the midnight marathon of the late great FILMEX International Film Festival in Los Angeles, where it deservedly garnered the Audience Favorite award. To my delight, I again discovered "Extended Play" in the Cult Movie section of a local mom'n'pop video outlet as part of a rare compilation titled, "Mutant Video