Bringing out the Dead

[msza2]

I had no idea this movie existed until a few days ago. A 1999 Martin Scorsese flick staring Nicholas Cage as a late night ambulance driver in NYC. Soundtrack features two early Clash songs (Janie Jones, I'm So Bored with the USA) and a smattering of reggae and Motown. Definitely my kind of music.

Given the setting, Career Opportunities would seem to have been an obvious choice (too obvious?), and sure enough, within 15 minutes someone referred to Cage as an 'ambulance man.' I almost think Scorsese intended Career Opps to be the unspoken theme of the whole movie.

[Kory]

I had no idea this movie existed until a few days ago. A 1999 Martin Scorsese flick staring Nicholas Cage as a late night ambulance driver in NYC. Soundtrack features two early Clash songs (Janie Jones, I'm So Bored with the USA) and a smattering of reggae and Motown. Definitely my kind of music.

Given the setting, Career Opportunities would seem to have been an obvious choice (too obvious?), and sure enough, within 15 minutes someone referred to Cage as an 'ambulance man.' I almost think Scorsese intended Career Opps to be the unspoken theme of the whole movie.

Funny coincidence, the guitarist in my band also just watched this for the first time. I saw it when it first came out on VHS!

[Flex]

Loved this move when it came out (I was also a proud owner of it on VHS) and the soundtrack is great. Haven't seen it in years, maybe I should give it a spin.